This semester, the research seminar will take place at biweekly intervals on Wednesdays, 6-8 pm (c.t.) in room LH 101/102 if not stated otherwise. All interested parties are kindly invited.
26 April 2023
6-8 pm (c.t.), Logensaal
In cooperation with B/ORDERS IN MOTION
Das Erbe (zeit-)historischer Verflechtungen und der Krieg: Ukraine und Russland nach 1991 (in German)
Jan C. Behrends (EUV)
Oleksandra Bienert (Berlin)
Ruslana Bovhyria (Berlin)
Wolfgang Eichwede (Bremen)
Welcome address: Eduard Mühle (President of EUV)
Facilitation: Anja Hennig (EUV)
The event will be livestreamed.
10 May 2023
6-8 pm (c.t.), Logensaal
Author meets Critics
Discussion with the author Jürgen Neyer: „Europa im Unfrieden. Soziale Konflikte und politische Umwälzungen in der europäischen Geschichte und Gegenwart“ (in German)
Jürgen Neyer (EUV)
Claudia Weber (EUV)
Michael Minkenberg (EUV)
Eva Heidbreder (Magdeburg)
Facilitation: Sonja Priebus (EUV)
The event will be livestreamed.
24 May 2023
6-8 pm (c.t.), GD 102, Gräfin-Dönhoff-Gebäude
Pani Odra? Von Flüssen als juristische Personen in der ökologischen Krise (in German)
Andreas Gutmann (Kassel)
Hans Leo Bader (München)
Matthias Schloßberger (EUV)
Estela Schindel (EUV)
Facilitation: Anja Hennig (EUV)
The event will be livestreamed.
---> Please note: different day and time!
30 May 2023
4-6 pm (c.t.), LH 101/102
Public interview with „OsobaOdra's“ initiator Robert Rient within the framework of the seminar „Die Oder als juristische Person? Zur (Rechts-)Subjektivität von Flüssen und Natur“ (in Polish with German translation)
Robert Rient (Wroclaw)
Facilitation: Estela Schindel (EUV)
07 June 2023
6-8 pm (c.t.), LH 101/102
Zurück ins europäische Haus: Deutsche Kolonialgeschichte in Film und Fernsehen der 1960er Jahre
(in German)
Wolfgang Fuhrmann (Gießen/Medellin)
Discussant: Randall Halle (Pittsburgh)
Facilitation: Estela Schindel (EUV)
--> Event postponed to Winter term 2023/24!
21 June 2023
Roundtable
Illiberal Politics and Academic Freedom
Facilitation: Sonja Priebus (EUV), Zsuzsanna Végh (EUV)
12 July 2023
6-8 pm (c.t.), LH 101/102, hybrid format
Transformation der Demokratie? Transformationsbegriffe und Forschungsagenden in der Diskussion
(in German)
Raj Kollmorgen (Zittau/Görlitz)
Timm Beichelt (EUV)
Amelie Kutter (EUV)
Facilitation: Anja Hennig (EUV)
Ukraine has been a focal point in the academic debate at Viadrina and IFES for many years. Numerous scholars of the university offer Ukraine-related expertise on an interdisciplinary level and contribute to Ukraine-related events, projects and initiatives as participants and organizers. More information
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