Current Fellows' research
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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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From Crisis to Catastrophe: Czech Philosophy of History between Patočka and PetříčekCzech philosophy of history has seemed to be stagnant ever since Patočka’s Heretical Essays (1975) that consider history to be stuck in times of crisis.
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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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Hryhoriy Skovoroda: Kharkiv Tales: Treaties and Dialogues. ParablesThe aim of the project is to show the entire complexity and paradoxicality of Hryhoriy Skovoroda as a cultural and linguistic phenomenon.
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Communicating and Contesting Climate Change in the Global South: The Zimbabwean and South African TwitterspheresThis research project examines how climate change is communicated and contested on X (previously Twitter) with Zimbabwe and South Africa as the case studies.
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A Field from AfarIryna Zamuruieva’s writing and photography explore human-environmental relationships at different scales. During her fellowship at the IWM, she will build on strands of her research and creative work, where she considers the importance of particular plants.
News
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New Fellows Starting in MayWe are excited to present the upcoming fellows who will begin their fellowship in May. Explore their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests and media-related inquiries…
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Next Tuesday: Omri Boehm Delivers Speech to Europe 2024As part of the Wiener Festwochen 2024, philosopher Omri Boehm will deliver the “Speech to Europe” on 7 May 2024. In the third edition of this event, the focus lies on the impact that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
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Nächsten Montag im Volkstheater: Omri Boehm & Daniel Kehlmann sprechen über KantDieses Jahr feiern wir den 300. Geburtstag von Immanuel Kant, dem Begründer der modernen Philosophie. In Kooperation mit dem Wiener Volkstheater lädt das IWM am 6. Mai 2024 zu einem Gespräch über den Philosophen aus…
Upcoming events
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Panels and DiscussionsCET
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Tour with the CuratorsExhibitionCET
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In the Eye of the StormConferences and WorkshopsCET
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Part of Wiener FestwochenLectureCET
Upcoming events
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Panels and DiscussionsCET
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Tour with the CuratorsExhibitionCET
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In the Eye of the StormConferences and WorkshopsCET
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Part of Wiener FestwochenLectureCET
News
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New Fellows Starting in MayWe are excited to present the upcoming fellows who will begin their fellowship in May. Explore their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests and media-related inquiries…
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Next Tuesday: Omri Boehm Delivers Speech to Europe 2024As part of the Wiener Festwochen 2024, philosopher Omri Boehm will deliver the “Speech to Europe” on 7 May 2024. In the third edition of this event, the focus lies on the impact that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
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Nächsten Montag im Volkstheater: Omri Boehm & Daniel Kehlmann sprechen über KantDieses Jahr feiern wir den 300. Geburtstag von Immanuel Kant, dem Begründer der modernen Philosophie. In Kooperation mit dem Wiener Volkstheater lädt das IWM am 6. Mai 2024 zu einem Gespräch über den Philosophen aus…
Current Fellows' research
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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)?
-
From Crisis to Catastrophe: Czech Philosophy of History between Patočka and PetříčekCzech philosophy of history has seemed to be stagnant ever since Patočka’s Heretical Essays (1975) that consider history to be stuck in times of crisis.
-
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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Hryhoriy Skovoroda: Kharkiv Tales: Treaties and Dialogues. ParablesThe aim of the project is to show the entire complexity and paradoxicality of Hryhoriy Skovoroda as a cultural and linguistic phenomenon.
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Communicating and Contesting Climate Change in the Global South: The Zimbabwean and South African TwitterspheresThis research project examines how climate change is communicated and contested on X (previously Twitter) with Zimbabwe and South Africa as the case studies.
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A Field from AfarIryna Zamuruieva’s writing and photography explore human-environmental relationships at different scales. During her fellowship at the IWM, she will build on strands of her research and creative work, where she considers the importance of particular plants.
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