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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
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
UKRAINE & RUSSIA - PUTIN'S DILEMMA OF WAR & PEACE Wednesday, December 10th, 2014 What are the specifics driving the crisis in Ukraine, what is its significance in international relations, and how can the Canadian government's response be interpreted? These are some of the questions EURUS professor Jeff Sahadeo will be examining as part of... More
Thursday, November 20, 2014
During the academic years 2015-2017, the Borders in Globalization Project (DGES) and the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs at Carleton University will offer graduate awards in border studies. These awards of $6000 each are offered to incoming graduate students in an effort to attract the best candidates to engage in border studies... More
Monday, November 17, 2014
EURUS alumnus Luc-André Brunet weighs in on former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev's recent statement that we are in the midst of a new cold war. Brunet cautions that while "relations between Russia and the West are at a new low, we need to remember that the cold war was about much more than merely... More
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
The on-going crisis in Ukraine has resulted in a renewed focus on Russia’s foreign policy towardsits neighbours and the state of relations between Russia and Western nations. Despite the often sensational headlines, the motivations behind Russia’s diplomatic and domestic interests are—like those of all nations—inherently complex and... More
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