We cordially invite you to the 30th Jan Patocka Memorial Lecture Wednesday, 25 April 2018 18:00 - 19:30 Doors open at 17:45 Lord Robert Skidelsky will speak on: The Importance of History in an Economics Education Venue: ORF Radiokulturhaus, Großer Sendesaal<http://www.iwm.at/events/venues/orf-radiokulturhaus-groser-sendesaal/> Argentinierstrasse 30a 1040 Wien Please register through our website<http://www.iwm.at/events/event/the-importance-of-history-in-an-economics-education/> Economic history has been almost entirely removed from the modern economics curriculum. What does economics lose by omitting history, and why should it be made an important part of the discipline again? Lord Robert Skidelsky<http://www.iwm.at/events/event/the-importance-of-history-in-an-economics-education/> is Emeritus Professor of Political Economy at the University of Warwick. Currently he is a Krzysztof Michalski Visiting Fellow at the IWM<http://www.iwm.at/the-institute/visiting-fellows/robert-skidelsky/>. His three volume biography of the economist John Maynard Keynes (1983, 1992, 2000) received numerous prizes, including the Lionel Gelber Prize for International Relations and the Council on Foreign Relations Prize for International Relations. Patočka Memorial Lecture<http://www.iwm.at/events/lectures/patocka-memorial-lecture/> Since its foundation in 1982, the IWM has promoted the work of Czech philosopher and human rights activist Jan Patočka<http://www.iwm.at/research/patocka/> (1907-1977). Since 1987, the Institute regularly organizes lectures in his memory. In Cooperation with the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna<https://www.da-vienna.ac.at/en/> Please register at / Anmeldung erbeten: http://www.iwm.at/events/event/the-importance-of-history-in-an-economics-edu... with kind regards, Luise Wascher Luise Wascher Event Management Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen Institute for Human Sciences Spittelauer Lände 3 A-1090 Wien T: +43/1/ 313 58 - 204 F: +43/1/ 313 58 - 60 www.iwm.at<http://www.iwm.at/> Visit us: www.iwm.at<http://www.iwm.at/> Like us: IWMVienna<https://www.facebook.com/pages/IWM-Institut-f%C3%BCr-die-Wissenschaften-vom-Menschen/168186483192583> Follow us: @IWM_Vienna<https://twitter.com/IWM_Vienna> Watch our videos: IWMVienna<https://www.youtube.com/user/IWMVienna>