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Most Karabakh Armenians who fled Nagorno Karabakh in September 2023 were drawn to Armenia as their ‘mother’ state. Surveys show that they have a strong Karabakh-Armenian identity and seek their own political and cultural representation. But the Armenian government has other plans.

A new ZOiS report sheds light on the different trajectories of displaced young Ukrainians in Poland who are currently living in Warsaw. It supplements qualitative interview data from a long-term study with survey data.

Russia’s war against Ukraine is being waged in parallel as an information war in the digital space. The Kremlin uses social media as a foreign policy tool in order to influence public opinion abroad. The online space between Germany and Russia often presents conflicting world views.

Thousands of young Ukrainians lost their home as a result of the war against their country. In interviews with some of them, they talk about how forced migration has changed their perceptions of home, what it means for their attitudes towards Ukraine, and whether they feel it is possible to find a home from home.

In his new book 'Collisions: The Origins of the War in Ukraine and the New Global Instability', Michael Kimmage frames Russia’s war against Ukraine as three overlapping conflicts and traces their origins in the post-Cold War period and the longer history of Russia’s relations with Ukraine, Europe and the US.

by Nadja Douglas, Weronika Grzebalska, Kornely Kakachia, Andrei Kazakevich, Asbed Kotchikian, Yuliia Kurnyshova, Inna Șupac, Joni Virkkunen

It has been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Our focus gathers relevant information in the form of videos, podcasts, publications and assessments of our experts in the media.

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.

Spotlight 16/2024

The Political and Cultural Fate of Karabakh Armenians in Armenia

by Ivaylo Dinev Nadja Douglas 04/09/2024

ZOiS Report 3/2024

Displaced Ukrainian Youth: Displaced Futures?

by Sabine von Löwis Gwendolyn Sasse Inna Volosevych 14/08/2024

Annual Report

The activities of the externally funded projects MoveMeRU, KonKoop, UNET and De:link//Re:link are among the highlights of research at ZOiS in 2023. Russia's war against Ukraine continued to preoccupy us, as did the topics of migration, anti-war activism and in:security.

ERDAM Event

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.

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19/09/2024 12.00 pm 01.30 pm

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Online

Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS

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.

when

01/10/2024 09.30 am 12.45 pm

where

Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (ZOiS)
Mohrenstraße 60
10117 Berlin

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.

Vacancy

The Centre for East European and International Studies is looking for a student assistant (m/f/d) for the research cluster Political Economy and Integration. The working hours are 40.6 hours per month (538€). The position is to be filled from 1 November 2024 and is initially limited to twelve months.

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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Video: Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS

As seen in the Ukrainian context, science and innovation are pivotal in propelling economic development and regional prosperity, even in conflict-affected areas. In this event, we discuss the intricate relationship between science, innovation, and broader regional dynamics.

Video: Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS

Russia's war against Ukraine raises ethical questions for researchers working on Ukraine. This workshop, organised by UNET, examined the situation of researchers affected by the war and compared the experiences of Ukrainian researchers with those from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kosovo.

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

Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS)

The Political and Cultural Fate of Karabakh Armenians in Armenia

Displaced Ukrainian Youth: Displaced Futures?

Online Lives between Germany and Russia

Warmth, Laughter, and the Smell of Buns: Perceptions of Home among Forced Migrants from Ukraine

‘When it comes to the West’s efforts to deter Russia, the story is one of failure’

Old Fears and New Threats: Insecurity and Societal Cohesion in Russia’s Neighbourhood

Russia's War on Ukraine

War on Ukraine and cooperation with partners in Russia

Latest Publications

The Political and Cultural Fate of Karabakh Armenians in Armenia

Displaced Ukrainian Youth: Displaced Futures?

ZOiS Annual Report 2023

Upcoming Events

Reconceptualising Diaspora Mobilisation in the Global South: The Case of the Russian Diaspora in Turkey

Food for Thought on Contemporary Ukraine

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Student Research Assistant (m/f/d)

Other ZOiS Publications on Belarus

Roundtable Osteuropa

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The State of Science in Ukraine: Innovation and Regional Dynamics in Times of War

The Ethics of War and Post-war Research: Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kosovo

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