On 18 January, the next edition of our Debating Europe series will examine the rise of the tech bros and Silicon Valley's influence on US politics and beyond. Our first panelist is @marietjeschaake.bsky.social. 🎫 Tickets & more info: buff.ly/Y3EsneY 🤝 BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @derstandard.at

📣 Call for applications: Jerzy Giedroyc Fellowship 2026-27 Do you work on relations between Poland and Ukraine, Lithuania, or Belarus? Does your research touch on the legacy of Jerzy Giedroyc and/or Kultura? Apply by 10 February for a four-month stay at the IWM: www.iwm.at/program/jerz...

We kick off 2026 by welcoming six new visiting fellows to the Institute. In the coming months, they will work on topics ranging from planetary realism to non-figurative art and European economic (dis)unity. 👉 Learn more about their projects here: www.iwm.at/news/the-iwm...

Anlässlich des 70. Geburtstags von Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier diskutiert IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev heute beim Symposium „Demokratie als Auftrag“ mit Historiker Norbert Frei darüber, wie Demokratie verteidigt werden kann. 📺 Live ab 18 Uhr: www.youtube.com/live/U6rNDGC...

In two weeks, join us for the next edition of Debating Europe on the Tech Bros and their quest for money, power, and political influence. A cooperation of BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @iwm.at, and @derstandard.at. 👉 More information & tickets: www.iwm.at/event/what-d...

How does Spain reckon with a dictatorship that was never fully confronted? In one of our most popular videos this week, historian Julián Casanova speaks with Judit Carrera about Franco’s legacy and why Spain still struggles to face this traumatic past. 📺 Rewatch their #VHF25 talk:

As the new year begins, I want to say a word of appreciation for colleagues in and funders of our Ukraine programming @iwm.at. Please follow the link to learn about the important work we are doing together in our project Ukraine and the World. www.iwm.at/news/ukraine...

📣 Applications are still open for our Lesia Ukraїnka Fellowship 2026–27! Are you a scholar in the humanities or social sciences researching global questions linked to Ukraine’s past and present? Spend three months as a Junior Visiting Fellow at the IWM: ➡️ www.iwm.at/calls/lesia-...

30 years ago, in 1995, the IWM's website went live—back when most people were still discovering what a 'homepage' was. Stay tuned for 2026, with a refreshed look of our page and easier ways to access the IWM's content: www.iwm.at.

Eine Anti-Migrationspolitik befeuert den Aufstieg des Autoritarismus zehn Jahre nach der Flüchtlingsbewegung von 2015. Dabei könnte Migrationspolitik zur Demokratisierung und einer neuen Humanität beitragen, schreibt Manuela Bojadžijev in der neuen IWMpost: 🗞️ www.iwm.at/publication/...

As Poland’s influence in Europe grows, so do its internal divisions. Can liberals and conservatives find real compromise? Rewatch our recent Political Salon with Maciej Kisilowski, Christian Ultsch, Andreas Treichl, and Ivan Krastev to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDbC...

📣 Call for applications! We are currently accepting applications for the Milena Jesenská Fellowship, a three‑month residency for cultural journalists from across Europe, offering a monthly stipend, workspace, and access to the IWM community. More info & to apply: www.iwm.at/calls/milena...

The Polish women’s movement turned the legacy of sacrifice into a weapon for suffrage. With nationalism as its ally, it was among the world’s first to secure voting rights. Yet, the doors to power remained firmly shut to women. 🗞️ Katarzyna Wężyk in the latest IWMpost: www.iwm.at/publication/...

How did the Civil War’s unresolved questions shape modern America? In one of our most popular videos this week, historian Gary Gerstle joins Misha Glenny to explore questions of race, power, identity, and the roots of today’s populism. 👉 Rewatch their talk from the #VHF25: youtu.be/P2nGfljbGTk?...

The IWM will be closed from 24 December to 7 January. As the year draws to a close, here are 12 of our favorite books that shaped 2025 at the Institute: 📚 www.iwm.at/news/our-yea...

🎙️New podcast episode out! Did global order really begin in Europe—and are we now entering a long age of disorder? Listen to the latest FD episode with IR scholar @aysezarakol.bsky.social on empires, strongmen, and what might come after the nation state: buff.ly/QSFpsSD 🤝 @falter.at

Serbia has become one of the focal points in the global struggle to protect academic freedom. The IWM was honored to host a delegation led by University of Belgrade Rector Vladan Đokić for yesterday's roundtable on civic resilience and institutional pushback against the assault on Serbian academia.

