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Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS)

ZOiS Spotlight 22/2024 | Irina Busygina

The Role of Russia’s Regions in the War Economy

Russia’s defence companies have become critical to the country’s wartime economy. Despite Russia’s partial decentralisation, this means tight control from Moscow through a combination of financial incentives and coercion.
Meet the Author | Hans Gutbrod

‘The term genocide risks conflating what are often very different experiences’

How can societies remember difficult past events in a way that ‘forges a better peace in the future’? In ‘Ethics of Political Commemoration’ Hans Gutbrod and David Wood propose a new paradigm aimed at scholars and citizens alike. In our interview, Gutbrod draws on some examples from Ireland, Georgia and Armenia.
Focus

Russia's War against Ukraine

On 24 Feburary 2022, Russia began the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Our online dossier gathers relevant information in the form of videos, podcasts, publications and assessments of our experts in the media.
Spotlight on Ukraine 11 | Anastasiya Shurenkova

‘Open for Business’: Surveying the State and Prospects of Ukrainian Business

It is vital for Ukraine that its economy withstands Russia's attacks, especially when it comes to the return of displaced Ukrainians from abroad and the country's recovery. But how are local businesses faring? Surveys provide insight into the current economic situation and the outlook.
Statement

War on Ukraine and cooperation with partners in Russia

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a war of aggression that we condemn in the strongest possible terms. Against this background, we have decided to suspend all institutional cooperations between ZOiS and Russian state institutions. However, in the spirit of academic freedom, the academic partnerships our researchers have established with individual researchers in Russia will continue, as far as this is possible.
Research Clusters

Reseachers from various academic disciplines do research in five clusters: Societies between Stability and Change, Conflict Dynamics and Border Regions, Migration and Diversity, Youth in Eastern Europe, and Political Economy and Integration.

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Roundtable Osteuropa

Roundtable Osteuropa is a podcast by the Centre for East European and International Studies. Scholars of ZOiS and their guests discuss their research of Eastern Europe. We consider events in politics and society, while also trying to shed light on lesser-known issues – with insights from sociology, political science, geography, social anthropology, literary studies and theology.

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External Academic Publications

Reseachers from various academic disciplines do research in five clusters and publish their result in peer-reviewed journals.

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