Current Fellows' research
- The Fifth EstateThe Fifth Estate is a book about the sociology of knowledge: what people believe, how they have come to believe it, and the powerful interests which have may have gotten them there.
- On the Crises of Metaphysics and Freedom: Patočka’s Negative Platonism and Adorno’s Negative DialecticJan Patočka and Theodor W. Adorno are representatives of two different philosophical streams.
- The Contemporary Crisis of Modern Subjectivity and Its Early Greek AlternativePiotr Augustyniak continues his research on the sources of the contemporary crisis of modern subjectivity, whose roots, as shown by Heidegger and Adorno, can be traced back to the classical era in Greece.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Idea of Moral SocialismWhat Is Moral Socialism?
News
- Patočka Workshop Highlights the Work of French Translator Erika AbramsOn November 28, the IWM Library witnessed the annual workshop of Patočka scholars, editors, and translators. This year’s meeting served as an overdue opportunity to pay tribute to the eminent merits of French translator…
- Can History Explain Putin’s War, Sergey Radchenko?So many of us seem to be scrambling to understand where the world is heading. Decade-old certainties seem to crumble before our eyes. Perhaps we are reaching the moment that Karl Marx predicted when all that is solid…
- Political Salon with Maciej Kisilowski: Let's Agree on PolandWe are delighted to announce the relaunch of the Political Salon event series, initiated in 2004 in cooperation with Die Presse. The opening event of the new series will take place on 9 December 2025 in the IWM Library…
Upcoming events
- Political Salon with Maciej KisilowskiPanels and Discussions
- Conferences and Workshops
- Jan Patočka Memorial LectureLecture
- Fellows' Colloquium with Peter B. KaufmanSeminars and Colloquia
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- Political Salon with Maciej KisilowskiPanels and Discussions
- Conferences and Workshops
- Jan Patočka Memorial LectureLecture
- Fellows' Colloquium with Peter B. KaufmanSeminars and Colloquia
News
- Patočka Workshop Highlights the Work of French Translator Erika AbramsOn November 28, the IWM Library witnessed the annual workshop of Patočka scholars, editors, and translators. This year’s meeting served as an overdue opportunity to pay tribute to the eminent merits of French translator…
- Can History Explain Putin’s War, Sergey Radchenko?So many of us seem to be scrambling to understand where the world is heading. Decade-old certainties seem to crumble before our eyes. Perhaps we are reaching the moment that Karl Marx predicted when all that is solid…
- Political Salon with Maciej Kisilowski: Let's Agree on PolandWe are delighted to announce the relaunch of the Political Salon event series, initiated in 2004 in cooperation with Die Presse. The opening event of the new series will take place on 9 December 2025 in the IWM Library…
Current Fellows' research
- The Fifth EstateThe Fifth Estate is a book about the sociology of knowledge: what people believe, how they have come to believe it, and the powerful interests which have may have gotten them there.
- On the Crises of Metaphysics and Freedom: Patočka’s Negative Platonism and Adorno’s Negative DialecticJan Patočka and Theodor W. Adorno are representatives of two different philosophical streams.
- The Contemporary Crisis of Modern Subjectivity and Its Early Greek AlternativePiotr Augustyniak continues his research on the sources of the contemporary crisis of modern subjectivity, whose roots, as shown by Heidegger and Adorno, can be traced back to the classical era in Greece.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Idea of Moral SocialismWhat Is Moral Socialism?
Recent Media
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