University of Helsinki
Call for Applications
Summer School: Conflicts and Changes in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
The International Network in Russian, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies (INREES) welcomes PhD candidates working in the field of social sciences and humanities to a five-day intensive course in Cultural Center Sofia, Helsinki on 19 – 23 August 2024
The beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 changed the global security situation and has influenced the domestic politics and foreign policy of many countries in Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Beyond such an invasion, there is an aggravation of many ongoing ethnic, religious, and other conflicts, which may not have received as much international attention. This dynamics was perceived by many observers as unexpected and therefore reminds us of the need to pay attention also to the less conspicuous, gradual changes that shape states, societies, and international arenas, and contribute to many conflicts in the region of Eastern Europe and Eurasia and beyond it. These and other issues will be in the focus of INREES Summer School 2024. We invite you to participate in the Summer School for doctoral researchers from various disciplines, including but not limited to, political science, history, sociology, and anthropology to discuss political, societal and cultural trends in Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia.
The INREES Summer School 2024 contains lectures and workshops in which the doctoral researchers will present a paper that can be a draft of an article or a chapter of their dissertation.
Teachers:
- Ammon Cheskin, University of Glasgow
- Dmitrii Dorogov, Södertörn University
- Vladimir Gel’man, University of Helsinki
- Yulia Kurnyshova, University of Copenhagen
- Andrey Makarychev, University of Tartu
- Sari Autio-Sarasmo, University of Helsinki
- Susanne Schattenberg, University of Bremen
- Margarita Zavadskaya, Finnish Institute for International Affairs
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. Additionally, PhD students will have a chance to improve their pedagogical skills by commenting on Russian and Eurasian Studies MA students’ research plans.
The summer school will cover the costs of accommodation, meals and transportation from the University of Helsinki to Cultural Center Sofia and back: https://www.sofia.fi/en/. Note, information about accessibility was updated in Spring, details will be communicated soon.
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 15 May 2024 through the link below. The notification of acceptance will be sent by 30 May. In the acceptance letter, we will also ask you to fill in a form regarding practicalities, accessibility, and preferences, in addition to providing further information about the summer school.
https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/129334/lomake.html
For more information, you can contact project planner Maija Harju (maija.r.harju[at]helsinki.fi) or the coordinator of the INREES Kaarina Aitamurto (Kaarina.aitamurto[at]helsinki.fi)