ZOiS Newsletter
January 2023
ZOiS Spotlight 2/2023
Ukraine: Humour as a Weapon of War
by Orest Semotiuk
Since the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, memes and cartoons have become an integral part of the media discourse. Using humour and satire, they not only comment on the progress of the war but also convey values and ideological principles, making them a unique contemporary record of the unfolding events.

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News
Call for Applications
BMBF/ZOiS Scholarships for Ukrainian Scholars
ZOiS is seeking to fill the positions (m/f/div) of one senior Berlin-based fellow, one junior Berlin-based fellow and three Ukraine-based fellows within the project 'Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS' (UNET), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

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Publications
ZOiS Spotlight 1/2023
The Major Powers of the Global South and the War Against Ukraine
by Ewa Dąbrowska
India, South Africa and other countries have maintained neutrality on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. It may seem obvious that this is motivated by economic interests. But resentment towards the West and the desire for a new global balance of power also play a role.

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Events
ZOiS Forum | 16 February 2023, 06.30 pm - 08.00 pm | ZOiS, Mohrenstr. 60, 10117 Berlin
War-Induced Migration from Russia – Quo Vadis?
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 and how it can contribute to anti-war efforts.

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Media
Article with assessments by Nadja Douglas in Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (17/01/2023)
Article with assessments by Félix Krawatzek (12/01/2023)
Guest article by Gwendolyn Sasse in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (05/01/2022)
Article with assessments by Beate Eschment on Deutsche Welle (04/01/2022)
Guest article by Regina Elsner and Thomas Bremer in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (03/01/2023)
 
Links to more media coverage on current topics can be found on our website ZOiS in the Media.