Between the EU and Russia (BEAR) Jean Monnet 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. BEAR 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
BEAR Collaborative Writing Workshop: Budapest, 16-18 June 2022
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BEAR-PONARS EURASIA CONFERENCE: Policy briefs published
BEAR Collaborative Writing Workshop: Budapest, 16-18 June 2022
BEAR-PONARS EURASIA CONFERENCE, APRIL 29-30, 2022
Roundtable: The War in Ukraine, March 14, 2022, 3-4pm (GMT)
Russia’s Attack on Ukraine: An Expert Roundtable, March 9, 2022, 3.30-5pm (EST)
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
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