SSEESing

"SSEESing" events are expert discussions hosted by the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies.

Flagship "SSEESing" evening events bring together both SSEES-based and external scholars and commentators to discuss and illuminate topics of interest to the general public relating to the SSEES region. The goal of these events is to help audience members navigate the multiple dimensions of topical issues, highlighting the expertise of SSEES members, as well as the School's engagement with non-academic actors and audiences. We aim to hold two large events per year.

In addition to these events, "SSEESing NOW" sessions provide an opportunity for expert briefings to the media, members of the academic community, and members of the general public on breaking issues in the SSEES region. These sessions take place on an ad hoc basis, responding to events as they develop.

Members of the public and press are warmly invited to attend these events to hear expert analysis on regional and current affairs.

Upcoming Events

16 May 2024: Polarization that boosted voter turnout - lessons from Poland's 2023 parliamentary elections

SSEESing Videos:

SSEESing NOW Events

	Event Recording	Briefing Document
29 November 2023	Rethinking post-communist regimes – a roundtable discussion	SSEESing_rethinking_postcommunist_regimes.pdf SSEESing_rethinking_postcommunist_regimes.pdf
15 November 2023	SSEESing Russia’s Overlooked Invasion: Lessons from the 2014 War in Ukraine	sseesing_expert_briefing_russia_undeclared_invasion.pdf sseesing_expert_briefing_russia_undeclared_invasion.pdf
08 December 2022	Keir Giles on Russia's War on Everybody
28 March 2022	SSEES experts on developments in the Russia-Ukraine war	ssees_experts_sseesing_now_28march2022.pdf ssees_experts_sseesing_now_28march2022.pdf
15 March 2022	Ukrainian refugee crisis – Eastern Europe and beyond	ukrainian_refugee_crisis_sseesing_now_18march2022.pdf ukrainian_refugee_crisis_sseesing_now_18march2022.pdf
3 February 2022	Making sense of the new Ukraine-Russia crisis	ukraine-russia_sseesing_now_7february2022.pdf ukraine-russia_sseesing_now_7february2022.pdf
20 September 2021	Alexei Navalny and the future of Russia’s political opposition
27 January 2021 The Return of Alexei Navalny	The Return of Alexei Navalny	navalny_sseesing_now_28jan2021.pdf navalny_sseesing_now_28jan2021.pdf
28 October 2020 Abortion Crisis in Poland	Abortion Crisis in Poland	poland_sseesing_now_5november2020.pdf poland_sseesing_now_5november2020.pdf
27 July 2020 SSEESing the Russia report	SSEESing the Russia report	russia_sseesing_now_27july2020.pdf russia_sseesing_now_27july2020.pdf
16 July 2020 New wave of political repression in Belarus. What can the West do?	New wave of political repression in Belarus. What can the West do?	belarus_sseesing_now_16july2020. belarus_sseesing_now_16july2020.
24 January 2020 SSEESing Russian constitutional reform	-	-
15 October 2019 Poland at a crossroads? Analysing the 2019 parliamentary elections	Poland at a crossroads? Analysing the 2019 parliamentary elections	poland_sseesing_now_15october2019.pdf poland_sseesing_now_15october2019.pdf
9 October 2019 Will Ukraine bring down Trump?	Will Ukraine bring down Trump?	ukraine-trump_sseesing_now_09october2019.pdf ukraine-trump_sseesing_now_09october2019.pdf