WORKSHOP ORGANISERS

Derek L. Averre
CREES, University of Birmingham

Oscar Pardo Sierra
POLSIS, University of Birmingham

Stefan Wolff
POLSIS, University of Birmingham

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

One of the consequences of the collapse and break-up of the Soviet Union was that numerous, predominantly ethno-national and territorial conflicts erupted in (and between) the successor states. Twenty years on, few, if any, of these conflicts have moved any closer to a sustainable solution. The purpose of the workshop is to organise a one-day event to take stock of the current state of affairs of these post-Soviet conflicts. It will analyse the current developments on post-conflict resolution in the former Soviet Republics 20 years on from the collapse of the USSR. The workshop will also focus on the opportunities for conflict settlement and the prospects for conflict resolution in the framework of EU-Russia engagement on a new European security architecture.

The aims of the workshop are the following:

1. To further knowledge and understanding of the current situation of the post-Soviet conflicts in terms of a) status of conflict-resolution b) EU capacity and involvement c) Prospects for conflict resolution, especially with a view to the role the EU.


2. To provide a theoretical and methodological perspective on how to analyse conflict resolution in the post-Soviet space within the current international order.


3. To enable further collaborative projects between participants and their institutions with the potential of attracting additional external funding for research and knowledge transfer activities.

CALL FOR PAPERS

Call for Papers

20 YEARS ON FROM THE COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION: PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONFLICT SETTLEMENT IN THE POST-SOVIET SPACE

4 July 2011

School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL, London

One of the consequences of the collapse and break-up of the Soviet Union was that numerous, predominantly ethno-national and territorial conflicts erupted in (and between) the successor states. Twenty years on, few, if any, of these conflicts have moved any closer to a sustainable solution.

Papers are invited that will take stock of the current state of affairs in relation to these post-Soviet conflicts, analyse current developments, and examine likely future progress (or continuing stalemate), as well as focus on the opportunities and prospects for actual conflict settlement in the framework of EU-Russia cooperation on a new European security architecture.

The organisers especially also welcome papers from advanced PhD students working in these areas, and can support their participation thanks to a grant from the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES). 

Further questions and abstracts of papers (no more than 250 words) should be submitted by email to Òscar Pardo, o.pardosierra@bham.ac.uk.

The workshop will also be open to non-paper givers.

The deadline for abstracts is April 25. Authors of accepted papers will be notified not later than May 16.

The workshop has been made possible by the generous support of

University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES)

Specialist Group Ethnopolitics in the Political Studies Association of the UK

European Research Institute, University of Birmingham

Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Birmingham

Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham

School of Government and Society, University of Birmingham

School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London