IEG in the Media

This page provides an overview of media coverage featuring the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG). It includes a selection of recent press articles, interviews, and radio, television, podcast, and online features about the Institute, its research, and its researchers. The selection is updated on a regular basis.

2026

9 July 2026 · Frankfurter Rundschau · Michael Hesse: Historian Gassert: “The United States Is More Resilient Than Trump Might Suggest” (Event report)

8 July 2026 · Frankfurter Rundschau · Michael Hesse: MAGA Republicans Cannot Turn the United States into a Fascist State (Interview)

18 June 2026 · Leibniz Association – Tonspur Wissen podcast: Urlaub im Mittelalter (“Holidaying in the Middle Ages”) (Podcast conversation with Kilian Harrer, IEG)

28 April 2026 · Collaborative Research Centre “Human Differentiation” at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz – Sone & Solche podcast: Grenzen des Glaubens (“Boundaries of Faith”) (Podcast conversation with PD Dr Thomas Weller, IEG)