Blogs
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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Blogs
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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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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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.
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
Hate Speech und ethnische Hetze auf dem Westbalkan
A contribution to the discussion of the causes of ethnic agitation in Southeastern Europe, with commentary by Konrad Clewing.
DW
Cindy Wittke-Hohlfeld zur Debatte über Einsatz von deutschen Soldaten
Interview with Cindy Wittke-Hohlfeld on ARD's “Tagesthemen” program about security guarantees for Ukraine and the discussion surrounding the possible deployment of German soldiers.
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Trump und die starken Männer
A report from the program "Auslandsjournal" discusses Donald Trump's relationships with authoritarian leaders worldwide and their impact on the democratic order. With an analysis by Ulf Brunnbauer.
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News from the Institute
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