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
The ‘Soft Power’ of the EU and Russia in Divided Societies Due to COVID-19, the BEAR Narva Summer School at...
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Bridging the EU and Russia: Common Border(land) Issues and Prospects for the Future May 20-21, 2021 University of...
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Latest news
December 14, 2020
Laura Vansina, PhD researcher at the Institute for European Studies (VUB) & University of Warwick and 2019/2020 BEAR Graduate Mobility...
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December 5, 2020
Samuel Greene has published a paper titled "Mapping Fake News and Disinformation in the Western Balkans and Identifying Ways to...
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August 7, 2020
The ‘Soft Power’ of the EU and Russia in Divided Societies Due to COVID-19, the BEAR Narva Summer School at...
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February 7, 2020
Note: Due to COVID-19, the Narva Summer School has been postponed until July 5-10, 2021. Please see this post...
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November 11, 2019
Bridging the EU and Russia: Common Border(land) Issues and Prospects for the Future May 20-21, 2021 University of...
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August 13, 2019
Social Movements between the EU and Russia
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