ZOiS Newsletter
December 2022
Meet the Author
"There are 44 Million Zelenskys"
with Olga Onuch and Henry E. Hale
In The Zelensky Effect, Olga Onuch and Henry E. Hale show how Ukrainian society is marked by a strong sense of civic identity. President Volodymyr Zelensky exemplifies a new style of political leadership ushered in by an independence generation shaped by experiences of mass mobilisation.

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News
Christmas Greetings
We would like to thank all our partners for their support. Your interest in our work underlines the importance of social science research on Eastern Europe in these times.
We wish you a happy holiday season and a more peaceful New Year.
 
Vacancy
IT System Administrator (m/f/d)
ZOiS is looking for an IT System Administrator (m/f/d) to start as soon as possible. The position is to be filled with 100% of the collectively agreed working hours (39h/week) according to TVöD up to pay group 10. The appointment is for an indefinite period. The place of employment is Berlin.

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Vacancy
Infographic Designer (m/f/div)
The full-time position – within the research network “Cooperation and Conflict in Eastern Europe: The Consequences of the Reconfiguration of Political, Economic, and Social Spaces since the End of the Cold War” (Kon-Koop) – is for a fixed period of three years, starting on 1 April 2023.

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Publications
ZOiS Spotlight 36/2022
Hungary's Pragmatism: Courting, Russia, Pleasing the EU
by Ákos Kopper 
Hungary is the only EU member state that still has close relations with Russia. At the same time, prime minister Viktor Orbán is trying to placate the EU. Meanwhile, the country’s institutions are being hollowed out and the erosion of Hungarian democracy continues unabated.

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Events
ZOiS Forum | 17 January 2023 | Kino Krokodil, Greifenhagener Str. 32, 10437 Berlin
Taming the Garden: (In)Visible Politics and Socionatures in Georgia
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.

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Media
Ukraine-Update mit Regina Elsner
Talk with Regina Elnser on the WTF?! podcast (08/12/2022)
Contribution by Félix Krawatzek and Piotr Goldstein for the Conversation (07/12/2022)
Guest contribution by Gwendolyn Sasse for the blog "Judy Dempsey's Strategic Europe" at Carnegie Europe (07/12/2022)
Review of Gwendolyn Sasse's book in the German newspaper FAZ (05/12/2022)
China in Central Asia: Fact-checking and myth-busting
Interview conducted by Beril Ocaklı for Novastan (02/12/2022)
 
Links to more media coverage on current topics can be found on our website ZOiS in the Media.