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Patočka Workshop Highlights the Work of French Translator Erika Abrams
On 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 and editor Erika Abrams.…
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 melts into air. But don’t panic…
Political Salon with Maciej Kisilowski: Let's Agree on Poland
We 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. Each Salon features an in-…
IWM Rector Misha Glenny to Move to BBC
The journalist, author, and current IWM Rector will leave the Institute to become a presenter on BBC Radio 4.
New Fellows Joining the IWM in December
We are delighted to introduce the six visiting fellows listed below, who will be joining the Institute in December. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries,…
What Was Christian Democracy? Jan-Werner Müller Delivers 36th Jan Patočka Memorial Lecture
What Was Christian Democracy?This is the—perhaps somewhat provocative—title of this year's Jan Patočka Memorial Lecture, named after the eponymous Czech philosopher, whose work has been integral to the Institute’s mission since its inception. We are…
Digital Humanism Science and Research Conference 2025: Proceedings Out Now
Technology and digitization profoundly shape the world we live in, and the stakes are high. This open-access volume addresses some of the most urgent challenges. It constitutes the proceedings of the First Interdisciplinary Science and Research…
Seven New Fellowship Application Calls Open
We are delighted to announce the opening of seven new fellowship application calls for the academic year 2026-2027 aimed at researchers, journalists, and translators. You can find more information on the various programs below.
Notes From the 2025 Autumn Fellows' Conference
On 12 November, the IWM hosted the autumn edition of its biannual Fellows' Conference, organized by visiting fellows Halyna Herasym and Anna Derzhypilska. A cornerstone of intellectual life at the Institute since its inception, it provides an…
Can We Resist the AI Empire, Karen Hao?
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 melts into air. But don’t panic…
Geopolitical Talk with Andrew Small: Deciphering the Triangle - US Disorder, Chinese Ambition, and European Agency
We are delighted to announce the next edition of our Geopolitical Talks event series. On 25 November, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev is joined by Andrew Small, incoming Asia director at the European Council on Foreign Relations, who will examine…
What Is the Meaning of Freedom, Timothy Snyder?
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 melts into air. But don’t panic…