Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Recording of a panel discussion on 4 May 2026 at the Diplomatische Akademie Wien - Vienna School of International Studies


Welcome and moderation:
Giulia Pelillo
(Head, Research Area Cultural Studies, Vienna School of International Studies)

Panellists:
Michael Schmeiser
(ESC Focal Point, Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs)
Klaus Unterberger
(Head of Public Value, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF)
Sofia Vieira Lopes
(Ethnomusicologist; Co-Founder, Eurovisions Conference Series)
Dean Vuletic
(Historian and author of the book "Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest")


Chapters:
00:00:00 Welcome by Giulia Pelillo
00:06:05 Panel question #1: Are you a fan of ESC?
00:14:10 Panel question #2: What is ESC beyond the stage?
00:39:12 Panel question #3: The role of cultural citizenship
01:01:32 Q&A with the audience
01:23:26 Concluding remarks by the panellists


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