The war in Ukraine has far-reaching geopolitical, humanitarian and socio-cultural consequences - not only for Ukraine itself, but also for neighbouring countries, other European states and the European Union itself. In this public event, we will ask what migration and border studies can contribute to understanding the war and its consequences, and how they should be designed to address the new social challenges, especially with regard to migration processes. The event includes contributions from scholars and civil society activists from Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Serbia, and Ukraine.

The discussion will be organised around four panels/roundtables:

• Ethnicity and politics of identity
• B/orders in motion
• Global migration, diaspora and migrant integration
• Geopolitics of shifting b/orders and migration

The event is a multiplier event of the GLocalEAst project and will take place as part of the GLocalEAst Summer School Global Migration, Diaspora and Border Studies in East-Central Europe at the Viadrina Center B/ORDERS IN MOTION, European University Viadrina (September 5-16, 2022).

It is addressed to the academic public as well as to interested citizens and can be followed on site (Logensaal, European University of Viadrina) as well as online. The corresponding link will be sent after registration.

For participation (free of charge), please register until September 12, 2022.

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09.30 – 10.00 Welcome Addresses

• Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal, President of the European University Viadrina, EUV
• Prof. Dr. Kira Kosnick, Director of the Viadrina Center B/ORDERS IN MOTION, EUV
• Prof. Dr. Claudia Weber, Manager of the regional office of the “Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft”
• Dr. Sabine von Löwis, Centre for East European and International Studies, ZOiS
• Introduction into the GLocalEAst-Project: PD Dr. Carolin Leutloff-Grandits, Viadrina Center B/ORDERS IN MOTION, European University Viadrina

10.00 – 11.15 Panel 1: Ethnicity and Politics of Identity

• Moderator: Prof. Dr. Kira Kosnick
• Prof. Dr. Claudia Weber, European University Viadrina: War, ethnicity and politics of identity in Ukraine: a historical perspective
• Dr. Marco Puleri, University of Bologna: Identity dynamics and the making of new/old 'language borders’ in Ukraine': insights into internal political and intellectual debates

11.15 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 13:00 Panel 2: B/Orders in Motion (Round Table)

• Moderator: PD Dr. Carolin Leutloff-Grandits, European University Viadrina
• Dr. Sabine von Löwis, ZOiS
• Kateryna Mishchenko, Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin (online)
• Dr. Olga Konsevych, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Break at the Mensa Building

14.30 – 16.00 Panel 3: Global Migration, Diaspora and Migrant Integration (Round Table)

• Moderator: Dr. Marco Puleri, University of Bologna
• Dr. Viktoriya Sereda, Forum for Transregional Studies Berlin
• Dr. Irina Mützelburg, ZOiS
• Dr. Oksana Dutschak, Berlin Institute for Empirical Integration and Migration Research (BIM)

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break

16.30 – 18.00 Panel 4: Geopolitics of Shifting B/Orders and Migration (Round Table)

• Moderator: Prof. Dr. Jarosław Jańczak, European University Viadrina
• Dr. Mykhailo Minakov, Kennan Institute, Wilson Center for International Scholars
• Prof. Dr. Laszlo Andor, currently European University Viadrina and former EU commissioner (online)
• Prof. Dr. Dejan Djokic, Goldsmiths, University of London, currently Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
• Liliana Filipchuk, CEDOS

Evening Joint Dinner at Villa Casino, Słubice

• PD Dr. Carolin Leutloff-Grandits and Prof. Dr. Jarosław Jańczak, Viadrina Center B/ORDERS IN MOTION, European University Viadrina
• Prof. Dr. Claudia Weber, European University Viadrina, manager of the regional office of the Südosteuropagesellschaft
• Dr. Marco Puleri, University of Bologna
• Dr. Sabine von Löwis, Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS)