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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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Latest News

NETWORK MEETING: International Visibility
Closed online network meeting
with: Dorota Dakowska (Sciences Po Aix), Gerard Toal (Virginia Tech) & Gwendolyn Sasse (ZOiS)
5 March 2025

CHAPTER: Bulgaria—Protest Movements Transforming the Party System
Author: Ivaylo Dinev (ZOiS) and Dragomir Stoyanov
In: Crăciun, C., Rammelt, H.P. (eds.), ‘Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe’, Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Published online: March 2025

CHAPTER: Progressive Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Ivaylo Dinev (ZOiS) and Julia Rone
In: Alice Mattoni (Hrsg.) ‘Handbook of Progressive Politics’. Edward Elgar Publishing: Cheltenham
Published online: March 2025

DataLab BLOG: “… there is so much more we do not know” – Data Visualisation in Peace and Conflict Research
Data visualization in peace and conflict research is becoming more and more important. Josip Glaurdić reflects on the advantages and pitfalls of data visualisation with regard to his own projects with focus on South Eastern Europe.

ARTICLE: The Political and Cultural Future of Karabakh Armenians
Authors: Ivaylo Dinev & Nadja Douglas (both ZOiS)
Caucasus Analytical Digest No. 140
Published online: January 2025

ZOiS SPOTLIGHT: The Student Revolt in Serbia: Vučić’s Nemesis?
Author: Ivaylo Dinev (ZOiS)
ZOiS Spotlight 02/2025
Published online: 29 Jan 2025

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

BOOK CHAPTER: Escalating the Populist Approach: The Case of Russia and the Significance of History
Author: Regina Elsner
in: Religious Freedom and Populism: The Appropriation of a Human Right and How to Counter It
Published online: 31 Dec 2024

BOOK CHAPTER: Der zweite Lungenflügel?: Orthodoxie und Friedensethik in Russlands Krieg
Author: Regina Elsner
in: Friedensethik der Zukunft: Zugänge, Perspektiven und aktuelle Herausforderungen
Published online: 31 Dec 2024