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The IWM's Chronicle From Belarus Reflects on the First Anniversary of the Presidential Election

Today, August the 9th is the first anniversary of the 2020 presidential election in Belarus. Since the election, the protests that followed and the tumultuous twelve months since, the IWM has kept a Chronicle from Belarus Blog on its…
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Introducing a New Podcast Series - Between Dream and Tragedy: Europe’s Story After 1989

The Institute is delighted to announce a new six part documentary podcast series, by former Europe's Futures Fellow Luke Cooper.  The series, entitled "Between Dream and Tragedy: Europe’s story after 1989" will be released fortnightly and is…
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Latest Democracy in Question Podcast Episode asks "When and how is power visible in politics?"

In this newest episode of our podcast Democracy in Question? Shalini Randeria is joined by Steven Lukes. Together they ask when and how power is visible in politics. 
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Introducing our fellows arriving in August

In August we welcome two new IWM fellows. Find out more information about their projects, affiliations and their associated programs here:
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New Europe's Futures Blog Post About Identity Provision In Balkan Disputes

The Europe's Futures blog features contributions by current and former Fellows of our Europe’s Futures – Ideas for Action program. The newest blog post is written by former Europe's Futures fellow Ioannis Armakolas and asks if identity…
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Getting to know the IWM Library: the Paweł Hertz Library

The IWM Library has grown continuously over the years and is a valuable source of information for the Visiting Fellows' research. In it, we collect books by former Visiting Fellows, Permanent Fellows, books written at the Institute, and other…
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The latest podcast episode asks "How can we structure digital spaces more democratically?"

In this newest episode of our podcast Democracy in Question? Shalini Randeria is joined by Evgeny Morozov. Together they ask how we can harvest the transformational potential of technology and structure digital spaces more democratically.…
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Prof. Helga Nowotny's Yehuda Elkana Fellowship Lecture Now Available to Watch Online

Helga Nowotny's lecture "In AI We Trust. Power, Illusion and Control of Predictive Algorithms" can now be watched on our YouTube channel. Arguing that at the heart of our trust in AI lies a paradox.
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IWM Visiting Fellows presenting at the Memory Studies Association Conference

Two IWM Visiting Fellows and IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev, will be presenting at the fifth annual Memory Studies Association Conference.
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Introducing our fellows arriving in July

In July we welcome four new IWM fellows. Find out more information about their projects, affiliations and their associated programs here:
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The latest podcast episode asks "What keeps democracies alive?"

The newest episode of our podcast Democracy in Question? asks how we can foster and nurture democratic spaces and practices in our societies.
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IWMpost 127 out now!

The latest issue of the IWM's magazine, IWMpost, is now available in both digital and hard copies. “History and memory” make up the central focus of this issue.