Understanding Eastern and Southeast Europe—creating, preserving, and communicating knowledge. This is the goal of the Regensburg-based Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS). The IOS is one of the largest non-university research institutions of its kind in Germany. Our staff include historians, economists, and political scientists with a particular interest in the former Soviet Union and Southeast Europe. In addition, the IOS provides important infrastructure services for research.
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The IOS in the Media
Wie die Vampire in die Welt kamen
The program "Kalenderblatt" on the 300th anniversary of the first mention of the word "vampire," with comments from Peter Mario Kreuter.
Deutschlandfunk
30 Jahre Srebrenica – Interview mit Historiker Konrad Clewing
Interview with Konrad Clewing about historical revisionism in the Western Balkans and the challenges to the region's reconciliation processes.
Deutschlandfunk
Protest on the Road
Report on the ongoing protests in Serbia, with statements from Nikola Gajić.
VOX
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