About Read more about the MWP: The largest international postdoctoral programme in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe. Read more About
Activities at a glance The MWP organizes book roundtables, conferences, lectures, multidisciplinary research workshops and academic practice activities. Read more Activities at a glance
People Meet the Max Weber Fellows (current, visiting and former cohorts) and the MWP Team. Read more People
Publications Take a look at the MWP Books, Articles, Working Papers, Annual Reports, Newsletters and much more. Read more Publications
Read more 8 April 2026 Workshop Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies 'The Fax Generation': Social and cultural histories of financialisation in Britain Read more
Read more 16 April 2026 Workshop Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies The right to the city Read more
Read more 16 April 2026 Roundtable Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies Endgame or entrenchment? Hungary's parliamentary election in comparative perspective Read more
Gender gaps in frontier research, an interview with Carolina Biliotti In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Carolina Biliotti discusses how emerging research frontiers can widen gender gaps in authorship. Her study reveals that in hyper-competitive, high-stakes environments, women are often sidelined from key lead roles in new scientific fields. Read more Gender gaps in frontier research, an interview with Carolina Biliotti
From erosion to renewal? Global governance in the age of Trump II In this interview, Max Weber Fellow Tim Heinkelmann-Wild analyses how Donald Trump is reshaping international cooperation, the growing role of informal institutions, and why Western leadership will be decisive in determining today’s multilateral order. Read more From erosion to renewal? Global governance in the age of Trump II
An overlooked EU border as a test of law and humanity, with Maciej Grześkowiak In this #EUIResearch interview, Maciej Grześkowiak reflects on what he witnessed at the Belarus–Poland border and why, in his analysis, the situation at this EU border represents both a humanitarian crisis and a wider rule of law crisis in the EU. Read more An overlooked EU border as a test of law and humanity, with Maciej Grześkowiak
Flourishing against the grain: Polina Baitsym on post-WWII Ukrainian art In this #EUIResearch interview, Maw Weber Fellow Polina Baitsym explores post-WWII Ukrainian art, showing how artists and critics co-existed with and negotiated the evolving meanings of socialist realism, revealing unexpected spaces for creativity even under political constraints. Read more Flourishing against the grain: Polina Baitsym on post-WWII Ukrainian art