Since 2016, six Institutes working in the field of humanities, social sciences and cultural studies based in Lower Austria have been cooperating at the Research Network of Interdisciplinary Regional Studies (Forschungsnetzwerk Interdisziplinäre Regionalstudien - first) in order to work on interdisciplinary research projects regarding socially relevant topics. Read more about Research Network for Interdisciplinary Regional Studies
Institute for Jewish History in Austria
The Institute of Rural History
Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Research on the Consequences of War (BIK)
Institute for Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture
Danube University Krems
Ilse Arlt Institute on Social Inclusion Research
Research Group “Migration”
Description: Flight, forced displacement and migration are some of the current events making many people feel unsettled and insecure. Regarded historically, however, changes of residence are actually a constant in human history. Movements – whether singular or multiple – have repeatedly taken place in all geographical … Read more about Research Group “Migration”
Research Group “Nutrition and Inequality”
Description: Discussions on social inequality have received a new impetus in recent years, both within and outside of scholarship. Inequality along the lines of class, gender, ethnicity and other social categories is expressed in a multitude of forms, one of which is unequal access to nutrition. The quantitative and … Read more about Research Group “Nutrition and Inequality”
Research Group Camps
Founded in 2020, the aim of the research group is to locate, systematically record and research camps and camp-like facilities built on the territory of today's Lower Austria by means of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches. During the wars and dictatorships of the 20th century, a large number of people were … Read more about Research Group Camps
