Current Fellows' research
- Russia’s Church Under PutinThe invasion of Ukraine has become a holy war for Russia. At the outset, some hoped Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, would call for peace. Instead, he told Russian troops, committing daily atrocities in Ukraine, that God is on their side.
- Power of Tech Companies and Artificial Intelligence in Directing the Public: Recommender Algorithms as Public Good and Virtual Identity as Human RightBoth tech companies and AI algorithms exercise an immense power in today’s global interconnected world, which is based on big data and the digital footprints of online users.
- Digital Humanism and Care: What is Digital Humanism Made of?Access to the digital realm works through the function of technological devices, which over time become objects, documentation and testimony of past human agency.
- Understanding and Evaluating Machine Learning ErrorsNowadays, machine learning (ML) models are evaluated based on their success. For example, a good model has an accuracy of over 90%. However, less attention is paid to the impact of the errors.
- Value Polytheism during the Pandemic: Philosophical Questions on Value Problems in Light of Recent EventsYannis Ktenas’s research program uses the Weberian concept of “value polytheism” to examine the ethico-political debates around the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Reinvigorating the European Integration of the Western Balkans: Policy Development and AdvocacyBy the all out brutal war against Ukraine, a sovereign European country, without any provocation, Putin’s Russia attacked the European security order.
Jobs and Open Calls
ERC Mentoring Initiative - Call for Applications
09.03.2023
Deadline for Application:
19 May 2023
Partner Calls
01.09.2021
Here, we offer a list of fellowships and opportunities offered by partners and collaborators of the IWM, which may be of interest to current and past IWM fellows.
News
- Timothy Snyder’s Testimony to the United Nations Security Council on Russian Hate Speech17.03.2023On 14 March 2023, IWM Permanent Fellow Timothy Snyder participated in a session called by the Russian Federation to discuss "russophobia" in which he provided a briefing to the United Nations Security Council.…
- Cultural Prizes Awarded to Three Documenting Ukraine Participants14.03.2023The IWM is happy to congratulate Iryna Tsilyk on receiving the Shevchenko National Prize and Alina Gorlova and Anastasiia Platonova on receiving the Women in Arts Award. All three award recipients, whose prizes were…
- Merav Amir: “Unfastening Israel's Future from the Occupation: Israeli Plans for Partial Annexation of West Bank Territory”10.03.2023Merav Amir’s essay “Unfastening Israel's Future from the Occupation: Israeli Plans for Partial Annexation of West Bank Territory” has appeared in the journal Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography.
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News
- Timothy Snyder’s Testimony to the United Nations Security Council on Russian Hate Speech17.03.2023On 14 March 2023, IWM Permanent Fellow Timothy Snyder participated in a session called by the Russian Federation to discuss "russophobia" in which he provided a briefing to the United Nations Security Council.…
- Cultural Prizes Awarded to Three Documenting Ukraine Participants14.03.2023The IWM is happy to congratulate Iryna Tsilyk on receiving the Shevchenko National Prize and Alina Gorlova and Anastasiia Platonova on receiving the Women in Arts Award. All three award recipients, whose prizes were…
- Merav Amir: “Unfastening Israel's Future from the Occupation: Israeli Plans for Partial Annexation of West Bank Territory”10.03.2023Merav Amir’s essay “Unfastening Israel's Future from the Occupation: Israeli Plans for Partial Annexation of West Bank Territory” has appeared in the journal Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography.
Current Fellows' research
- Russia’s Church Under PutinThe invasion of Ukraine has become a holy war for Russia. At the outset, some hoped Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, would call for peace. Instead, he told Russian troops, committing daily atrocities in Ukraine, that God is on their side.
- Power of Tech Companies and Artificial Intelligence in Directing the Public: Recommender Algorithms as Public Good and Virtual Identity as Human RightBoth tech companies and AI algorithms exercise an immense power in today’s global interconnected world, which is based on big data and the digital footprints of online users.
- Digital Humanism and Care: What is Digital Humanism Made of?Access to the digital realm works through the function of technological devices, which over time become objects, documentation and testimony of past human agency.
- Understanding and Evaluating Machine Learning ErrorsNowadays, machine learning (ML) models are evaluated based on their success. For example, a good model has an accuracy of over 90%. However, less attention is paid to the impact of the errors.
- Value Polytheism during the Pandemic: Philosophical Questions on Value Problems in Light of Recent EventsYannis Ktenas’s research program uses the Weberian concept of “value polytheism” to examine the ethico-political debates around the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Reinvigorating the European Integration of the Western Balkans: Policy Development and AdvocacyBy the all out brutal war against Ukraine, a sovereign European country, without any provocation, Putin’s Russia attacked the European security order.
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