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These are the news of the Max Weber Foundation.

New Deputy Director of the Max Weber Network Eastern Europe

Moritz Florin will be taking over as Deputy Director of the Max Weber Network Eastern Europe from April 2025, and as the acting head of the new office in Tbilisi.

The Max Weber Foundation leaves Platform X

The central office of the Max Weber Foundation will end its activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter) on 24 January 2025.

Statement on the situation at the Orient-Institut in Beirut

Through its institute in Beirut, the Max Weber Foundation (MWS) is directly affected by the military escalation of the Middle East conflict in Lebanon. It is our mission and our concern to maintain a dialogue with local researchers even in politically difficult times. However, recent events no longer permit normal research operations, which is why the Orient-Institut has been temporarily closed.
We are endeavouring to ensure the safety of our colleagues and cooperation partners and their…

Statement by the Max Weber Foundation on the listing of the German Historical Institute Moscow as an "undesirable organisation" in Russia

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has placed the German Historical Institute (GHI) Moscow on the list of foreign organisations whose activities are considered "undesirable" in Russia. The Max Weber Foundation (MWS) was not unprepared for this news.

Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska becomes Director of the German Historical Institute in Warsaw

On 1 April 2024, sociologist and cultural scientist Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska will take over as Director of the German Historical Institute (GHI) in Warsaw. She succeeds Miloš Řezník, who is returning to the Faculty of Philosophy at Chemnitz University of Technology after ten years in office.

Max Weber Foundation Deeply Shocked by Invasion of Ukraine

The Max Weber Foundation (MWS) is distressed by the military aggression against Ukraine and expresses its support for scholarship and the people of the country.