📻 What is the future of public service media in an age of deepening polarization, disinformation, and eroding trust? In the latest IWMpost issue, @vstetka.bsky.social argues that its survival depends on its capacity to adapt to the digital era while resisting its harmful impacts. 👉 buff.ly/g6T1Q3f

In political transitions, nationalism resurges, with reproductive rights often being the first casualty. In one of our most popular videos this week, Marta Bucholc shows why struggles over reproduction sit at the very heart of democracy, justice, and equality. 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMpU...

🗞️ IWMpost 136 Out Now! From AI governance, public service media, and digital platforms in Africa to the computational visions of society championed by one of the leading intellectuals of the American Right, this issue maps the many dimensions of digital transformation. ➡️ www.iwm.at/publication/...

📢 Call for Applications! The Jan Patočka Fellowship is open to doctoral and postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences who work on topics inspired by Jan Patočka’s legacy and his intellectual endeavor to rethink Europe under post-European paradigms. www.iwm.at/calls/jan-pa...

Thank you to everyone who joined today’s workshop "Spaces and Traces of Containment: Architectures of Extractivism." We look forward to welcoming you back to the IWM soon! @terminalias.bsky.social @smartitaz.bsky.social

There are a few seats left for tonight's Political Salon with Maciej Kisilowski! Register here: civi.iwm.at/form/event-r... @erstestiftung.org @diepressecom.bsky.social @paninwien.bsky.social

How did the fall of the Habsburg Empire reshape modern sovereignty? In one of our most popular videos this week, historian Natasha Wheatley unpacks the roots of 20th-century nation-building. 📺 Watch her keynote from this year's #VHF: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJcn...

All human drama is encounter, and all human communication is translation. @sjgarnett.bsky.social @iwm.at

Join us for the relaunch of our Political Salons on 9 Dec with Maciej Kisilowski, IWM fellow & professor @weareceu.bsky.social. He will discuss Poland’s political fragmentation, its economic “miracle,” and the country’s evolving role in shaping European security policy. ➡️ www.iwm.at/event/lets-a...

🎙️ New podcast episode out! What really drove Soviet leaders? How did China become Moscow’s nightmare? And why is Putin’s war in Ukraine such a catastrophic gamble? 👉 Find out in our latest episode with @radchenko.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/37fa6cs4 @falter.at @evakonzett.bsky.social

We are delighted that six new fellows will start their research stays this month. Welcome to the IWM, Adam Bence Balazs, @okhromeychuk.bsky.social, Jakob Mikanowski, @terminalias.bsky.social, Milica Rašić, and Uldis Tirons! 👉 Find out more about their work here: www.iwm.at/news/new-fel...

Missed @ajwsmall.bsky.social's Geopolitical Talk on Tuesday? Rewatch one of our most popular videos this week, where Small and IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev dissect the US-EU-China power triangle: youtu.be/dcAdhfQsWq8?...

Are you a translator working on non‑fiction in the humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, between Eastern ↔ Western European languages? Apply for a 2026/2027 Paul Celan Fellowship at the IWM! Deadline: 16 Jan 2026. ➡️ iwm.at/calls/paul-celan-fellowship-26-27 In coop with S. Fischer Stiftung

Trump’s courting of Europe’s far right may deepen polarization without securing lasting U.S. influence, argues IWM Albert Hirschman Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev in his latest piece for Foreign Affairs 👇

💡 While preparing for this year’s Patočka Memorial Lecture, we dug deep into our archive. Jacques Derrida was among the first to deliver the lecture in 1992. Join us this year on 11 December, when @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social asks what remains of Christian Democracy today. 👉 www.iwm.at/event/what-w...

Could footnotes soon point to videos instead of books? Read IWM Visiting Fellow @pbkauf.bsky.social's conversation with Russell Harper from the @chicagomanual.bsky.social about Peter B. Kaufman's new book, The Moving Image: cmosshoptalk.com/2025/11/25/p...

Time to Decide! On 2 December, leading thinkers, policymakers, and experts will gather in Vienna to explore Europe’s place in a shifting world order. Get ready for a day full of bold ideas from some of today's most influential voices! 👉 www.iwm.at/event/time-t... 🤝 @erstestiftung.org

📖 Last week, the IWM and @tuwien.at co-organized the First Interdisciplinary Science and Research Conference on Digital Humanism here in Vienna. The conference proceedings—30 full and 12 short papers—are available open access on @springernature.com: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #DigHum2025

How can the Russo-Ukrainian war be brought to an end? IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Krastev weighs in as one of 7 leading experts on @nytimes.com (paywall): www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...

