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SUMMARY:Thursday Seminars by Jakob Ohme
DESCRIPTION:How to study platform influences on digital democracies\nAbstract\nDigital platforms do not merely host democratic debate — they structure visibility\, shape information flows\, and influence how political opinions are formed. To understand these effects\, we need theory-driven and longitudinal approaches that trace communicative processes over time\, combining digital trace data\, sequence-based analyses\, and innovative data access methods. This talk presents a theoretical perspective on how to study the influence of digital platforms by using data donation exposure trajectories gathered around the 2025 German federal election.  \nBio\nJakob Ohme leads the interdisciplinary Digital News Dynamics research group at Weizenbaum Institute\, which explores the impact and dissemination of professional journalism on digital platforms versus other sources such as influencers or artificial intelligence. Jakob’s work emphasizes the changes digital and mobile communications bring to news consumption and political engagement\, particularly across different generations. He is dedicated to advancing digital methodologies in political communication and journalism research\, notably through the innovative use of digital trace data. Jakob is also a co-principal investigator in the #DSA40 Collaboratory\, focusing on collaborative access to platform data under the EU’s Digital Services Act. He previously held positions at the University of Amsterdam’s ASCoR and at the University of Southern Denmark\, where he earned his PhD.  \n 
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminars-by-jakob-ohme/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260526T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260526T180000
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture – Big Ideas for Democracy: Péter Krekó
DESCRIPTION:Register here\nInformational Autocracies and State-Sponsored Disinformation – On the Possibilities and Limits of Institutionalized Brainwashing\nAbstract\nIn today’s information landscape\, the rise of “spin dictatorships” or informational autocracies shows how state actors\, economic elites\, and digital platforms cooperate to sustain mass persuasion. Instead of relying mainly on repression\, these regimes manage information\, engineer public discourse\, and cultivate perceived legitimacy while preserving a façade of democratic competition. Using advanced digital tools\, they influence public opinion through sophisticated media control and polarization. Despite institutional differences\, the psychological and communicative dynamics of persuasion often converge in different political systems: fragmented media\, partisan echo chambers\, and identity-based mobilization create fertile ground for disinformation.\nGoing beyond a supply-side view of propaganda\, the presentation highlights the demand for deceit. Citizens are not merely passive recipients; many actively embrace narratives that affirm group identities and grievances. In polarized contexts\, information is filtered through loyalty more than accuracy\, reinforcing motivated reasoning. This perspective challenges the democracy-autocracy divide. Informational autocraces emerge fromk democracies when political actors normalize disinformation and erode epistemic standards. Hungary illustrates how media capture and centralized resources can turn political competition into a persuasion machine\, while the United States shows how polarization and market-driven media logics can produce similar distortions without centralized control.\nThe presentation concludes by arguing for a reconceptualization of dictatorship and democracy in the digital age and discussing the general possible cpounterstrategies.   As technological infrastructures increasingly mediate political reality\, the key question is not whether a regime represses dissent\, but how it structures the informational environment in which citizens form beliefs and how much democracies can survive in such an environment.\n\nBio\nPéter Krekó is a behavioral scientist and disinformation expert whose research examines the psychological drivers of belief in disinformation\, its political and institutional consequences\, the dynamics of state-sponsored disinformation\, and effective counterstrategies. He holds a PhD from Eötvös Loránd University\, where he is an Associate Professor and leads the Disinformation and Artificial Intelligence Research Lab. His doctoral dissertation focused on the psychological underpinnings of conspiracy theories.\nHe is a Research Affiliate at the CEU Democracy Institute and a Senior Fellow at the CEU Institute for Advanced Study. He has also been an Engaging Central Europe Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Previously\, he was a PopBack Fellow at the University of Cambridge\, a guest researcher at the Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna\, a Fellow at iASK Kőszeg\, and an Associate Fellow at the Johns Hopkins SAIS Bologna Center. He has served as a Fulbright Visiting Professor at Indiana University and as a Policy Leader Fellow at the European University Institute.\nKrekó is the owner and director of the Political Capital Institute and leads Hungary’s disinformation hub (HDMO-Lakmusz)\, supported by the European Commission under the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) hosted at the European University Institute.
