INSIDE THE PYRAMID: Is Central Asia authoritarianism stable? 15 December 2015

Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:08:00 GMT

A Workshop Series organised by CRCEES [University of Glasgow] & CAP [George Washington University] atrimonial, patronal, clientelistic: Central Asia’s authoritarian power is often classified in these terms.

Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work Public seminar with Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams, 4 December 2015

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 10:03:00 GMT

We are pleased to invite you to join us for a public seminar with Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams to talk about ideas and demands in their new book, Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work (Verso, 2015)

The Scottish Enlightenment - and the University of Glasgow - in the Russian Empire, 18 November 2015

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:55:00 GMT

The Scottish Enlightenment - and the University of Glasgow - in the Russian Empire. Professor Bill Bowring, Birkbeck College, University of London

CRCEES Russian Culture Seminar Series: Pinocchio’s Adventures in the Wonderland: Texts and Contexts of Soviet Children’s Literature, 29 October 2015

Thu, 29 Oct 2015 10:39:00 GMT

The Russian team at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures (SMLC) of the University of Glasgow, together with the Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies (CRCEES) is delighted to announce the next event of the CRCEES Russian Culture Seminar Series:

Russians and Russian Speakers in the Post-Soviet Space

Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:15:00 GMT

International, inter-disciplinary conference at the University of Tartu (Estonia), 8-9 October 2015

DEMOCRATIZING HISTORY: In conflict and post-conflict settings across Central and Eastern Europe, 11 September 2015

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:24:00 BST

DEMOCRATIZING HISTORY In conflict and post-conflict settings across Central and Eastern Europe, 11 September 2015

Conference: Communist Nostalgia, 11-13 September 2015

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 13:34:00 BST

2015 will be the 70th anniversary of the apogee of Communist influence in Europe and the 30th anniversary of, arguably, the beginning of the end of the Eastern Bloc. The conference aims to build on the burgeoning work on postcommunist nostalgia that has developed since that time while extending its scope geographically and temporally.

A Human Rights Approach to Elections, 14-15 September 2015

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:50:00 BST

Academics and eminent individuals from the non-academic sector are participating in a network which would address fundamental questions relating to citizens’ right to free and fair elections from the perspective of law, the social sciences and the non-academic sector.

LBAS/SGSSS, University of Edinburgh, 11 June 2015

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:36:00 BST

The CRCEES led Cross LBAS PG Research Methodology workshop will take place at the University of Edinburgh on the 11 & 12 June 2015. The workshop is running in conjunction with the Scottish Graduate DTC Summer School.

7th Annual Research Forum, 4-5 June 2015

Fri, 12 Dec 2014 12:24:00 GMT

On Thursday 4 and Friday 5 June 2015 the University of Glasgow will host the 7th Annual CRCEES Research Forum

Russian Archive Training Scheme (RATS) 2015

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 14:23:00 GMT

CRCEES is making available funding for three doctoral students to attend the CEELBAS run archive trip, Russian Archive Training Scheme (RATS), Moscow, 7-12 April 2015.

The Many Faces of Russia

Tue, 17 Mar 2015 10:52:00 GMT

The Many Faces of Russia: A Linguistic, Geographical, Ethnical and Cultural Journey, 25 March 2015

Contemporary Hungarian Studies: Multidisciplinary European Perspectives, Postgraduate Conference, 12 February 2015

Thu, 05 Feb 2015 09:52:00 GMT

You are welcome to attend this one-day postgraduate conference sponsored by BASEES (British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies) and CRCEES (Centre for Russian, Central and East European Studies).

Conference: Trans-ethnic Coalition-Building within and across States 7-10 January 2015

Tue, 27 May 2014 12:52:00 BST

Trans-ethnic Coalition-Building within and across States 7-10 January 2015 Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden