Welcome to the Research Network
Conflict and Cooperation in Eastern Europe
The research network “Cooperation and Conflict in Eastern Europe: The Consequences of the Reconfiguration of Political, Economic, and Social Spaces since the End of the Cold War” (KonKoop) comprises six academic institutions from across Germany and is associated with many partners worldwide. It examines various conflict constellations and dynamics of cooperation in Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus. Our aim is to understand and explain interactions and integrate the expertise available in Germany
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Latest News
DATA: New Database of Protest Event Datasets in Eastern Europe
Author: Ivaylo Dinev (ZOiS)
Visualisation: Iaroslav Boretskii (ZOiS)
Published online: 19 December 2024
DataLab BLOG: ‘Stealing’ and ‘Combining’ Time for Meaningful Contributions Beyond Academic Anthropology
How can anthropological research produced for Western markets of academic knowledge become more relevant and benefit the people and societies studied? Nikola A. Venkov-Rose’s answer is ‘stealing and combining time’ – with regard to Stolipinovo, Bulgaria.
PARTICIPATION in NIAM Conference: Visualisierung von Konflikten in Osteuropa
Iaroslav Boretskii, Mela Žuljević, Jana Moser will participate in the NIAM conference, giving a presentation on visualisation of conflicts in Eastern Europe
16 January 2025 – 9:00 CET in Berlin/online
Organisation: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kartographie e. V.
WORKSHOP: Vision(s) of Post-war European Security
International Expert Workshop (online)
22 January 2025 – 15:00 CET
Organisation: ZOiS, KonKoop
DataLabBLOG: Reflexivity, Hierarchy and Ethics in Research Encounters and Collaborations
What ethical approaches can be taken to address knowledge hierarchies in joint data collection initiatives? Veronika Pfeilschifter explores this question and elaborates on political subjectivity in research collaborations.
PARTICIPATION in CEC Consultation on Just Peace
Regina Elsner will participate in European Consultation on just peace organised by The Conference of European Churches (CEC), giving a presentation on instrumentalisation and weaponisation of religion during war.
9-11 December 2024 – 9:00 CET in Warsaw
Organisation: The Conference of European Churches (CEC), the Polish Ecumenical Council.
ARTICLE: Patron-Client Relations in Secessionist Conflict: Introducing the Special Issue
Author: Rafael Biermann (FSU)
In: Territory, Politics, Governance, 2024
Published online: 03 December 2024
PRESENTATION: Mapping the Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia: Presenting a Major Digital Resource for Researching, Learning about, and Teaching on the Holocaust in the NDH
Online presentation by Lovro Kralj and Danijel Matijevic (CHGRSE)
27 November 2024 – 15.00 CET Online
Organisation: Center for Holocaust and Genocide Research in Southeast Europe
BOOK PREMIERE: Frieden verhandeln im Krieg. Russlands Krieg, Chancen auf Frieden und die Kunst des Verhandelns
Cindy Wittke (IOS) will present her new book “Frieden verhandeln im Krieg”
25 November 2025 – 18.00 CET in Berlin
Haus der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
WEBINAR: “How Can You Explain the Political Instability in Bulgaria? What New Political Cleavages Are in Birth?”
International webinar (online)
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 16:00–18:00 CET