Current Fellows' research
- Postfeminism in Poland? The Black Protests and the Women’s Strikes between Conservative Modernization and Feminist PopulismTwo recent waves of protests against attempts to restrict Poland’s abortion law were hailed as an exemplary response to antifeminist right-wing populism rising all over the world and a breakthrough in the Polish women’s movement.
- The Soviet Jews of the Stagnation Era and Their Dual Identity: "Jewishness" and Russian CultureJournalist and curator Anna Narinskaya is preparing her second non-fiction book at the intersection of cultural studies and memoirs.
- Provincial Perversions: Class, Ethnicity, and Cultures of Sexual Knowledge in Lviv and Galicia, 1885-1914The project focuses on previously unexplored questions about the production of sexual knowledge in a multiethnic context.
- Exploring Leibniz’s View of Infinite Numbers and Its Possible EvolutionThis thesis explores Leibniz’s views on infinity and their potential evolution through engagement with some later philosophies.
- Out of Left Field: Ukrainian Leftist Feminism in Global Leftist DialoguesGražina Bielousova’s research project aims to examine Ukrainian leftist feminists’ contribution to articulating Ukraine’s right to resistance and self-determination in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
- Russia 2030 and Beyond: Long-term Military Putinism — What Does It Mean for Russia, Europe and the World?The Putin regime has overcome the turbulence associated with the transformation of the blitzkrieg in Ukraine into a protracted war, the shock of Western sanctions, and internal resistance to the war among elites and the population.
Jobs and Open Calls
News
- Apply Now: Currently Open IWM Fellowship CallsThe IWM currently has numerous calls for applications for its various fellowship programs. Here you will find an overview of all currently open calls.
- IWM and FALTER Launch New Podcast Series: Future DiscontinuousSo 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…
- Europe Under Trump: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities with Rosa BalfourIn this episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, Ivan Vejvoda hosts Rosa Balfour, Director of Carnegie Europe, for a deep discussion on the implications of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency for Europe.…
Upcoming events
- Conferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Anna NarinskayaSeminars and Colloquia
- Jan Patočka Memorial Lecture with Axel HonnethLecture
- Debating EuropePanels and Discussions
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- Conferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Anna NarinskayaSeminars and Colloquia
- Jan Patočka Memorial Lecture with Axel HonnethLecture
- Debating EuropePanels and Discussions
News
- Apply Now: Currently Open IWM Fellowship CallsThe IWM currently has numerous calls for applications for its various fellowship programs. Here you will find an overview of all currently open calls.
- IWM and FALTER Launch New Podcast Series: Future DiscontinuousSo 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…
- Europe Under Trump: Strategic Challenges and Opportunities with Rosa BalfourIn this episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, Ivan Vejvoda hosts Rosa Balfour, Director of Carnegie Europe, for a deep discussion on the implications of Donald Trump’s return to the presidency for Europe.…
Current Fellows' research
- Postfeminism in Poland? The Black Protests and the Women’s Strikes between Conservative Modernization and Feminist PopulismTwo recent waves of protests against attempts to restrict Poland’s abortion law were hailed as an exemplary response to antifeminist right-wing populism rising all over the world and a breakthrough in the Polish women’s movement.
- The Soviet Jews of the Stagnation Era and Their Dual Identity: "Jewishness" and Russian CultureJournalist and curator Anna Narinskaya is preparing her second non-fiction book at the intersection of cultural studies and memoirs.
- Provincial Perversions: Class, Ethnicity, and Cultures of Sexual Knowledge in Lviv and Galicia, 1885-1914The project focuses on previously unexplored questions about the production of sexual knowledge in a multiethnic context.
- Exploring Leibniz’s View of Infinite Numbers and Its Possible EvolutionThis thesis explores Leibniz’s views on infinity and their potential evolution through engagement with some later philosophies.
- Out of Left Field: Ukrainian Leftist Feminism in Global Leftist DialoguesGražina Bielousova’s research project aims to examine Ukrainian leftist feminists’ contribution to articulating Ukraine’s right to resistance and self-determination in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
- Russia 2030 and Beyond: Long-term Military Putinism — What Does It Mean for Russia, Europe and the World?The Putin regime has overcome the turbulence associated with the transformation of the blitzkrieg in Ukraine into a protracted war, the shock of Western sanctions, and internal resistance to the war among elites and the population.
Recent Media
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