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With three experts, we will discuss the power of popular visual culture in times of crisis and its potential to narrate and frame wartime experiences and the everyday life of people in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine.

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine is having a significant impact on gender relations and severely affects women's social, civil, cultural, and economic rights. The panel discussion will inquire what Ukraine's reconstruction might look like from a feminist perspective.

We investigate the emergence of Russian-language pro-war activism networks in Germany following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. More specifically, we explore the communication patterns and topic preferences within pro-war Telegram channels. By analyzing similarities in the positionality of the actors involved, the research aims to shed light on the claims and connections within these contentious networks, highlighting the role of social media in facilitating mobilization.

Usually associated with outmigration, the South Caucasus has recently become a destination for migrants. Ukrainian refugees, Russian war-induced migrants, labour migrants returnees, among others, find a new refuge in the South Caucasus. In this event, we will discuss the implications of this development.

A year after Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine, we will discuss the migratory movements it has triggered. Of particular interest are questions of (re)building Russian civil society in the diaspora and the future of Russian activism, e.g. whether what it can contribute to anti-war efforts.

On two panels, we will discuss the energy transition, sustainability, and inclusive development in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Germany. The guiding questions are how the energy transition can succeed and to what extent it can also promote economic development and human well-being.

Multimodal research and multimodal publishing have been gaining traction in recent years. This two-day workshop discusses the opportunities and challenges of multimodal research and publishing and is aimed at those who already practice multimodality in their research to share experiences and learn from each other.

In her dissertation project, Janine Pinkow-Läpple expands the theoretical foundations of the social remittance concept. This results in a new definition of the enhanced concept of intangible remittances. In her project, she applies the new concept to the case of highly skilled female returnees in Southeast Europe.

Together with Slavist Miriam Finkelstein and the poets Dinara Rasuleva and Anuar Duisenbinov, ZOiS researcher Nina Frieß will discuss how poets are approaching the issue of language in times of war.

Gemeinsam mit zwei ihrer Autor*innen stellen die Herausgeberinnen Sabine v. Löwis und Beate Eschment ihr neues Buch „Post-Soviet Borders. A Kaleidoscope of Shifting Lives and Lands“ vor und diskutieren einige Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede an den neu entstandenen Grenzen der ehemaligen Sowjetunion.

Evacuation alerts can be a crucial tool in ensuring the safety of civilians in the context of natural disasters and war. The rapid spread of information can help people escape danger before it's too late. However, there has been a lack of scientific testing to determine how best to design these alerts.

A year after Russia launched a full-scale war against Ukraine, we will discuss the migratory movements it has triggered. Of particular interest are questions of (re)building Russian civil society in the diaspora and the future of Russian activism, e.g. whether what it can contribute to anti-war efforts.

Irina Mützelburg and Félix Krawatzek show how families who have fled Ukraine struggle to meet the sometimes conflicting demands of German and Ukrainian educational practices: compulsory school attendance in Germany is incompatible with Ukraine's policy of binding students to their own school system.

A State in a State is an experimental documentary film that traces the construction, disruption, and fragmentation of railroads in the South Caucasus and Caspian regions. The film revolves around the scenes of delay and waiting that constitute cargo mobility, countering optimistic narratives about the New Silk Road and examining how the iron foundation of connectivity is used as a weapon of exclusion and geopolitical sabotage.

Russia’s war in Ukraine has foregrounded disparities within Russia’s multi-ethnic population. The disproportionately high mobilisation of ethnic minorities is only one aspect. Together with experts, we discuss how Russia’s imperial language policy is organised and how language activism has changed in the context of war.

Taming the Garden documents the creation of a botanical park by and for Georgia's most powerful man. Commercial cinemas in Georgia refused to show the film, which was deemed ‘too political’. In conversation with director Salomé Jashi, we talk about (in)visible politics in Georgia.