Autumn 2010

Seminar programme

Venue: Gamla Torget 3, 3rd floor, The Library
Time: Tuesdays, 15.15-17.00 (if not otherwise indicated)
 

31 Aug Dr. Anna Grzymala-Busse, University of Michigan: "Why There is (Almost) no Christian Democracy in Post-Communist Europe". Chairman: Li Bennich-Björkman. Language: English.

7 Sep Visiting Prof. Akira Uegaki: "Global Liberalism in the Course of Russian Economic Transformation: A Criticism of Enlightenment". Chairman: Stefan Hedlund. Language: English.

14 Sep Prof. Kristian Gerner: ”Ryska identitetsproblem”. Chairman: Elena Namli. Language: Swedish.

16 Sep (Thur) 15:15, Vladimir Malakhov, Russian Academy of Sciences: ”Migration in Post-Soviet Eurasia: Politico-Economical and Socio-Anthropological Dimensions". Chairman: Elena Namli. Language: English.

21 Sep Torgny Hinnemo, freelance journalist: ”The Country That Does Not Exist. Reminiscences of the Soviet Union in the Independent Republics”. Having his book as a starting point Torgny Hinnemo discusses how Soviet heritage lives on in the new independent states. Chairman: Li Bennnich-Björkman. Language: English.

23 Sep Leonid Polischuk, visiting researcher: “A Normal Country? Economic Payoff to Social Capital in Russia”. Chairman: Stefan Hedlund. Language: English.

28 Sep Sergey Gerasymchuk, visiting researcher, Ukraine: “Foreign Policy Transformation in Eastern Partnership Countries: Global Impact and Regional Particularities”. Chairman: Claes Levinsson. Language: English.

30 Sep (Thur) kl.16:30 Discussion with Annika Bäckström, translator, about Russian poet Marina Tzvetajeva. Chairman: Elena Namli. Language: Swedish.

5 Oct Vladislav Savic, journalist at the Swedish Radio, presents his new book: ”Vladimir Putin och rysskräcken”. Chairman: Li Bennich-Björkman. Language: Swedish.

6 Oct “Perspectives on Elections. Parliamentary elections in Latvia”. Håkan Holmberg – political editor-in-chief  (Uppsala Nya Tidning), Emelie Lilliefeldt – PhD candidate in Political Science (Södertörn University), Janis Kresins - Senior Academic Librarian for Research Affairs (National Library of Sweden), Jevgenija Gehsbarga – UCRS. Chairman: Li Bennich-Björkman. Language: English. 

19 Oct Associate Prof. Ann-Mari Sätre, UCRS: “Poverty in Russia - Some Preliminary Reflections Based On a Case Study of Nizhny Novgorod”. Chairman: Anders Fogelklou. Language: English.

22 Oct “Perspectives on Elections. Kirgizistan”. Andreas Hedfors - journalist working on Kirgizstan and Central Asia
Fredrik Sjöberg - Ph.D-candidate in political science specialized on elections and politics in Kirgizstan
Nazgul Engvall – UCRS. Chairman: Li Bennich-Björkman. Language: English.  

26 Oct Jüri Viikberg, University of Tallinn: ”Estonians in Siberia”. Co-arranged with Department of Modern Languages, Uppsala University. Chairman: Raimo Raag. Language: English.

2 Nov Dr. Irina Karlsohn, UCRS. Presentation of the project "Solzjenitsyn och den ryska messianismen". Chairman: Elena Namli. Language: Swedish.   

11 Nov “Perspectives on Elections. Ukraine”. Mykola Ryabchuk – visiting researcher at UCRS, Sergei Bozhko – visiting researcher at UCRS, Jakob Hedenskog - Deputy Research Director (FOI). Chairman: Li Bennich-Björkman. Language: English.  

16 Nov
 Dr. Julie Hansen: "Memory, Forgetting and the Soviet Past in Andreï Makine's 'Russian Trilogy”. Chairman: Elena Namli. Language: English.

23 Nov Prof. Raimo Raag, Deparment of Modern Languages, Uppsala University: ”Ester utanför Estland. Den estniska diasporans uppkomst och nuläge". Presentation of a new book by Jüri Viikberg and Kristiina Praakli ”Eestlased ja eesti keel välismaal” ("Estonians and the Estonian Language Abroad"). Chairman: Li Bennich-Björkman. Language: Swedish.

30 Nov Prof. Henry E. Hale, George Washington University: "Great Expectations: The Politics of Regime Change in Eurasia". Chairman: Johan Engvall. Language: English.  

7 Dec NB! POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING. Dr. Gabriela Popa, European University Institute, Florence: “National Identity in Moldova”. Chairman: Li Bennich-Björkman. Language: English.

14 Dec Dr. Gregory Simons, UCRS: “Mass Media and Modern Warfare: Role of Media and Information in Russia's War on Terrorism”. Chairman: Elena Namli. Language: English.