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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Please join us on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, for a lecture by Dr. Nikolay Dmitrik on "The State of Internet Surveillance in Russia." The event will be taking place from 2:30pm-4:00pm, in the Discovery Centre of the MacOdrum Library (room 482). The lecture examines recent internet regulation policies in Russia, focusing on the balance... More
Monday, March 14, 2016
Please join us on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, for for a special session with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The event will take place in the River Building conference rooms (2nd floor), from 3:00pm-5:30pm. Please note that registration is required. The UNHCR works in 126 countries providing protection and... More
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Alenjandro Hernandez is a PhD student and a participant in the upcoming “Managing Migration in World Society: International Organizations in Migration Politics” research workshop (organized by EURUS professor Martin Geiger), to be held in Ottawa on March 10-11, 2016. Read his article "Migration Workshop Tackles Pressing Global Issue", on the... More
Monday, March 7, 2016
The Jean Monnet Chair “Democracy in the European Union”, in cooperation with Cinema Politica Carleton, invites you to a public film screening: DEMOCRACY (David Bernet, Germany / France, 2015) Wednesday, March 16, 2:30-5:00pm. MacOdrum Library Media Lab, ML 482. Carleton Campus. The screening will be followed by a Skype discussion with a... More
For the 70th anniversary since the start of the Cold War, EURUS professor Piotr Dutkiewicz has been featured on the Valdai Discussion Club website. In his article, "The Cold War That Isn't," professor Dutkiewicz argues that current relations with Russia do not constitute the development of a new Cold War. The article presents five main arguments... More
Thursday, February 25, 2016
EURUS professor Joan DeBardeleben has been featured in the February/March edition of FPA Voices, specifically for an interview where she highlights the current state of relations between Europe and Russia. Professor DeBardeleben explains that relations between the two neighbours are still difficult, owing largely to their inability to resolve... More
Monday, February 22, 2016
Please join us February 29, 2016 , for a guest lecture by Dr. Milana Nikolko, “Political Trauma: Ukrainian Society and Perspectives of National Reconciliation”. The event will take place from 11:30am-1:00pm in Dunton Tower (room 2017). Now involved in a dramatic conflict and afflicted by various kinds of social, political, and physical... More
Thursday, February 11, 2016
On February 10, 2016, professor Piotr Dutkiewicz was featured in a Toronto Star article which addressed the recent NATO decision to bolster military defence in Eastern Europe in the hopes of deterring future aggression from Russia. Professor Dutkiewicz argues that such a move represents an escalation of conflict, and claims that additional... More
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
This 1.5 days international research workshop and conference, taking place during Carleton University’s Faculty of Public Affair’s Research Month, features established and emerging scholars from across Canada, the U.S., Europe and other countries. Specialized international organizations (IOs), including the International Organization for... More
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Congratulations to Piotr Dutkiewicz on the publication of his book, The Social History of Post-Communist Russia, co-edited with Richard Sakwa and Vladimir Kulikov, published by Routledge, 2016. This book tells the untold story of how ordinary Russian people experienced and coped with Russia’s transformations after the end of communism. Unlike... More
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Congratulations to EURUS MA students Ediie Abdultairova, Matt Batten-Carew, and Varvara Shmygalova, who were recently awarded the Baha'i Community of Canada Bursary, the David Rachel Epstein Foundation Scholarship, and the Indira Gandhi Memorial Fellowship, respectively. After completing a degree in international economics in Crimea, Ukraine,... More
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
During the past year, Neil Hauer, a third-year MA student at EURUS, took the student exchange opportunity in order to travel to St. Petersburg, traditionally considered Russia's cultural centre. During this time, he attended Saint Petersburg State University for five months. Neil was pleasantly surprised by Russia's diversity. Despite possessing... More
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