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- 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.
- The Idea of Moral SocialismWhat Is Moral Socialism?
- Paulin Ismard: Le Miroir d’Œdipe: Penser l’esclavage [The Mirror of Oedipus: Reflections on Slavery] (FRE > SRP)In ‘The Mirror of Oedipus: Reflections on Slavery’ (Le miroir d’Œdipe.
- Tariffs, Technology, and Transfer Unions: The Historical Origins of European Economic (Dis)UnityDespite the European Union’s best efforts at forging greater economic, cultural, and political unity among member states, Europe’s “usable past” in economic history remains a patchwork of national stories, rather than a unified narrative.
- DisplacedDuring her Lesia Ukraїnka Senior Visiting Fellowship at the IWM, Olesya Khromeychuk will aim to rethink the concept of displacement not as a story of loss and defeat, but as a condition that has, paradoxically, contributed to the forging of Ukraine as a resilient political nation.
- Revolutionary Conservatism: Liberalism’s Next Grand RivalAt the IWM, Maciej Kisilowski will build on his recently published co-edited book, Let’s Agree on Poland: A Case Study in Strategic Constitutional Design (Oxford University Press, 2025), to examine revolutionary conservatism as a coherent global ideological rival to liberal democra
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- A New Fellowship Honoring the Legacy of Karel SchwarzenbergThe Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Karel Schwarzenberg Fellowship, established in memory of the eminent Czech-Austrian statesman and politician. We are delighted to…
- The IWM Invites Applications for the Position of RectorThe Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, Austria, invites outstanding candidates to apply for the position of Rector. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a renowned institution dedicated to the…
- We Welcome the First Fellows of 2026The six visiting fellows listed below will be joining the Institute in January. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please…
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Upcoming events
- Ivan Krastev and Yongle Zhang in ConversationPanels and Discussions
- Fellows' Colloquium with Martin MalekSeminars and Colloquia
- Monthly Lecture with Nils GilmanLecture
- Wiener VorlesungLecture
News
- A New Fellowship Honoring the Legacy of Karel SchwarzenbergThe Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) is pleased to announce the inauguration of the Karel Schwarzenberg Fellowship, established in memory of the eminent Czech-Austrian statesman and politician. We are delighted to…
- The IWM Invites Applications for the Position of RectorThe Institute for Human Sciences (IWM) in Vienna, Austria, invites outstanding candidates to apply for the position of Rector. This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a renowned institution dedicated to the…
- We Welcome the First Fellows of 2026The six visiting fellows listed below will be joining the Institute in January. Learn more about their fellowships and research projects by clicking on their names. For interview requests or media inquiries, please…
Current Fellows' research
- On the Spirit of Europe: A Philosophical and Economic Quest for Europe’s SoulTomáš Sedláček will be applying the final touches to his new book, The Spirit of Europe. What is the enduring “spirit” of Europe, and how can its rediscovery guide the continent through its current challenges and toward a more meaningful future?
- Mensch und Phantasie. Untersuchung der anthropologischen Grundlage von José Ortega y Gassets KulturphilosophieDas Forschungsprojekt beschäftigt sich mit der Philosophischen Anthropologie und Kulturphilosophie des spanischen Philosophen José Ortega y Gasset.
- Migration Infrastructure as a House of MirrorsBuildings communicate. They reflect architectural intent and function, but also their transformations and reuses over time. Their spatial organization and interfaces with the outside world structure and reproduce gendered and racialized social relations.
- Tariffs, Technology, and Transfer Unions: The Historical Origins of European Economic (Dis)UnityDespite the European Union’s best efforts at forging greater economic, cultural, and political unity among member states, Europe’s “usable past” in economic history remains a patchwork of national stories, rather than a unified narrative.
- Zygmunt Bauman: Modernity and the Holocaust (ENG > LAV)In his influential book Modernity and the Holocaust, Polish-British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman draws attention to the Holocaust as a possibility that still exists in European society: “The Holocaust is a by-product of the modem drive to a fully designed, fully controlled world, onc
- 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.
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