News & Opinions
wiiw diversity profile - 20 May 2016
wiiw Economist Julia Grübler joins the celebrations of today’s World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development with a dedicated wiiw diversity profile read more
Capacity building for Central, East and Southeast Europe - 19 May 2016
wiiw welcomed its 2000th trainee from the ongoing JVI course on Public Governance and Structural Reforms in Southeast and East Europe. read more
wiiw Opinion Corner: Identity politics. About identity or politics? - 10 May 2016
The refugee crisis has radicalised the publics and given rise to nationalism in a number of (Central) European countries. How is this radicalisation to be understood? read more
wiiw Reality Check: Remembering transition - 04 May 2016
wiiw Economist Gábor Hunya recaps 25 years of transition in Hungary and Romania and shares his personal as well as professional assessment of “New Hungary” read more
Video documentation of the wiiw Spring Seminar 2016 - 28 Apr 2016
Here you can revisit all presentations and speeches held at 2016’s wiiw Spring Seminar on 7th April in Vienna. read more
Along the Silk Road - 26 Apr 2016
Peter Nolan and Peter Havlik, two country experts for China and Russia, respectively, present different perspectives on China’s Silk Road Strategy. read more
Elections in Serbia: Next Time Will Be Different - 21 Apr 2016
An insider’s view into domestic and foreign politics in Serbia by wiiw expert Vladimir Gligorov read more
European Integration Challenged - 19 Apr 2016
Perspectives on the challenges for European Integration were presented and discussed with distinguished speakers in course of this year’s wiiw Spring Seminar. A seminar note by Julia Grübler. read more
Macedonia: Power corrupts - 18 Apr 2016
The President’s decision to extend amnesty for politicians brought about further escalations of mass riots and further doubts on the government’s legitimacy. read more
Power, Inequality and Economic Policy - 13 Apr 2016
Professor Amit Bhaduri, Professor Emeritus at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, discussed the fatality of ignoring power relations in mainstream economics at the first Kazimierz Łaski lecture. read more