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 18 May 2026 Workshop Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies The Promise and Peril of Resilience Building in Protracted Conflicts: Fieldwork Findings from South Sudan - Lecure by Prof. Jana Krause Read more
Read more 27 May 2026 Lecture Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies Looking for Causality Read more
Iran: how states and proxies shape conflict with Mohammad Eslami In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Mohammad Eslami discusses how regional actors, non-state groups, and global powers shape conflict in Iran and the Middle East, stressing that lasting peace requires rules, communication, restraint, and a shared commitment to avoiding escalation. Read more Iran: how states and proxies shape conflict with Mohammad Eslami
Tim Heinkelmann-Wild receives German Thesis Award and DGVN Dissertation Prize The EUI is pleased to announce that Max Weber Fellow Tim Heinkelmann-Wild is the recipient of the German Thesis Award and the DGVN Dissertation Prize for his doctoral dissertation. Read more Tim Heinkelmann-Wild receives German Thesis Award and DGVN Dissertation Prize
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