WORKSHOP: Post-Cold War Transformations: Navigating Conflict and Cooperation in Eastern and Southeast Europe
July 3 @ 8:00 am - July 4 @ 5:00 pm UTC+1
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.
Key Themes for Paper Submissions:
● Nation-building and Transformations: State formation and identity in the aftermath of conflict.
● Ethnic and Religious Dimensions: Their roles in both fostering conflict and enabling cooperation.
● Economic (De)Integration: Regional economic networks, dependencies, and their socio- political impacts.
● Environmental Change and Cooperation: Resource management, climate change, and environmental challenges.
● Interactions, Interdependencies, and In:Security between Conflict and Cooperation: Factors influencing the scope for peace negotiations, reconceptualisation and institutionalization of security in Europe.
Submission guidelines:
● We look forward to receiving abstracts by 20 March 2025.
● Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words and should clearly state the research question, methodology, and expected results. Please also include a brief biography (not longer than 100 words) including information on your current affiliations, projects you are involved in, and publications (if any).
● Applicants are encouraged to include an additional paragraph outlining any challenges they are encountering in their research—such as methodological, ethical, or writing-related difficulties—that they would like to discuss and receive feedback on.
● Please submit your abstract as a single PDF-file to gsoses.conference@ur.de
● Applicants will be notified about the results by the end of April at the latest.
3-7 July 2025 – 9:00 CET in Regensburg
Organisation: Graduate School for East and Southeast European Studies at the University of Regensburg