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Krieg oder Frieden? Europas Verteidigungspolitik am Prüfstand: Europa im Diskurs am 9. November
Am 9. November 2025 sind Besucher:innen erneut eingeladen, sich bei Europa im Diskurs gemeinsam mit einem hochkarätig besetzten Podium Gedanken über die Lage des Kontinents zu machen. Über Krieg oder Frieden? Europas Verteidigungspolitik am…
Introducing Our 2025-2026 Europe's Futures Fellows
The Institute for Human Sciences is proud to announce the 2025/26 cohort of Europe’s Futures fellows. This year’s ten fellows, who are joining the Institute for non-residential fellowships, will become part of a distinguished community of thinkers,…
Rogers Brubaker Delivers IWM Lectures in Human Sciences on Gender Identity
We are thrilled to announce that Rogers Brubaker, professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Distinguished Guest of the IWM, will deliver this year's Lectures in Human Sciences entitled Gender Identity: The Career of…
Jenseits der Genies: Geschichten aus der IT-Arbeit von Thomas Haigh
Das Buch von Visiting Fellow Thomas Haigh entstand im Rahmen des Digital Humanism–Programms des IWM und ist im Oktober 2025 bei Mandelbaum erschienen. Es wurde von Andreas Wirthensohn aus dem Englischen übersetzt.
Claus Offe in Memoriam
The Institute for Human Sciences mourns the passing of Claus Offe (1940–2025), who died in his native Berlin on 1 October. Offe, a former member of the Institute’s Academic Advisory Board and a non-resident permanent fellow at the IWM since 2015,…
Visiting Fellows Joining the IWM in October
We are pleased to introduce the eight fellows listed below, who will be joining the Institute in October. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach…
This Week: Ideas Take Center Stage at the Vienna Humanities Festival
The eighth edition of the Vienna Humanities Festival kicks off this week! Four keynotes at the Wien Museum, Radiokulturhaus, and Volkstheater lead up to the festival weekend at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where visitors can look forward to more…
Ukraine and the World: IWM Launches New Research Program
The IWM is pleased to announce the launch of its new research program, Ukraine and the World. Building on the Institute’s longstanding intellectual engagement with Ukraine and Ukrainian scholars, this new program marks the transition of the…
Vienna Humanities Festival 2025: Keynotes by Didier Eribon, Federica Gregoratto, Lyndal Roper, Natasha Wheatley
ON EDGE/UNBEHAGEN - This is the guiding theme of the eighth Vienna Humanities Festival. In three weeks, Vienna will once again become a hub for captivating discussions and critical debates, as some of the world's most brilliant thinkers, researchers…
ERC Mentoring Initiative - Call for Applications
The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), together with the Polish Academy of Sciences and generously supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, has established a mentoring initiative for applicants for European Research…
New Vienna Coffee House Conversations Podcast Episode: Post-Enlightenment Hungary with Péter Krekó
In this new episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Vejvoda welcomes Péter Krekó to discuss the emerging “post-Enlightenment” era, characterized by emotional, myth-driven politics that challenge the…
8th Vienna Humanities Festival 2025
The full program of this year's Vienna Humanities Festival under the overarching theme ON EDGE/UNBEHAGEN is now available online. On the last weekend of September, with over 20 events, professors from the world's leading universities as well as…