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"Everybody is so much now for democracy..." IWM Photography Exhibition

In 1990, IWM organized the landmark conference Central Europe on the Way to Democracy, bringing together leading intellectuals and politicians from across Europe, North America and the Soviet Union to discuss Europe’s future prospects at a time of…
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IWMpost 128 Out Now!

  The latest issue of the IWM's magazine, IWMpost, is now available in both digital and hard copies. “Statelessness” make up the central focus of this issue. 

New Visiting Fellows Starting in December

We are happy to announce our three Visiting Fellows who will join us at the Institute in December. 
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Newly published: “Faith in the World.” Post-Secular Readings of Hannah Arendt

Why not rescue the world, even while God seems completely irretrievable? A collective monograph edited by former fellow Rafael Zawisza and IWM Permanent Fellow Ludger Hagedorn explores the tacit though influential theological undercurrents in the…
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Ein neues IWM Buch: Kapitalismus im 21. Jahrhundert

Ein neues Buch aus der Zusammenarbeit des IWM mit dem Passagen Verlag ist gerade erschienen:„Kapitalismus im 21. Jahrhundert“, herausgegeben von der ehemaligen IWM-Rektorin Shalini Randeria. Mit Beiträgen von Nancy Fraser, Wolfgang Merkel, Branko…
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Charles Taylor zum 90.

Am 5. November 2021 wird Charles Taylor, einer der überragenden Denker unserer Zeit, 90 Jahre alt. Dem IWM ist Taylor über mehr als drei Jahrzehnte aufs Engste verbunden. Leben und Werk waren und sind bei ihm untrennbar: er ist Gelehrter,…

Visiting Fellows Arriving in November

We are happy to announce our Visiting Fellows who will join us at the Institute in November. 

The Case Against Economic Sanctions by Robert Skidelsky

It is highly doubtful whether the increasing use of economic sanctions in international politics is just, expedient, or effective. And when proponents of these punitive measures claim that commerce is possible only between civilized people, they…
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Europe's Futures Fellow Amanda Coakley shortlisted for NewsBrands Ireland reporting award

The IWM congratulates current Europe's Futures Fellow Amanda Coakley for being shortlisted for a "Foreign Coverage" NewsBrands Ireland reporting award.

New Digital Humanism Fellowship Program at the IWM

In 2022, the IWM will launch a new fellowship program on Digital Humanism, funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.
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Three New Fellowship Application Calls Open

The IWM is delighted to announce the opening of three new calls for fellowship applications.  
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Austria and the Czech Republic Agree to Strengthen Cooperation in the Social Sciences Through the IWM

The Czech Republic has agreed on funding for the Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, for EUR 175,000 over the course of the next three years.