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Center for Austrian Studies

The Western Hemisphere's oldest and best-known research center investigating the past, present, and future of Central Europe with a specific focus on Austria and the successor states of the Habsburg Empire.

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Recent News

2023 CAS Summer Research Grants for UMN Graduate Students - Apply by March 13th, 4:30 CT

$5,000 Summer Research Grants in Austrian/Central European Studies for UMN Graduate Students

CAS Mourns the Loss of Karl Pfeifer

Pfeifer passed away on January 6th, 2023 at the age of 94.

From Vienna to Minneapolis: The Ideal of Intellectual Community

How a member of the Vienna Circle played a central role in founding the Minnesota Center for Philosophy of Science

Anti-terrorist operation in Eastern Ukraine

New Issue of the Central Europe Yearbook Now Available

The open-access journal, promoting the study of Central Europe among undergraduate students, has recently published its fourth volume

Three Pieces on Ukraine to Appear in Upcoming Issue of Central Europe Yearbook

Three forthcoming pieces shed light on the war in Ukraine