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Meet the Author
'States Put a lot of Time and Effort into Shaping Young People's Values'
with Nina Frieß and Félix Krawatzek
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A new edited volume looks at memory discourses in different European countries through the prism of youth. Here, the editors Nina Frieß and Félix Krawatzek talk about young people as a trope and target of national memories, but also as memory actors who challenge the historical narratives to which they are exposed.
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Vacancy
Postdoctoral Researcher in the ERC-funded Project MoveMeRu
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ZOiS is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to assist the Principal Investigator in the ERC-funded project MoveMeRU. The researcher will start on 1 February 2023. The contract lasts three years and can be renewed for one additional year. The salary is based on the E13 salary scale of the collective agreement for the civil service (TVöD).
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'The War Did Not Begin Only in February 2022'
with Gwendolyn Sasse
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In her book 'Russia’s War Against Ukraine' (Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine), Gwendolyn Sasse explains the Russian invasion’s political and social context and the developments which preceded it and analyses the role that Ukraine plays for an increasingly authoritarian Russia.
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Event Recording
Combining the (In)Compatible: Experiences of Believing Feminists and LGBT People in Ukraine
with Iryna Kaplan and Regina Elsner
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Recently, the German initiative #OutInChurch draw public attention to the conflicts LGBT people experience within their religious communities. In this event, the religious and human rights situation in Ukraine and strategies to reconcile competing identities were discussed.
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ZOiS Report 3/2022 (German)
Poetry and Protest. 'Bloody January' in Kazakhstan's Contemporary Poetry
by Nina Frieß
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After the suppression of the January protests, many Kazakhstani poets took to social media to express their thoughts. This ZOiS Report includes a small selection of these poems in German translation and a literary analysis. A central theme is the internet lockdown that caused many poets to express their discontent with the political restrictions and desire for change that was accompanied by criticism of former President Nazarbayev.
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ZOiS Spotlight 32/2022
The Violence in Kyrgyz Gold
by Beril Ocaklı
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Gold mining is a central economic factor for Kyrgyzstan. But instead of providing prosperity and development, the gold business is rife with corruption, harms the environment and threatens human life. With the nationalisation of the Kumtor mine, the country's largest, in 2021, things have gone from bad to worse.
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ZOiS Spotlight 31/2022
Exploring the Diversity of Georgia's Post-Soviet Left
by Veronika Pfeilschifter
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Since the mid-2000s, numerous new left-wing groups have formed in Georgia. Although all of them are engaged in the fight against societal inequalities, their political ideologies differ considerably. New data show that their attitudes toward the Russian war against Ukraine also diverge widely.
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Conference | 26–28 October 2022 | University of Warsaw Library
History and Memory in International Relations
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Conflicting views of the past are one of the biggest challenges in international relations: they can lead to confrontations but also serve as a means of reconciliation. At the conference, we will discuss the different ways of remembering historical events and their influence on international relations.
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Panel Discussion| 29 November 2022 | ZOiS
Quo vadis, Belarus: Escalation, Power, Independence
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The fourth event of 'Quo vadis, Belarus?' highlights the Belarusian role in the war against Ukraine, such as the joint force with the Russian army, but also the ongoing repression at home, the activities of the opposition around Svyatlana Zikhanouskaya and the influence of the Belarusian diaspora.
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Interview with Nadja Douglas for DW News (21.10.2022)
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Interview with Gwendolyn Sasse for DW (18.10.2022)
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Gwendolyn Sasse with an interview for the Tagesspiegel (16.10.2022)
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Article at France 24 with quotes by Nadja Douglas (11.10.2022)
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Links to more media coverage on current topics can be found on our website ZOiS in the Media.
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