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☁️ 🦋 ZOiS is approaching two years on Bluesky, we are happy to have found this growing community!
In addition to our institutional account, you can also find a number of our researchers, research affiliates and projects with ZOiS input on here.
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In addition to our institutional account, you can also find a number of our researchers, research affiliates and projects with ZOiS input on here.
Follow them via our new ZOiS starter pack! 👇
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Very proud of first journal article based on interdisciplinary project #KonKoop @zois.bsky.social & international partners incl. @oonuch.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social et al. on PTSD & CPTSD in Ukraine. Necessary to understand and act upon - esp. by Ukraine‘s supporters. ⬇️
A new representative study on the mental health among civilians in Ukraine shows Around a third meet the criteria for (complex) PTSD.
Initiated by #KonKoop, a research network based at ZOiS co-led by @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social, it was carried out by an international research team.
#OpenAccess!👇
Initiated by #KonKoop, a research network based at ZOiS co-led by @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social, it was carried out by an international research team.
#OpenAccess!👇
Prevalence of exposure to lifetime and war-related traumas, PTSD and complex PTSD in a sample from the Ukrainian general population
Background: PTSD is a common mental health difficulty in war-affected countries. Despite the ongoing nature of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, few previous studies have established rate...
www.tandfonline.com
October 5, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Very proud of first journal article based on interdisciplinary project #KonKoop @zois.bsky.social & international partners incl. @oonuch.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social et al. on PTSD & CPTSD in Ukraine. Necessary to understand and act upon - esp. by Ukraine‘s supporters. ⬇️
A new representative study on the mental health among civilians in Ukraine shows Around a third meet the criteria for (complex) PTSD.
Initiated by #KonKoop, a research network based at ZOiS co-led by @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social, it was carried out by an international research team.
#OpenAccess!👇
Initiated by #KonKoop, a research network based at ZOiS co-led by @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social, it was carried out by an international research team.
#OpenAccess!👇
Prevalence of exposure to lifetime and war-related traumas, PTSD and complex PTSD in a sample from the Ukrainian general population
Background: PTSD is a common mental health difficulty in war-affected countries. Despite the ongoing nature of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, few previous studies have established rate...
www.tandfonline.com
October 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
A new representative study on the mental health among civilians in Ukraine shows Around a third meet the criteria for (complex) PTSD.
Initiated by #KonKoop, a research network based at ZOiS co-led by @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social, it was carried out by an international research team.
#OpenAccess!👇
Initiated by #KonKoop, a research network based at ZOiS co-led by @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social, it was carried out by an international research team.
#OpenAccess!👇
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SEMESTER THEME 2026/27
⚖️ Transitional Justice in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accountability, Memory, Democratic Renewal and Reconstruction
Discover more: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/programme...
@viadrina.eu
⚖️ Transitional Justice in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accountability, Memory, Democratic Renewal and Reconstruction
Discover more: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/programme...
@viadrina.eu
October 5, 2026 at 9:58 AM
SEMESTER THEME 2026/27
⚖️ Transitional Justice in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accountability, Memory, Democratic Renewal and Reconstruction
Discover more: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/programme...
@viadrina.eu
⚖️ Transitional Justice in Ukraine: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accountability, Memory, Democratic Renewal and Reconstruction
Discover more: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/programme...
@viadrina.eu
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Glad to see first academic and first outreach article published from an international interdisciplinary project initiated by #KonKoop @zois.bsky.social
on dimensions of psychological impact of war in #Ukraine
theconversation.com/one-in-three...
on dimensions of psychological impact of war in #Ukraine
theconversation.com/one-in-three...
One in three Ukrainian civilians estimated to meet the criteria for PTSD or complex PTSD – new study
War-related trauma now affects most people in Ukraine and presents a major threat to the country’s resiliance in the face of continuing Russian aggression.
theconversation.com
October 1, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Glad to see first academic and first outreach article published from an international interdisciplinary project initiated by #KonKoop @zois.bsky.social
on dimensions of psychological impact of war in #Ukraine
theconversation.com/one-in-three...
on dimensions of psychological impact of war in #Ukraine
theconversation.com/one-in-three...