URL:https://brias.be/event/public-lecture-big-ideas-for-democracy-peter-krako/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260526T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260526T190000
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SUMMARY:Book presentation: The Oxford Handbook of Belgian Politics
DESCRIPTION:Register here\nBook launch of The Oxford Handbook of Belgian Politics\, a new volume co-edited by Prof. Min Reuchamps (UCLouvain)\, Prof. Marleen Brans (KULeuven)\, Prof. Petra Meier\, (Uantwerpen) and Prof. Emilie van Haute (ULB). \nThe Book launch will bring together members of the diplomatic community\, policymakers\, media representatives\, some of the 97 contributors to the volume\, and guests for an evening of discussion and reflection on the themes explored in the book. \nMore about the Oxford Handbook of Belgian Politics: \nBelgium is a paradoxical case: a country that some argue should not exist\, yet one that has been a model of both democratic innovation and political fragmentation. The Oxford Handbook of Belgian Politics dissects Belgium’s unique institutional architecture\, its complex linguistic and community divides\, and its evolving federal structure. Despite its small size and historically precarious existence\, Belgium has played an outsized role in both political practice and political science scholarship. This volume brings together leading Belgian and international scholars to provide a comprehensive examination of Belgian politics\, offering insights that extend far beyond its borders. \nStructured into five thematic sections\, the Handbook explores key dimensions of Belgian polity\, politics\, and policies. In forty meticulously crafted chapters\, contributors analyze how Belgian politics serves as both an inspiration and a cautionary tale. The country has pioneered electoral reforms\, social policies\, and LGBTQI+ rights\, positioning itself as a laboratory of democratic experimentation. At the same time\, it has experienced extreme governmental instability\, record-breaking coalition negotiations\, and a deeply entrenched partitocracy. Whether viewed as a beacon of democratic resilience or an emblem of institutional gridlock\, Belgium remains a compelling case for understanding the broader dynamics of governance in divided and multilingual societies worldwide.
URL:https://brias.be/event/book-presentation-the-oxford-handbook-of-belgian-politics/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260527
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260601
DTSTAMP:20260504T083200Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS x OHME: Crossing Wires
DESCRIPTION:For the second year in a row\, BrIAS partners with OHME to present five days of events at the intersection of arts and society\, with a special emphasis on the BrIAS Season’s theme: democratic challenges. \nThe programme moves between afternoon conferences and evening presentations\, film screenings and music\, with an exhibition to discover throughout the weekend. Whether you want to understand how new technologies are reshaping our democratic systems — and what you can do about it — or explore the role of the arts in reclaiming our cities\, there is a programme for every curiosity.\nFind the full programme here \nArtists\n\nAnna Safiatou Touré\nAnyuta Wiazemsky Snauwaert\nMarcel Top\nMeriem Steiner\nPhilippe Braquenier
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-x-ohme-crossing-wires/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260529T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260529T190000
DTSTAMP:20260506T113541Z
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SUMMARY:Public Forum: The Right to the City + BrIAS 26 Closing ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Important notice: The Forum and the Closing Ceremony have separate registration links. Click on the images for their respective registration links.\n\nThe Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (BrIAS) invites you to a forum on The Right to the City: making Brussels culture a space of freedom\, inclusion and democratic resistance.