Current Fellows' research
- Unwanted yet Documented: The Legal Status of Refugees from Soviet Ukraine in 1930s RomaniaThe focus of this project is to investigate the fates of migrants forced to leave the USSR for Romania in the early 1930s, as well as the decision-making process followed by the Romanian authorities.
- Growing Up Algorithmic: Children, Power, and the Politics of Digital RegulationDigital technologies are an inextricable part of the public sphere, yet their impact is not inevitable but instead shaped by deliberate choices, ones that are often masked as technological necessity.
- Resilience, Resistance, Revolt: Cultural Resilience in Belgrade, Chisinau, Kyiv, and TbilisiThis project explores how urban creators in Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, and Serbia sustain cultural spaces amid brain drain, authoritarianism, and war.
- Liberalism and Its DiscontentsFrancis Fukuyama will examine the philosophical foundations, historical evolution, and current discontents with liberalism, and analyze strategies - such as addressing economic inequality, building social cohesion, and defending democratic institutions - to preserve its core principles in the per
- The Geopolitics of False Narratives: Decoding Serbia and Russia’s Emotional AllianceThis project investigates the emotional manipulation underpinning the relationship between Serbia and Russia, challenging the prevailing myth of an unshakable Slavic-Orthodox brotherhood.
- The EU in a Weaponized Digital World: A Network AnalysisIn today’s interconnected world, technological networks can be weaponized by countries that control their most critical nodes—such as social media platforms or semiconductor manufacturers.
News
- Impressions from the Spring Fellows' Conference 2026On 10 April, IWM fellows and guests gathered in the Institute's library for this year's Spring Fellows' Conference. A staple of intellectual life at the Institute since its early days, the biannual conference offers an…
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in AprilThe seven fellows below are joining the Institute this month. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach out to iwm-…
- Neue IWM-Publikation – »Geschlechtsidentität: Die Karriere einer Kategorie« von Rogers BrubakerDas neue Buch von Rogers Brubaker, Geschlechtsidentität: Die Karriere einer Kategorie, herausgegeben am Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, ist im Mandelbaum Verlag erschienen. Das Buch ist eine deutsche,…
Upcoming events
- Fellows' Colloquium with Naja Dyrendom GraugaardSeminars and Colloquia
- Political Salon with Francis FukuyamaPanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Richard CockettSeminars and Colloquia
- Festivals
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Upcoming events
- Fellows' Colloquium with Naja Dyrendom GraugaardSeminars and Colloquia
- Political Salon with Francis FukuyamaPanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Richard CockettSeminars and Colloquia
- Festivals
News
- Impressions from the Spring Fellows' Conference 2026On 10 April, IWM fellows and guests gathered in the Institute's library for this year's Spring Fellows' Conference. A staple of intellectual life at the Institute since its early days, the biannual conference offers an…
- New Fellows Joining the IWM in AprilThe seven fellows below are joining the Institute this month. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach out to iwm-…
- Neue IWM-Publikation – »Geschlechtsidentität: Die Karriere einer Kategorie« von Rogers BrubakerDas neue Buch von Rogers Brubaker, Geschlechtsidentität: Die Karriere einer Kategorie, herausgegeben am Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen, ist im Mandelbaum Verlag erschienen. Das Buch ist eine deutsche,…
Current Fellows' research
- The Idea of Moral SocialismWhat Is Moral Socialism?
- Philosophical Foundations of American Populism in the third Decade of the 21st CenturyDuring his stay at the IWM, Wojciech Engelking will be working on the philosophical foundations of the latest incarnation of American populism.
- The Future of the Liberal Vision in a World Without RulesAs a lifelong liberal and a former practicing politician, Michael Ignatieff faces a world he never expected: the rise of a counter-revolutionary right and the near collapse of the liberal international order created after 1945. This situation is not without precedent.
- Justice Denied as a Key Failure of Post-Autocratic Democratic Reforms: A Case Study of the Macedonian Special Prosecutor’s OfficeThe issue of organized crime and corruption arguably remains the greatest stumbling block in convincing the European Union to expand into the Western Balkans, Moldova, and Ukraine.
- Escaping the Doom Spiral: How to Reclaim the Future for Liberal DemocracyAmid interlinking crises and deep-running transformations—from the energy transition and trade wars to the return of great power politics and the fight to counter disinformation and regulate Big Tech—liberal democracies have struggled to formulate compelling narratives.
- Land, Body, and Healing in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)During her fellowship at IWM, Naja Dyrendom Graugaard will be working on a research project that examines the relations between land, body, and healing in the Arctic, with a specific focus on coastal communities in Kalaallit Nunaat.
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