Current Fellows' research
- Global Relations over the Next DecadeJames C. O’Brien will ask what kind of possibilities for international cooperation will emerge after the current period of instability. It is clear that there will be no restoration of the old “normal” (which never was normal).
- On the Crises of Metaphysics and Freedom: Patočka’s Negative Platonism and Adorno’s Negative DialecticJan Patočka and Theodor W. Adorno are representatives of two different philosophical streams.
- Ludwig Wittgenstein: Über Gewißheit [On Certainty] (GER > UKR)The aim of this project is to translate On Certainty (Über Gewißheit), a work written by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, from German into Ukrainian.
- On the Spirit of Europe: A Philosophical and Economic Quest for Europe’s SoulTomáš Sedláček will be applying the final touches to his new book, The Spirit of Europe. What is the enduring “spirit” of Europe, and how can its rediscovery guide the continent through its current challenges and toward a more meaningful future?
- The Idea of Moral SocialismWhat Is Moral Socialism?
- The Relevance of Karl Mannheim in an Age of Generalized SuspicionThe Hungarian sociologist Karl Mannheim conceived the critique of ideology as a process of “unmasking” which reveals the close relationship between every thought and a given socio-historical condition: ideas reflect certain “social situations” among different classes and s
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News
- Introducing Our 2025-2026 Europe's Futures FellowsThe Institute for Human Sciences is proud to announce the 2025/26 cohort of Europe’s Futures fellows. This year’s ten fellows, who are joining the Institute for non-residential fellowships, will become part of a…
- Rogers Brubaker Delivers IWM Lectures in Human Sciences on Gender IdentityWe are thrilled to announce that Rogers Brubaker, professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Distinguished Guest of the IWM, will deliver this year's Lectures in Human Sciences entitled…
- Jenseits der Genies: Geschichten aus der IT-Arbeit von Thomas HaighDas Buch von Visiting Fellow Thomas Haigh entstand im Rahmen des Digital Humanism–Programms des IWM und ist im Oktober 2025 bei Mandelbaum erschienen. Es wurde von Andreas Wirthensohn aus dem Englischen übersetzt.
Upcoming events
- IWM Lectures in Human SciencesLecture
- Fellows' Colloquium with Piotr AugustyniakSeminars and Colloquia
- Europa im DiskursPanels and Discussions
- Conferences and Workshops
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- IWM Lectures in Human SciencesLecture
- Fellows' Colloquium with Piotr AugustyniakSeminars and Colloquia
- Europa im DiskursPanels and Discussions
- Conferences and Workshops
News
- Introducing Our 2025-2026 Europe's Futures FellowsThe Institute for Human Sciences is proud to announce the 2025/26 cohort of Europe’s Futures fellows. This year’s ten fellows, who are joining the Institute for non-residential fellowships, will become part of a…
- Rogers Brubaker Delivers IWM Lectures in Human Sciences on Gender IdentityWe are thrilled to announce that Rogers Brubaker, professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Distinguished Guest of the IWM, will deliver this year's Lectures in Human Sciences entitled…
- Jenseits der Genies: Geschichten aus der IT-Arbeit von Thomas HaighDas Buch von Visiting Fellow Thomas Haigh entstand im Rahmen des Digital Humanism–Programms des IWM und ist im Oktober 2025 bei Mandelbaum erschienen. Es wurde von Andreas Wirthensohn aus dem Englischen übersetzt.
Current Fellows' research
- Global Relations over the Next DecadeJames C. O’Brien will ask what kind of possibilities for international cooperation will emerge after the current period of instability. It is clear that there will be no restoration of the old “normal” (which never was normal).
- On the Crises of Metaphysics and Freedom: Patočka’s Negative Platonism and Adorno’s Negative DialecticJan Patočka and Theodor W. Adorno are representatives of two different philosophical streams.
- Ludwig Wittgenstein: Über Gewißheit [On Certainty] (GER > UKR)The aim of this project is to translate On Certainty (Über Gewißheit), a work written by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, from German into Ukrainian.
- On the Spirit of Europe: A Philosophical and Economic Quest for Europe’s SoulTomáš Sedláček will be applying the final touches to his new book, The Spirit of Europe. What is the enduring “spirit” of Europe, and how can its rediscovery guide the continent through its current challenges and toward a more meaningful future?
- The Idea of Moral SocialismWhat Is Moral Socialism?
- The Relevance of Karl Mannheim in an Age of Generalized SuspicionThe Hungarian sociologist Karl Mannheim conceived the critique of ideology as a process of “unmasking” which reveals the close relationship between every thought and a given socio-historical condition: ideas reflect certain “social situations” among different classes and s
Recent Media
Jobs and Open Calls
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