\n\nAbout the Event\nEnglish\nAt a time when democracies are facing increasing fragility\, the role of art and culture in their preservation and reinvention appears more essential than ever. In Brussels\, a global city with remarkable cultural vitality\, this question is particularly pressing: while artistic wealth abounds\, it remains unequally accessible\, and the balances that sustain it are now being tested. \nHow can the cultural sector remain a space of freedom\, inclusion\, and democratic resistance? \nThis forum brings together researchers\, cultural practitioners\, policymakers\, and public administrators to reflect on the links between artistic practices\, cultural policies\, and democratic life. It explores culture both as a mirror of social tensions and as a driver of transformation. \nThe forum focuses on two key dimensions: (1) equality of access to culture as a driver of democratic engagement and social cohesion; (2) artistic autonomy as a driver of democratic freedom and resistance. \nFrançais\nÀ l’heure où les démocraties sont confrontées à des dynamiques de fragilisation\, le rôle de l’art et de la culture apparaît plus essentiel que jamais. À Bruxelles\, cette question est particulièrement vive : la richesse artistique est réelle mais inégalement accessible. \nComment le secteur culturel peut-il rester un espace de liberté\, d’inclusion et de résistance démocratique ? \nLe forum réunit chercheur·euses\, acteur·rices culturels et décideur·euses autour des liens entre pratiques artistiques\, politiques culturelles et vie démocratique. \nNederlands\nNu democratieën steeds meer onder druk staan\, is de rol van kunst en cultuur belangrijker dan ooit. In Brussel is dit bijzonder zichtbaar: de artistieke rijkdom is groot\, maar de toegang blijft ongelijk verdeeld. \nHoe kan de culturele sector een vrijhaven blijven voor inclusiviteit en democratisch verzet? \nHet forum brengt onderzoekers\, cultuurmakers en beleidsmakers samen rond de relatie tussen kunst\, beleid en democratie. \nDate: Friday 29 May 2026\nLocation: Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, 1050 Brussels\nRegistration: https://tally.so/r/NpJ97Q \n\nProgramme\nAgenda\n\n\n13:00 Welcome / Accueil / Onthaal\n13:30 – 14:45 Forum – Part 1\n15:00 – 16:15 Forum – Part 2\n16:30 – 17:30 BrIAS Closing Ceremony with Keynote speech by Carlotta Scioldo\n17:30 Drink\n\n\n\nForum Sessions\nPart 1 – Access to culture as a fundamental right\nDespite mediation efforts\, large segments of the Brussels population remain excluded from cultural participation. This session highlights grassroots initiatives working to make cultural access a civic reality rather than a privilege. \nPart 2 – Artistic autonomy and democratic resistance\nThis session addresses growing pressures on the cultural sector\, including funding constraints and ideological challenges\, and reflects on how to safeguard artistic independence as a pillar of democracy. \n\nClosing Ceremony\n\nWelcome speeches\nProf. Marius Gilbert (ULB)\nProf. Em. Frank Deconinck (BrIAS)\nProf. Serge Jaumain (BrIAS)\nKeynote\nCarlotta Scioldo\nClosing remarks\nProf. Silvia Erzeel (VUB)\nProf. Emilie van Haute (ULB)\n\n\nPartners\nForum organized by BrIAS in collaboration with RABKO\, OHME\, and GRESAC.
URL:https://brias.be/event/public-forum-the-right-to-the-city-brias-26-closing-ceremony/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260604T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260604T150000
DTSTAMP:20260512T104757Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Seminars by Matthijs Rooduijn
DESCRIPTION:The Far-Right Success Story   \nAbstract\nAcross Europe and beyond\, far-right parties are gaining ground. They challenge the political establishment\, reshape public debate\, and appeal to voters from different social and economic backgrounds. What explains their success? Why do their messages resonate with so many people? And what does their rise mean for the future of liberal democracy? In this seminar we will unpack the dynamics behind the rise of the far right. Drawing on insights from research in this field\, we will explore the social and political conditions that fuel their appeal and the strategies far-right parties use to win over voters. One key conclusion is that far right parties have become skilful communicators of captivating narratives about the past and the future\, and about heroes and villains. The talk will also address how mainstream parties respond\, how shifting media landscapes shape this development\, and what this political transformation means for democratic systems.  \nBio\nMatthijs Rooduijn is Professor of Transdisciplinary Social Science at the University of Amsterdam. He studies the political ideas of parties and voters\, the forces that weaken and strengthen liberal democracy\, and the practice of European and Dutch politics. 
