Book Presentation at the Būtent! Festival: Politikos atodangos

On 28 August 2026, at the Būtent! discussion festival in the Bernardine Garden in Vilnius, we presented the Institute’s newest book, Politikos atodangos: mitas, autoritetas, tradicija (Political Exposures: Myth, Authority, Tradition). The book was prepared in cooperation with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Baltic States.

Myth, authority and tradition are often seen as ideas from the politics of the past. The authors, young Lithuanian scholars, ask whether they still matter for politics and society today and what classical, modern and postmodern political ideas can tell us about the present. In the discussion the authors presented the themes of the book and answered questions from the audience.

Edited by Vilius Bartninkas and Teodoras Žukas, with an introduction by Vilius Bartninkas. Authors: Ignas Berūkštis, Kristina Švilpauskaitė, Tija Guvaitė, Ignas Ulišauskas, Vincentas Palubinskas, Rokas Valentinavičius, Aurimas Petkus and Taja Tamkevičiūtė.

Recording of the presentation

The discussion is in Lithuanian.

The book is in Lithuanian and can be ordered directly from the Institute on our publications page.