Current Fellows' research
- Growing Up Algorithmic: Children, Power, and the Politics of Digital RegulationDigital technologies are an inextricable part of the public sphere, yet their impact is not inevitable but instead shaped by deliberate choices, ones that are often masked as technological necessity.
- Racialization and Enslavement in Interimperial MoldaviasFor over 500 years, Roma were enslaved on the territory of today’s Romania as part of a labor regime with an elaborate infrastructure.
- Tariffs, Technology, and Transfer Unions: The Historical Origins of European Economic (Dis)UnityDespite the European Union’s best efforts at forging greater economic, cultural, and political unity among member states, Europe’s “usable past” in economic history remains a patchwork of national stories, rather than a unified narrative.
- 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).
- Unwanted yet Documented: The Legal Status of Refugees from Soviet Ukraine in 1930s RomaniaThe focus of this project is to investigate the fates of migrants forced to leave the USSR for Romania in the early 1930s, as well as the decision-making process followed by the Romanian authorities.
- Faith and Flag: Religious Nationalism in the Age of PopulismThe gods are once again afoot in the public square. Across the globe, a toxic mixture of religion and nationalism is upending liberal conventions. In the United States, Christian nationalists have reshaped both the Republican Party and American politics.
News
- On Hope and Democracy by Olesya KhromeychukHow a legacy of 'hopeless hope' shapes Ukraine’s fight for freedom
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in FebruaryWe are delighted to welcome eight visiting fellows to the Institute in February. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please…
- A New Fellowship Honoring the Legacy of Karel SchwarzenbergThe Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Karel Schwarzenberg Fellowship, established in memory of the eminent Czech-Austrian statesman and politician. We are delighted to…
Upcoming events
- Monthly Lecture with Manuela BoatcăLecture
- Fellows' Colloquium with Jacob MikanowskiSeminars and Colloquia
- Other
- Debating EuropePanels and Discussions
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- Monthly Lecture with Manuela BoatcăLecture
- Fellows' Colloquium with Jacob MikanowskiSeminars and Colloquia
- Other
- Debating EuropePanels and Discussions
News
- On Hope and Democracy by Olesya KhromeychukHow a legacy of 'hopeless hope' shapes Ukraine’s fight for freedom
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in FebruaryWe are delighted to welcome eight visiting fellows to the Institute in February. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please…
- A New Fellowship Honoring the Legacy of Karel SchwarzenbergThe Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Karel Schwarzenberg Fellowship, established in memory of the eminent Czech-Austrian statesman and politician. We are delighted to…
Current Fellows' research
- Growing Up Algorithmic: Children, Power, and the Politics of Digital RegulationDigital technologies are an inextricable part of the public sphere, yet their impact is not inevitable but instead shaped by deliberate choices, ones that are often masked as technological necessity.
- Racialization and Enslavement in Interimperial MoldaviasFor over 500 years, Roma were enslaved on the territory of today’s Romania as part of a labor regime with an elaborate infrastructure.
- Tariffs, Technology, and Transfer Unions: The Historical Origins of European Economic (Dis)UnityDespite the European Union’s best efforts at forging greater economic, cultural, and political unity among member states, Europe’s “usable past” in economic history remains a patchwork of national stories, rather than a unified narrative.
- 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).
- Unwanted yet Documented: The Legal Status of Refugees from Soviet Ukraine in 1930s RomaniaThe focus of this project is to investigate the fates of migrants forced to leave the USSR for Romania in the early 1930s, as well as the decision-making process followed by the Romanian authorities.
- Faith and Flag: Religious Nationalism in the Age of PopulismThe gods are once again afoot in the public square. Across the globe, a toxic mixture of religion and nationalism is upending liberal conventions. In the United States, Christian nationalists have reshaped both the Republican Party and American politics.
Recent Media
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