Current Fellows' research
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Balkan Cruelty: Analysis of Art Representational Forms of Violence Against WomenLana Čmajčanin's project follows the red thread of women’s individual and collective experiences of war violence, tracing the gray zones of national borders that were inscribed by all brutal reversals throughout the history of the Balkans, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Yugoslavia, and Bo
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Franz Rosenzweig: Der Stern der Erlösung [The Star of Redemption] (GER > UKR)Der Stern der Erlösung (The Star of Redemption), published in 1912, is the magnum opus of Franz Rosenzweig, recognized as a key work of modern existential thought.
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Russia’s Capacity for Self-Correction: Where Did It Come From and Where Did It Go?Kadri Liik's research will take a closer look at the societal factors that made it possible for Soviet Russia to embark on positive change, to attempt democratization and a reckoning with the past. What were the factors that enabled these changes in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
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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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Beyond the Ideology: Public Opinion in Putin’s Russia and during WartimeThe analysis of public opinion under authoritarianism poses a significant problem.
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Collective Emotions in Times of Global CrisesKarolina Wigura will devote her time during the Europe’s Futures Fellowship working on the following questions: What are the most important collective emotions in today’s Europe? How can we understand and work with them?
Jobs and Open Calls
News
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Meet the 2023 Emma Goldman Awardees20.09.2023On 8 September, the IWM hosted the 4th Emma Goldman Awards, awarded by the FLAX Foundation to support innovative research on feminist and inequality issues.
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Revamped Europe’s Futures Website Launched15.09.2023The branding of Europe's Futures' program, launched in 2018 as part of IWM's strategic partnership with ERSTE Foundation, has been revamped. Regular updates will provide insights into the program's activities and…
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50 Jahre nach dem Putsch in Chile: „Das verschwundene Meer“ in deutscher Übersetzung12.09.2023In dieser Woche, am 11. September, jährte sich zum 50. Mal der Militärputsch gegen die Regierung von Salvador Allende. Es ist ein einschneidender historischer Moment, tief eingegraben nicht nur in das Bewusstsein…
Upcoming events
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FestivalsCET
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Fragmentation: Co-Existing with Relative TruthsPanels and DiscussionsCET
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Fragmentation: Co-Existing with Relative TruthsPanels and DiscussionsCET
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FestivalsCET
Recent Media
Upcoming events
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FestivalsCET
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Fragmentation: Co-Existing with Relative TruthsPanels and DiscussionsCET
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Fragmentation: Co-Existing with Relative TruthsPanels and DiscussionsCET
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FestivalsCET
News
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Meet the 2023 Emma Goldman Awardees20.09.2023On 8 September, the IWM hosted the 4th Emma Goldman Awards, awarded by the FLAX Foundation to support innovative research on feminist and inequality issues.
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Revamped Europe’s Futures Website Launched15.09.2023The branding of Europe's Futures' program, launched in 2018 as part of IWM's strategic partnership with ERSTE Foundation, has been revamped. Regular updates will provide insights into the program's activities and…
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50 Jahre nach dem Putsch in Chile: „Das verschwundene Meer“ in deutscher Übersetzung12.09.2023In dieser Woche, am 11. September, jährte sich zum 50. Mal der Militärputsch gegen die Regierung von Salvador Allende. Es ist ein einschneidender historischer Moment, tief eingegraben nicht nur in das Bewusstsein…
Current Fellows' research
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Franz Rosenzweig: Der Stern der Erlösung [The Star of Redemption] (GER > UKR)Der Stern der Erlösung (The Star of Redemption), published in 1912, is the magnum opus of Franz Rosenzweig, recognized as a key work of modern existential thought.
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Collective Emotions in Times of Global CrisesKarolina Wigura will devote her time during the Europe’s Futures Fellowship working on the following questions: What are the most important collective emotions in today’s Europe? How can we understand and work with them?
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The Impact of the EU-Sponsored Basic Agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on Stabilization, Democratization, and Integration of the Western BalkansThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has mobilized the transatlantic community to address the unresolved issues, with destabilizing potential, in Southeast Europe.
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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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‘Architects of the Better World’: The Birth of the International Parliamentary Complex (1919-1998)Even before the U.S. President, Harry S.
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Defying the Iron Curtain: Émigré Journals and their Attempts to Confront the Post-War RealityThis project investigates the role of émigré intellectuals from Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, and the ways in which they addressed their home societies behind the Iron Curtain.
Recent Media
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