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Stickgrafik von Ina Loitzl: ›Franz Kafka, Stickportrait‹, Schwarzer Faden in Papier, 2015

Kafkas letzte Tage – Ein Podcast in 53 Folgen

Die letzten Wochen seines Lebens, vom 19. April bis zum 3. Juni 1924, verbrachte Franz Kafka in einem kleinen Sanatorium in Kierling bei Klosterneuburg. Kafkas Lebensgefährtin Dora Diamant war bei ihm. Die Zeit ist von Kafkas tödlicher Krankheit,…

New Fellows Starting in April

We are happy to introduce our fellows who will be starting their fellowship in April. You can learn more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests and other media-related…
A description text within the exhibition Liberated Space

Tracing Cultural Politics: IWM Field Trip to Bratislava

On 23 March 2024, a group of IWM staff members and visiting fellows made their way to Bratislava to see the exhibition Liberated Space: Care – Architecture – Feminism. The trip also provided an opportunity for dialogue with protagonists of…

Cancelled: Geopolitical Talk with Meghan O'Sullivan

Regrettably, tomorrow's event on "Geopolitics and the Energy Transition. Can the Downward Spiral Be Reversed?" with Meghan O'Sullivan has to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
Mariia Shynkarenko

Unveiling Crimea's Complexities with Mariia Shynkarenko

Mariia Shynkarenko is a political scientist and a Research Associate in the Ukraine in European Dialogue program at the IWM. Her research focuses on the historical and contemporary identity, indigeneity and resistance of Crimean Tatars. In 2023,…

ERC Mentoring Initiative - Call for Applications

The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM), 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 Council…
Book cover "Kosmopolitismus im Wandel"

Neue Publikation: Kosmopolitismus im Wandel

Das vom Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen herausgegebene Buch von Seyla Benhabib „Kosmopolitismus im Wandel: Zwischen Demos, Kosmos und Globus“ ist bei Mandelbaum Verlag erschienen.
London Ukrainian Review: War on the Environment

New Issue: London Ukrainian Review

We are pleased to share the Spring issue of London Ukrainian Review “War on the Environment” produced in collaboration with the Ukraine in European Dialogue program at the IWM.

Apply Now: The Most Documented War Symposium

We continue the symposium "The Most Documented War" launched in 2023 to gather initiatives that collect and archive materials about the Russian-Ukrainian war.

New Fellows Starting in March

We are happy to welcome three new fellows to the Institute. You can learn more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests and other media-related inquiries, please contact…
Photo of a torn Ukraine flag

Longing for the Anniversary Ukraine Will Celebrate, Not Just Mark

On the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kseniya Kharchenko, Documenting Ukraine Project Manager and Member of PEN Ukraine, reflects on Ukraine's many "dark anniversaries".

Wie Gespalten ist Unsere Gesellschaft? ­– Nächste Debatte der Reihe „Europa im Diskurs“ am 3. März 2024

Wir freuen uns am Sonntag, den 3. März 2024, erneut zu einer brisanten Diskussionsrunde der Reihe „Europa im Diskurs“ ins Burgtheater einzuladen. Die Frage „Wie gespalten ist unsere Gesellschaft?“ wird diskutiert von Isolde Charim, Jürgen Kaube,…