Current Fellows' research
- The Balkans: Mission PossibleNo, this is not a mistake. Intellectually obscene as it may sound, the titles of the IWM lectures in Human Sciences at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna were inspired by Mission Impossible, the Tom Cruise film series.
- The Soviet Jews of the Stagnation Era and Their Dual Identity: "Jewishness" and Russian CultureJournalist and curator Anna Narinskaya is preparing her second non-fiction book at the intersection of cultural studies and memoirs.
- Storytelling and Sharing Experiences in Times of WarDrawing from her experiences as a journalist who covered or reflected on crises and wars in the former Soviet space and beyond since the 1990s, Natalie Nougayrède will collect observations and descriptions from people she meets and situations she encounters in Ukraine to reflect on the not
- Seyla Benhabib: The Rights of Others. Aliens, Residents and Citizens (ENG > CZE)Seyla Benhabib's book The Rights of Others. Aliens, Residents and Citizens (CUP 2004) is an insightful contribution to contemporary debates in political and moral philosophy on both refugee rights and the regulatory rights of democracies.
- 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.
- Digital HumanismWe live in a “digital” world, the separation between physical and virtual makes (almost) no sense anymore.
News
- Listen Now: Luke Cooper on Wartime Economics and Frontline Realities in UkraineIn this episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, Ivan Vejvoda is joined by historical scientist and friend of the show Luke Cooper to discuss Ukraine’s resilience in the face of the ongoing Russian invasion and…
- Next Geopolitical Talk on 5 November: Can We Create a Better World Order?On the evening of the U.S. elections, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev invites Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard University and one of today's most distinguished geopolitical thinkers, to…
- Twenty-First Century Vertigo: Philipp Blom and Ivan Krastev in ConversationIn a new series of talks at the Museumsquartier, journalist, author, and broadcaster Philipp Blom discusses critical issues of the present with eminent guests from a wide range of backgrounds. On Tuesday, 22 October,…
Upcoming events
- Monthly Lecture with Rogers BrubakerLecture
- Fellows' Colloquium with Jakub ČapekSeminars and Colloquia
- Geopolitical Talk with Stephen WaltPanels and Discussions
- Ukrainian Black Sea Narratives, Multidirectional Memory, and the Challenges of DecolonizationLecture
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Upcoming events
- Monthly Lecture with Rogers BrubakerLecture
- Fellows' Colloquium with Jakub ČapekSeminars and Colloquia
- Geopolitical Talk with Stephen WaltPanels and Discussions
- Ukrainian Black Sea Narratives, Multidirectional Memory, and the Challenges of DecolonizationLecture
News
- Listen Now: Luke Cooper on Wartime Economics and Frontline Realities in UkraineIn this episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, Ivan Vejvoda is joined by historical scientist and friend of the show Luke Cooper to discuss Ukraine’s resilience in the face of the ongoing Russian invasion and…
- Next Geopolitical Talk on 5 November: Can We Create a Better World Order?On the evening of the U.S. elections, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev invites Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard University and one of today's most distinguished geopolitical thinkers, to…
- Twenty-First Century Vertigo: Philipp Blom and Ivan Krastev in ConversationIn a new series of talks at the Museumsquartier, journalist, author, and broadcaster Philipp Blom discusses critical issues of the present with eminent guests from a wide range of backgrounds. On Tuesday, 22 October,…
Current Fellows' research
- Economics of Hereness: The Polish Origins of Global Developmentalism (1918–1968)Economics of Hereness examines the east-central European origins of development concepts that came to dominate the postwar world.
- Elusive Affinity of Elections and Democracy: Between Conflict and UncertaintyElections were once deemed democracy’s essential attribute. Yet, the disenchantment of citizens with this institution seems to be on the rise recently. The project seeks to critically assess and supplement an understanding of elections as non-violent conflict resolution.
- Early Cold War Political Trials Across the East-West DivideDuring the early Cold War, domestic justice was politicized in the service of the larger international conflict.
- The Balkans: Mission PossibleNo, this is not a mistake. Intellectually obscene as it may sound, the titles of the IWM lectures in Human Sciences at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna were inspired by Mission Impossible, the Tom Cruise film series.
- War Crowdfunding and the Digital Economy in UkraineDuring her fellowship at the IWM, Daria Chernousova will work with the PeaceRep-Ukraine project, a collaboration between the IWM and the London School of Economics.
- 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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