Current Fellows' research
- Between Floating and Empty Signifiers in the Post-Transition Discourse on ‘Solidarity’ (1989-2024)This project sets out to analyze recent conceptual makeovers in political and academic discourse that have appropriated Poland’s Solidarity movement in the service of various specific agendas, despite its former heterogeneity.
- Un-Making and Re-Making the Nation: The Anti-Democratic Effects of ‘Red-Brown’ Political Communication in ItalyDrawing from political theory, media and communication studies, and linguistic anthropology, Vito Laterza examines how the Italian “red-brown” movements that developed from anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination protests strategically blend left-wing rhetoric and far-right ideologies.
- Staging the Border: The Symbolic Creation of the Danube Monarchy in Southeastern Europe before 1791Borders and border regions have attracted intensified scholarly interest, shaped by historiographical developments and 20th-century conflicts. This project examines how the European–Ottoman frontier in the early modern Balkans was perceived, visualized, and staged.
- Czesław Miłosz, ‘Kultura,’ and Ketman: Dissimulation and Dissidence Across the Polish DiasporaCzesław Miłosz’s 1953 book The Captive Mind made Ketman—a term originally derived from Islamic law, describing the duty of believers to conceal their true beliefs when threatened with persecution—a byword for the myriad strategies of self-effacement used by the
- Reassessing the Foundations of Liberal DemocracyLiberal democracy is based on a number of foundational assumptions. Among these are ideas such as that of the public good; the existence of a shared public sphere; the ability of citizens to get reliable information about politics; and so on.
- Nostalgia for the Unknown: Polish-Speaking Émigré Writers from the Belarusian Lands and their Reflections on Identity and HomeThe project focuses on the works of émigré writers who were born in the Belarusian lands (the area occupied by modern-day Belarus) at the turn of the 20th century and considered themselves Poles, as well as their reflections on their own identity and sense of belonging to their nati
News
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in MarchThis month, we welcome nine new fellows to the Institute. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach out to iwm-pr@…
- Lesia Ukraїnka and the World: Timothy Snyder and Olesya Khromeychuk in ConversationThis year marks the 155th anniversary of the birth of Lesia Ukraїnka (1871-1913), one of Ukraine’s most distinguished writers and intellectuals. Born Larysa Kosach on 25 February 1871 in Novohrad-Volynskyi (now Zviahel…
- On Hope and Democracy by Olesya KhromeychukHow a legacy of 'hopeless hope' shapes Ukraine’s fight for freedom
Upcoming events
- Panels and Discussions
- Other
- Debating EuropePanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Hanna YankutaSeminars and Colloquia
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- Panels and Discussions
- Other
- Debating EuropePanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Hanna YankutaSeminars and Colloquia
News
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in MarchThis month, we welcome nine new fellows to the Institute. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach out to iwm-pr@…
- Lesia Ukraїnka and the World: Timothy Snyder and Olesya Khromeychuk in ConversationThis year marks the 155th anniversary of the birth of Lesia Ukraїnka (1871-1913), one of Ukraine’s most distinguished writers and intellectuals. Born Larysa Kosach on 25 February 1871 in Novohrad-Volynskyi (now Zviahel…
- On Hope and Democracy by Olesya KhromeychukHow a legacy of 'hopeless hope' shapes Ukraine’s fight for freedom
Current Fellows' research
- Between Floating and Empty Signifiers in the Post-Transition Discourse on ‘Solidarity’ (1989-2024)This project sets out to analyze recent conceptual makeovers in political and academic discourse that have appropriated Poland’s Solidarity movement in the service of various specific agendas, despite its former heterogeneity.
- Un-Making and Re-Making the Nation: The Anti-Democratic Effects of ‘Red-Brown’ Political Communication in ItalyDrawing from political theory, media and communication studies, and linguistic anthropology, Vito Laterza examines how the Italian “red-brown” movements that developed from anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination protests strategically blend left-wing rhetoric and far-right ideologies.
- Staging the Border: The Symbolic Creation of the Danube Monarchy in Southeastern Europe before 1791Borders and border regions have attracted intensified scholarly interest, shaped by historiographical developments and 20th-century conflicts. This project examines how the European–Ottoman frontier in the early modern Balkans was perceived, visualized, and staged.
- Czesław Miłosz, ‘Kultura,’ and Ketman: Dissimulation and Dissidence Across the Polish DiasporaCzesław Miłosz’s 1953 book The Captive Mind made Ketman—a term originally derived from Islamic law, describing the duty of believers to conceal their true beliefs when threatened with persecution—a byword for the myriad strategies of self-effacement used by the
- Reassessing the Foundations of Liberal DemocracyLiberal democracy is based on a number of foundational assumptions. Among these are ideas such as that of the public good; the existence of a shared public sphere; the ability of citizens to get reliable information about politics; and so on.
- Nostalgia for the Unknown: Polish-Speaking Émigré Writers from the Belarusian Lands and their Reflections on Identity and HomeThe project focuses on the works of émigré writers who were born in the Belarusian lands (the area occupied by modern-day Belarus) at the turn of the 20th century and considered themselves Poles, as well as their reflections on their own identity and sense of belonging to their nati
Recent Media
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