Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Teaching Excellence Award

Congratulations to Dr. Vildana Stanic-Keller! We are happy to share that Dr. Vildana Stanic-Keller has been recognized with a Teaching Excellence Award from the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs. This well-deserved honor celebrates her more than 20 years of teaching to Carleton University, and in particular, to the Institute of European,... More

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Department of History Visiting Fellow

The Department of History is welcoming a new visiting fellow, Henrique Schlumberger Vitchmichen, as of Friday, April 4th, 2025. Henrique is a PhD student at the Federal University of Paraná (Brazil), currently studying human rights and humanitarian aid, especially for refugees. His main research circles around processes of disposal that happened... More

Monday, January 6, 2025

Short-term visiting scholar for May/June 2025

The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) invites applications for a position of short-term visiting scholar for a period of three weeks in May/June 2025 (during the period May 5 – June 17). The visiting scholar position will include teaching a module on the EU’s regional cooperation mechanisms,... More

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network Call for Research Assistants – Winter-Spring 2025

  The Eastern European and Transnational Network (EETN) is seeking highly motivated Research Assistants (RAs) to contribute to a dynamic and interdisciplinary research project focused on critical issues in European, Eurasian, and Arctic Security and Defence. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside leading experts, engage in... More

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network Policy Brief: “Armenia’s Delicate Balancing Act: (In)Security in the Caucasus”

EURUS Professor Jeff Sahadeo has published a policy brief entitled "Armenia's Delicate Balancing Act: (In)Security in the Caucasus" through the Eastern European and Transatlantic Network (EETN). The full policy brief can be found here. Summary: On December 4, Prime Minister Nicol Pashinyan claimed that Armenia now considers itself outside of the... More

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network Policy Brief: “Power and Protest: Georgians Fighting for their European Dream”

EURUS Professors Jeff Sahadeo, David Sichinava, as well as MA Student Baia Kotrikdaze published a policy brief entitled "Power and Protest: Georgians Fighting for their European Dream" through the Eastern European and Transatlantic Network (EETN). Summary: Mass protests have spread across Georgia since Prime Minister, Irakli Kobakhidze, announced... More

Monday, November 4, 2024

In Memoriam: Dr. Carl McMillan

With profound sadness, the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) announces the passing of Dr. Carl McMillan, Professor Emeritus. Carl’s journey into Russian Studies began through years of immersive travel and study abroad—a passion that ultimately brought him to Carleton University in 1968, where he became one of the... More

Thursday, August 29, 2024

EURUS Professor Recieves Funding Through the Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities

EURUS Professor Paul Goode receives funding through the project "Democracy in Exile (DemEX): A Comparative Study of Russian Migrant Communities following the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine," with co-PIs Prof. Marlene Laruelle (George Washington University), Zuzanna Brunarska (University of Warsaw), and Ivetta Sergeeva (GWU), as well as Margarita... More

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

EURUS Professors Co-leading the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network (EETN)

Starting on July 1, 2024, EURUS Professors Crina Viju-Miljusevic, Paul Goode and Jeff Sahadeo will be co-leading a Collaborative Network as part of the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security program of the Department of National Defence Canada (Funding Results - Canada.ca). The project will address three core challenges - for Canada and in... More

Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Piotr Dutkiewicz: What is new in our perceptions of world politics? The Split: Re-defining the basics

Political Science Workshop: The Grand Split? How The World is Dividing The condition of world politics has reached the point of a severe crisis. The system of global governance and the international order it was based on is shaking. Some would see this as a crisis of legitimacy, others as an institutional breakdown, and... More

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

EURUS faculty editors in Canadian Foreign Policy Journal

Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Volume 30 Issue 1: The Reverberating Effects of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine EURUS faculty member Jeff Sahadeo, research Professors Milana Nikolko and David Sichinava as well as the School of Architecture & Urbanism's Suzanne Harris-Brandts are guest editors of Issue 1 of the 30th volume of the Canadian... More

Monday, March 25, 2024

Congratulations to James Casteel for winning the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award

