Current Fellows' research
- The Future of the Liberal Vision in a World Without RulesAs a lifelong liberal and a former practicing politician, Michael Ignatieff faces a world he never expected: the rise of a counter-revolutionary right and the near collapse of the liberal international order created after 1945. This situation is not without precedent.
- 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).
- Human-Centered AI: Culturally Responsive AI-Enabled Mobile Applications for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in KenyaThis project explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled mobile applications can better support female micro-entrepreneurs operating in Kenya’s informal economy.
- Liberalism and Its DiscontentsFrancis Fukuyama will examine the philosophical foundations, historical evolution, and current discontents with liberalism, and analyze strategies - such as addressing economic inequality, building social cohesion, and defending democratic institutions - to preserve its core principles in the per
- (Central) European Self in the (Latin) American and Russian Other: Geopoetic and Sensory Topographies of East-Central EuropeThis project’s overarching aim is to problematize the concept of (Central) Europe in a transregional, global perspective in relation to (Latin) America, Russia, and Asia, through the phenomenological prism of individual experiences of travel and life in exile (the self as mirrored by the ot
- ‘According to the Nature of That Race’: The Persecution and Murder of Europe’s Roma and Sinti, 1933-1945Michael Stewart is currently completing a comprehensive history of the persecution of Europe’s Romany peoples from 1933-1945 and the campaigns for restitution and acknowledgement which followed.
News
- The IWM Bids Farewell to Rector Misha GlennyToday marks the last day of Misha Glenny's term as IWM rector. After almost four years at the Institute's helm, Glenny will devote himself to his new role as presenter of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time.
- Alexandra Exter and the World by Katia Denysova“In her home, as in herself, there was a striking fusion of European culture and the Ukrainian way of life. On the walls, among drawings by Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and Georges Braque, one could see pieces of…
- Vienna Meets Prague Festival 2026: 22.–25. AprilBereits das siebte Jahr in Folge bringt Vienna meets Prague ein facettenreiches Kulturprogramm aus Österreichs Nachbarland nach Wien. Gemeinsam mit den Partnerinstitutionen präsentiert das IWM über fünf Tage hinweg…
Upcoming events
- Conferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Naja Dyrendom GraugaardSeminars and Colloquia
- Political Salon with Francis FukuyamaPanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Richard CockettSeminars and Colloquia
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- Conferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Naja Dyrendom GraugaardSeminars and Colloquia
- Political Salon with Francis FukuyamaPanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Richard CockettSeminars and Colloquia
News
- The IWM Bids Farewell to Rector Misha GlennyToday marks the last day of Misha Glenny's term as IWM rector. After almost four years at the Institute's helm, Glenny will devote himself to his new role as presenter of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time.
- Alexandra Exter and the World by Katia Denysova“In her home, as in herself, there was a striking fusion of European culture and the Ukrainian way of life. On the walls, among drawings by Pablo Picasso, Fernand Léger and Georges Braque, one could see pieces of…
- Vienna Meets Prague Festival 2026: 22.–25. AprilBereits das siebte Jahr in Folge bringt Vienna meets Prague ein facettenreiches Kulturprogramm aus Österreichs Nachbarland nach Wien. Gemeinsam mit den Partnerinstitutionen präsentiert das IWM über fünf Tage hinweg…
Current Fellows' research
- The Future of the Liberal Vision in a World Without RulesAs a lifelong liberal and a former practicing politician, Michael Ignatieff faces a world he never expected: the rise of a counter-revolutionary right and the near collapse of the liberal international order created after 1945. This situation is not without precedent.
- 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).
- Human-Centered AI: Culturally Responsive AI-Enabled Mobile Applications for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in KenyaThis project explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled mobile applications can better support female micro-entrepreneurs operating in Kenya’s informal economy.
- Liberalism and Its DiscontentsFrancis Fukuyama will examine the philosophical foundations, historical evolution, and current discontents with liberalism, and analyze strategies - such as addressing economic inequality, building social cohesion, and defending democratic institutions - to preserve its core principles in the per
- (Central) European Self in the (Latin) American and Russian Other: Geopoetic and Sensory Topographies of East-Central EuropeThis project’s overarching aim is to problematize the concept of (Central) Europe in a transregional, global perspective in relation to (Latin) America, Russia, and Asia, through the phenomenological prism of individual experiences of travel and life in exile (the self as mirrored by the ot
- ‘According to the Nature of That Race’: The Persecution and Murder of Europe’s Roma and Sinti, 1933-1945Michael Stewart is currently completing a comprehensive history of the persecution of Europe’s Romany peoples from 1933-1945 and the campaigns for restitution and acknowledgement which followed.
Recent Media
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