Latest Past Events

PAPERs at ECPR: Géza Tasner & Ivaylo Dinev

Geza Tasner (Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena) & Ivaylo Dinev (ZOiS) presented individual papers at the ECPR Conference on 4-8 September 2023 in Prague.

Ivaylo Dinev: "Protest parties and movement parties: comparing four protest cycles in Bulgaria"

Geza Tasner: "Secessionist Conflicts as Arenas of Strategic Competition for External Patrons: Case Studies from post-Cold War Europe"

PAPER at “Ukraine’s Place in a Fragmented World Order”: Ekaterina Mikhailova & Cindy Wittke

Ekaterina Mikhailova and Cindy Wittke (both IOS) presented individual papers at "Ukraine's Place in a Fragmented World Order" organised by PeaceRep-Ukraine on 10-11 July 2023 in Vienna

Cindy Wittke: Unpacking the Domestic and International Contexts of Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan New Allied Relations: View from the Borderlands

Ekaterina Mikhailova: Untying the Caucasian Knot - How Democracy and Security Interact in Ukraine's Southeastern Neighbourhood

LECTURE: Un:Sicherheit: Wie hat sich die Wahrnehmung von Sicherheit in Osteuropa verändert?

ZOiS, Berlin Mohrenstr. 60, Berlin

Public Lecture (in German) by Nadja Douglas within the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften

Saturday 17 June 2023 - 20.00 at ZOiS

The Russian war of aggression has changed many things. The understanding, perception, demands and needs of and for security have also changed in the states of Eastern Europe. This is especially true for Russia's neighbouring countries. Together we will question the classic concept of security and look at the results of an expert workshop held at ZOiS, which sought new approaches.

LECTURE: Forschen in Zeiten des Krieges – geht das?

Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Invalidenstr. 43, Berlin

Public lecture (in German) by Gwendolyn Sasse (ZOiS) within the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften

17 June 2023 - 19.30 at the Naturkundemuseum Berlin

Since Russia's attack on the whole of Ukraine from February 2022, the question of the possibilities of social science research on Eastern Europe has taken on a new urgency. How can social science research help in understanding the developments, what kind of research is possible in war at all and what roles do scientists take on in times of war? Gwendolyn Sasse gives a brief insight into the relevance and challenges of social science research on Eastern Europe before and since 24 February 2022.