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminars-by-matthijs-rooduijn/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260609T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260609T180000
DTSTAMP:20260526T081358Z
CREATED:20251204T091435Z
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture – Big Ideas for Democracy: Sergiu Ghergina
DESCRIPTION:Democratic Innovations Beyond Established Democracies: Challenges and Developments in Europe\nDemocratic innovations\, especially the direct and deliberative practices\, gained momentum around the world in the last three decades. They slowly moved from experiments or isolated instances to routine tools in national and subnational governance. Their causes\, functioning and consequences have received extensive attention in established democracies. However\, it is less known what happens in other political settings where representative democracy has been recently consolidated\, democratic backsliding is visible or communities still struggle to follow and implement the democratic principles. This presentation provides an overview of the challenges and recent developments of democratic innovations in Central and Eastern Europe\, an area which brings together three types of countries: new democracies\, transition countries and growingly illiberal regimes that were once democracies. The presentation will focus on institutional practices and people’s attitudes towards democratic innovations\, covering thus both the supply and demand side. \nBio\nSergiu Gherghina is a Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Politics and International Studies\, University of Glasgow. His research focuses on party politics\, political participation\, legislative behavior\, and democratic innovations.
URL:https://brias.be/event/public-lecture-big-ideas-for-democracy-sergiu-ghergina/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260610T114500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260610T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T185644Z
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Seminars by Maurits Meijers and Emmy Eklundh
DESCRIPTION:Lies\, Damned Lies\, and Politics: How Citizens Make Sense of Political Deception and What it Means for Democracy \nAbstract \nPoliticians across the world are routinely accused of lying. But what do citizens actually understand by political lying\, and does it matter for how they feel about democracy? This lecture presents findings from the DEMO-LIES project on the citizen side of political deception. Drawing on conceptual work on the definition of political lying\, qualitative focus group evidence from Flanders\, and a nationally representative panel diary study conducted in the Netherlands\, I examine three questions. First\, what counts as political lying — and do citizens agree? Second\, how strongly do prior political attitudes shape perceptions of political deception? Third\, what are the downstream consequences of perceiving politicians as liars for citizens’ evaluations of politicians and parties\, their satisfaction with democracy\, and their support for liberal democracy? The findings suggest that perceptions of political lying are deeply partisan\, highly context-dependent\, and consequential: citizens who perceive political lying to be widespread show markedly lower democratic support. The lecture concludes by situating these findings within the broader challenge of political deception for representative democracy.  \nBio\nMaurits Meijers is Research Professor of Political Science at the University of Antwerp. His research examines how representative democracy comes under pressure from political lying\, populism\, and party behaviour\, and how citizens and elites respond. He is Principal Investigator of DEMO-LIES\, an ERC-funded project studying political lying accusations\, how citizens perceive them\, and what they mean for democratic citizenship across Western democracies. \nEurope’s Populist Condition \nIn this talk\, Dr Emmy Eklundh will present her latest book\, Europe’s Populist Condition. Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics\, this book argues that the main threat to democracy is the exclusionary nature of European democratic traditions. Drawing on decolonial studies\, feminist theory\, psychoanalysis\, and democratic theory\, the book reveals how liberal democracy in Europe promotes a fantasy of equality while its politics enacts the exact opposite. By exposing these injustices\, the book makes a bold case: populism is not our main problem (or solution)\, but simply another facet of the ills of liberalism. The book is essential reading for understanding the future of democracy in Europe.  \nBio \nEmmy Eklundh is Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University. Her research is located in the interface between European Politics and political and social theory. Emmy uses radical democratic frameworks to further our understanding of democracy in Europe\, the challenges to our current liberal order\, but also the possibilities for democratic reform.  \n  \n 
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminars-by-maurits-meijers/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260618T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260618T140000
DTSTAMP:20260602T185728Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk “Under Authoritarian Eyes: Feminist Solidarity and Resistance in Russia and Serbia” 
