Steven Lukes, Professor of Politics and Sociology at New York
University, was awarded the senior Visiting Fellowship for the
academic year 2015/16. His research examines how morals
relate to politics, economics, law, and religion. Steven Lukes
explores the nature and functioning of moral norms or ‘ordinary
ethics’, and the distinctive contribution that a sociological-cum-
anthropological approach can make to the study of this topic.
Post-doctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences
whose research relates to these topics and who would benefit
from collaborating with Professor Lukes are invited to apply for
one of the two Junior Visiting Fellowships.

Junior Visiting Fellows will be invited to stay at the IWM for six
to ten months between September 2015 and July 2016. They
should ideally be from a different country or region and not
already affiliated to the Senior Fellow’s own institution or
ongoing research projects.

The Krzysztof Michalski Junior Visiting Fellows will receive a
stipend of € 3.300,00 per month to cover all expenses during
their stay in Vienna, including accommodation, research and
travel costs as well as health insurance.

More details about the fellowship programme can be found on
the IWM’s website.