Current Fellows' research
- Philosophy and the Cold WarThis project seeks to illuminate what it meant to do philosophy in the years between 1945 and 1989, by way of a comparative study of three thinkers who came to prominence during the Cold War: Jan Patočka, Hannah Arendt, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
- Christian Hajjis: Mobility and Status in the Late Ottoman EmpireThis project explores the formation of Balkan elites in the late Ottoman Empire by focusing on the Christian hajjis—Eastern Orthodox pilgrims to Jerusalem who took as their model the Muslim hajj to Mecca. These pilgrims defy familiar classifications.
- Between Oligarchy and War: Ukrainian Civic Elites After 2014During his stay at the IWM, Taras Fedirko plans to work on two projects exploring the transformation of Ukraine’s civic elites over the last decade.
- Ukrainian Art in the Time of War: Aesthetical and Performative StudiesThe art that appeared in Ukraine during the war carries with it special narratives, and forms special aesthetics and cultural values. It is a unique voice of Ukrainians who are trying to inform the world about the tragedy they are experiencing by using the universal language of culture.
- Political History of Post-Soviet SocietiesMikhail Minakov’s research project aims at an analysis of how the political cultures and systems of eastern European and northern Eurasian societies changed between 1989 and 2022.
- Beautiful but Useful: An Anthropology of Aesthetic Materialism / Postcolonies of Communism: Soviet Pasts in the Afterlife of EmpireDuring his stay at IWM, Serguei Oushakine plans to work on two book-length projects. One of them is a book on the material production of personal living space in the late Soviet Union.
News
- Jetzt Nachhören: IWM-Rektor Misha Glenny im Ö1-Europagespräch zur Österreichischen Neutralität05.06.2023Am 23. Mai 2023 diskutierte IWM-Rektor Misha Glenny gemeinsam mit Stephanie Fenkart (International Institute for Peace, IIP) und Martin Selmayr (Vertreter der EU-Kommission in Wien) über Österreichs Neutralität im…
- New Fellows Starting in June01.06.2023We are happy to introduce our fellows who will begin their fellowships in June. You can learn more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names.
- Vienna Meets Prague Festival: 2-6 June25.05.2023The young festival Vienna Meets Prague, which sees its fourth edition this year, is again inviting to discover highlights of Czech culture in Vienna. This year, it will take place from 2–6 June, with the Depot, a…
Upcoming events
- Part of the Digital Humanism ProgramLectureCET
- The Russian Orthodox Church and the Russo-Ukrainian War, Religion, Human Rights, and the Rule of LawLectureCET
- The Limits of Feminism in European Foreign Policy DiscourseSeminars and ColloquiaCET
- Books in PerspectiveLectureCET
Upcoming events
- Part of the Digital Humanism ProgramLectureCET
- The Russian Orthodox Church and the Russo-Ukrainian War, Religion, Human Rights, and the Rule of LawLectureCET
- The Limits of Feminism in European Foreign Policy DiscourseSeminars and ColloquiaCET
- Books in PerspectiveLectureCET
News
- Jetzt Nachhören: IWM-Rektor Misha Glenny im Ö1-Europagespräch zur Österreichischen Neutralität05.06.2023Am 23. Mai 2023 diskutierte IWM-Rektor Misha Glenny gemeinsam mit Stephanie Fenkart (International Institute for Peace, IIP) und Martin Selmayr (Vertreter der EU-Kommission in Wien) über Österreichs Neutralität im…
- New Fellows Starting in June01.06.2023We are happy to introduce our fellows who will begin their fellowships in June. You can learn more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names.
- Vienna Meets Prague Festival: 2-6 June25.05.2023The young festival Vienna Meets Prague, which sees its fourth edition this year, is again inviting to discover highlights of Czech culture in Vienna. This year, it will take place from 2–6 June, with the Depot, a…
Current Fellows' research
- Philosophy and the Cold WarThis project seeks to illuminate what it meant to do philosophy in the years between 1945 and 1989, by way of a comparative study of three thinkers who came to prominence during the Cold War: Jan Patočka, Hannah Arendt, and Jean-Paul Sartre.
- Christian Hajjis: Mobility and Status in the Late Ottoman EmpireThis project explores the formation of Balkan elites in the late Ottoman Empire by focusing on the Christian hajjis—Eastern Orthodox pilgrims to Jerusalem who took as their model the Muslim hajj to Mecca. These pilgrims defy familiar classifications.
- Between Oligarchy and War: Ukrainian Civic Elites After 2014During his stay at the IWM, Taras Fedirko plans to work on two projects exploring the transformation of Ukraine’s civic elites over the last decade.
- Ukrainian Art in the Time of War: Aesthetical and Performative StudiesThe art that appeared in Ukraine during the war carries with it special narratives, and forms special aesthetics and cultural values. It is a unique voice of Ukrainians who are trying to inform the world about the tragedy they are experiencing by using the universal language of culture.
- Political History of Post-Soviet SocietiesMikhail Minakov’s research project aims at an analysis of how the political cultures and systems of eastern European and northern Eurasian societies changed between 1989 and 2022.
- Beautiful but Useful: An Anthropology of Aesthetic Materialism / Postcolonies of Communism: Soviet Pasts in the Afterlife of EmpireDuring his stay at IWM, Serguei Oushakine plans to work on two book-length projects. One of them is a book on the material production of personal living space in the late Soviet Union.
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