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Introducing Our First Fellows of the New Academic Year

We are excited to announce our first fellows of this new academic year. You can find out more about their individual fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests and other media-related inquiries,…
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New Podcast Episode with Sławomir Sierakowski on Europe, China, and the Future of Global Politics

In this episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, host Ivan Vejvoda is joined by Sławomir Sierakowski, a distinguished Polish sociologist, public intellectual, and founder of Kritika Polityczna. 
INDEXing the Future: Launch of the Institute for Documentation and Exchange

INDEXing the Future: Official Launch Event of the Institute for Documentation and Exchange

On 7 September 2024, a new cultural and research institution that documents Russia’s war against Ukraine and facilitates intellectual exchange between Ukraine and the wider world will officially be launched in Lviv. 
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Neue Publikation: Europa und Nach-Europa

Die von IWM Permanent Fellow Ludger Hagedorn und Klaus Nellen, Permanent Fellow Emeritus und Herausgeber des bis 2015 erschienenen Journals Transit – Europäische Revue, herausgegebene deutschsprachige Neuausgabe des geschichtsphilosophischen…
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IWM Library Closed until 3 September

Due to maintenance work and the annual inventory, the IWM library will be closed for external users from 22 July until the end of August 2024.
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Interview: Ola Hnatiuk on Jerzy Giedroyc's Legacy and Polish-Ukrainian Relations

Ola Hnatiuk is a Polish and Ukrainian scholar, emerita professor at the University of Warsaw and professor at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, former vice president of PEN Ukraine, diplomat, and civic activist. She is currently a visiting scholar within the IWM…
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The Current State and Future of Democracy with Philippe C. Schmitter

In this episode, Ivan Vejvoda is joined by Philippe C. Schmitter to discuss the current state and future of democracy, particularly in the context of rising populism and authoritarianism. 

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…
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Kim Lane Scheppele Talks About Orbán, Populism, and the Legal Path to Autocracy in New Podcast Episode

In this episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, Ivan Vejvoda hosts Kim Lane Scheppele, the Lawrence S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at Princeton University. 
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Vienna Humanities Festival 2024: Full Program Now Online

The full program of this year's Vienna Humanities Festival, which sees its seventh edition in autumn, is now available online. Under the overarching theme Uncharted/Neuland, visitors are invited to examine and discuss the political, ecological,…

Life on the Edge and The Most Documented War: Highlights from Recent Documenting Ukraine Events

In late May and early June, the IWM's Documenting Ukraine program, together with partners within and outside Ukraine, co-organized two significant events that provided space for encounters, exchange, and reflection on the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war…
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The Long Shadow of a Sinister Past: Read the Full Text of this Year's Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture

On 14 June, Martin Pollack, one of Austria's most renowned writers and public intellectuals, delivered the 2024 Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture. Since 2019, the IWM has been inviting renowned scholars and intellectuals to honor the legacy of…