Academic lecture series "Power"

At the end of 2015, the Chancellor of Justice launched a series of short talks aimed at dissecting power in all its possible manifestations. In addition to the Chancellor of Justice's office, the Chancellor's closest partners from the Riigikogu, institutions exercising public power, the private sector and civil society are expected to attend the lectures.

02.12.2015
  • 19.11.2024 Peter Pedak: "The Power of Education"
  • 07.05.2024 Peeter Oja: "The Power of Humor"
  • 10.04.2024 Ambassador Margus Laidre: "Is a Future Without Wars Possible?"
  • 19.03.2024 Tuul Sepp: "What Kind of Habitat Does the Human Animal Need?"
  • 13.12.2023 President Kersti Kaljulaid: "The Power of Tax Policy"
  • 17.10.2023 Diana Poudel: "The Power of the Information Space"
  • 23.05.2023 Dr Toomas Toomsoo: "The Power of Neurotechnology", recorded by Ööülikool
  • 11.04.2023 Jüri Vlassov: "Human Rights and Islam"
  • 19.12.2022 Annika Laats: "The Power of Kindness and Mercy"
  • 17.05.2022 Kaimar Karu: "How We Destroy Ourselves"
  • 05.10.2021 Eerik-Niiles Kross: "The Power of Tradition: What Went Wrong in Afghanistan and How It Affects Us All"
  • 01.06.2021 Peeter Koppel: "The Power of Debt"
  • 13.04.2021 Martin Kadai: "The Power of Vaccination"
  • 13.10.2020 Jonatan Vseviov: "President Trump's Power – Four More Years?"
  • 15.06.2020 Kristjan Port: "The Possibility of Eternal Life", recorded by Ööülikool
  • 11.02.2020 Ivo Felt: "The Power of Film and Cinema"
  • 14.01.2020 Jaak Prints: "The Power of Theatre"
  • 12.12.2019 Dimitri Demjanov: "The Power of Culinary Art"
  • 29.10.2019 Daniel Schaer: "The Power of Africa: Future Opportunities and Challenges"
  • 24.09.2019 Rein Raud: "Hierarchical Power Relationships in Japan"
  • 28.05.2019 Mihhail Lotman: "The Deep State"
  • 23.04.2019 Mart Noorma: "The Power of Killer Robots"
  • 19.03.2019 Margus Punab: "The Power and Strength of Men"
  • 26.02.2019 David Vseviov: "The Role of Soviet Art as a Shaper and Depicter of the Present"
  • 15.01.2019 Tõnu Lehtsaar: "Common Sense"
  • 18.12.2018 Margus Laidre: "The Power and Spirit of Russia Over Europe – What Would We Do Without Moscow?"
  • 13.11.2018 Krista Kaer: "Does Reading Matter? The Power of Books"
  • 09.10.2018 Rainer Saks: "The Power of Intelligence and Its Changes Over Time"
  • 18.09.2018 Tarmo Soomere: "The Power of Climate. What Drives Migration?"
  • 12.06.2018 Lili Milani: "The Democratization of Healthcare: New Gene-Based Approaches"
  • 22.05.2018 Lavly Perling: "Criminal Proceedings and Public Interest: Truth, People, and Fair Judgments"
  • 11.04.2018 Raivo Vare: "The Power of Trains and Railways in the Global Economy"
  • 27.03.2018 Märt Rask: "Conviction Before Justice"
  • 21.02.2018 Toomas Hendrik Ilves: "The Sustainability of a Free Society"
  • 16.01.2018 Jekaterina Koort: "Chinese Business Culture and Negotiation Strategies"
  • 19.12.2017 Hagi Šein: "Has Television Lost Its Power?"
  • 21.11.2017 Robert Kitt: "Can Estonia Become Rich?"
  • 10.10.2017 Anna Levandi: "The Power of Will (Power)"
  • 12.09.2017 Rein Lang: "The Power of Happiness"
  • 13.06.2017 Mart Nutt: "The Power of a Member of Parliament"
  • 16.05.2017 Ott Lumi: "The 'Diabolical' Power of Lobbyists"
  • 18.04.2017 Gunnar Okk: "The Hidden Power of International Financial Institutions"
  • 30.03.2017 Aleksei Venediktov: "The Power of Russia Before the 2018 Presidential Elections – Conflict of the Kremlin Towers?"
  • 14.03.2017 Enn Kasak: "The Power of Foolishness and Logic"
  • 31.01.2017 Raul Rebane: "The Power of Symbols and Myths: Can Symbols Be Changed, and National Myths Challenged?"
  • 05.12.2016 Madis Tiik: "The Power of Service Providers vs. Citizen Rights in Healthcare: Why Do We Need Changes?"
  • 15.11.2016 Martin A. Noorkõiv: "The Power of Populism"
  • 11.10.2016 Harri Tiido: "Poland: Power on the Axis of European and National Values"
  • 07.06.2016 Jüri Adams: "Legislation and Governance in the 1990s"
  • 16.05.2016 Matti Maasikas: "The Power of Europe in Estonia, Estonia's Power in Europe"
  • 19.04.2016 Tõnu Kaljuste: "The Power of Sound"
  • 08.03.2016 Jaan Tallinn: "The Power of Machines: Artificial Intelligence from Dream to Reality"
  • 26.01.2016 Hent Kalmo: "The Heroic Age of Estonian Diplomacy: Ants Piip at the Tartu Peace Conference"
  • 02.12.2015 Hannes Vallikivi: "The Freedom Fighters' Trials in the Supreme Court in 1934–1936"