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
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Read more 14 May 2025 Lecture Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies Rebooting Weber: Legal Honoratorien in an age of genAI Read more
Read more 19 May 2025 Research seminar Joint event Fourth meeting of the International Thinking and Planetary Futures Research Cluster Read more
Who owns justice? A conversation with Julia Emtseva Julia Emtseva, a Max Weber Fellow at the EUI Department of Law, looks into the complex interplay between private actors and transitional justice, especially focusing on their ever-growing role in performing public functions, as well as on how we can rethink transitional justice from a different angle. Read more Who owns justice? A conversation with Julia Emtseva
Vampirism and science in the Enlightenment: a conversation with Ádám Mézes Ádám Mézes, Max Weber Fellow at the Department of History, combines historical anthropology with science and technology to study the Enlightenment in a Central European context, assessing questions of disenchantment, medicalisation, and governance. Read more Vampirism and science in the Enlightenment: a conversation with Ádám Mézes
Trump’s tariff wars: Behind the madness with Sergio Puig and Bernard Hoekman In this #EUIUpFront conversation, Professors Sergio Puig de la Parra and Bernard Hoekman delve into Trump’s tariff wars. They examine what is really behind the drastic measures, who might fight back or even benefit, and what this could mean for the future of the EU. Read more Trump’s tariff wars: Behind the madness with Sergio Puig and Bernard Hoekman
Tailored to women, provided to men? An interview with Maik Hamjediers Why are female-dominated jobs less likely to offer flexible working time arrangements, despite work-life balance policies? New research by Maik Hamjediers shows that gendered views on caregiving and work commitment fuel this gap, challenging the idea that flexible work policies always promote gender equality. Read more Tailored to women, provided to men? An interview with Maik Hamjediers