Russia’s War: Impact on Ukrainian Society and Caucasian Perspectives

Friday, 9 December 2022, University of Zurich, room KOL-G-222

Zoom Link: https://uzh.zoom.us/j/61461372011?pwd=cFBCZWViUmpaUzhxUkxmYkpSMTV5dz09

Russia’s war against Ukraine has far-reaching implications for neighboring countries, Europe and the world. The consequences are being felt in humanitarian, economic, financial, political and security terms. The people of Ukraine are the main victims of the war. But the war impacts other countries and societies as well. In two panels in this workshop, we will explore the manifold consequences of the war for Ukrainian society, as well as taking perspectives from the South Caucasus into account.

10:00 Welcome Address & Introduction: Dunja Krempin (CEES)

10:15-12:45 Panel 1: Views from the Caucasus

Chair: Jeronim Perović (CEES)
• Levan Kakhishvili (CEES): Russian Invasion of Ukraine and Politicized Reactions in Georgia
• Yulia Kozlova (CEES): Analysis of Welfare Countries through Citizenship and State Capacity Perspective. The Case of Abkhazia
• Tetiana Kyselova (URIS/Swisspeace): Impact of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine on Civil Society Dialogue in the South Caucasus
• Mariam Shalvashvili (CEES): Living as the Other. The Politics of Citizenship and Migration in the Margins of the Georgian State
•Agshin Umudov (CEES): Russia-Ukraine War. Azerbaijan’s Balanced Foreign Policy

14.15-16.00 Panel 2: The War and its Impact on Ukrainian Society

Chair: Nada Boškovska (CEES)
• Marta Havryshko (URIS, University of Basel): Sexual Violence and Russian Military in Ukraine. From Two World Wars to Current Russia’s Invasion
• Yevhenii Poliakov (University of St Andrews): Biographical Trajectories of Ukrainian Military Volunteers
• Oleksandra Tarkhanova (University of St. Gallen): Forced Displacement in Ukraine. Understanding the Decision-Making Process

Please register in advance at cees@hist.uzh.ch