DESCRIPTION:Book Talk “Under Authoritarian Eyes: Feminist Solidarity and Resistance in Russia and Serbia” \nAbstract\nLeandra will present and discuss her recent book “Under Authoritarian Eyes”. Theories of transnational feminism often frame feminist knowledge as a project of Western hegemony to move ideas unilaterally from the “emancipated” West to other parts of the world. How does this framework resonate with feminists in times of authoritarianism? \nIn Under Authoritarian Eyes\, Leandra revisits long-held assumptions of West-East power to understand how power relations influence feminists’ lived reality in authoritarian times. She argues that the focus on transnational power relations within critical feminist scholarship has overshadowed another emerging aspect of power: the rise of authoritarianism in post-communist Europe\, the gender backlash on which it thrives\, and\, consequently\, the risk of co-optability that accompanies it. With a focus on Russia and Serbia\, Leandra finds that in authoritarian contexts\, feminists often reject the view of transnational feminism as merely an extension of Western dominance. In fact\, they argue that this view mirrors the rhetoric of their regimes\, which claim feminism and “gender ideology” are Western strategies to destroy “traditional values” and undermine national sovereignty. In highlighting these dynamics\, Leandra centers domestic over transnational power dynamics to illustrate how arguments that were formulated with an emancipatory aim can contribute to the subjugation of feminists across different political contexts. \nDrawing on over seventy interviews with four generations of feminist activists and scholars in Russia and Serbia\, Leandra offers a nuanced perspective on feminist agency\, revealing how feminists innovate resistance and subversive approaches without reinforcing authoritarian narratives. By emphasizing the importance of solidarity\, shared experience\, and mutual support across borders and regimes\, Under Authoritarian Eyes fundamentally reshapes the discourse on transnational feminism with important implications for democracy and human rights more broadly.  \nBio\nLeandra Bias is a Swiss National Science Foundation Ambizione Fellow at the University of Fribourg. Her research studies how gender\, (de-)democratization\, and political violence interact with each other. Regionally\, Leandra specialises in former communist Europe. She is the recipient of the European Consortium for Political Research 2023 Joni Lovenduski PhD Prize\, and her active engagement in science communication was recognised with the 2022 Young Scholar Award by the Walter Benjamin Kolleg. 
URL:https://brias.be/event/research-seminar-with-leandra-bias/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260622T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260622T180000
DTSTAMP:20260608T115648Z
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SUMMARY:BrIAS Seminars – Naomi Oreskes
DESCRIPTION:Register here\nOrganising resistance in Science or: how present politics work to prefigure the collapse of western civilization\nAbstract\nOreskes – historian of (climate and environmental) science – speculated in a 2014 essay (with Erik Conway) (“The collapse of western civilization. A view from Future” Columbia University Press) how scientists in the far future (in 2393) could look at our collective failure to act against climate and ecological crises\, and how our elites provoked the Great Collapse. During the seminar\, Oreskes will look at the current dynamics in the US around climate science\, helping us to gain insights how a science-based priority policy objective became a source of strong political interference\, how science funding and wording were deliberately collapsed\, how scientific missions\, data series and careers were interrupted. She will allow us to get a climpse at the way Science is resisting\, or preparing for the aftermaths. Her contribution is to be seen in line with the public lectures given the last 3 months at the ULB by Salomé Saqué (“Extrême-Droite\, écocide et résistances!”) and Prof. Mark Bray (“Fascism and Anti-fashism in Trump’s US”).\nBio\nHenry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science\nAffiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences\nHarvard University (https://histsci.fas.harvard.edu/people/naomi-oreskes)\nDoctor Honoris Causa ULB (2023) (https://sciences.ulb.be/portraits/scientific-woman-of-the-week-naomi-oreskes)\nVolvo Environment Prize (2025)
URL:https://brias.be/event/brias-seminars-naomi-oreskes/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260907T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260908T180000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121515Z
CREATED:20260724T121515Z
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SUMMARY:Countering Disinformation\, Raising democratic resilience
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/countering-disinformation-raising-democratic-resilience/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260909T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260911T180000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121515Z
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SUMMARY:Social dimension of ecologic transition
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/social-dimension-of-ecologic-transition/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270107T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270107T140000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121515Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday seminar: Sara Pina
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminar-sara-pina/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270114T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121515Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday seminar: Book launch: Cambridge Elements on Gender and Politics
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminar-book-launch-cambridge-elements-on-gender-and-politics/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270121T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270121T180000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121515Z
CREATED:20260724T121515Z
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SUMMARY:State of the Federation + Opening Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/state-of-the-federation-opening-ceremony/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270125T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270125T123000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121516Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Scholar Event: writing session
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/junior-scholar-event-writing-session/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270128T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270128T140000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121516Z
CREATED:20260724T121516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121516Z
UID:4282-1801137600-1801144800@brias.be
SUMMARY:Thursday seminar: Book launch: Direct Democracy Institutions in a Globalized World. The New Democratic Frontier