#WelcomeToZOiS: Political scientist @adoolotkeldieva.bsky.social in now a research affiliate at ZOiS!
Her work centres on state-society relations, intense resource-extractive environments, and post-imperial entanglements in Central Asia.
Find out more: www.zois-berlin.de/en/about-us/...
Her work centres on state-society relations, intense resource-extractive environments, and post-imperial entanglements in Central Asia.
Find out more: www.zois-berlin.de/en/about-us/...
October 2, 2026 at 7:03 AM
#WelcomeToZOiS: Political scientist @adoolotkeldieva.bsky.social in now a research affiliate at ZOiS!
Her work centres on state-society relations, intense resource-extractive environments, and post-imperial entanglements in Central Asia.
Find out more: www.zois-berlin.de/en/about-us/...
Her work centres on state-society relations, intense resource-extractive environments, and post-imperial entanglements in Central Asia.
Find out more: www.zois-berlin.de/en/about-us/...
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Attending CEECON in Berlin next week? Hear from our Editor, Tomila Lankina, at a panel on publishing in uncertain times on October 8 @ 12:00
@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @zois.bsky.social
@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @zois.bsky.social
ceecon | Publishing on Eastern Europe and Eurasia in (Un)Certain Times: An Editors' Roundtable
ceecon.de
October 1, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Attending CEECON in Berlin next week? Hear from our Editor, Tomila Lankina, at a panel on publishing in uncertain times on October 8 @ 12:00
@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @zois.bsky.social
@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @zois.bsky.social
Four years, 24 Fellows, 26 Spotlights on Ukraine, even more academic publications, a plethora of events, countless encounters & conversations condensed into 52 pages: Today, the UNET Times is out, a journal about research in & on #Ukraine based on the work of the Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS #UNET.
October 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Four years, 24 Fellows, 26 Spotlights on Ukraine, even more academic publications, a plethora of events, countless encounters & conversations condensed into 52 pages: Today, the UNET Times is out, a journal about research in & on #Ukraine based on the work of the Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS #UNET.
Since the summer, Russia has been carrying out itensified air strikes on Ukrainian cities. In Kyiv in particular, it is ruthlessly destroying civilian targets. This week, Russia set fire to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in a drone attack. Two people lost their lives as a result.
September 30, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Since the summer, Russia has been carrying out itensified air strikes on Ukrainian cities. In Kyiv in particular, it is ruthlessly destroying civilian targets. This week, Russia set fire to the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in a drone attack. Two people lost their lives as a result.
The #Minsk Peace Process failed. Yet, its legacy has become ingrained in the political consciousness in Ukraine, Russia and amongst European mediators, argues Maryna Rabinovych. In her #ZOiS_Spotlight, she explains how it will shape any future negotiations.
The Ghost of Minsk: How a Failed Peace Process Still Shapes Debates on Peace in Ukraine
ZOiS Spotlight 17/2026 | Maryna Rabynovich
www.zois-berlin.de
September 30, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The #Minsk Peace Process failed. Yet, its legacy has become ingrained in the political consciousness in Ukraine, Russia and amongst European mediators, argues Maryna Rabinovych. In her #ZOiS_Spotlight, she explains how it will shape any future negotiations.
So umstritten der beendete Friedenprozess von #Minsk auch war: In der Ukraine, Russland und bei den europäischen Vermittlern hat er sich ins politische Gedächtnis gegraben, meint Maryna Rabinovych. Wie er die Ausgangslage für zukünftige Verhandlungslösungen prägt, schildert sie im #ZOiS_Spotlight.
Der Geist von Minsk: Wie ein gescheiterter Friedensprozess die Debatten über den Frieden in der Ukraine nach wie vor prägt
ZOiS Spotlight 17/2026 | Maryna Rabynovich
www.zois-berlin.de
September 30, 2026 at 1:21 PM
So umstritten der beendete Friedenprozess von #Minsk auch war: In der Ukraine, Russland und bei den europäischen Vermittlern hat er sich ins politische Gedächtnis gegraben, meint Maryna Rabinovych. Wie er die Ausgangslage für zukünftige Verhandlungslösungen prägt, schildert sie im #ZOiS_Spotlight.
One day left to register for #ceecon26!
