Events

Are you looking to be in conversation with the world of Russian and Eurasian studies? You have come to the right place — pull up a seat.

Looking for a recording of a past event? Browse prior listings below, or see all of our event videos on our YouTube channel.

Event Format

Upcoming

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Dr. Hill will share her perspective on the current geopolitical environment in the Black Sea-Caspian region and on Georgia's prospects for greater European and Euro-Atlantic integration.

Senior Fellow, Center on the United States and Europe, Foreign Policy Program, Brookings Institution

Senior Fellow, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute

Director, Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Modern Georgian History, Ilia State University

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Friends, please take note: we will gather Monday, December 11.

This game night features a set of custom-made puzzles that will take us into the dark forests and icy rivers of 17th-century Siberia. Come try your hand at re-assembling the empire of Peter the Great!

Director, Imperiia Project / Lecturer on History, Harvard University

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K-14 educators are invited to join us at our fall teacher workshop, where we will learn to navigate the Caucasus. 

 

Director, Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Modern Georgian History, Ilia State University

Ph.D. Candidate, George Mason University

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Oxford

Associate Director, Davis Center

Program Coordinator, Program on Georgian Studies

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An afternoon of musical entertainment by Iveria, a Boston-area group singing Georgian melodies since 1985.

Associate Director, Davis Center

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Learn about the REECA  A.M. program in this virtual info session.

Student Programs Officer, Davis Center

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Join us for an information and Q&A session about applying for postdoctoral fellowships at the Davis Center.

Research Programs Coordinator

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Larissa Remennick talk highlights the long-term dynamics of civic attitudes and participation in three consecutive generations of ex-Soviet Israelis: from adult migrants (Gen 1.0) to their USSR/FSU-born children socialized mostly in Israel (Gen 1.5) and the Israeli-born Gen 2.0.

Recording Available

Professor of Sociology at Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish Studies; Boston College; Chair, Seminar on Russian and Eurasian Jewry, Davis Center

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The new World Bank report "Middle Trade and Transport Corridor — Policies and Investments to Triple Freight Volumes and Halve Travel Time by 2030" argues that with the right policies the Middle Corridor can boost regional trade, provide resilience and route diversification for the China-Europe container trade, and shield countries and supply chains from geopolitical shocks.

Recording Available

Senior Fellow; Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center

Director, Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Modern Georgian History, Ilia State University

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Six scholars currently based at the Davis Center will present a broad range of research, from Georgian history, European migration, and Kazakh elites to feminism and informal governance in Russia.

Ph.D. Candidate, University of Oxford

Professor, Ilia State University

Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University; Senior Researcher, Tampere University

Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University

Early-Stage Researcher, University College London, School of Slavonic and East European Studies (UCL SSEES)

Ph.D. Candidate, School of Slavonic and East European Studies of the University College London (UCL)

Director, Program on Georgian Studies, Harvard University
Professor of Modern Georgian History, Ilia State University

Research Scholar, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University

Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University

Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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This panel will discuss the context and reasons for new migration trends in the post-Soviet space, focusing on Central Asia as an important migrant-receiving and migrant-sending region.

Recording Available

Associate Professor of Political Science, Nazarbayev University

EU Researcher and Ph.D. Candidate, Research Center for East European Studies, University of Bremen

Ph.D. Candidate, Stockholm School of Economics, Riga

Senior Fellow; Director, Program on Central Asia, Davis Center

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This seminar looks at the role of Communist intellectuals and politicians in post-1945 Poland.

Recording Available

Professor of History, Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznań)

Director, Cold War Studies Project

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Coming to ASEEES? Join us to learn more about the Davis Center's new Scholars Without Borders Program!

Coordinator, Scholars Without Borders

Assistant Director, Scholars Without Borders