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminar-book-launch-direct-democracy-institutions-in-a-globalized-world-the-new-democratic-frontier/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270129T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270129T180000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121516Z
CREATED:20260724T121516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121516Z
UID:4283-1801238400-1801245600@brias.be
SUMMARY:Social event: KVS play Rexit
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/social-event-kvs-play-rexit/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270201T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270201T123000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121516Z
CREATED:20260724T121516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121516Z
UID:4284-1801474200-1801485000@brias.be
SUMMARY:Junior Scholar Event: writing session
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/junior-scholar-event-writing-session-2/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270202T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270202T140000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121516Z
CREATED:20260724T121516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121516Z
UID:4285-1801569600-1801576800@brias.be
SUMMARY:Thursday seminar: BIFD Jolanda Jetten + Yasin Koc
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminar-bifd-jolanda-jetten-yasin-koc/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270204T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270205T180000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121531Z
CREATED:20260724T121531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121531Z
UID:4286-1801731600-1801850400@brias.be
SUMMARY:Workshop on polarization
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/workshop-on-polarization/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270208T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270208T123000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121531Z
CREATED:20260724T121531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121531Z
UID:4287-1802079000-1802089800@brias.be
SUMMARY:Junior Scholar Event: writing session
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/junior-scholar-event-writing-session-3/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270211T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270211T140000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121531Z
CREATED:20260724T121531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121531Z
UID:4288-1802347200-1802354400@brias.be
SUMMARY:Thursday seminar: BIFD Stathis Kalyvas + BIFD Frank Mols
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminar-bifd-stathis-kalyvas-bifd-frank-mols/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270215T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270215T123000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121532Z
CREATED:20260724T121532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121532Z
UID:4289-1802683800-1802694600@brias.be
SUMMARY:Junior Scholar Event: writing session
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/junior-scholar-event-writing-session-4/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270218T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270218T140000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121532Z
CREATED:20260724T121532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121532Z
UID:4290-1802952000-1802959200@brias.be
SUMMARY:Thursday seminar: BIFD Rita Matsuo + Osman Kiratli
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminar-bifd-rita-matsuo-osman-kiratli/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270222T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270222T123000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121547Z
CREATED:20260724T121547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121547Z
UID:4291-1803288600-1803299400@brias.be
SUMMARY:Junior Scholar Event: writing session
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/junior-scholar-event-writing-session-5/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270225T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270225T140000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121547Z
CREATED:20260724T121547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121547Z
UID:4292-1803556800-1803564000@brias.be
SUMMARY:Thursday seminar: Book launch: Open Parliaments: The Reality of Public Engagement in European Democracies + Oscar Mazzoleni
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/thursday-seminar-book-launch-open-parliaments-the-reality-of-public-engagement-in-european-democracies-oscar-mazzoleni/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270301T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270301T123000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121547Z
CREATED:20260724T121547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121547Z
UID:4293-1803893400-1803904200@brias.be
SUMMARY:Junior Scholar Event: writing session
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/junior-scholar-event-writing-session-6/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270302T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270304T180000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121547Z
CREATED:20260724T121547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121547Z
UID:4294-1803978000-1804183200@brias.be
SUMMARY:WIAS-BrIAS workshop + Thursday seminar WIAS
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/wias-brias-workshop-thursday-seminar-wias/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270308T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20270308T123000
DTSTAMP:20260724T121547Z
CREATED:20260724T121547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T121547Z
UID:4295-1804498200-1804509000@brias.be
SUMMARY:Junior Scholar event: Interdisciplinary Methodology Workshop Series on Democracy and Authoritarianism
DESCRIPTION:More Details TBD soon. This event may be subject to modifications in schedule and content.
URL:https://brias.be/event/junior-scholar-event-interdisciplinary-methodology-workshop-series-on-democracy-and-authoritarianism/
LOCATION:BrIAS\, Boulevard Général Jacques 210\, Ixelles\, Brussels\, 1050\, Belgium
CATEGORIES:Programme Events
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR