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Popular Geopolitics in Russia and Post-Soviet Eastern Europe

19 February 2015–20 February 2015, 9:00 am–5:00 pm

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Event Information

This two-day workshop focuses on the societal or ‘popular’ dimension of geopolitics in Russia and post-Soviet Eastern Europe. 

Attendance is by invitation only, but anyone interested in the results of the workshop should contact Dr. Joanna Szostek

Among the questions to be addressed are 

  • How do public attitudes reflect, contradict and/or 
  • shape official geopolitical rhetoric and policy choices?  
  • How are geopolitical narratives sustained and/or challenged by domestic and transnational media, popular culture, government policies? 

The workshop will bring together scholars from a range of relevant disciplines, particularly Political Science and

International Relations, Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, Education and Media/Communication/Cultural Studies.

 Go to the UCL European Institute event page for more details >>

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Supported by the European Institute's Small Grants Scheme, the Centre for East European Language Based Area Studies (CEELBAS), the UCL Centre for Humanities Interdisciplinary Research Projects (CHIRP) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.