Current Fellows' research
- Why are People Abandoning Democracy for the NationFilip Milacic will conduct research on his new book, Political Entrepreneurs vs. Democracy: Why are People Abandoning Democracy for the Nation, which will be published by Cambridge University Press.
- Decolonizing Ukrainian Soviet Fashion: From World War II to IndependenceThe project draws and impacts on a variety of ongoing discourses, including Soviet cultural and nationality politics, the role of art, design, and consumption under authoritarian rule, Cold War soft diplomacy, and the role of the Ukrainian diaspora.
- Displaced People from Ukraine in Prague: New Political Subjectivities and Relations of SolidarityBased on ethnographic fieldwork, this project aims to address how, through their political claims and repertoires of actions, Ukrainians displaced by the war enacted new political subjectivities, shaped political alliances, and charged public spaces in Prague with new meanings.
- Resistance, Temporariness and Political (Dis)Continuity: Urban Governance and Refugees’ Labor Market Integration in Hamburg and IzmirThe project explores urban governance of refugee integration through a local-to-local interregional comparison. The interregional dimension is essential for uncovering similar local rationales despite national-level differences.
- Amnesia International: What World Leaders Keep Forgetting about World PoliticsStephen Walt's project examines the mistakes that world leaders make when they ignore some enduring truths about world politics.
- Remembering Eastern Europe through the Motion Pictures: Polish and Lithuanian Film Diaries in ExileThis research project focuses on the film diaries made by Eastern European artists and thinkers in exile. Focusing on the Polish and Lithuanian perspectives of Marian Marzyński and Jonas Mekas, the project aims to analyze the historical, cultural, and personal narratives embedded in their films.
Jobs and Open Calls
News
- Apply Now: Currently Open IWM Fellowship CallsThe IWM currently has numerous calls for applications for its various fellowship programs. Here you will find an overview of all currently open calls.
- Do We Have to Destroy the Environment to Save It, Julie Klinger?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…
- See You Next Year! The IWM Will Be Closed Until 7 JanuaryThe IWM Team wishes you happy holidays and all the best for the year end.
Upcoming events
- Debating EuropePanels and Discussions
- Seminars and Colloquia
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- Debating EuropePanels and Discussions
- Seminars and Colloquia
News
- Apply Now: Currently Open IWM Fellowship CallsThe IWM currently has numerous calls for applications for its various fellowship programs. Here you will find an overview of all currently open calls.
- Do We Have to Destroy the Environment to Save It, Julie Klinger?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…
- See You Next Year! The IWM Will Be Closed Until 7 JanuaryThe IWM Team wishes you happy holidays and all the best for the year end.
Current Fellows' research
- Why are People Abandoning Democracy for the NationFilip Milacic will conduct research on his new book, Political Entrepreneurs vs. Democracy: Why are People Abandoning Democracy for the Nation, which will be published by Cambridge University Press.
- Decolonizing Ukrainian Soviet Fashion: From World War II to IndependenceThe project draws and impacts on a variety of ongoing discourses, including Soviet cultural and nationality politics, the role of art, design, and consumption under authoritarian rule, Cold War soft diplomacy, and the role of the Ukrainian diaspora.
- Displaced People from Ukraine in Prague: New Political Subjectivities and Relations of SolidarityBased on ethnographic fieldwork, this project aims to address how, through their political claims and repertoires of actions, Ukrainians displaced by the war enacted new political subjectivities, shaped political alliances, and charged public spaces in Prague with new meanings.
- Resistance, Temporariness and Political (Dis)Continuity: Urban Governance and Refugees’ Labor Market Integration in Hamburg and IzmirThe project explores urban governance of refugee integration through a local-to-local interregional comparison. The interregional dimension is essential for uncovering similar local rationales despite national-level differences.
- Amnesia International: What World Leaders Keep Forgetting about World PoliticsStephen Walt's project examines the mistakes that world leaders make when they ignore some enduring truths about world politics.
- Remembering Eastern Europe through the Motion Pictures: Polish and Lithuanian Film Diaries in ExileThis research project focuses on the film diaries made by Eastern European artists and thinkers in exile. Focusing on the Polish and Lithuanian perspectives of Marian Marzyński and Jonas Mekas, the project aims to analyze the historical, cultural, and personal narratives embedded in their films.
Recent Media
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