Some of our highlights:
🔹@marcishore.bsky.social's keynote on the future of Central and East European studies
🔹a critical look at the inequalities inherent in ‘scholars at risk’ programmes
See you at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social next week!
Some of our highlights:
🔹@marcishore.bsky.social's keynote on the future of Central and East European studies
🔹a critical look at the inequalities inherent in ‘scholars at risk’ programmes
See you at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social next week!
What does the future hold for Central and East European Studies? And what does it mean to conduct research in times of uncertainty? At #ceecon26, these questions connect two sessions at the beginning and end of the congress.
🔗 Register by September 30 at www.ceecon.de
🔗 Register by September 30 at www.ceecon.de
September 29, 2026 at 1:31 PM
One day left to register for #ceecon26!
Some of our highlights:
🔹@marcishore.bsky.social's keynote on the future of Central and East European studies
🔹a critical look at the inequalities inherent in ‘scholars at risk’ programmes
See you at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social next week!
Some of our highlights:
🔹@marcishore.bsky.social's keynote on the future of Central and East European studies
🔹a critical look at the inequalities inherent in ‘scholars at risk’ programmes
See you at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social next week!
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Der neue Ukrainian Analytical Digest No. 21 ist erschienen. Darin setzen sich drei Texte mit den ukrainischen Oligarchen auseinander und blicken auf ihre Rolle und ihren Einfluss in Politik und Gesellschaft. Spannende Ausgabe! Jetzt lesen unter:
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September 24, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Der neue Ukrainian Analytical Digest No. 21 ist erschienen. Darin setzen sich drei Texte mit den ukrainischen Oligarchen auseinander und blicken auf ihre Rolle und ihren Einfluss in Politik und Gesellschaft. Spannende Ausgabe! Jetzt lesen unter:
css.ethz.ch/content/dam/...
css.ethz.ch/content/dam/...
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Viel passiert zuletzt in der #Ukraine - wer sich ein Update holen will über die aktuelle innen- und außenpolitische Lage, dem empfehle ich die neuen Ukraine-Analysen, da sind richtig starke Texte drin u.a. von Volodymyr Fesenko, Balazs Jarabik und @efdavies.bsky.social! 👇
Braut sich in der #Ukraine was zusammen? Schwierige Lage im Luftkrieg, innenpolitische Konflikte, #Korruptionsskandale, #Parlamentskrise, Spannungen mit dem wichtigen Partner #Polen.
Die neuen Ukraine-Analysen 335 liefern eine gute Einordnung der aktuellen Lage: laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal...
Die neuen Ukraine-Analysen 335 liefern eine gute Einordnung der aktuellen Lage: laender-analysen.de/ukraine-anal...
September 22, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Viel passiert zuletzt in der #Ukraine - wer sich ein Update holen will über die aktuelle innen- und außenpolitische Lage, dem empfehle ich die neuen Ukraine-Analysen, da sind richtig starke Texte drin u.a. von Volodymyr Fesenko, Balazs Jarabik und @efdavies.bsky.social! 👇
Im neuen #ZOiS_Spotlight erläutert die Politikwissenschaftlerin Irina Busygina, warum die Duma-Wahlen zwar vorhersehbar, aber dennoch nicht politisch bedeutungslos sind:
www.zois-berlin.de/publikatione...
www.zois-berlin.de/publikatione...
September 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Im neuen #ZOiS_Spotlight erläutert die Politikwissenschaftlerin Irina Busygina, warum die Duma-Wahlen zwar vorhersehbar, aber dennoch nicht politisch bedeutungslos sind:
www.zois-berlin.de/publikatione...
www.zois-berlin.de/publikatione...
In the new #ZOiS_Spotlight, political scientist Irina Busygina explains why the Duma elections may be predictable but not politically meaningless:
www.zois-berlin.de/en/publicati...
www.zois-berlin.de/en/publicati...
September 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM
In the new #ZOiS_Spotlight, political scientist Irina Busygina explains why the Duma elections may be predictable but not politically meaningless:
www.zois-berlin.de/en/publicati...
www.zois-berlin.de/en/publicati...
