Blogs
"Walk for Lika" and the Grammar of Institutional Betrayal
An illegal-waste scandal in Gospić has shaken Croatia. On ostBLOG, Katarina Damčević discusses the government's public communication strategy, concluding that the official response to the scandal has eroded citizens' trust.
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Kosovo Specialist Chambers: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Consequences of the Court Case
In The Hague, a verdict has been delivered against four former UÇK leaders. While the ruling is convincing in some respects, Konrad Clewing comments on ostBLOG that it also has significant weaknesses from a historical perspective.
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Fellowships
Program for Visiting Fellows 2027
The IOS invites historians, economists, political scientists and scholars of cognate disciplines to apply for a research stay of two to four weeks at the institute. Application deadline: September 30, 2026.
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Fellowships
Augustin Hirschvogel Fellowship at the IOS (2027)
Within the framework of its Fellow Program, the IOS awards the Augustin Hirschvogel Fellowship. The IOS encourages applications from historians, geographers, cartographers and scholars of cognate disciplines, who focus on Eastern or Southeastern Europe. Application deadline: September 30, 2026.
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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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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.
Events
The IOS in the Media
Squeezing the Elite
Analysis of the background to a wave of purported anti-corruption measures targeting Russian elites, with commentary by Fabian Burkhardt.
Novaya Gazeta Europe
Albanien – Eine Justizreform, die wehtut
A contribution to the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation’s program “Radiokolleg” on Albania’s reform efforts ahead of EU accession, with commentary by Konrad Clewing.
Ö1
Ukraine Has a New War Strategy—and It’s Working
Article from a U.S. magazine on Ukraine's attempts to inflict increasing damage on Russia within its own territory, with commentary by Ulf Brunnbauer.
Foreign Policy
News from the Institute
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