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Claus Offe in Memoriam
The Institute for Human Sciences mourns the passing of Claus Offe (1940–2025), who died in his native Berlin on 1 October. Offe, a former member of the Institutes’ Academic Advisory Board and a non-resident permanent fellow at the IWM since 2015,…
Visiting Fellows Joining the IWM in October
We are pleased to introduce the eight fellows listed below, who will be joining the Institute in October. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please reach…
This Week: Ideas Take Center Stage at the Vienna Humanities Festival
The eighth edition of the Vienna Humanities Festival kicks off this week! Four keynotes at the Wien Museum, Radiokulturhaus, and Volkstheater lead up to the festival weekend at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, where visitors can look forward to more…
Ukraine and the World: IWM Launches New Research Program
The IWM is pleased to announce the launch of its new research program, Ukraine and the World. Building on the Institute’s longstanding intellectual engagement with Ukraine and Ukrainian scholars, this new program marks the transition of the…
Vienna Humanities Festival 2025: Keynotes by Didier Eribon, Federica Gregoratto, Lyndal Roper, Natasha Wheatley
ON EDGE/UNBEHAGEN - This is the guiding theme of the eighth Vienna Humanities Festival. In three weeks, Vienna will once again become a hub for captivating discussions and critical debates, as some of the world's most brilliant thinkers, researchers…
ERC Mentoring Initiative - Call for Applications
The Institute for Human Sciences (IWM Vienna), together with the Polish Academy of Sciences and generously supported by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, has established a mentoring initiative for applicants for European Research…
New Vienna Coffee House Conversations Podcast Episode: Post-Enlightenment Hungary with Péter Krekó
In this new episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Vejvoda welcomes Péter Krekó to discuss the emerging “post-Enlightenment” era, characterized by emotional, myth-driven politics that challenge the…
8th Vienna Humanities Festival 2025
The full program of this year's Vienna Humanities Festival under the overarching theme ON EDGE/UNBEHAGEN is now available online. On the last weekend of September, with over 20 events, professors from the world's leading universities as well as…
New Vienna Coffee House Conversations Podcast Episode: Defending the European Miracle: Borders, Asylum, and Security with Gerald Knaus
In this new episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Vejvoda speaks with Austrian social scientist and co-founder and chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI) Gerald Knaus.
IWM Library Closed until 31 August
Due to maintenance work and the annual inventory, the IWM library will be closed for external users until 31 August 2025.
New Vienna Coffee House Conversations Podcast Episode: Europe’s Demographic Reckoning with Tim Judah
In this new episode of the Vienna Coffee House Conversations, IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Vejvoda speaks with British journalist and author Tim Judah about his new book Life and Fate.
New World Orders: Past, Present, and Future: Rewatch this Year's Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture
The Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan delivered the 2025 Krzysztof Michalski Memorial Lecture. Since 2018, the IWM has invited renowned scholars and intellectuals to honor the legacy of its founding rector as part of this lecture series.…