{"title": "Matthias Schmelzer: The Spectre of Stagnation and the Rise of Fascism. Towards a Theory of Growth", "start": "2026-11-02T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ICI Berlin", "address": "Christinenstraße 18-19, 10119 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/fascism", "history/economic-history"], "description": "A lecture in English on how stagnation and growth relate to the rise of far-right and fascist tendencies. Economic historian Matthias Schmelzer, Professor of Social-Ecological Transformation Research at the University of Flensburg, examines why economic contraction is so often cited as a cause of the far right. He develops a framework for a theory of growth across ideological, social and material dimensions, contrasting degrowth's deliberate, democratically negotiated reduction with the autoreduction of disaster capitalism. The talk is part of the AutoReduction Lecture Series, a public livestream is available, and registration is required to attend in person.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/matthias-schmelzer-the-spectre-of-stagnation-and-the-rise-of-28883/", "official_url": "https://www.ici-berlin.org/events/matthias-schmelzer/", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-02T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ICI Berlin", "address": "Christinenstraße 18-19, 10119 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Morten Paul »Was war Faschismustheorie?«", "start": "2026-11-10T20:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-10T21:30:00+01:00", "place": "Brecht-Haus", "address": "Chausseestraße 125, 10115 Berlin", "price": "6,- € / ermäßigt: 4,- €", "price_from": "6.80", "price_to": "9.95", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.lfbrecht.de/produkte/4285-tickets-zeitanalyse-morten-paul-was-war-faschismustheorie-mit-sebastian-friedrich-literaturforum-im-brecht-haus-berlin-am-10-11-2026", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/fascism", "literature"], "description": "A book presentation and discussion at Literaturforum im Brecht-Haus. Scholar Morten Paul presents his work on the long history of fascism theory and discusses it with Sebastian Friedrich. His thesis: the theories of the past, their controversies and their struggle over the relationship between understanding and preventing are especially productive today. The question is what the term fascism explains – and whether it can be saved at all.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/morten-paul-was-war-faschismustheorie-75805/", "official_url": "https://lfbrecht.de/event/morten-paul-was-war-faschismustheorie/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b1bfd4546ac43fc08e6ec7abf69d603564d534b28fee089afa1f290b2ba95ea3-600.webp"}, {"title": "Widersetzt euch – Michael Kraske (Autor)", "start": "2026-11-09T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Atze Musiktheater", "address": "Luxemburger Straße 20, 13353 Berlin", "price": "EINTRITT FREI", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.kiwi-verlag.de/buch/michael-kraske-dirk-laabs-widersetzt-euch-9783462314601", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/fascism", "literature"], "description": "A reading with Michael Kraske from the book „Widersetzt euch! – Wie wir gemeinsam den neuen Faschismus besiegen“, which he wrote together with Dirk Laabs. The book shows how the rise of the right in Germany can be stopped and offers practical advice for everyday life in clubs, workplaces, schools and families. With best-practice examples for politicians, volunteers, school heads and parents, it explains how the fight for democracy can be won and which mistakes must be avoided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/widersetzt-euch-michael-kraske-autor-17009/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8a97fd8bdf574c33bc8a3a2c108b988657df085dc8346045ddf094939ab19173-2000.webp"}, {"title": "New Economy Talks #3: Wer verteidigt die Demokratie? Antifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik und die Macht der Arbeit", "start": "2026-11-05T20:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-05T22:30:00+01:00", "place": "Telefónica Basecamp", "address": "Mittelstraße 51-53, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/fascism", "society/economics"], "description": "The third edition of the New Economy Talks is a discussion about an economic policy meant to undercut the far right, at a time when collective bargaining coverage, working hours and social security are under pressure. It is hosted by Surplus Magazin together with the Forum New Economy; moderated by Carmen Giovanazzi, economist Isabella Weber, whose book »Antifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik« came out in October 2026, and DGB leader Yasmin Fahimi discuss prices, wages, co-determination and the role of workers and unions in defending democracy. A get-together with light refreshments follows.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/new-economy-talks-3-wer-verteidigt-die-demokratie-antifaschi-32529/", "official_url": "https://www.basecamp.digital/event/new-economy-talks-3-wer-verteidigt-die-demokratie-antifaschistische-wirtschaftspolitik-und-die-macht-der-arbeit/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b843f6fef832e2cc5a753c6f330979091f5663e29e6f426977f23ceb1c0beb04-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Ein Anker in der Krise von Staat und Verfassung – Die ungebrochene Aktualität des Konservatismus", "start": "2026-11-11T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Bibliothek des Konservatismus", "address": "Fasanenstraße 4, 10623 Berlin", "price": "10 Euro pro Person (ermäßigt 5 Euro) an der Abendkasse", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics"], "description": "A talk with discussion on the state of conservatism in politically turbulent times in Germany. The economist and political scientist Siegfried Franke, professor of economic policy at the Andrássy University in Budapest from 2012 to 2015, explains how conservative thinking can offer perspectives for solutions in the face of crises. It is about proven courses of action such as fostering the family, protecting private property combined with effective competition policy, and preserving the rule of law and defending fundamental rights. Thanks to his international work, he also takes in developments beyond Germany, such as those in Hungary, where Viktor Orban was voted out despite successful government.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ein-anker-in-der-krise-von-staat-und-verfassung-die-ungebroc-13258/", "official_url": "https://www.bdk-berlin.org/veranstaltungen/siegfried-franke-ein-anker-in-der-krise-von-staat-und-verfassung-die-ungebrochene-aktualitaet-des-konservatismus/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/be1a601ca0af8b4f9ce38c8d2c9e49ea03cdec226848d1c79ebaa5670493e592-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Democracy Under Pressure: Building Resilient Societies", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy"], "description": "„Democracy Under Pressure: Building Resilient Societies“ is an English-language discussion held as a round table on the „03 Franklin Stage“ at Falling Walls Science House. It is organised by Falling Walls with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich involved, and takes place as a hybrid format. The panel brings together physics Nobel laureate Brian P. Schmidt, former Portuguese minister Manuel Heitor, LMU vice president Armin Nassehi, former European Research Council president Helga Nowotny and Yoshua Bengio of LawZero. They ask why even stable democracies can erode from within and look at the social, economic, cultural and technological foundations of open societies in times of rapid change.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/democracy-under-pressure-building-resilient-societies-72414/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/democracy-under-pressure-building-resilient-societies", "image": ""}, {"title": "Vortrag und Diskussion: Eat the Rich! Die Welt mit anderen Augen sehen", "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Lützowstraße 27, 10785 Berlin", "address": "Lützowstraße 27, 10785 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["film/documentary", "society"], "description": "A talk followed by a discussion about the costs of the Western way of life, which are often borne by people in the Global South and by indigenous communities. It is about their filmic forms that make the consequences of exploitation, emissions and pollution visible, as well as struggles against social injustice and the urgency of global solidarity and a determined ecological turn. Behind the talk is film scholar Matthias Grotkopp, who researches at the Collaborative Research Centre „Intervenierende Künste“ at Freie Universität Berlin. The event is part of the „Wissen zwischen Büchern“ series.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/vortrag-und-diskussion-eat-the-rich-die-welt-mit-anderen-aug-7130/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7e98e26732eedb72aba958a885d57b0628ca4e984a580a84a206973a1f5e15a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Felix Heidenreich - Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit", "start": "2026-11-04T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung", "address": "Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/democracy", "literature"], "description": "A book presentation for Felix Heidenreich's new book \"Demokratie unter Druck. Ein Republikanismus der Nachhaltigkeit\". In it, the philosopher and political scientist argues for what he calls a republicanism of sustainability as a response to illiberal tendencies and a lack of social cohesion. He will be in discussion with Jan Philipp Albrecht, board member of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, and Ole Meinefeld of the foundation. The event is part of the series \"Zeitdiagnostische Interventionen\" and takes place in German on site and via livestream.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-22770/", "official_url": "https://calendar.boell.de/de/event/prof-dr-felix-heidenreich-demokratie-unter-druck-ein-republikanismus-der-nachhaltigkeit", "image": "https://noky.io/images/919e74997057891008028e286e178e559d7f7ceec9be3138fd4536a6a703f4d8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Freiheit und Solidarität – Gegensätze oder Komplementäre", "start": "2026-11-10T18:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Maecenata Stiftung", "address": "Rungestraße 17, 10179 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/civil-society"], "description": "A colloquium by the Maecenata Stiftung in cooperation with the Allianz Rechtssicherheit für politische Willensbildung e.V. asks whether freedom and solidarity are opposites, or whether responsibly lived freedom requires solidarity. The political scientist Dr. Marie Wachinger opens with a talk on the concept of solidarity and its current situation in civil-society networks. Afterwards Dr. Rupert Graf Strachwitz, a board member of the foundation, examines the concept of freedom before a discussion with all participants. The hybrid event addresses a broad audience and aims to develop arguments for public debate; a small reception follows at the end.