This past week, EURUS faculty member Dr. James Casteel was awarded the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award. The award was given to six Carleton professors in reflection of their exceptional service to graduate students as supervisors and research mentors. Congratulations to Dr. Casteel for this well-deserved award! Read more about his award in the... More

Monday, July 31, 2023

EURUS faculty member Achim Hurrelmann is one of the editors of a new textbook on European Union politics

EURUS faculty member Achim Hurrelmann is one of the editors of a new textbook on European Union politics: Amy Verdun, Achim Hurrelmann and Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly (eds.), European Union Governance and Policy-Making: A Canadian Perspective, 2nd edition (University of Toronto Press, 2023). Joan DeBardeleben and Crina Viju-Miljusevic have also... More

Friday, July 21, 2023

Russian Television and the War in Ukraine: Dr. Paul Goode recent articles

Carl McMillan Chair Dr. Paul Goode has published two articles about Russian television and the war in Ukraine. You will find descriptions and links to the full articles below. Spinning Prigozhin: How Russian Television Managed the Wagner Mutiny Russian state television’s nightly news on June 23, 2023, treated viewers to routine stories about... More

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Workshop Recordings Available

The recordings of the May 5th Workshop "Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Local Impacts, Canada's Role and Global Consequences" can be streamed from the Displacement Ukraine Website. This workshop follows up on the November 3rd-4th 2022 conference: "Global Consequences of Displacement from Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: space, Place... More

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Jeff Sahadeo featured on Panel about The War in Ukraine on TVO

EURUS faculty member Dr. Jeff Sahadeo was featured on The Agenda with Steve Paikin in a panel about the War in Ukraine. An anticipated spring counteroffensive by Ukraine is set to begin soon. The upcoming battle may play a decisive role in whether Ukraine's Western allies continue their support, as the two warring countries... More

Sunday, June 4, 2023

EURUS on the European Union Study Tour

The European Union Study Tour 2023 has come to an end! Organized by the European Studies Network of Canada, the Tour brought students, including 14 from Carleton, to visit EU Institutions and to meet officials from all EU Institutions, policy makers, and academics. From May 7th to May 26th, students travelled between Brussels,  Luxembourg,... More

Sunday, June 4, 2023

EURUS at the first pan-Canadian Model European Union

Carleton University hosted the first pan-Canadian Model European Union organized by the EU Delegation to Canada on May 5th to May 7th . Simulating a meeting of the European Council, nearly 100 undergraduate and graduate students from across Canada (picture below) represented European Union member states to discuss the European Union’s Arctic... More

Sunday, April 30, 2023

War in Ukraine Observatory Update: Students’ Perspectives Blog

We are pleased to announce an update to the War in Ukraine Observatory project. Our Undergraduate students have created a blog to discuss their perspectives on Russia's War in Ukraine. Click here to view the blog. Be sure to check back as more blog posts will be added in the future. About the War... More

Sunday, March 26, 2023

Displacement Ukraine Website Now Live

About Displacement Ukraine: The ongoing war in Ukraine has seen more than 8 million people internally displaced and a further 8 million living outside of the country as refugees. A disproportionate number of these people are women and children fleeing the Russian advances in the east. On November 3-4, 2022, Carleton University, in conjunction... More

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

War in Ukraine Panel Recording: Student and Scholar at Risk

About the War in Ukraine Panel: The Student Scholar at Risk Panel features a Ukrainian Scholar at risk hosted by EURUS and a Ukrainian graduate student studying at EURUS. In this panel, the speakers discuss how Russia's War in Ukraine affected their lives, their studies, and their work. The panel was part of a... More

Monday, March 20, 2023

Jean Monnet Summer School on Transatlantic Trade Politics

The Jean Monnet Network on Transatlantic Trade Politics is pleased to announce its second annual summer school, which will take place at Carleton University in Ottawa/Canada on July 6-12, 2023. The summer school focuses on the political economy of transatlantic trade; topics discussed include the politicization of trade relations, the growing... More

Sunday, March 5, 2023

Tatsiana Amosava received SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship

