Archive 2024

Zum Erscheinen der deutschen Übersetzung seines Buches „Europas Hunde“ sprach Nina Frieß mit dem belarusischen Autor Alhierd Bacharevič und der Slavistin Nina Weller über die Lage der belarusischen Literatur im Exil und in Belarus.

Ukraine is faced with a substantial and complex challenge: advancing both reconstruction efforts and the EU accession process, all while defending the country against Russian forces. In this episode, we explore how the processes of rebuilding Ukraine and EU accession are connected.

Research ethics in social sciences revolves around real and tangible concerns and consequences. Do research interests and the protection of research partners conflict? Nina Frieß and Lela Rekhviashvili weigh in on the topic and share experiences from fieldwork in Kazakhstan and Georgia.

Rebuilding research and education in Ukraine is a major challenge in the context of Russia’s war. In this special episode of our podcast, Tymofii Brik joins Julia Langbein at ZOiS to share his thoughts on the future of Ukrainian science.

In 2022, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) declared its independence from the Moscow patriarchate. In this episode, Regina Elsner and Andriy Fert shed some light on the churches in Ukraine and explain the status of the OUC and its place in Ukrainian society.