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/freiheit-und-solidaritat-gegensatze-oder-komplementare-26301/", "official_url": "https://www.maecenata.eu/terminarchiv/freiheit-und-solidaritaet-gegensaetze-oder-komplementaere/", "image": ""}, {"title": "Workshopreihe: Rechte Ideologien im Kapitalismus.", "start": "2026-10-07T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-11-04T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Museum des Kapitalismus", "address": "Köpenicker Straße 127, 10997 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["society/politics/far-right"], "description": "The workshop series “Rechte Ideologien im Kapitalismus.” runs over several sessions at the Museum des Kapitalismus in Berlin. It is part of the Museum des Kapitalismus programme. The series examines right-wing ideologies within capitalism.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/workshopreihe-rechte-ideologien-im-kapitalismus-12369/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Die strauchelnde Welt.", "start": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Deutsches Theater", "address": "Schumannstraße 13a, 10117 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://ticket.deutschestheater.de/eventim.webshop/webticket/shop?event=22108", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/contemporary-history", "literature"], "description": "An evening at Deutsches Theater Berlin exploring where the origins lie of the existential crises the world is fighting today. Philipp Blom and André Mumot explore the roots of these crises and the pressing questions of our time. The title ties in with Philipp Blom's book 'Die strauchelnde Welt', which places these themes on history's gravel road.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-strauchelnde-welt-4402/", "official_url": "https://www.deutschestheater.de/programm/produktionen/auf-der-schotterpiste-der-geschichte-die-strauchelnde-welt", "image": ""}, {"title": "Impuls und Diskussion: Endzeit-Faschismus & Apokalypse", "start": "2026-11-04T20:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-04T21:30:00+01:00", "place": "REFO", "address": "Wiclefstraße 32, 10551", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/fascism", "religion/theology"], "description": "An evening of reflection and discussion linking beliefs and patterns that emerge in both apocalyptic thinking and fascist worldviews, as ideas of the end times and of enemies become more radical. The event is hosted by the Reformationskirche Moabit (REFO), which runs discussion evenings on current questions in its church; the thematic input comes from the theologian Marie-Christin Barleben. It forms part of the program accompanying the exhibition \"Le Charme discret de la dictature\", which explores the seductive sides of dictatorships. After the short talk, the format invites everyone to share thoughts and exchange views on the topics presented.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/impuls-und-diskussion-endzeit-faschismus-apokalypse-32186/", "official_url": "https://www.refo-moabit.de/termin/impuls-und-diskussion-endzeit-faschismus-apokalypse/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5cbda5d89678886b893cdf0577af2ca5f4116472e5f70e397757ac0a290b6ccd-1200.webp"}, {"title": "\"Haltung ohne Hass\"-Premiere mit Ahmad Mansour und Güner Balci!", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "BuchBox! Kiezbuchhandlung", "address": "Lettestraße 5, 10437 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.piper.de/autoren/veranstaltungen/detail/ahmad-mansour-mit-haltung-ohne-hass-in-berlin-ort-berlin-lokalitaet-museum-fuer-kommunikation-berlin-plz-10117-datum-2026-11-12-uhrzeit-1900", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society"], "description": "This event has been cancelled; a free replacement event takes place the same evening at the Museum für Kommunikation Berlin. It is the book premiere of \"Haltung ohne Hass\" with psychologist and extremism expert Ahmad Mansour and journalist Güner Yasemin Balci. Mansour describes a society that has forgotten how to listen and, using concrete examples, explains what must be done now to curb radicalisation, conspiracy narratives and disinformation. Balci is integration commissioner for the Berlin district of Neukölln and has made the challenges of an immigration society her life's theme.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/haltung-ohne-hass-premiere-mit-ahmad-mansour-und-guner-balci-13445/", "official_url": "https://www.buchboxberlin.de/event-calendar/haltung-ohne-hass-premiere-mit-ahmad-mansour-und-g%C3%BCner-balci", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2abeb78f2708c84f16d2e95baf8603ab272ff438355136b18439d96ff4ec73c5-600.webp"}]}