ZOiS Report

ZOiS Report 6/2024

Osteuropaforschung in der Verantwortung: Forschungsethik während Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine

by Nina Frieß Katrin Hoffmann 17/06/2024

In this ZOiS Report, we show which research ethics challenges have arisen or intensified with Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. Using concrete examples we present problems, negotiation processes and possible solutions.

ZOiS Report 1/2024

New Arctic Realities: Between Conflicting Interests and Avenues for Cooperation

by Serafima Andreeva Klaus Dodds Nadja Douglas Christoph Humrich Thomas Nawrath 14/03/2024

A new ZOiS Report analyses the various effects of Russia’s war against Ukraine on the Arctic region. The authors also assess how a baseline of coordination with Russia on the vital issues of security and climate change could be re-established for the sake of the common good.

ZOiS Report 4/2023

Permanent Crisis Mode: Why Russia’s Economy Has Been So Resilient against Sanctions

by Alexandra Prokopenko 21/11/2023

This report highlights the role of the Russian authorities’ management and governance in dealing with the sanctions and adapting the economy. For this purpose, it scrutinises the adept responses of Russia’s financial leadership to four distinct crises over the past 15 years.

ZOiS Report 3/2023

Russian Migrants in Georgia and Germany: Activism in the Context of Russia’s War against Ukraine

by Tsypylma Darieva Tatiana Golova 06/10/2023

This report analyses how politically and socially engaged migrants from Russia (re-)organise themselves in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Drawing on in-depth interviews, the authors examine a variety of grassroots projects, focusing on anti-war and related fields of activism.

ZOiS Report 2/2023

Russians in the South Caucasus: Political Attitudes and the War in Ukraine

by Félix Krawatzek George Soroka Isabelle DeSisto 03/05/2023

Following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, numerous Russians decided to leave their country. Georgia and Armenia were among the most popular destinations. We conducted a face-to-face survey in both countries in late 2022 among a total of more than 1,600 respondents.

ZOiS Report 1/2023

Education and Displacement: Ukrainian Families in Germany

by Irina Mützelburg Félix Krawatzek 30/03/2023

This report focuses on the question of education in the context of displacement, looking specifically at the conditions in the very first months after arrival. We draw on an original online survey conducted among displaced Ukrainian parents as well as numerous qualitative interviews.

ZOiS Report 3/2022

Poesie und Protest. Der „Blutige Januar“ in der zeitgenössischen Dichtung Kasachstans

by Nina Frieß 20/10/2022

Kazakhstan’s January protests were accompanied by a flurry of poetry writing. Many of the poems written at this time revolve around the internet lockdown that prompted many poets to express their discontent with the political restrictions and the former President Nazarbayev as well as their desire for change.

ZOiS Report 2/2022

Young Poles in Times of Dramatic Change: Refugees, Identity and Social Engagement

by Félix Krawatzek Piotr Goldstein 05/09/2022

This report examines young people’s political attitudes in conjunction with their views on the arrival of over two million refugees from Ukraine in 2022, and their views on those refugees who have been trying to get into the EU through the Polish- Belarusian border since 2021.

ZOiS Report 1/2022

Ambivalent Effects of Trade Liberalisation with the EU: Insights from Moldova and Georgia

by Julia Langbein Denis Cenusa Irina Guruli 15/02/2022

Does trade liberalisation with Eastern Partnership countries promote inclusive economies? This report on Georgia and Moldova shows mixed effects: trade liberalisation has led to growth and increased trade with the EU, yet the ownership structures of top export sectors paint a more ambivalent picture.

ZOiS Report 4/2021

Mobilising for Regional Protests on Russian Social Media: The Case of Khabarovsk

by Tatiana Golova 23/06/2021

“I/We are Khabarovsk” was a popular expression of solidarity in Russian cities, and Khabarovsk became a new signifier for politicised regional protests. A new ZOiS Report offers explanations for the longevity and mass character of the protests that were triggered by the arrest of the Sergey Furgal.

