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SUMMARY:The Tbilisi Debate on Europe
DESCRIPTION:On 12-13 June\, the Tbilisi Debate on Europe gathers writers\, scholars and journalists to confront urgent questions of freedom\, history and democracy. Looking from Georgia\, what is at stake for Europe today? \nToday\, there is hardly any other city in Europe where European values – including democracy\, the rule of law and personal freedoms – are more fiercely attacked and at the same time vigorously defended than in Tbilisi. Since 2022\, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine\, Georgia has experienced a constant struggle between authoritarian and democratic forces\, where the name and idea of Europe is incessantly invoked and contested. \nIn this situation\, Debates on Europe find it of utmost importance to give a strong sign of solidarity with the individuals and institutions standing up for basic democratic and human rights in Georgia – writers\, publishers\, journalists\, academics\, civil society representatives. \nFrom 12 to 13 June\, Tbilisi becomes a vantage point for rethinking Europe. Across debates\, lectures and encounters\, leading thinkers explore history\, freedom and the future of the continent – from its often overlooked margins. \nIn Tbilisi\, international professionals will engage in talks with Georgian colleagues. The main aim of the Tbilisi Debate on Europe is to discuss the ideas and values that have forged Europe through a long history and to understand what part Georgia has played – and continues to play – in the European past\, present and future. \n\n12 June | Public Discussions at Ilia State University \nWelcome Addresses by: \n\nNino Doborjginidze\, Rector\, Ilia State University; GE\nZane Rungule\, Chargée d’Affaires\, EU Delegation to Georgia\nCarl Henrik Fredriksson\, Programme Director\, Debates on Europe; SE/AT\n\nThinking\, Speaking and Writing Under Pressure – Academic Freedom \nKeynote Speech by Karl Schlögel “The re-conceptualization of European history and the present moment” \nPanel discussion “De-Centering the Story\, Re-Writing History” \n\n13 June \nThe Tbilisi Speech to Europe – Public Speech by Michal Hvorecký at Ilia State University  \nSee the full programme at the link.\n\n  \nSince its inception in 2012\, Debates on Europe has been hosted in places where the idea of Europe is at stake. In international discussion forums it addresses the most pressing issues on the European agenda\, furthering free and open debate on cultural and social issues. In 2026\, Debates on Europe is hosted in Tbilisi. \nOrganizers and supporters: S. Fischer Foundation\, Academy for German Language and Literature\, Ilia State University\, Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research\, Georgian Book Association\, PEN Georgia\, Delegation of the European Union to Georgia\, the Embassy of Germany in Georgia\, Embassy of Sweden in Georgia\, SCEEUS\, Gottfried Michelmann Foundation\, West-Eastern Encounters Foundation\, Treuhand\, Voxeurop \n\nMore details about the debates: Tbilisi 2026 – Debates On Europe \n\nWorking languages: Georgian\, English \nDate: 12-13 June \nVenue: Ilia State University\, Room B201\, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue \nAdmission is free. \nPlease complete the registration form for media accreditation  https://forms.gle/EMhSXAeJCjSTizvBA \n  \n \n 
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/12-13-ivniss-debatebi-evropaze-thbilisi-2026-thbilisshi-itsvevs-tsnobil-mtserlebs-metsnierebs-mkvlevrebsa-da-zhurnalistebs-thavisuphlebis-istoriisa-da-demokratiis-aqtualur-sakithkhebze-msjelobisthvis/
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SUMMARY:Panel discussion “Thinking\, Speaking and Writing Under Pressure – Academic Freedom”
DESCRIPTION:On 12 June\, at 19:30\, a panel discussion on free speech titled “Thinking\, Speaking and Writing Under Pressure – Academic Freedom” will be held in Room B201 at Ilia State University. \nAcross Europe fundamental democratic freedoms are being undermined. Academic freedom is no exception. Be it economic or political pressure\, structural reforms or the primacy of “useable knowledge” over “critical thinking”\, schools and universities are under attack. Georgian and international scholars will identify the current threats and their historical background. Are there strategies to defend the academic and educational system? \nModerator: Volker Weichsel (Editor at Osteuropa; DE) \nSpeakers: \nGiga Zedania (Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies\, Ilia State University\, GE); \nDubravka Stojanović (Professor of History\, University of Belgrade\, RS); \nZsófia Bán (writer and Associate Professor of Visual Culture at Moholy Nagy University of Art and Design\, HU) \nSee the full programme at the link.\nMore details about the debates: Tbilisi 2026 – Debates On Europe \nWorking languages: Georgian\, English \nTime and date: 12 June\, 15.30-17:00 \nVenue: Ilia State University\, Hall B201\, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue \nAdmission is free.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/anel-discussion-thinking-speaking-and-writing-under-pressure-academic-freedom/
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SUMMARY:Keynote Speech by Karl Schlögel "The re-conceptualization of European history and the present moment"
DESCRIPTION:On 12 June\, at 19:30\, in Hall B201 at Ilia State University German historian and recent recipient of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade\, Karl Schlögel will deliver a speech\, on how the fall of the Soviet empire but also the Russian wars on Ukraine and Georgia call for a radical re-evaluation and re-conceptualization of European history and the present moment. Not mainly as a reckoning\, but to come closer to the truth. \nIlia State University confers an Honorary Doctorate on Karl Schlögel. \nIntroduction by Nino Doborjginidze\, Rector of Ilia State University. \nSee the full programme at the link.\nMore details about the debates: Tbilisi 2026 – Debates On Europe \nWorking languages: Georgian\, English \nTime and date: 12 June\, 18:30 \nVenue: Ilia State University\, Hall B201\, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue \nAdmission is free.
URL:https://events.iliauni.edu.ge/event/keynote-speech-by-karl-schlogel-the-re-conceptualization-of-european-history-and-the-present-moment/
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SUMMARY:Panel discussion “De-Centering the Story\, Re-Writing History”
DESCRIPTION:On 12 June\, at 19:30\, a panel discussion titled “De-Centering the Story\, Re-Writing History” will be held in Room B201 at Ilia State University. \n \nWhat does de-colonization and re-centering mean for Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space? In recent years\, there is increasing recognition that Russia’s colonial history and its continuing imperial practices must be addressed. A prominent international panel of historians tries to find out how this political and cultural imperialism should be understood and what histories it has erased or pushed to the margins. What happens when the cultures of Eastern Europe are no longer treated as secondary to those of Russia or Western Europe but are instead recognized as essential parts of Europe’s story? \nModerator \nZaal Andronikashvili (literary scholar and author\, Leibniz Center for Literary and Cultural Research and Ilia State University; DE/GE) \nSpeakers \nKarl Schlögel (historian\, writer and Professor Emeritus of East European History at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt\, Oder; DE); \nPeter Englund (historian and writer\, member of the Swedish Academy; SE); \nNutsa Batiashvili (Professor of Anthropology and Dean of the Graduate School at the Free University of Tbilisi; GE) \nSee the full programme at the link.\nMore details about the debates: Tbilisi 2026 – Debates On Europe \nWorking languages: Georgian\, English \nTime and date: 12 June\, 19:30-20:30 \nVenue: Ilia State University\, Hall B201\, 32 Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue \nAdmission is free.
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