Press Release
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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Blogs
Serbia’s Protests as a Cultural Explosion: Symbols, Memory, and the Struggle for Meaning
The protests in Serbia following the tragedy in Novi Sad have sparked a "cultural explosion". In her blog post, Katarina Damčević analyzes how symbols such as "Pumpaj!" and "Ćaci" challenge the state narrative and shape collective memory.
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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
“Handbuch zur Geschichte Südosteuropas”: Volume 3 Out Now
The hardcover edition of the seminal work on “Statehood and Politics in Southeast Europe after 1800” is now available.
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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.
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
Verehrter Fanatiker
Grzegorz Rossolinski-Liebe has published a scholarly biography of the Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera. Guido Hausmann reviews it for the "Das politische Buch" section.
Süddeutsche Zeitung
Ein Freiheitskämpfer für Nation und Sozialismus
The program "Kalenderblatt" on the anniversary of the death of Bajram Curri, national hero in Albania and Kosovo, with explanations by Konrad Clewing.
Deutschlandfunk
"Der Weg zum dauerhaften Frieden kann Jahre dauern"
Report on the prospects and background of talks in Saudi Arabia on ending Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, with commentary by Cindy Wittke.
Handelsblatt
News from the Institute
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Are you interested in Eastern Europe? Our IOS Newsletter sheds light on the background to and provides information about our research on the region.