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Ausschreibungen | Announcements

Early career researcher (pre- or postdoctoral) in Political Science

The research project "Valuing Waste: the Politics of Knowledge in Wastewater Monitoring" (PI: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Katharina T. Paul) is advertising a position for an early career researcher (pre- or postdoctoral, employment scope: 30 hours/week). The...

Forschungsprojekte | Research Projects

Magdalena Eitenberger awarded ME/CFS Fellowship

The project "ME/CFS Pathways: Understanding and Translating Lived Experiences of Uncertain Diagnosis and Healthcare" is one of six research projects funded by the WWTF.

The IPW cordially congratulates Magdalena Eitenberger!

Publikationen | Publications

Environmental disasters and the origins of environmental politics

In a new blog post, Hristina Talkova lists key 2026 anniversaries of environmental disasters and links them to political and legal developments.

Publikationen | Publications

Making global environmental assessments fit for future challenges

In a new article in the journal "Environmental Science & Policy" Alice Vadrot and colleagues are examining environmental assessments and how they can adapt to changing needs in the modern world.

IPW Lectures

IPW Lecture: Clientelism, Cleavages and the Democratic Opposition in Serbia

When: 20.05.2026, 17:00-18:30. Where: Multifunktionsraum, NIG. Speaker: Valentina Petrović (Department of Political Science, University of Vienna).

Publikationen | Publications

The International Seabed Authority as a deep-sea data authority

In his new blog post, Emil W. Hildebrand is reflecting on deep-sea data and how the International Seabed Authority became a data authority.

Publikationen | Publications

Taking Stock at BBNJ PrepCom 3: What has been delivered to COP1?

In her latest blog post, Wenwen Lyu is taking stock at the third meeting of the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom3) to the BBNJ Agreement, which took place in New York ahead of the first Conference of Parties.

Publikationen | Publications

Critique of Globalisation

Ulrich Brand has written an entry for the "Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism" (eds. Wolfgang Fritz Haug, Frigga Haug, Wolfgang Küttler, Oliver Walkenhorst and Peter Jehle), translated by Eric-John Russell.

Veranstaltungen | Events

External Event: Towards a Futureproof European Research Area: Boosting Trust, Integrity, and Resilience

As part of this year's ALLEA General Assembly, there will be a public conference on 27 May 2026 from 13:00 to 16:00, with Barbara Prainsack as one of the discussants.

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