17:00 Uhr, WiWi2 F2340
Ukrainian studies in times of war: ways forward
Panel discussion
Olga Dryndova
Editor Belarus-Analysen
dryndova.olga@gmail.com
Expertise
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Politics and society in Belarus
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(External) democracy assistance / promotion in post-Soviet states
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Political culture, civil society, protests, cooperation between state and non-state actors
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Relations between the EU / Germany and Belarus
Short CV
Since 2020: Project coordinator “Arbeitskreis Belarus” / “Network for Belarus” (www.ak-belarus.org/eng), DRA e.V., Berlin
Since 2019: Independent consultant on Belarus / democracy promotion (selection):
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Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem), University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Freedom House, USA
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German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
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German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
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International Association for Education and Exchange (IBB Dortmund), Germany
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The Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Eastern Germany
Since 2018: Contributing editor „Belarus-Analysen“ (non-resident, Berlin)
2015-2019: Project coordinator, German-Belarusian Society (dbg), Berlin
2014-2019: Programme coordinator, djo-German Youth in Europe (federal association), Berlin
2010-2013: M.A. Intercultural Communication and European Studies, Fulda University of Applied Sciences (scholarship of the DAAD/OSI)
2009-2010: Chair of the Youth Commission, Belarusian Helsinki Committee (human rights organisation), Belarus
2009: Internship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
2004-2009: Diploma in International Relations, Belarusian State University, Belarus
Memberships
Since 2020: Member, Grassroots-Thinktank “Polis180” (Programme “Perspective East”), Berlin
Since 2019: Member, German Association for East European Studies (DGO), Berlin
Publications
Protestbewegung in Belarus: Frauen an der Front?
In: Femina Politica – Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft, 1-2021, p. 133-138
Revolution in Belarus. Surprisingly female?
In: New Eastern Europe, Issue 6/2020: Understanding Values in Uncertain Times
Corona, Politisierung und Selbstorganisation
In: Belarus! Das weibliche Gesicht der Revolution, edition.fotoTAPETA__Flugschrift
Protests in Belarus: Why now and what is different this time?
Baltic Rim Economies
Was hat sich in Belarus verändert? | In-Depth Analyse | Polis180
Analytical video on Youtube for a broader public about the political crisis in Belarus (co-author)
Belarusian spring? Politicisation of the wider society
New Eastern Europe
Belarusian spring? What we know about Belarusian society
New Eastern Europe
Covid-19 in Belarus: Reaktionen, die alle überraschen
Belarus-Analysen
Parlamentswahlen in Belarus: neue Tendenzen, alte Regeln, unklare Aussichten
Belarus-Analysen
Belarus: Das Experiment mit der Demokratie
MDR - Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Belarus votes: Could its verdict matter?
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Interviews on Belarus (selection):
Deutsche Welle, ARD, ZDF, Deutschlandfunk, rbb, WDR, MDR, Kröne TV (Austria), SRF (Switzerland), BBC News, Euronews, ABC TV (Australia), Monocle, Al Jazeera, Current Time TV, TRT World
Discussions on Belarus / EU democracy assistance / authoritarianism
Speaker / moderator (selection):
Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation (KAS), Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (FES), Heinrich-Böll-Foundation (HBS), Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation (FNS), Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS), German Association for East European Studies (DGO), New Eastern Europe, Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung, Union Stiftung, Schwarzkopf-Stiftung Junges Europa
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