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Save the date for our conference 2027! Democracy Under Pressure: Lessons from past authoritarian crises

27/01/2026

The conference seeks to foster scholarly networks capable of sustained interdisciplinary engagement with democracy’s present crises.

The Institute for Law and Governance, the Institute for Spatial and Socio-Ecological Transformations (ISSET) and the International Karl Polanyi Society (IKPS) cordially invite you to the interdisciplinary conference on: 
 

Democracy Under Pressure: Lessons from past authoritarian crises 

WU Vienna, 24-26 May 2027
 

Keynote speakers confirmed: 

  • Katharina Pistor (Columbia Law) 

  • Quinn Slobodian (Boston University)  

Detailed information can be found in our save the date

Call for papers and registration details coming soon.  

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