University of Helsinki
Call for Applications
Summer School: Reorienting research projects and area studies after 24 February 2022
The International Network in Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (INREES) welcomes PhD students working in the field of social sciences and humanities to the five-day intensive course in Vähäjärvi, Hämeenlinna on 22 – 26 August 2022
Course description
24 February 2022 has dramatically changed the lives of millions of people and the global political order. Within the scholars of the Russian, Eastern Europe and Eurasia Studies (REEES) it has also raised many question that will be discussed in this summer school:
- How to reconfigure research projects and publications that may seem to have quickly turned outdated amidst the rapid political changes?
- Did the REEES scholars become surprised by the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and why?
- What is the future of the Russian, Eastern Europe and Eurasia area studies?
- How is conducting research possible in the emerging situation but also, are there some new horizons and need for new kind of collaboration?
The summer school provides a platform for constructive discussions to reconfigure personal research plans and to reflect on the situation and the futures prospects for the Russian, Eastern Europe and Eurasia area studies.
The speakers of the summer school are:
- Luca Anceschi (University of Glasgow)
- Sari Autio-Sarasmo (University of Helsinki)
- Vladimir Gel’man (University of Helsinki)
- Yulia Gradskova (Södertörn University)
- Andrey Makarychev (University of Tartu)
- Heiko Pleines (University of Bremen)
- Margarita Zavadskaya (University of Helsinki)
The intensive course consists of lectures, thematic panels and workshops in which doctoral students have the opportunity to get comments on their papers. The papers can be research plans, chapters from dissertations or article drafts. The PhD students will have a chance to improve their pedagogical skills by commenting on Russian Studies MA students’ research plans.
Please note:
The summer school will take care of the costs for accommodation, meals and transportation from Helsinki to Vähäjärvi, Hämeenlinna: http://www.vahajarvi.fi/
The course requirements for 5 ECTS (evaluation accepted/rejected):
- Presenting a paper in the summer school
- Active participation at lectures and workshops
Please send your applications with an abstract (max 300 words) of your paper, your affiliation and contact information by 27 May 2022 through the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/dHpW3V3iHZ
For more information, you can contact project planner Alisa Virtanen or the coordinator of the INREES Kaarina Aitamurto (Email to name.surname@helsinki.fi)