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Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies

Making a Difference in Global Academia

Applications for the MWP Fellowships 2027-28 are now closed.

The application portal will reopen for applicants for the Economics Department only, with a deadline of 1 March 2027 at 14:00 CET.

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About

Read more about the MWP: The largest international postdoctoral programme in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe.

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Activities at a glance

The MWP organizes book roundtables, conferences, lectures, multidisciplinary research workshops and academic practice activities.

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People

Meet the Max Weber Fellows (current, visiting and former cohorts) and the MWP Team.

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Publications

Take a look at the MWP Books, Articles, Working Papers, Annual Reports, Newsletters and much more.

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Events

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News

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Thinking across disciplines: 20 years of the Max Weber Programme

As the Max Weber Programme turns 20, the latest #uniquelyEUI episode brings together its Director, Sergio Puig, and Fellows Yasemin Akçagüner and Roberto Valli in a conversation about what makes the programme distinctive: working across disciplines, with the humanities at its heart.

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Village stories from the front lines: Natasja Rupesinghe on war in central Mali

In the villages of central Mali, communities have lived through blockades, killings, and rebels mobilising in their midst. During six months of fieldwork, conducting around 200 interviews, Natasja Rupesinghe listened to their stories. In a new #EUIResearch video, she shares what she heard.

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Rethinking US sanctions in a globalised world, with Flavia Canestrini

In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Flavia Canestrini explores how the United States redesigned its sanctions policy to reconcile the demands of a globalised economy with its geopolitical ambitions. The interview reflects on what this shift reveals about the evolution of US power.

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From billions to trillions: Anissa Bougrea on financialisation of aid

In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Anissa Bougrea explores the shift towards the financialisation of development aid. She examines how the growing reliance on private finance has reinforced colonial logics and often fails to deliver development where it is needed most.

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Fellows Publications

Have a look at the recent publications (monographs, articles, etc.) of our current and former Max Weber Fellows.

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Max Weber Alumni Network

The Max Weber Programme is a global programme in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

The interactive Max Weber Alumni Network Map shows former Max Weber Fellows according to their current job position, country, cohort year and departmental affiliation.

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Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies

Badia Fiesolana

Via dei Roccettini 9, 50014
San Domenico di Fiesole (FI) 

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