Current Fellows' research
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Politik der Fürsorge: Eine vergleichende Perspektive, ausgehend von BelarusOlga Shparaga setzt in diesem Projekt ihre Arbeit an Dokumentation und Analyse jener fürsorglichen Praktiken fort, welche durch Belarus:innen während der Massenproteste 2020 und danach entfaltet wurden und werden - in einer Situation sowohl der verstärkten staatlichen Repression, a
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New Deliberative Institutions as an Antidote to AuthoritarianismCan citizen deliberation and empowered citizens’ assemblies act as an antidote to authoritarianism, and if so, in what ways? To what extent are citizens’ assemblies resilient to potential influence and manipulation (from within or external)?
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Technocratic MyopiaThat democratic authorities are systematically focused on short-term considerations is a charge often made. This "democratic myopia" thesis typically becomes the basis for advocating the empowerment of technocratic institutions, e.g. in economic or environmental policy.
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"(Post)Soviet Union” of National Form and (Post)Socialist Content (Culture, Nation, Class)Ilya Kalinin’s research interest concentrates on reconstructing the tension between the social/ideological and the national/imperial trends in modern post-Soviet culture, as well as in discovering its origin in the national politics of the Bolsheviks.
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Down Njegoš’s StreetNjegoševa street, a central and also very lively artery of the whole neighborhood in Belgrade, scattered with cafes, shops and public buildings, has been saturated with various graffiti, stencils and wall paintings.
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IndignityLea Ypi will be working on her new book project, titled Indignity, which is under contract with Penguin Press. The book will follow the journey of a woman from Ottoman Salonica to a life under surveillance in post-war Communist Albania.
News
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Announcing INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange (Lviv)The IWM is launching a new institution based in Ukraine. INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange will open its doors in Lviv later this year. It is intended to support Ukrainians as they document the Russo-…
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Kafkas letzte Tage – Ein Podcast in 53 FolgenDie letzten Wochen seines Lebens, vom 19. April bis zum 3. Juni 1924, verbrachte Franz Kafka in einem kleinen Sanatorium in Kierling bei Klosterneuburg. Kafkas Lebensgefährtin Dora Diamant war bei ihm. Die Zeit ist von…
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New Fellows Starting in AprilWe are happy to introduce our fellows who will be starting their fellowship in April. You can learn more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview…
Upcoming events
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Panels and DiscussionsCET
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Conferences and WorkshopsCET
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Debating EuropePanels and DiscussionsCET
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Seminars and ColloquiaCET
Upcoming events
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Panels and DiscussionsCET
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Conferences and WorkshopsCET
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Debating EuropePanels and DiscussionsCET
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Seminars and ColloquiaCET
News
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Announcing INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange (Lviv)The IWM is launching a new institution based in Ukraine. INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange will open its doors in Lviv later this year. It is intended to support Ukrainians as they document the Russo-…
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Kafkas letzte Tage – Ein Podcast in 53 FolgenDie letzten Wochen seines Lebens, vom 19. April bis zum 3. Juni 1924, verbrachte Franz Kafka in einem kleinen Sanatorium in Kierling bei Klosterneuburg. Kafkas Lebensgefährtin Dora Diamant war bei ihm. Die Zeit ist von…
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New Fellows Starting in AprilWe are happy to introduce our fellows who will be starting their fellowship in April. You can learn more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview…
Current Fellows' research
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Politik der Fürsorge: Eine vergleichende Perspektive, ausgehend von BelarusOlga Shparaga setzt in diesem Projekt ihre Arbeit an Dokumentation und Analyse jener fürsorglichen Praktiken fort, welche durch Belarus:innen während der Massenproteste 2020 und danach entfaltet wurden und werden - in einer Situation sowohl der verstärkten staatlichen Repression, a
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New Deliberative Institutions as an Antidote to AuthoritarianismCan citizen deliberation and empowered citizens’ assemblies act as an antidote to authoritarianism, and if so, in what ways? To what extent are citizens’ assemblies resilient to potential influence and manipulation (from within or external)?
-
Technocratic MyopiaThat democratic authorities are systematically focused on short-term considerations is a charge often made. This "democratic myopia" thesis typically becomes the basis for advocating the empowerment of technocratic institutions, e.g. in economic or environmental policy.
-
"(Post)Soviet Union” of National Form and (Post)Socialist Content (Culture, Nation, Class)Ilya Kalinin’s research interest concentrates on reconstructing the tension between the social/ideological and the national/imperial trends in modern post-Soviet culture, as well as in discovering its origin in the national politics of the Bolsheviks.
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Down Njegoš’s StreetNjegoševa street, a central and also very lively artery of the whole neighborhood in Belgrade, scattered with cafes, shops and public buildings, has been saturated with various graffiti, stencils and wall paintings.
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IndignityLea Ypi will be working on her new book project, titled Indignity, which is under contract with Penguin Press. The book will follow the journey of a woman from Ottoman Salonica to a life under surveillance in post-war Communist Albania.
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