GIMOES Conference

At the moment of writing, the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is more than halfway through its third year. The consequences of this conflict, for Central and Eastern Europe and the international community, are becoming increasingly clear. This war on the continent’s eastern periphery asks a number of fundamental questions of Europeans, ranging from the future of international security to the role of the European Union, and daily life amidst a brutal war. Moreover, the unexpected launch of what should have been, with the benefit of hindsight, a predictable crisis poses significant questions regarding the state of the study of Central and Eastern Europe and its social position.

The Groningen Institute for Central and Eastern European Studies (GICEES) would like to cordially invite you to attend an engaging and thought-provoking conference on these and other matters, taking place in Groningen on 7 and 8 November. The conference will feature contributions by no fewer than 36 speakers, spread out across two days. The topics discussed are manifold, from the history of Ukrainian statehood to the state of the Russian economy, and from the future of the European project in the East to the PVV’s understanding of Russia, to name but a few.