Current Fellows' research
- The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Order in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central AsiaThis research and book project will investigate the end of Russian hegemony in the post-Soviet region as a result of the Russian large-scale war against Ukraine.
- Post-Europe and the Ethos of Responsibility. Rethinking Europe since Jan Patočka and CEE’s dissidentsThe aim of this research is to explore the relevance of Jan Patočka’s complex theorization of the concept of Post-Europe.
- The Balkans: Thirty Years after the Dayton Peace AccordsThe Dayton Peace Accords, which were reached in November 1995, remain the seminal peace process in the post-Cold War, post-Yugoslav era. Ambassador Hill, himself a member of the U.S.
- Identity Looted: Tracing Ukraine's Lost Art in Russia’s Black HoleFor more than three decades, members of the international art community have suspected Russia to be a “black hole of art crime.” Icons, ancient books, manuscripts, engravings, medals, orders, old musical instruments and jewelry have allegedly been stolen.
- Experts in Post-Imperial Transitions: Entanglements and Diverging Trajectories of Eugenicists between the Habsburg Empire and the Nation States, c. 1900–1939The project proposes a new integrative narrative about the history of eugenics in Habsburg and post-Habsburg territories, interpreted through imperial and post-imperial lenses.
- Rabbi Nachman: Sipurei Maasiyot [The Tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav] (YID > UKR)This project is a translation of The Tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav from Yiddish into Ukrainian, with a foreword for the Ukrainian readership. Rabbi Nachman (1772–1810) was a Ukrainian tzadik, the founder of Bratslav Hasidism.
News
- IWM at Hay Festival 2025From 22 May to 1 June, Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2025 will take place in Wales. The IWM will be represented at different events.
- A Speech to Europe 2025: Lea Ypi on MigrationOn the occasion of this years's Speech to Europe, philosopher and political scientist Lea Ypi delivered her "Speech to Europe on Migration" on Vienna's Judenplatz on 15 May. Ypi argues that migration is not the…
- Sechstes Vienna meets Prague Festival: 11.-14. Juni 2025Das Festival geht heuer in seine sechste Runde. Vom 11. bis 14. Juni bietet es erneut die Gelegenheit, ausgewählte Höhepunkte der tschechischen Kultur in Wien zu erleben. In insgesamt 6 Veranstaltungen über 4 Tage…
Upcoming events
- An event in the context of Hay FestivalFestivals
- Conferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Philip SchlesingerSeminars and Colloquia
- Monthly Lecture with Cas MuddeLecture
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- An event in the context of Hay FestivalFestivals
- Conferences and Workshops
- Fellows' Colloquium with Philip SchlesingerSeminars and Colloquia
- Monthly Lecture with Cas MuddeLecture
News
- IWM at Hay Festival 2025From 22 May to 1 June, Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2025 will take place in Wales. The IWM will be represented at different events.
- A Speech to Europe 2025: Lea Ypi on MigrationOn the occasion of this years's Speech to Europe, philosopher and political scientist Lea Ypi delivered her "Speech to Europe on Migration" on Vienna's Judenplatz on 15 May. Ypi argues that migration is not the…
- Sechstes Vienna meets Prague Festival: 11.-14. Juni 2025Das Festival geht heuer in seine sechste Runde. Vom 11. bis 14. Juni bietet es erneut die Gelegenheit, ausgewählte Höhepunkte der tschechischen Kultur in Wien zu erleben. In insgesamt 6 Veranstaltungen über 4 Tage…
Current Fellows' research
- The End of Russian Hegemony: Changing Regional Order in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central AsiaThis research and book project will investigate the end of Russian hegemony in the post-Soviet region as a result of the Russian large-scale war against Ukraine.
- Post-Europe and the Ethos of Responsibility. Rethinking Europe since Jan Patočka and CEE’s dissidentsThe aim of this research is to explore the relevance of Jan Patočka’s complex theorization of the concept of Post-Europe.
- The Balkans: Thirty Years after the Dayton Peace AccordsThe Dayton Peace Accords, which were reached in November 1995, remain the seminal peace process in the post-Cold War, post-Yugoslav era. Ambassador Hill, himself a member of the U.S.
- Identity Looted: Tracing Ukraine's Lost Art in Russia’s Black HoleFor more than three decades, members of the international art community have suspected Russia to be a “black hole of art crime.” Icons, ancient books, manuscripts, engravings, medals, orders, old musical instruments and jewelry have allegedly been stolen.
- Experts in Post-Imperial Transitions: Entanglements and Diverging Trajectories of Eugenicists between the Habsburg Empire and the Nation States, c. 1900–1939The project proposes a new integrative narrative about the history of eugenics in Habsburg and post-Habsburg territories, interpreted through imperial and post-imperial lenses.
- Rabbi Nachman: Sipurei Maasiyot [The Tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav] (YID > UKR)This project is a translation of The Tales of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav from Yiddish into Ukrainian, with a foreword for the Ukrainian readership. Rabbi Nachman (1772–1810) was a Ukrainian tzadik, the founder of Bratslav Hasidism.
Recent Media
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