The Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) is one of the world’s leading research and educational institutions for the study of the history and culture of Central and Eastern Europe. Our wide-ranging, interdisciplinary approach and broad historical scope are distinctive: From antiquity to the present day, we explore the unique features and transformations of this historically and geopolitically significant region. The GWZO’s research focuses on some of the most urgent issues of our time: dynamics of globalisation and migration, knowledge systems and competing historical narratives, environmental challenges and violence.