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Monday, February 2, 2015
In conjunction with the Department of History, EURUS is very pleased to host Dr. Robert Cutler for his upcoming lecture titled: "Seeing the Russian Anarchist Mikhail Bakunin As He Was: Dissolving the Historiographic Myths about his Personality and Ideas". The event will take place on February 11, 2015 from 2:30-4:00pm in 3302 River Building,... More
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Agnieszka Weinar is a Marie Curie Fellow hosted by EURUS and the Metropolis Project; she joins us from the European University Institute in Florence. Her research focuses on the international dimension of migration policy and more specifically on the Europeanization of migration policies in the EU. For more information, please click... More
This week EURUS professor Piotr Dutkiewicz was a guest panelist on The Current, CBC radio's flagship current affairs program. In conversation with host Anna Maria Tremonti, Prof. Dutkiewicz outlines why the conflict in Ukraine is now on the brink of full scale civil war. One of the key problems he argues is that “both sides... More
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Professor Piotr Dutkiewicz with Russian President Vladimir Putin The FPA Research Excellence Award Symposium Public discussion on Social Change in Modern Russia After growing up in Poland and spending years in Russia as a PhD student, Professor Piotr Dutkiewicz has a deep understanding of the Russian people, including those who comprise the... More
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
In 2014, the Afghan Student Association (ASA) in Ottawa collected $1,000 through fundraising events organized by students of both Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. In November 2014, EURUS graduate Numan Qardash delivered the donation to the Rotary Club of Kabul City to contribute to the Rotary’s annual winter clothing drive.... More
Friday, January 9, 2015
From January-April 2015, Dr. Emmanuel Sigalas will be at EURUS as a Centre for European Studies (CES) Visiting Scholar. Dr. Sigalas will be teaching a EURUS course titled “Social & Political Perspectives in Europe” (EURR 4003/5003 W), as well as conducting research. Dr. Sigalas is a lecturer at the Vienna Institute of Advanced Studies,... More
On January 16, 2015, visiting professor Rebecca Pulju from Kent State University will be giving a lecture entitled "How Do We Keep Them on the Farm? Changing Family Structures and Gender Roles in Rural France, 1945-75" hosted by the Department of History and co-sponsored by EURUS and the Department of French. The talk will... More
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
EURUS Professor Crina Viju has been awarded a prestigious Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) in the 2014 competition. Her research project is titled “Are the Central and Eastern European Countries Winners of the European Union Shift in Trade Policy?” It examines the impacts of... More
Monday, January 5, 2015
The Fall 2014 EURUS Newsletter is here! EURUS is looking forward to another great year in... More
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
EURUS Professor Jeffrey Sahadeo recently spoke on CTV's Power Play with Don Martin about Russia's plunging currency and the potential consequences for both Russia and the world. The discussion focused on the role of Western sanctions and falling oil prices in the dramatic decrease in the rouble's value over the past few months, despite... More
EURUS is very pleased to announce that MA students Mohammad (Ali) Bahman and Anika Sparling were recently selected as this year’s respective recipients of the Hamlin Graduate Bursary and the Rudelle Hall Memorial Scholarship. Ali and Anika have been similarly recognized for their exceptional commitment to the pursuit of higher learning, and... More
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
EURUS is very pleased to announce the publication of Eurasian Integration: The View From Within, co-edited by EURUS Professor Piotr Dutkiewicz and Professor Richard Sakwa, University of Kent. Routledge, 2014. Please see the official abstract below. "This book is about the enormous space between the European core and China. It is about its... More
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