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The Wallerstein Institute for World Futures
Programs and Activities

Conferences, Symposia, Seminars, Workshops

The institute organizes international conferences, symposia, seminars, and workshops for thinkers across academic and creative disciplines, open to the public.

Antonin Cohen, Katharine Wallerstein, and Maurice Aymard at Wallerstein conference at FMSH, 2023. Photo by Emmanuele Corne
Antonin Cohen, Katharine Wallerstein, and Maurice Aymard at Wallerstein conference at FMSH, 2023. Photo by Emmanuele Corne

Upcoming and ongoing

Immanuel Wallerstein and Columbia

Conference

Immanuel Wallerstein and Columbia
(22–23 October 2026, New York)

This conference aims to explore the transformations that influenced, and were influenced by, Immanuel Wallerstein during his years at Columbia.

World-Systems, World Futures: A Symposium

Symposium

World-Systems, World Futures: A Symposium
(18–20 March 2027, Paris)

The official launch of the Wallerstein Institute: three days of lectures, panels and performance at the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme, organised around the Institute’s three thematic platforms.

Promenades Théoriques

Theory Walk

Promenades Théoriques

The Wallerstein Institute is partnering with Falk Bretschneider and Rainer Maria Kiesow at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), Paris, on a program of mobile theory walks developed under the auspices of the EHESS’ EURETES program in collaboration with the Centre Georg Simmel as part of their joint series: Making Society (Faire société).

Past

Questions

For questions about any of these events, or about attending, write to info@wallersteininstitute.org.