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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…
New Fellows Joining the IWM in November
We are delighted to introduce the four visiting fellows listed below, who will be joining the Institute in November. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries,…
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…