KonKoop-members Katarina Damčević, Nikola Gajić, Cindy Wittke (all IOS) will organize a two-day workshop dedicated to conflict and cooperation in Eastern and Southeast Europe. Doctoral and other early career researchers are invited to critically engage with the intersections of conflict and cooperation in the Eastern and Southeast European context. Participants are encouraged to examine the historical, political, economic, cultural, and social dynamics that drive both divisions and cooperation within and across these regions.
Programme of the workshop:
Day 1 – July 3 (Thursday)
10:30–11:00 | Welcome & Introduction
11:00–13:00 | Session I: Memory, Identity, and Representation
• Martina Ricci: Echoes of the Past War: Memory, Culture, and the Politics of Commemoration in Bosnian and Croatian Museums
• Matt Whiffen: Proud Europeans?: LGBTQ+ Visibility, Catholic Resistance, and Contested National Identity in Post-Accession Croatia
• Kristóf Nagy: The Rise of Post-Cold War Culture Wars in Eastern and Southeastern Europe: Moving Beyond National Frameworks
• Nikola Gajić: Mapping of ICTY Records: Afterlife of the Victim-Witness Testimonies
13:45–15:30 | Session II: Statehood and Sovereignty
• Friederike Augustin: The Legal Systems of Post-Soviet De Facto States – A Comparative Perspective
• Ferenc Németh: Clashes of Nations: Albanian Interests and Engagement in North Macedonia’s Bilateral Disputes
• Géza Tasner: Interpatronal Rivalry in Secessionist Conflicts
15:45–17:15 | Keynote
• Tamara Pavasović Trošt (University of Ljubljana): Genetic Nationalism and DNA Ancestry Testing in the Balkans
Day 2 – July 4 (Friday)
09:00–10:00 | Methods Lecture
• Ivaylo Dinev (ZOiS) – Tracing Conflicts and Protest Dynamics in Eastern Europe
10:15–12:00 | Session III: Transnational Activism and Environment
• Yaroslava Marusyk: RePowerEU Meets ReArm Europe Plan: Ukraine’s Integration into the EU’s Energy Security and Defense Architecture
• Ivana Stepanović: Regional Solidarity Against Corruption: A Digital Ethnography of Social Media Narratives in the 2024/25 Serbian Protests
• Nafisa Mirzojamshedzoda: Environmental Change in the Fergana Valley
13:00–14:00 | KonKoop Research Map Presentation
3-7 July 2025 – 9:00 CET in Regensburg
Organisation: Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies at the University of Regensburg, KonKoop, IOS
