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Online Keynote | 27 January 2021 | 5.30pm
Vectors of Contentious Mobilization: From Below, From Above, or Sideways?
with Jan Kubik (Rutgers University/SSEES, University College London)
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This keynote lecture puts in perspective global trends in mobilization. Starting from the current situation in Poland, it will reflect on four interrelated issues: (1) the relationship between top-down and bottom-up mechanisms of mobilization, (2) the role of mobilization resources, for example in cultural traditions or discourses, (3) the intensifying mythologization of right-wing discourses, and (4) the dilemmas of liberal counter-mobilizations that attempt to restore legal rationality (in the Weberian sense) while resorting to bottom-up means.
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Call for Papers
China and the contestation of the liberal economic order
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The workshop wishes to bring together scholars working on China’s contestation of the liberal economic order and development effects of China’s economic engagement with other countries. We encourage submissions dealing with China’s engagement in less-researched regions, including Eastern Europe, Eurasia and the MENA region, but also comparisons with the EU.
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Vacancy
PhD researcher (m/f/div)
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The position is located in the project 'China, the EU and policy space for development in Eastern Europe and Eurasia' as part of the research cluster 'Political Economy and Integration'. It ideally starts on 1 April 2021 and is limited to three years. This position comprises 66% of the collectively agreed working hours (26 hours/week) according to pay scale 13 TVöD (Collective Agreement for the Public Service).
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Call for Papers
Anti-Genderism in Central and Eastern Europe – A Question of Religion?
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The next meeting of the DGO Religion Section will take place digitally on 21-22 April 2021. The theme of this year's conference is: "Anti-Genderism in Central and Eastern Europe – A Question of Religion?". The conference is organised by the speakers of the Religion Section, Regina Elsner (ZOiS) and Thomas Bremer (University of Münster). You are invited to submit proposals for conference papers.
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ZOiS Report 1/2021
Faith, state, and religious competition in Georgia
by Tsypylma Darieva
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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.
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Spotlight 2/2021
Churches and protest in Belarus: activism or liberation theology?
by Regina Elsner
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It is an unfamiliar picture in Belarus: although the faith communities have generally kept out of politics, church representatives and believers are taking a stand on the protests sparked by the 2020 presidential election. What does this mean for the future of the churches and their socio-ethical traditions?
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Spotlight 1/2021
Big election Sunday in Central Asia does not bode well for democracy
by Beate Eschment
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10 January was voting day in Central Asia, with a presidential election in Kyrgyzstan and parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan. Although political conditions in these two countries differ considerably, there are some parallels, offering little cause for optimism about their future political trajectory.
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ZOiS Forum online | 21 January 2021 | 5pm
Climate in Russia: Change, Discourse, Protest
With Benjamin Beuerle (DHI Moscow), Angelina Davydova (Office of Environmental Information) and Arshak Makichyan (Fridays for Future Russia)
Chair: Félix Krawatzek (ZOiS Berlin)
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Climate change is already having a serious impact on Russia's environment. While the international climate movement is now also finding supporters among Russian youth, some Russian politicians and scientists emphasise the positive aspects of warming for the country. We want to build on this Russian debate and discuss young people's commitment to climate change.
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Online ZOiS Conference | 27 - 28 January 2021
Politics from Below: Reasserting or Transcending the Democratic Paradigm?
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What do recent regional or global trends of mass protests tell us about the state of democracy and authoritarianism and about state-society relations more generally? The ZOiS Conference 2021 explores the factors shaping recent waves of protest activism in Eastern Europe and beyond.
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ZOiS Forum online | 16 February 2021
Belarus: The Power of Theatre, Photography and and Public Opinion
with Misha Friedman (photographer), Natalia Koliada (Belarus Free Theatre) and Gwendolyn Sasse (ZOiS)
Chair: Stefanie Orphal (ZOiS)
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The dramatic events in Belarus following the presidential election of August 2020 were characterised by a high degree of bottom-up creativity. Even prior to this moment of mass mobilisation, Belarusian resistance drew on visual and theatrical means of political engagement, drawing attention to a state and society hidden from view.
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Due to the current pandemic we have decided to cancel all public events at ZOiS until March 2021. The ZOiS Forum, our annual conference, and the ZOiS Research Colloquium will take place online.
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17 January 2021
An ntv article about the election of Sadyr Japarov as Kyrgyzstan's president contains comments by Beate Eschment (German).
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11 January 2021
In an interview with Neues Deutschland, Beate Eschment analyses the parliamentary election in Kazakhstan and the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan (German).
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