Current Fellows' research
- 2025 Archival DevelopmentIn 2025, Anastasia Felcher will take part in setting up a digital archive of Russia’s war against Ukraine as a joint INDEX-IWM Archival Development Fellow at the newly launched INDEX Institute for Documentation and Exchange in Lviv.
- The Transformation of Nationalism: A Theoretical AnalysisThe project focuses on the key aspects of contemporary Western nationalism.
- New Historical Museums and Memory Wars in PolandOver the past twenty years many new museums and memory institutions have been developed in Poland. The first significant initiative was the Warsaw Rising Museum opened in 2004.
- Kosovo Specialist Chambers as a New Model of Internationalized Courts: Legal, Political and Discursive Implications for Transitional JusticeThe Kosovo Specialist Chambers are a distinctive entity in international criminal justice, tasked with prosecuting war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army during and after the Kosovo War.
- Legal WarriorsIn her project “Legal Warriors”, Solmaz Khorsand aims to conduct a multiple case study on the dissident spirit among jurists.
- Exploring the Genesis Moment: Tracking the Making of a New World Order and Europe’s Place in ItAs the existing world order unravels, how the new one will be forged is yet uncertain, as there is no consensus on how to identify the new or upcoming order. Many identifications have been suggested: the world is multipolar, apolar, asymmetrically multipolar, in entropy, or bipolar.
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.
- Visiting Fellows Arriving in FebruaryIn February, seven new fellows will join the Institute. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach out to iwm-pr@iwm…
- New Podcast Episode with Zsuzsanna Szelényi on the Rise of Illiberal DemocracyThis podcast episode with Zsuzsanna Szelényi explores the potential impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on Europe, the security challenges facing the EU, and the rise of illiberal democracy.
Upcoming events
- Fellows' Colloquia with Robert KostroSeminars and Colloquia
- Space and Spatial Representations in Transition after World Wars I & IIConferences and Workshops
- Panels and Discussions
- Monthly Lecture with Andrii PortnovLecture
Recent Media
Upcoming events
- Fellows' Colloquia with Robert KostroSeminars and Colloquia
- Space and Spatial Representations in Transition after World Wars I & IIConferences and Workshops
- Panels and Discussions
- Monthly Lecture with Andrii PortnovLecture
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.
- Visiting Fellows Arriving in FebruaryIn February, seven new fellows will join the Institute. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach out to iwm-pr@iwm…
- New Podcast Episode with Zsuzsanna Szelényi on the Rise of Illiberal DemocracyThis podcast episode with Zsuzsanna Szelényi explores the potential impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on Europe, the security challenges facing the EU, and the rise of illiberal democracy.
Current Fellows' research
- 2025 Archival DevelopmentIn 2025, Anastasia Felcher will take part in setting up a digital archive of Russia’s war against Ukraine as a joint INDEX-IWM Archival Development Fellow at the newly launched INDEX Institute for Documentation and Exchange in Lviv.
- The Transformation of Nationalism: A Theoretical AnalysisThe project focuses on the key aspects of contemporary Western nationalism.
- New Historical Museums and Memory Wars in PolandOver the past twenty years many new museums and memory institutions have been developed in Poland. The first significant initiative was the Warsaw Rising Museum opened in 2004.
- Kosovo Specialist Chambers as a New Model of Internationalized Courts: Legal, Political and Discursive Implications for Transitional JusticeThe Kosovo Specialist Chambers are a distinctive entity in international criminal justice, tasked with prosecuting war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army during and after the Kosovo War.
- Legal WarriorsIn her project “Legal Warriors”, Solmaz Khorsand aims to conduct a multiple case study on the dissident spirit among jurists.
- Exploring the Genesis Moment: Tracking the Making of a New World Order and Europe’s Place in ItAs the existing world order unravels, how the new one will be forged is yet uncertain, as there is no consensus on how to identify the new or upcoming order. Many identifications have been suggested: the world is multipolar, apolar, asymmetrically multipolar, in entropy, or bipolar.
Recent Media
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