The BEAR (Between the EU and Russia) network’s key objective is to promote a better understanding of how the EU and Russia influence and inspire minority politics, integration efforts, and societal contestation on the EU’s eastern borders by: 1) stimulating knowledge development through academic collaborations and connections; 2) conducting high-quality teaching activities across Europe, North America and Russia; and 3) disseminating our knowledge to policymakers, the public and other key constituencies. Our network brings together 26 scholars from 11 universities in six countries to explore attempts to mobilize, influence, protect, and claim regional minority groups on the EU’s eastern borders, as well as how societal actors in the region draw upon, react to, and engage with the overlapping influences of the EU and Russia.
Upcoming events
BRUSSELS BEAR POLICY CONFERENCE, MAY 4-18, 2021
NARVA SUMMER SCHOOL, JULY 5-10, 2021
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Jean Monnet Centre Speaker Series: Maria Koinova, “Diaspora Entrepreneurs and Contested States in Europe”
BRUSSELS BEAR POLICY CONFERENCE, MAY 4-18, 2021
Publication: “Dealing with Russia: Towards a Coherent Belgian Policy”
Publication: Disinformation in the Western Balkans
NARVA SUMMER SCHOOL, JULY 5-10, 2021
POSTPONED: BEAR Narva Summer School 2020
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