ZOiS Newsletter
October 2023
ZOiS Report 3/2023
Russian Migrants in Georgia and Germany: Activism in the Context of Russia’s War against Ukraine
by Tsypylma Darieva and Tatiana Golova
This report analyses how politically and socially engaged migrants from Russia (re-)organise themselves in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Drawing on in-depth interviews, the authors examine a variety of grassroots projects, focusing on anti-war and related fields of activism.

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News
 
Statement
Russia has declared ZOiS an ‘undesirable organisation’
On Friday, 13 October 2023, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation declared the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) in Berlin an ‘undesirable organisation’. We thus join a long list of renowned academics and institutions that are equally ‘undesirable’ in Russia.

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Podcast: Roundtable Osteuropa 41/2023
Youthquake Polska: Elections under conditions of heightened polarisation
with Félix Krawatzek and Hakob Matevosyan
The Polish parliamentary elections have seen an exceptionally high turnout and a loss for the ruling PiS party. This conversation on a ZOiS study of young people’s views on social issues reveals the influence of migration and the war in Ukraine, as well as of family relations and intergenerational dynamics for young voter’s support of opposition parties.

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Publications
ZOiS Spotlight 19/2023
What Young Georgians Think About Their Government
by Tamar Khoshtaria
Surveys in Georgia show that the young generation in particular disagrees with their government’s politics. Interviews with Georgian migrants in Berlin confirm these findings. The interviewees are especially critical of decisions that are perceived to be pro-Russian.

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ZOiS Spotlight 18/2023
Young Poles’ Political Preferences: A Fresh Wind for the Upcoming Election?
by Hakob Matevosyan
In the run-up to the upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland, a ZOiS survey has shown that the far-right Confederation is especially popular among young voters. In Poland's divided political landscape; gender, religion and level of education are significant for diverging party alignments.

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ZOiS Research
External Academic Publications
On the ZOiS website you can also get an overview of the external scientific publications of the ZOiS staff: sorted by research focus, from monographs to peer-reviewed journal articles and anthologies.
 
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Events
In conversation with... | 08 November 2023, 12:00 am | Online
Displaced Ukrainians in Europe and Germany: Who Are They and What Are Their Intentions to Return
A UNET event in cooperation with the Centre for Economic Strategy (Kyiv)
Drawing on data from two waves of sociological surveys in 2022 and 2023 and information from open sources, Dariia Mykhailyshyna presents insights from a CES study on displaced Ukrainians in Europe and Germany.

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ZOiS Conference 2023 | 16-17 November 2023 | ZOiS, Mohrenstr. 60, 10117 Berlin
Paradigms in Times of War: Unpacking Research and Policy Challenges
This year’s annual ZOiS conference re-examines key social science concepts in a changed political context. Practical sessions will address methodological challenges of research in war-related settings. Involving all five research clusters at ZOiS and international guests, we seek to contribute to an in-depth exchange on diverse approaches to studying Eastern Europe.

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You are welcome to find out about current events on our website: www.zois-berlin.de/en/events
 
 
Media
Interview with Beate Eschment for Deutsche Welle (20/10/2023)
Article by Libération with assessments by Félix Krawatzek (16/10/2023)
Article by Novaya Gazeta Europe about the declaration of ZOiS as an "undesirable organisation" by the Russian Federation (13/10/2023)
Article in the Financial Times with assessments by Gwendolyn Sasse (30/09/2023)
 
Links to more media coverage on current topics can be found on our website ZOiS in the media.