Apply now: IEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students

Doctoral students with a research project in European history from early modern to contemporary history can apply until August 15, 2026 for an IEG Fellowship.

More information: Fellowships for Doctoral Students – Leibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte (IEG)

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Visit our booth at the Mainz Science Market, meet our researchers, and ask them your questions. We look forward to talking with you!

Hasan Nuhanović is one of the most important witnesses to the Srebrenica genocide—as a survivor, an author, and a plaintiff whose legal case against the Dutch state set an important legal precedent.

Author Andrea Wulf presents her new book The Traveller: Georg Forster and the Discovery of Humanity. The event takes place on 30 September 2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the Natural History Museum Mainz. The lecture explores the life and work of the naturalist, travel writer, and Enlightenment thinker Georg Forster.

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01.07.2026

Thorsten Wübbena Appointed Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage

Mainz University of Applied Sciences has appointed Thorsten Wübbena to the first joint professorship established in cooperation with the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG). Through the Professorship of Digital Cultural Heritage, the two institutions are further strengthening their long-standing collaboration in Digital Humanities research and teaching.
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A Conversation with Witness Hasan Nuhanović: The Srebrenica Genocide and the Struggle for Justice

17.09.2026
18:00 Uhr
Hasan Nuhanović is one of the most important witnesses to the Srebrenica genocide—as a survivor, an author, and a plaintiff whose legal case against the Dutch state set an important...
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book presentation

Lecture By Author Andrea Wulf: The Traveller: Georg Foster and the Discovery of Humanity

30.09.2026
18:30 Uhr
To mark the publication of her new book on Georg Forster, Andrea Wulf will give a lecture at the Natural History Museum Mainz. Georg Forster (1754–1794) was a naturalist, travel...
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AlumniAlumni Event

IEG Alumni Meeting

12.11.2026
On November 12 and 13, the IEG welcomes alumni from all over the world for its alumni meeting.
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Research Agenda

“Society”, “religion” together with “digitality” – and, in perspective, “environment” – form the principal foci of the IEG’s research. The connection between these areas is maintained above all by the Europe Forum.
Research group "Society"
Research group "Religion"
Research group "Digitality"
Europe forum

Fellowship and Guest ProgrammeFellowship and Guest Programme

The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) awards fellowships to doctoral students and postdocs from Germany and abroad for research projects on European religious, political, social, and cultural history, as well as in the field of digital humanities.

IEG Fellowship Programme

The Senior Research Fellowship Programme is aimed at renowned researchers from abroad. The IEG also accepts visiting researchers who receive grants from other funding organizations or who are self-financed.

Guest Programme

15.06.2026
IEG Fellowship Programme

IEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students

Application deadline: 15.08.2026
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The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz is an independent research institute within the Leibniz Association.

It conducts and supports research on European history from the early modern period to the contemporary era and is actively involved in the advancement of the digital humanities.

The Institute is committed to promoting gender equality in the workplace, to diversity, and to facilitating the reconciliation of professional and family life.

Publications of the IEGalle anzeigen

Gregor Feindt, Baťas Menschen (2026) (IEGV 275)
Gregor Feindt
Society

Baťas Menschen

Rationalisierung, social engineering und Differenzierung in der tschechoslowakischen Unternehmensstadt Zlín, 1918–1948
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte, Mainz, 275
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,2026
ISBN: 978-3-525-37109-1

Das Schuhunternehmen Baťa produzierte in Zlín preisgünstige Schuhe für den Weltmarkt – und leistungsfähige Menschen. Baťa lockte seine Beschäftigten mit einem Leben in Wohlstand, mit modernen Annehmlichkeiten und einem Ausblick in die weite Welt – und drang weit in ihren Alltag ein. Dabei übertrug das Unternehmen das in der Produktion eingeübte Prinzip der Rationalisierung auf die Personalverwaltung und den Alltag in Zlín, formte seine Belegschaft und differenzierte sie. Die Arbeit analysiert Sozialreform und Personalpolitik im Schuhunternehmen Baťa und stellt die Beschäftigten der Schuhfabrik in den Mittelpunkt, von der Ausbildung an der Werkbank über die Karrieren erfolgreicher Männer und einiger weniger Frauen bis hin zum Privat- und Familienleben. Dabei verfolgt das Buch die Entwicklung und Überformung des Sozialexperiments von seinen Anfängen in der Habsburgermonarchie über die demokratische Tschechoslowakei bis zur deutschen Herrschaft im Zweiten Weltkrieg und den Anfängen des Staatssozialismus.

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Religion

Religious Transformations in Europe

Individual Life Paths between Secularism and (New) Religiosity in the 19th Century
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte, Mainz: Beihefte, 144
Cristiana Facchini (ed.)Alessandro Grazi (ed.)
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,2025
ISBN: 978-3-525-57148-4
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Society

Revolutionäre Familien

Die transatlantischen Leben der "Achtundvierziger / Forty-Eighters", 1848/49–1914
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte, Mainz, 274
Sarah Panter
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,2025
ISBN: 978-3-525-31166-0
Awarded the Wolf-Erich-Kellner-Prize 2025
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Zwischen Heimatfront und Schlachtfeld

"Kriegsbilder" in protestantischen Predigten und Andachtsschriften des Ersten Weltkriegs
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte, Mainz, 273
Andrea Hofmann
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,2025
ISBN: 978-3-525-31162-2
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Weibliche Handlungs­macht und Mobilität

Kommerzielle Schönheitskonkurrenzen in Deutschland, 1909-1933
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte, Mainz, 271
Corinna Schattauer
Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,2024
ISBN: 978-3-525-30282-8
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IEG blog "Writing European History"

The blog "Writing European History" presents the historical research conducted at the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz. The researchers and guests of the Institute present their research topics and results in various sections, including interviews, reports, new publications, commentaries, and the "Research in Focus" series, which presents current research at the IEG.
The editorial team hopes you enjoy exploring the various topics!

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