As part of ceecon26, congress participants and members of the wider public are invited to an interactive Playback Theatre performance inspired by four years of the Ukraine Research Network (UNET@ZOiS). Don't miss it!
Living Through Uncertainty: Research, Stories, Performance - A Playback Theatre Performance
📅 October 7, 2026 - 7:30 pm
📍 Theatre Pool, Boxhagener Str. 18, Berlin
🎫 Free entry
🔗 More information and registration: https://ceecon.de/en/supporting-program/
©️Yuliia Terentieva
📅 October 7, 2026 - 7:30 pm
📍 Theatre Pool, Boxhagener Str. 18, Berlin
🎫 Free entry
🔗 More information and registration: https://ceecon.de/en/supporting-program/
©️Yuliia Terentieva
September 17, 2026 at 9:14 AM
As part of ceecon26, congress participants and members of the wider public are invited to an interactive Playback Theatre performance inspired by four years of the Ukraine Research Network (UNET@ZOiS). Don't miss it!
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Freue mich schon sehr auf diese Veranstaltung zu meinem neuen Buch mit wunderbaren Mitdiskutant*innen @bbaw.bsky.social @scripts-berlin.eu @zois.bsky.social am 13.10. in Berlin - jetzt anmelden! @annerabe.bsky.social @tavisupleba.bsky.social
Russland - eine deutsche Erfindung? Am 13. Oktober diskutiert @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social mit Nils Schmid (MdB), @annerabe.bsky.social und @tavisupleba.bsky.social (Moderation) in Berlin das Russlandbild der Deutschen.
September 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Freue mich schon sehr auf diese Veranstaltung zu meinem neuen Buch mit wunderbaren Mitdiskutant*innen @bbaw.bsky.social @scripts-berlin.eu @zois.bsky.social am 13.10. in Berlin - jetzt anmelden! @annerabe.bsky.social @tavisupleba.bsky.social
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War gestern bei frontal dabei, um dt. Ukrainehilfen einzuordnen & Rhetorik von AfD und BSW Fakten entgegenzusetzen. Spoiler: Titelseite meines neuen Buchs ist auch kurz zu sehen - erscheint nächste Woche 😊https://www.zdfheute.de/video/frontal/bsw-und-afd-kritisieren-ukraine-hilfe-100.html
Ukraine-Hilfe auf Kosten des Sozialstaats?
Ukraine-Hilfen kosten Deutschland Milliarden. Doch gefährden sie den Wohlstand, wie BSW und AfD behaupten oder profitiert die Wirtschaft sogar davon?
www.zdfheute.de
September 16, 2026 at 9:19 AM
War gestern bei frontal dabei, um dt. Ukrainehilfen einzuordnen & Rhetorik von AfD und BSW Fakten entgegenzusetzen. Spoiler: Titelseite meines neuen Buchs ist auch kurz zu sehen - erscheint nächste Woche 😊https://www.zdfheute.de/video/frontal/bsw-und-afd-kritisieren-ukraine-hilfe-100.html
Russland steht kurz vor den ersten Parlamentswahlen seit dem vollumfänglichen Angriff auf die Ukraine. In ihrem #ZOiS_Spotlight zeigt Politikwissenschaftlerin Irina Busygina, was das Regime unternimmt, um für ein plausibel wirkendes Ergebnis zu sorgen und Zweifel an der Wahl zu beseitigen.
Der Kreml: Bei den Staatsduma-Wahlen 2026 wird wenig dem Zufall überlassen
ZOiS Spotlight 16/2026 | Irina Busygina
www.zois-berlin.de
September 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Russland steht kurz vor den ersten Parlamentswahlen seit dem vollumfänglichen Angriff auf die Ukraine. In ihrem #ZOiS_Spotlight zeigt Politikwissenschaftlerin Irina Busygina, was das Regime unternimmt, um für ein plausibel wirkendes Ergebnis zu sorgen und Zweifel an der Wahl zu beseitigen.
Russians are about to vote in the first parliamentary elections since their country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In her #ZOiS_Spotlight, political scientist Irina Busygina looks at what the regime is doing to manage uncertainty and ensure a a result that appears credible.