There are still some places left for tomorrow's Geopolitical Talk! Register here: civi.iwm.at/form/event-r...

In an age of globalization, identity & cultural belonging matter more than ever. At this year's #VHF, author and novelist Andrea Tompa explored how stories shape who we are, and how our quest for belonging intertwines with power, control & freedom. 📺Rewatch her talk here: youtu.be/ivjlCgGouJo?...

📣 Call for applications 📣 Are you a (post-) doctoral researcher in the humanities and social sciences, a journalist, or a translator? We are currently accepting applications for seven (!) different fellowship programs for the academic year 2026-2027. 👉 More info: www.iwm.at/news/seven-n...

🗣️ On 12 November, the IWM hosted its 2025 Autumn Fellows’ Conference, a day of intellectual exchange among early-career researchers and established scholars. It explored themes like prospects in digital humanism, crisis & critique, and the human face of political violence. ➡️ tinyurl.com/3srsfn8j

🎙️ New podcast episode out! Join IWM Rector Misha Glenny and @falter.at's @evakonzett.bsky.social on Future Discontinuous as they sit down with award-winning journalist & author @karenhao.bsky.social to ask: Can we resist the #AI empire? 🎧 Listen now: www.iwm.at/news/can-we-...

🌍 Join us for our upcoming Geopolitical Talk with @ajwsmall.bsky.social, senior fellow at @gmfus.bsky.social and incoming Asia director at @ecfr.eu. In conversation with Ivan Krastev, he will examine the intricate power dynamics between China, the US, and Europe. 👉 www.iwm.at/news/geopoli...

Vergangenen Sonntag diskutierte eine hochkarätige Runde bei Europa im Diskurs im Wiener Burgtheater über Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der europäischen Verteidigungspolitik. 📺 Die Aufzeichnung zum Nachsehen gibt es hier: www.youtube.com/watch?v=isrB... 🤝 BURG, @erstestiftung.org, @derstandard.at

Wir freuen uns, @martinviktor.bsky.social als Redner der kommenden Monthly Lecture zu begrüßen! Basierend auf Freud & Sozialpsychologie spürt der Ökonom und Psychotherapeut dem Zusammenhang von Vermögenskonzentration, Endlichkeit und Unsterblichkeitsprojekten nach. ➡️ www.iwm.at/event/uberre...

Tomorrow, the IWM hosts the autumn edition of its biannual Fellows' Conference, which gives emerging researchers an opportunity to present their work and gather feedback in a collegial atmosphere. ➡️ More info: www.iwm.at/event/autumn... 🎥 Watch 2024 participant Krystof Dolezal's reflections here:

📖 Flieg, mein Lied: Auftakt der Reihe „Ukrainische Bibliothek in deutscher Sprache“ (@wallsteinverlag.bsky.social) mit Werken von Taras Schewtschenko & Lesia Ukraїnka. 🗣️ Juri Andruchowytsch, Tanja Maljartschuk, Gerti Drassl, Maria Weissenböck & Musik von Ganna Gryniva. 👉 www.iwm.at/event/flieg-...

To go into exile or to stay—in one of this week's most popular videos on our channel, Irina Borogan and @andreisoldatov.bsky.social speak about their new book 'Our Dear Friends in Moscow,' a story of a generation of Russian journalists shaped by the rise of Putin. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-60r...

🚨 Future Discontinuous is back! 🚨 In conversation with hosts Misha Glenny and @evakonzett.bsky.social, @timothysnyder.bsky.social discusses his experiences in the Soviet Union, the many shades of freedom, and the structures societies need to truly flourish. 🎙️ tinyurl.com/2fexmxu9 🤝 @falter.at

🗨️ ‘The past is never dead. It’s not even past.’ In an engrossing conversation, IWM Rector Misha Glenny and historian Gary Gerstle discuss racial nationalism, the American Civil War, and the US Constitution. 👉 Read more on @eurozine.bsky.social www.eurozine.com/americas-pol...

Wie steht es um Europas Verteidigungspolitik? Darüber diskutiert in der nächsten Ausgabe von ‚Europa im Diskurs‘ kommenden Sonntag unter anderem die Strategieberaterin und Publizistin Petra Erler. 👉 Tickets können über die Burgtheater-Website erworben werden: www.burgtheater.at/produktionen...