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Echoes of Grief, Whispers of Responsibility: Three Decades After Srebrenica

Thirty years after the Srebrenica genocide, the glorification of war criminals and denial of the atrocities still dominate in Serbia and Republika Srpska. In his blog post, Nikola Gajić demonstrates how shifting the focus to shared moral responsibility could challenge nationalist narratives.

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The Leibniz Research Network Central and Eastern Europe Is Warning of a Threat to Academic Freedom in Hungary

Statement on the planned reorganization of the Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN) and its impact on the humanities and social sciences.

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Half a Million Voices: Mainstreaming the Ustaša Legacy at Thompson’s Zagreb Concert

In July 2025, Thompson's concert in Zagreb attracted half a million visitors, and Ustaša symbols were openly displayed. In her blog post, Katarina Damčević demonstrates how Croatian politicians contributed to the normalization of fascist content by legitimizing the event.

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The Ideals and the Realities: Integration Initiatives for “Late Repatriates” in Germany

In the 1990s, Germany's integration programs for ethnic German immigrants promised successful integration. In her blog post, Nino Aivazishvili-Gehne shows what life was really like. She describes young people working as babysitters instead of attending school and women unable to find childcare.

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New Research Department Politics at the IOS

One of Germany's largest political science research units with a focus on Eastern and Southeast Europe is being established at the Institute.

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About the Institute

The IOS

The IOS is one of the largest non-university research institutions of its kind in Germany. Through its work, the Institute contributes to a better understanding of the society and history of Eastern and Southeast Europe.

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Research

IOS Research

At the IOS, researchers from various disciplines conduct research on the history of as well as the economic and political developments in Eastern and Southeast Europe.

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Publications

In the Storms of Transformation – Two Shipyards between Socialism and the EU

The comparative study of shipyards in Poland and Croatia and their transformation after 1989 by Ulf Brunnbauer and others has been published by the University of Toronto Press.

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Library

The Institute’s Library

The IOS library is one of the largest of its kind, collecting and providing access to literature on Eastern Europe. It also maintains a wide range of electronic resources to support research.

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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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Connect with the Institute: Social Media and IOS Blogs

Stay in touch with us. The IOS provides analyses and commentaries on current developments in Eastern and Southeast Europe, news from the Institute, event tips, and much more on various channels such as Bluesky, Linkedin, and Mastodon, via its newsletter, and on its blogs.

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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.

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