Current Fellows' research
- The Rich and Their Quest for ImmortalitySchürz’s book project focuses on the concentration of wealth in the hands of tech billionaires, and their dreams of achieving immortality. Death is the great equalizer in an unequal world. Even for the richest, it puts a limit on an otherwise almost limitless life.
- A Digital Archive of the Russo-Ukrainian WarIn 2025, Anastasia Felcher will take part in setting up a digital archive of Russia’s war against Ukraine as a joint INDEX-IWM Archival Development Fellow at the newly launched INDEX Institute for Documentation and Exchange in Lviv.
- ‘Please, Tell Me It’s Not True’: Humanizing a Soldier through Narratives of Grief in Times of Russian War against UkraineThe dominant tropes of remembrance and grief for the figure of the soldier typically present a picture that leaves little room for imagination: in the majority of Western countries the fallen are publicly remembered as young, strong, and masculine figures, and the act of remembrance is generally
- 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.
- Decolonizing Knowledge on War-Driven Displacement: The Russo-Ukrainian War, Migration Studies, and the Ethics of Knowledge ProductionThis research critically examines the production of knowledge about the war-driven displacement of people from Ukraine, focusing on the neglect of Russia’s imperialism and the “migranticization” of displacement.
- Revolutionary Conservatism: Liberalism’s Next Grand RivalAt the IWM, Maciej Kisilowski will build on his recently published co-edited book, Let’s Agree on Poland: A Case Study in Strategic Constitutional Design (Oxford University Press, 2025), to examine revolutionary conservatism as a coherent global ideological rival to liberal democra
News
- What Was Christian Democracy? Jan-Werner Müller Delivers 36th Jan Patočka Memorial LectureWhat Was Christian Democracy?This is the—perhaps somewhat provocative—title of this year's Jan Patočka Memorial Lecture, named after the eponymous Czech philosopher, whose work has been integral to the Institute’s…
- Digital Humanism Science and Research Conference 2025: Proceedings Out NowTechnology and digitization profoundly shape the world we live in, and the stakes are high. This open-access volume addresses some of the most urgent challenges. It constitutes the proceedings of the First…
- Seven New Fellowship Application Calls OpenWe are delighted to announce the opening of seven new fellowship application calls for the academic year 2026-2027 aimed at researchers, journalists, and translators. You can find more information on the various…
Upcoming events
- Film Screening and DiscussionVisual and Performing Arts
- Conferences and Workshops
- Conferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Maria TodorovaSeminars and Colloquia
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Upcoming events
- Film Screening and DiscussionVisual and Performing Arts
- Conferences and Workshops
- Conferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Maria TodorovaSeminars and Colloquia
News
- What Was Christian Democracy? Jan-Werner Müller Delivers 36th Jan Patočka Memorial LectureWhat Was Christian Democracy?This is the—perhaps somewhat provocative—title of this year's Jan Patočka Memorial Lecture, named after the eponymous Czech philosopher, whose work has been integral to the Institute’s…
- Digital Humanism Science and Research Conference 2025: Proceedings Out NowTechnology and digitization profoundly shape the world we live in, and the stakes are high. This open-access volume addresses some of the most urgent challenges. It constitutes the proceedings of the First…
- Seven New Fellowship Application Calls OpenWe are delighted to announce the opening of seven new fellowship application calls for the academic year 2026-2027 aimed at researchers, journalists, and translators. You can find more information on the various…
Current Fellows' research
- The Rich and Their Quest for ImmortalitySchürz’s book project focuses on the concentration of wealth in the hands of tech billionaires, and their dreams of achieving immortality. Death is the great equalizer in an unequal world. Even for the richest, it puts a limit on an otherwise almost limitless life.
- A Digital Archive of the Russo-Ukrainian WarIn 2025, Anastasia Felcher will take part in setting up a digital archive of Russia’s war against Ukraine as a joint INDEX-IWM Archival Development Fellow at the newly launched INDEX Institute for Documentation and Exchange in Lviv.
- ‘Please, Tell Me It’s Not True’: Humanizing a Soldier through Narratives of Grief in Times of Russian War against UkraineThe dominant tropes of remembrance and grief for the figure of the soldier typically present a picture that leaves little room for imagination: in the majority of Western countries the fallen are publicly remembered as young, strong, and masculine figures, and the act of remembrance is generally
- 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.
- Decolonizing Knowledge on War-Driven Displacement: The Russo-Ukrainian War, Migration Studies, and the Ethics of Knowledge ProductionThis research critically examines the production of knowledge about the war-driven displacement of people from Ukraine, focusing on the neglect of Russia’s imperialism and the “migranticization” of displacement.
- Revolutionary Conservatism: Liberalism’s Next Grand RivalAt the IWM, Maciej Kisilowski will build on his recently published co-edited book, Let’s Agree on Poland: A Case Study in Strategic Constitutional Design (Oxford University Press, 2025), to examine revolutionary conservatism as a coherent global ideological rival to liberal democra
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