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Over three years, researchers in the LimSpaces project examined the everyday lives of people in Moldova and Ukraine as they adapt to war and geopolitical crises. An event to mark the completion of the project will be an opportunity to discuss its results and reflect on its guiding concept of liminality

In the first Book Talk of 2025, Mykhailo Minakov offers new perspectives on the collapse of the Soviet Union. Combining approaches from different academic fields, his new book delves into the developments and challenges of the period from 1989 to 2022 and encourages readers to reflect on its deeper lessons.

During the partial mobilisation, many Russians fled to Western democracies where political engagement is possible. Nevertheless, many Russian exiles do not participate in anti-war actions. Margarita Zavadskaya and Tatiana Golova discuss the reasons for this in an online ERDAM event.

This keynote will examine the growing challenges faced by the judiciary under authoritarian pressure and discuss possible responses by judges to safeguard judicial independence. It is part of the project's final conference on Judicial Autonomy under Authoritarian Attack.

How can confidence-building and dialogue help Armenia and Azerbaijan transition from conflict to peaceful coexistence? These and other questions will be discussed in hybrid format at the next KonKoop event.

On 7 and 8 October 2024, the German Association for East European Studies (DGO), the Freie Universität Berlin and the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) will host ceecon24, the largest multidisciplinary congress on Central and Eastern Europe in the German-speaking world.

With the first two waves of scholarship funding now complete, the Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS will present research outcomes on topics such as displacement, reconstruction, civil society, education, religion, and popular culture and discuss policy implications.

Since Russia‘s full-scale invasion in Ukraine, many people have left Russia – including for Turkey. How do they find their way around? What challenges and opportunities exist for their engagement in an illiberal state? These questions are the focus of the ERDAM research network's online discussion.

This improvisational theatre performance is linked to a research project that accompanies refugees from and in Ukraine from their place of origin to their place of arrival. It investigates and visualises the experiences of displacement and arrival as well as questions of identity and the sense of belonging.

Here we go again! On Saturday, 22 June 2024, Berlin will open its doors to the Long Night of the Sciences and the Centre for Eastern European and International Studies will be there. In two different lectures, we will give you an insight into current conflict research and the work of Chinese and multinational actors in the development of infrastructure.

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has experienced an unprecedented exodus. This new generation of migrants differs in composition, attitudes and values depending on the host country. The ERDAM research network presents current research findings.

The Lukashenka regime’s reliance on violent repression has made it impossible to discuss alternative visions of identity inside the country. Three experts of Belarusian origin with diverse backgrounds will discuss both the historical dimension of Belarusian national identity and its current implications.

China's international construction projects are shaping life in developing countries as well as the global power structure. Researchers from the BMBF-funded research consortium De:link//Re:link have been investigating these New Silk Road projects at local level for over three years. Their findings are now going to be presented at a final conference.

Michael Kimmage joins ZOiS Director Gwendolyn Sasse to discuss his newest book on the origins of the Russian war against Ukraine. Together they look at the roles of the United States and Europe in the war, as well as the international impact.

The surveys of public opinion, particularly regarding migration intentions, have become key topics for Ukrainian research companies. Evgeniya Blyznyuk, CEO and founder of Gradus, will talk about what public sentiment and migration prospects look like.

This workshop aims to explore creative methodologies, including visual, sensory, multimodal, and other approaches, in understanding the dynamics of living with/in difference. The goal is to foster a dialogue, showcasing innovative approaches to research that transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries.