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Series are sequences of essays on common questions that are addressed from personal standpoints and particular positions. Written in an accessible way, they contextualize and open up the consideration beyond the boundaries of disciplines and areas of expertise.
Series are curated by individual scholars or editorial groups. They are reviewed or peer-reviewed by the editors and/or participants of the series. They can be employed in writing workshops or accompany the work of collective projects. For more information on form see Contributions.

Beyond Guidelines: The Question of Ethics in Transregional Research and Knowledge Production / BEYONDREST / EUME

Poor Connections

By Jeremy F. Walton. In this contribution to the “Beyond Guidelines” Series, Jeremy F. Walton sheds light on a neglected aspect of the heavily ethicized field of European academia: the manner in which research ethics as a fantasy of best academic practice abets and exacerbates longstanding regional hierarchies among nation-states, and fundamentally complicates the professional lives of scholars who mediate between pan-European discourses and local institutions. There are connections here that have yet to be adequately grasped.

Fragmented Lives / Prisma Ukraïna

Why Ukrainians Return: Motivations of Return Migration and its Implications

By Alexander Sicheneder. The decision to return for many Ukrainians is driven by a combination of emotional-political, social, and economic factors. To fully harness the potential of its diaspora for post-war recovery, Ukraine must adopt a holistic approach that addresses the economic and social needs of its returnees while cultivating a shared sense of purpose in the country’s reconstruction efforts. By doing so, Ukraine can turn the tragedy of displacement into an opportunity for renewal and growth.

5in10 / Imagining Futures – Dealing with Disparity / MECAM

Le patrimoine culturel judéo-arabe de Tunisie : Une identité meurtrie et une diversité linguistique menacée, 5in10 avec Hala Ben Mbarek

Hala Ben Mbarek est maître de conférences en langue et littérature hébraïques modernes au Département d’études arabes de l’Université de Tunis. Ses recherches portent sur la littérature hébraïque et comparée, la contribution des genres populaires à la construction des identités juives modernes, et les littératures comparées arabe-hébraïque modernes, le multilinguisme en Afrique du Nord et au Moyen-Orient.

Fragmented Lives / Prisma Ukraïna

Living in War: Why Ukrainian Women are Willing to Live in a Country With a Risk to their Lives

By Natalia Zaitseva-Chipak. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries have become home to millions of Ukrainians who have been forced to migrate because of the war. Some countries, in particular Germany, have launched unprecedented support and social protection programmes for internally displaced persons, offering housing, social benefits, language courses. Yet, a significant number of Ukrainian women choose to live in Ukraine. Some of them become internally displaced, while others live (and even return from abroad) in the frontline regions, which are constantly hit by missiles and drones.

5in10 / Imagining Futures – Dealing with Disparity / MECAM

Crises and Transnational Migration in Tunisia (2011-2024): Discourses and Practices of Hospitality and Rejection of Immigrants – 5in10 with Riadh Ben Khalifa

Riadh Ben Khalifa Riadh Ben Khalifa is an associate Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Tunis. His research interests focus on migration, asylum, and mobility in transitional contexts. Over the past decade, he published several books and articles in refereed journals as well as contributed to numerous chapters in collective works. He also made contributions to reports on migration and refugee issues for international organizations.

Fragmented Lives / Prisma Ukraïna

Fragmented Lives: 10 Pieces of the Ukrainian Displacement Puzzle

By Lidia Kuzemska. We are quickly approaching the third anniversary of forced displacement from Ukraine due to the Russian full-scale invasion – a tragic benchmark no one wanted to believe in, let alone reach. I think it is time to reflect on how the situation related to the displacement of Ukrainians abroad has evolved during this period, and what trends can be expected in the near future. With this introductory post, I invite you to a conversation about the complex and entangled puzzle of Ukrainian displacement. At the heart of it are fragmented lives of 6.7mln Ukrainians currently displaced abroad and 3.7mln inside the country. Their lives are punctuated not only by the fact of displacement per se, but also by the changing policies and attitudes of their host and home countries and societies, by strained cross-border family dynamics and blurred future aspirations.

Prisma Ukraïna / Rethinking East European Studies in Times of Upheaval

The Bells of Klevan′: Was the Polish-Lithuanian Rule in Rus′ a Form of Colonial Oppression?

By Tomasz Hen-Konarski. In the late eighteenth century, the small town of Klevan′ lay within the borders of the Volhynian Palatinate in Poland-Lithuania. It was a private property of the Princes Chortoryis′kyi (Czartoryski in Polish), an old Lithuanian-Ruthenian family that had become one of the most powerful houses of the Commonwealth. Spending most of their time in Warsaw or in countryside palaces, the owners of Klevan′ were absentee lords. By the 1780s, the Chortoryis′kyi were indistinguishable from other magnates of the Commonwealth: Polish- and French-speaking Latin Catholics who looked to West European capitals for cultural and intellectual inspiration. The petty burghers of Klevan, however, remained mostly Ruthenian-speaking Uniates, although Latin Catholics and Jews were also present.

Prisma Ukraïna / War, Migration and Memory

Радянська зброя на п’єдесталі. Військова техніка-пам’ятники під час російської війни в Україні – Частина 2

Денис Шаталов та Микола Гоманюк. В есе досліджується роль пам’ятників військовій техніці в Україні, особливо після повномасштабного вторгнення у 2022 році. Пам’ятники, такі як танки та бронемашини, розміщені на п’єдесталах, часто встановлені для вшанування радянських військових зусиль або демонстрації радянської влади, були перепрофільовані або зазнали впливу конфлікту, що триває. Автори досліджують, як ця радянська традиція меморіалізації переплелася з сучасною війною, використовуючи як історичний аналіз, так і польові спостереження, зосереджуючись на впливі війни на ці символічні структури.

Prisma Ukraïna / War, Migration and Memory

Soviet Weaponry on a Pedestal: Military Equipment Monuments in the Time of the Russian War in Ukraine – Part 2

By Denys Shatalov and Mykola Homanyuk. The essay examines the role of military equipment monuments in Ukraine, particularly after the Full-Scale Invasion in 2022. Monuments, such as tanks and armored vehicles placed on pedestals, often erected to honor Soviet war efforts or display Soviet power, have been repurposed or impacted by the ongoing conflict. The authors explore how this Soviet tradition of memorialization has been intertwined with modern warfare, using both historical analysis and field observations, focusing on the war’s influence on these symbolic structures.

Prisma Ukraïna / War, Migration and Memory

Радянська зброя на п’єдесталі. Військова техніка-пам’ятники під час російської війни в Україні – Частина 1

Денис Шаталов та Микола Гоманюк. В есе досліджується роль пам’ятників військовій техніці в Україні, зокрема під час російсько-української війни. Пам’ятники, такі як танки та бронемашини, розміщені на п’єдесталах, часто встановлені для вшанування радянських військових зусиль або демонстрації радянської влади, були перепрофільовані або зазнали впливу поточного конфлікту. Автори досліджують, як ця радянська традиція меморіалізації переплелася з сучасною війною, використовуючи як історичний аналіз, так і польові спостереження, зосереджуючись на впливі війни на ці символічні структури.