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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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WORKSHOP: Vision(s) of Post-war European Security
International Expert Workshop (online)
22 January 2025
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.
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
PARTICIPATION in CASNiG Conference ‘Human-Environment Relations in Central Asia: Flows, Frictions, and Frontiers’
Nafisa Mirzojamshedzoda will participate in the conference ‘’Human-Environment Relations in Central Asia: Flows, Frictions, and Frontiers”
12-13 November 2024 – 9:00 CET in Berlin
Organisation: The Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO) and the Central Asian Studies Network in Germany (CASNiG)
In:Security REPORT: Energy Security in Eastern Europe since Decoupling from Russia: The Fragile Balance between Geopolitics, National Politics and Vernacular Perceptions
Authors: Nadja Douglas, Sophie Lambroschini, Michael LaBelle, Vineta Kleinberga, Ana Otilia Nuțu, Andrian Prokip
Published online: 7 November 2024
CONFERENCE: Building Confidence and Fostering Societal Dialogue: Insights from Armenia and Azerbaijan
Building Confidence and Fostering Societal Dialogue: Insights from Armenia and Azerbaijan
6 November 2024 – 18:30 CET in Berlin and online
Organisation: Berghof Foundation, ZOIS, and KonKoop
PARTICIPATION in Adventure of Science Symposium: The Downstream System of Central Asia Glaciers
Nafisa Mirzojamshedzoda will participate in the symposium ‘The downstream system of Central Asia Glaciers’
5 November 2024 – 17:00 CET (online)
Organisation: Adventure of science, Women and glaciers in Central Asia. The program is organized with the support and the cooperation of UNESCO and Inspiring Girls Expeditions