Research projects
ERC Consolidator Grant for Volha Bartash
Her project at the IOS will examine how Roma communities across East and East Central Europe have commemorated sites of the Nazi genocide since the early postwar period.
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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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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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Wissenstransfer
Wissen vermitteln am IOS
Durch Veranstaltungen, Lehre oder Unterstützung journalistischer Recherchen vermittelt das IOS Wissen zu Ost- und Südosteuropa nicht nur an Fachkreise, sondern auch an die breite Öffentlichkeit.
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Publikationen
Publikationen des Instituts
Mit der Veröffentlichung zahlreicher Publikationen unterstützt das IOS die Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung und informiert die breite Öffentlichkeit über die Region.
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Schwerpunkt Area Studies
Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus "Europa und Amerika"
Der Leibniz-WissenschaftsCampus Regensburg ist eine gemeinschaftliche Einrichtung des IOS und der Universität Regensburg. Er bildet eine Plattform für interdisziplinären Austausch im Bereich der Area Studies.
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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.
Research Communication
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
Ukraine’s Answer Might Be Kosovo
The US magazine discusses whether the 1999 UN resolution on Kosovo could serve as a model for peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, with assessments by Ulf Brunnbauer.
Foreign Policy
"EU darf Beitrittsversprechen nicht brechen"
An interview with Konrad Clewing about the prospects of Albania and other Western Balkan countries joining the EU.
Die Rheinpfalz
Sie stehen vor den Trümmern
This guest contribution by Cindy Wittke-Hohlfeld and Mandy Ganske-Zapf discusses Europe's diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
t-online
News from the Institute
Subscribe to the IOS Newsletter
Are you interested in Eastern Europe? Our IOS Newsletter sheds light on the background to and provides information about our research on the region.