Current Fellows' research
- 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.
- 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.
- (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
- After the Aftermath? A New Genealogy of Audiovisual TestimonyThis project aims to develop a new genealogy of Holocaust video testimony that re-embeds the genre in a wider social and historical context connecting it to earlier efforts to gather testimony, before, during, and after the war.
- The Intellectual Roots of the Global Turn to the Hard Right—The European DimensionThis project will focus on the history of the populist right. During his stay in Vienna, Richard Cockett will paying particular attention to the roots of the populist-right movement in Europe—specifically Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Germany.
- ‘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
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in AprilThe seven fellows below are joining the Institute this month. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach out to iwm-…
- Neue IWM-Publikation – »Geschlechtsidentität: Die Karriere einer Kategorie« von Rogers BrubakerDas neue Buch von Rogers Brubaker, Geschlechtsidentität: Die Karriere einer Kategorie, herausgegeben am Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, ist im Mandelbaum Verlag erschienen. Das Buch ist eine deutsche,…
- 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.
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
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in AprilThe seven fellows below are joining the Institute this month. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach out to iwm-…
- Neue IWM-Publikation – »Geschlechtsidentität: Die Karriere einer Kategorie« von Rogers BrubakerDas neue Buch von Rogers Brubaker, Geschlechtsidentität: Die Karriere einer Kategorie, herausgegeben am Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, ist im Mandelbaum Verlag erschienen. Das Buch ist eine deutsche,…
- 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.
Current Fellows' research
- 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.
- 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.
- (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
- After the Aftermath? A New Genealogy of Audiovisual TestimonyThis project aims to develop a new genealogy of Holocaust video testimony that re-embeds the genre in a wider social and historical context connecting it to earlier efforts to gather testimony, before, during, and after the war.
- The Intellectual Roots of the Global Turn to the Hard Right—The European DimensionThis project will focus on the history of the populist right. During his stay in Vienna, Richard Cockett will paying particular attention to the roots of the populist-right movement in Europe—specifically Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Germany.
- ‘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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