The Kremlin: Leaving Little to Chance in the 2026 State Duma Elections
ZOiS Spotlight 16/2026 | Irina Busygina
www.zois-berlin.de
September 16, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Russians are about to vote in the first parliamentary elections since their country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In her #ZOiS_Spotlight, political scientist Irina Busygina looks at what the regime is doing to manage uncertainty and ensure a a result that appears credible.
Russland - eine deutsche Erfindung? Am 13. Oktober diskutiert @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social mit Nils Schmid (MdB), @annerabe.bsky.social und @tavisupleba.bsky.social (Moderation) in Berlin das Russlandbild der Deutschen.
September 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Russland - eine deutsche Erfindung? Am 13. Oktober diskutiert @gwendolynsasse.bsky.social mit Nils Schmid (MdB), @annerabe.bsky.social und @tavisupleba.bsky.social (Moderation) in Berlin das Russlandbild der Deutschen.
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17.09.2026, 15:00 | Online Discussion
Why did anti-war activism among Russian migrants in #Serbia falter so quickly?
Discover findings from the #ERDAM Research Network with:
▫️ Liudmila Listrovaya (Amherst College)
▫️ Susanne Bygnes (University of Bergen)
▫️ Tsypylma Darieva (ZOiS)
More info 👇
Why did anti-war activism among Russian migrants in #Serbia falter so quickly?
Discover findings from the #ERDAM Research Network with:
▫️ Liudmila Listrovaya (Amherst College)
▫️ Susanne Bygnes (University of Bergen)
▫️ Tsypylma Darieva (ZOiS)
More info 👇
Silence After Exit: Serbian Hospitality, Risk, and Discretionary Policing
ERDAM ZOiS Event
www.zois-berlin.de
September 9, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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This event presents and discusses "Russia against Ukraine", a multi-author study of the ideological, political, and cultural roots of Russia’s war. With: Roland Römhildt, Gwendolyn Sasse, Anton Shekhovtsov, Susann Worschech, and Andreas Umland
👉 www.bbaw.de/veranstaltun...
👉 www.bbaw.de/veranstaltun...
September 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This event presents and discusses "Russia against Ukraine", a multi-author study of the ideological, political, and cultural roots of Russia’s war. With: Roland Römhildt, Gwendolyn Sasse, Anton Shekhovtsov, Susann Worschech, and Andreas Umland
👉 www.bbaw.de/veranstaltun...
👉 www.bbaw.de/veranstaltun...
ZOiS is hiring a student assistant (10 h/week) in the Political Economy and Integration research cluster!
Do you ...
🔴 study political/social science or economics?
🔴 have a knack for quantitative methods?
🔴 speak English and Russian?
Then apply by 4 October! 👇
Do you ...
🔴 study political/social science or economics?
🔴 have a knack for quantitative methods?
🔴 speak English and Russian?
Then apply by 4 October! 👇
Student Assistant (m/f/d): Political Economy and Integration
Vacancy
www.zois-berlin.de
September 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
ZOiS is hiring a student assistant (10 h/week) in the Political Economy and Integration research cluster!
Do you ...
🔴 study political/social science or economics?
🔴 have a knack for quantitative methods?
🔴 speak English and Russian?
Then apply by 4 October! 👇
Do you ...
🔴 study political/social science or economics?
🔴 have a knack for quantitative methods?
🔴 speak English and Russian?
Then apply by 4 October! 👇
17.09.2026, 15:00 | Online Discussion
Why did anti-war activism among Russian migrants in #Serbia falter so quickly?
Discover findings from the #ERDAM Research Network with:
▫️ Liudmila Listrovaya (Amherst College)
▫️ Susanne Bygnes (University of Bergen)
▫️ Tsypylma Darieva (ZOiS)
More info 👇
Why did anti-war activism among Russian migrants in #Serbia falter so quickly?
Discover findings from the #ERDAM Research Network with:
▫️ Liudmila Listrovaya (Amherst College)
▫️ Susanne Bygnes (University of Bergen)
▫️ Tsypylma Darieva (ZOiS)
More info 👇
Silence After Exit: Serbian Hospitality, Risk, and Discretionary Policing
ERDAM ZOiS Event
www.zois-berlin.de
September 9, 2026 at 9:48 AM