ZOiS Report 3/2021

Belarus at a crossroads: attitudes on social and political change

by Nadja Douglas Regina Elsner Félix Krawatzek Julia Langbein Gwendolyn Sasse 25/03/2021

Following months of mass antigovernment demonstrations in Belarus, an new ZOiS Report widens the focus beyond the protesters and takes stock of the views and preferences of Belarusian citizens at a critical moment.

ZOiS Report 2/2021

Orthodoxy, gender, and the Istanbul Convention: mapping the discourse in Ukraine

by Regina Elsner 18/03/2021

Since Ukraine has signed the Istanbul Convention in 2011, struggles have continued over its ratification and its implementation into Ukrainian law and society. The report systematises the main theological, structural, and geopolitical aspects of the positions of the Orthodox Church.

ZOiS Report 1/2021

Faith, state, and religious competition in Georgia

by Tsypylma Darieva 14/01/2021

A new ZOiS report investigates the relationship between state and faith in Georgia. Increasing religious pluralisation and the presence of religious difference have resulted in public debates on the disadvantaged position of religious minorities. In urban spaces, religious contestation has become visible.

ZOiS Report 6/2020

Belarus: From the old social contract to a new social identity

by Nadja Douglas 09/11/2020

Belarus has seen large-scale protests since the presidential election. Nadja Douglas examines the underlying causes of this fundamental breakdown of state-society relations and demonstrates how Belarus has transformed from a social welfare state into a state dominated by domestic security concerns.

ZOiS Report 5/2020

Russland²: Russlandbilder in Ost- und Westdeutschland

by Gwendolyn Sasse 29/10/2020

Im politischen Diskurs klingt regelmäßig an, dass es in Ost- und Westdeutschland auch in außenpolitischen Fragen unterschiedliche Wahrnehmungen gibt. Ein ZOiS Report geht diesen Unterschieden am Beispiel der Russlandansichten nach. Grundlage sind eine neue Umfrage und Fokusgruppendiskussionen.

ZOiS Report 4/2020

Kazakh and/or Kazakhstani? The National Identity of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its Citizens

by Beate Eschment 01/09/2020

As a multi-ethnic Republic, Kazakhstan adopted a dual approach towards national identity in the early 1990s. The relation between its different ethnic and its civic – Kazakhstani – components is investigated in a new ZOiS report. A survey shows that multiple identities exist, but Kazakhs and non-Kazakhs might identify as Kazakhstanis for different reasons.

ZOiS Report 3/2020

Faith and state: Governing Religious Plurality in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan

by Tsypylma Darieva 08/07/2020

Drawing on qualitative interviews with representatives of state organisations, experts, and religious leaders, the report examines how the Azerbaijani state’s stance on religion has changed, what the main factors of this transformation are and how the state is responding to growing religious plurality.

ZOiS Report

War and Religion: Views from Within Ukraine’s ‘Russian’ Church

The Political Diversity of the New Migration from Russia Since February 2022

Displaced Ukrainian Youth: Displaced Futures?

Osteuropaforschung in der Verantwortung: Forschungsethik während Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine

New Arctic Realities: Between Conflicting Interests and Avenues for Cooperation

Permanent Crisis Mode: Why Russia’s Economy Has Been So Resilient against Sanctions

Russian Migrants in Georgia and Germany: Activism in the Context of Russia’s War against Ukraine

Russians in the South Caucasus: Political Attitudes and the War in Ukraine

Education and Displacement: Ukrainian Families in Germany

Poesie und Protest. Der „Blutige Januar“ in der zeitgenössischen Dichtung Kasachstans

Young Poles in Times of Dramatic Change: Refugees, Identity and Social Engagement

Ambivalent Effects of Trade Liberalisation with the EU: Insights from Moldova and Georgia

Mobilising for Regional Protests on Russian Social Media: The Case of Khabarovsk

Belarus at a crossroads: attitudes on social and political change

Orthodoxy, gender, and the Istanbul Convention: mapping the discourse in Ukraine

Faith, state, and religious competition in Georgia

Belarus: From the old social contract to a new social identity

Russland²: Russlandbilder in Ost- und Westdeutschland

Kazakh and/or Kazakhstani? The National Identity of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its Citizens

Faith and state: Governing Religious Plurality in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan

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