Viadrina welcomes nine international researchers as Fellows at the KIU – Competence Network for Interdisciplinary Ukraine Studies
How is the Ukrainian resistance organised? What image of Ukrainian women in the military is conveyed via social media? To what extent does the current war influence language ideologies in Ukraine? And how is the attacked country being supported by Lithuanian volunteers, for example? Nine fellows from the KIU – Competence Network for Interdisciplinary Ukraine Studies are working on these and other issues at the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) until the end of July.
The researchers from Estonia, Lithuania, the USA, France and Ukraine arrived in May; they form the second round of the KIU scholarship programme. As part of the current semester topic "Ukraine in Europe", they are working from legal, historical, political science and philosophical perspectives, among others.
Heide Fest
You can find an overview of the researchers and their work here.
The guest researchers present the initial results of their research in the KIU Lunch Lectures, which take place regularly on Wednesdays at 1.00 pm at the Viadrina. On Wednesday, 11 June, sociolinguist Dr Liudmyla Pidkuimukha will speak about her topic "Language ideologies in Ukraine: legacies, disruptions, and new directions". Political scientist Michael Dobbins, who researches the mobilisation of interest groups in Ukraine, will follow on Wednesday, 9 July.
The venue for the KIU Lunch Lectures is the Gräfin-Dönhoff-Building, Europaplatz 1, Room 102.
An informal opportunity to get to know the fellows is available at the weekly KIU Open Lunch, always on Tuesdays, 1.00 to 2.00 pm in the Viadrina canteen.
If you are interested in reporting on the researchers and their work, please send an email to kiu-communications@europa-uni.de.
Background Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies (KIU)
The Competence Network Interdisciplinary Ukrainian Studies Frankfurt (Oder) - Berlin (KIU) is a project funded by the DAAD until March 2028 to strengthen Ukraine-related research, teaching, networking and transfer activities. The network, initiated and managed by the European University Viadrina, includes the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin.
Translated by Deepl and edited
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