Dr. Tatsiana Amosava was awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The award is for her postdoctoral research project, Humour in Anti-Authoritarian Political Discourse in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The award is valued at CAD 45,000. Dr. Amosava received her PhD in sociology from the... More

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Carleton Newsroom story on the War in Ukraine Observatory

Carleton Newsroom senior writer Dan Rubinstein wrote a story on the War in Ukraine Observatory, a EURUS-led initiative to provide Canadians with accurate information about the War in Ukraine. Click here to read the... More

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Research Conference Announcement: Competitive models of regionalism in Eurasia

    The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations, held by Professor Crina Viju-Miljusevic, is hosting a young scholars one-day research conference on Friday, March 31, 2023. The theme of the conference is competitive models of "Regionalism in Eurasia." The region represents a unique geopolitical grouping of states whose historical... More

Friday, January 27, 2023

Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada Yuliya Kovaliv Speaks at Carleton

On January 20th, EURUS hosted the Ambassador of Ukraine to Canada Yulia Kovaliv to deliver a lecture about Russia's War in Ukraine. Below is a story written by Faculty of Public Affairs Communication Writer Karen Kelly about the Ambassador's lecture. In her remarks at Carleton University on January 20, 2023, Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada... More

Sunday, January 22, 2023

EURUS War in Ukraine Observatory Launched

We have launched the War in Ukraine Observatory Project. The Observatory is space for Canadians to gain a better understanding of the war. It provides academic resources such interviews with regional and subject-matter experts, as well as trusted news sources. It also provides practical information for Ukrainian refugees on Federal and Provincial... More

Monday, December 5, 2022

Paul Goode Interviewed on Podcast

Dr. Paul Goode was recently interviewed on the Update from Kyiv Podcast. He discusses top-down nationalism under Putin's regime, impacts of everyday nationalism in Russia, whether nationalism is a key driver of the Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and trajectory of the war. You can listen to the full episode here:... More

Thursday, December 1, 2022

National Leader of Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya hosted by EURUS

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, National Leader of Belarus and Head of the Belarusian Transnational Cabinet, was hosted by the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) on Monday, November 21st. Click here to read the full story on the Faculty of Public Affair's... More

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Paul Goode Interviewed by DW News on Russia’s Illegal Annexation of Ukrainian Regions

Professor Paul Goode was recently interviewed by DW News about Vladimir Putin's illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions occupied by Russia and the implications it will have on the... More

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Paul Goode Interviewed by CTV News

Professor Paul Goode was recently interviewed by CTV News about Russia's forced voting in Eastern Ukrainian Regions. You can watch the interview here ... More

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Paul Goode interviewed on FPA’s Research Shop Talk Podcast

Professor Paul Goode was interviewed by Kyla Reid on the Faculty of Public Administration's Research Shop Talk podcast. Professor Goode is joined by Professor Christiane Wilke from the Department of Law and Legal Studies to discuss the challenges that they face when their field work site becomes a war zone. You can listen to... More

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Paul Goode awarded SSHRC Connection Grant

Professor Paul Goode, McMillan Chair of Russian Studies at EURUS, was awarded a Connections Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The grant is for his ongoing research project, Russian Media Observation and Research (RuMOR): An Observatory of Russian Disinformation and Strategic Narratives. The grant is valued at... More

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

EURUS Director Crina Viju-Miljusevic awarded Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia

The Chair is supported by an EU grant of 50,000 Euros for a period of three years (2022-2025). The Chair will support teaching, public and policy debates, and dissemination of resources on the EU as a foreign policy actor, the EU’s sponsored policies within the Eurasian region and the EU-China relations. In teaching, new... More

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Jeff Sahadeo awarded SSHRC Connections Grant

A project led by Jeff Sahadeo – “Global Consequences of Displacement from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Space, Place and Pluralism” – has been awarded a SSHRC Connection Grant. The project involves David Carment, David Sichinava, Milana Nikolko, and Suzanne Harris-Brandts as co-investigators, as well as James Milner, Martin Geiger,... More

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