Philippe Schmitter: Real-Existing Democracy and its Discontents in Europe and Elsewhere
Fifth Lecture of the iASK Series: “The Future of Europe in Global Context” by Philippe Schmitter (European University Institute, Firenze) Date: on 24th of April at 10.00 a.m. Venue: Zwinger Old Tower, Chernel St. 16. H-9730 Kőszeg
Daniel Brooks: The New Sustainability: Progress, not Nostalgia – Lecture at iASK
Fourth Lecture of the iASK Series: “The Future of Europe in Global Context” by Daniel Brooks (University of Toronto) Global climate change is literally beyond belief. It does not favor any political, economic, social, religious or ethnic group. If it represents an existentially threat to humanity, and we cannot reverse, stop, or outgrow its looming […]
Imagining European Unity since 1000 AD – Patrick Pasture’s lecture at iASK
Third Lecture of the iASK Series: “The Future of Europe in Global Context” by Patrick Pasture (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) “European unity is a dream that has appealed to the imagination since the Middle Ages. Its motives have varied from a longing for peace to a deep-rooted abhorrence of diversity, as well as a yearning to […]
Mónika Mátay: The “Talking Houses” project
Historian and iASK research fellow, Mónika Mátay, presented the ‘Talking Houses’ project to the international audience. The urban research project, initiated three years ago, is based on the original idea of Elemér Hankiss. The built, silent witnesses, the buildings of Kőszeg are to be animated to reveal the stories they hide. She maintained that besides […]
James Skelly: The Problematic Politics of Interpretation and Memory
The problematic politics of interpretation and memory. Lecture was given by James M. Skelly (iASK) on the 25th of March at Heritage and Identity Conference in Kőszeg.
Dr. Constanze Itzel: European Heritage revisited
Keynote speech by Dr. Constanze Itzel (The House of European History in Brussels) at “Heritage and Identity” – Interpret Europe Conference
Date: on the 25th of March 2018
Venue: Kőszeg H-9730 Jurisics Castle
Zoltán Mizsei (iASK): The Sounding City Concept at the Heritage and Identity Conference
The Sounding City Concept was presented by Zoltán Mizsei (iASK researcher) on 24th of March at the Heritage & Identity Conference in Kőszeg.
Ferenc Miszlivetz: European (Inter)Cultural Heritage in the Age of Fluid Identities
Keynote speech by Ferenc Miszlivetz (director of Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg – iASK) At Heritage and Identity Conference, Kőszeg On 24th of March 2018 – at Jurisics Castle European (Inter)Cultural Heritage in the Quantum Age of Fluid Identities – Keynote speech by Ferenc Miszlivetz at the Heritage and Identity Conference of Interpret Europe, Kőszeg, […]
Tibor Navracsics: Exploring heritage and identity – towards embracing a European identity
Tibor Navracsics (EU-commissioner of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport): Cultural heritage is a bridge from the past to the future. The most important thing is the intercommunications among local, regional and national cultures. The European Year of Culture Heritage 2018 is our chance to rekindle a sense of belonging to our shared European space and […]
History and heritage in the age of identity – Kenan Malik’s keynote speech at the Heritage and Identity Conference in Kőszeg
Between 23 and 26 March 2018, the annual conference of the Interpret Europe network will be organised jointly by the Association of Cultural Heritage Managers (KÖME), the Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) and the Local Government of the town of Kőszeg with nearly 200 experts from over 30 countries. The conference will be opened […]
From Monnet to Merkel – Ambitions, Illusions and Realities – Stuart Holland’s lecture at iASK
Second Lecture of the iASK Series: “The Future of Europe in Global Context” by Stuart Holland (University of Coimbra, iASK) Date: 3 p.m. 19 March, 2018 Venue: Zwinger Old Tower, Chernel St. 16. H-9730 Kőszeg Stuart Holland’s lecture will echo his case since the 1970s that Monnet style supranationalism could undermine national democracies (see Wikipedia). […]
Stefano Bianchini: Why Nationalism is a Liquid Ideology?
Opening lecture of the iASK Series: Europe’s Transformation in Global Context by Prof. Stefano Bianchini, University of Bologna
