The academic initiative “Ukrainian Research in Switzerland” (URIS) strengthens ex pertise on Ukraine in Switzerland through research and teaching\, academic exchange across borders\, and dialogue between academia and the wider pub lic.
\nFor ten years\, the URIS Fellowship Programm eat the University of Basel has brought internationally recognised scholars working on Ukraine to Switzerland. In Basel\, URIS Fel lows pursue their research\, teach and share their expertise with the next generation of students. Through public talks\, events and publications\, they also contribute to a broader understanding of Ukraine within academia and beyond. \;
\nTo mark the fellowship programme’s tenth ann iversary\, former and current URIS Fellows\, Advisory Board members and co lleagues from Switzerland and abroad will come together in Basel to reflec t on a decade that has profoundly changed Ukraine and Ukrainian Studies.\n
The international workshop will look back at how U krainian Studies\, research questions\, and academic careers have evolved since 2017 – and discuss the role of academic networks such as URIS in t imes of war and international crisis. \;
\nThree roundta bles will explore Ukrainian Studies in international perspective\ , the academic trajectories of URIS Fellows\, developments across differen t disciplines\, and the future of Ukrainian Studies in Switzerland.
\n< p>The day will conclude with the public panel discussion "Beyond the Headlines. Rethinking Ukraine since 2014: Academic Knowledge a nd Public Engagement"\, exploring how knowledge about Ukraine enters media and public debate – and what research can contribute beyond the daily n ews cycle.\nEveryone is welcome – no registratio n needed. We look forward to seeing you there!
\nMore information ca n be found on the flyer below.
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261030T193000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2683@dg.philhist.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261005T175505 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20261030T180000 SUMMARY:Beyond the Headlines. Rethinking Ukraine since 2014: Academic Knowl edge and Public Engagement DESCRIPTION:Since 2014\, and especially since the beginning of Russia’s f ull-scale invasion in 2022\, Ukraine has moved to the centre of public and political attention. During the last twelve years\, experts on Ukraine an d Eastern Europe have been increasingly called upon by the media\, schools and the wider public to explain complex developments and respond to curre nt events. This has also raised questions about the boundaries between aca demic expertise\, public engagement\, and advocacy.\\r\\nThe panel asks ho w public debates about Ukraine have changed over the past decade\, what mi sconceptions persist\, and what happens when academic knowledge enters med ia and public discourse. What can academic research contribute beyond the daily news cycle – and what should we be talking about when we talk abou t Ukraine beyond the war?\\r\\nChair: F. Benjamin Schenk (Head of Ukrainia n Research in Switzerland (URIS))\\r\\nDiscussants: Tetiana Kyselova (Lega l scholar)\, Gwendolyn Sasse (Director of the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS))\, Maryna Shevtsova (Political scientist)\, and Claude Wild (Swiss amabassador to Ukraine 2019-2023)\\r\\nMore informa tion can be found on the flyer below.\\r\\nThis public panel discussion is part of the 10th anniversary conference of URIS (Ukrainian Research in Sw itzerland) [https://dg.philhist.unibas.ch/de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/det ails/conference-ukrainien-studies-in-times-of-war-and-international-crisis -challenges-achievements-and-perspectives-2017-2026/]. X-ALT-DESC:Since 2014\, and especially since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022\, Ukraine has moved to the centre of public a nd political attention. During the last twelve years\, experts on Ukraine and Eastern Europe have been increasingly called upon by the media\, schoo ls and the wider public to explain complex developments and respond to cur rent events. This has also raised questions about the boundaries between a cademic expertise\, public engagement\, and advocacy.
\nThe panel as ks how public debates about Ukraine have changed over the past decade\, wh at misconceptions persist\, and what happens when academic knowledge enter s media and public discourse. What can academic research contribute beyond the daily news cycle – and what should we be talking about when we talk about Ukraine beyond the war?
\nChair: F. Benjamin Schenk (Head of Ukrainian Research in Switzerland (URIS))
\nDiscussants: Tetiana Kys elova (Legal scholar)\, Gwendolyn Sasse (Director of the Centre for East E uropean and International Studies (ZOiS))\, Maryna Shevtsova (Political sc ientist)\, and Claude Wild (Swiss amabassador to Ukraine 2019-2023)
\n< p>More information can be found on the flyer below.\nThis public pa nel discussion is part of the 10th anniversary conference of URIS (Ukrainian Research in Switzerl and).
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