KIU at Café Kyiv 2026!
On Monday, 23 February 2026, the Competence Network for Interdisciplinary Ukraine Studies (KIU) will take part in Café Kyiv in Berlin. KIU will be involved in three panel discussions and two workshops, organised by KIU alumnae, research fellows, and doctoral students. The programme focuses on topics including environmental issues in Ukraine, academic work on Ukraine, publication opportunities, and perspectives on Eastern Europe in German public and historical discourse.
Workshops & Panels
9:00–9:45 a.m.
‘Talking about Rivers in Ukraine: From Lessons and Reflections to Action’
Workshop | Silent Stage
With KIU Research Fellows and alumnae:
- Tetiana Gardaschuk (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv; KIU alumna)
- Francesc Rodríguez (BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg; KIU alumnus)
- Oleksandra Shumilova (Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries – IGB, Berlin)
- Seila Fernández Arconada (KIU alumna)
Moderated by Jan-Hendrik Passoth (European University Viadrina)
10:00–10:45 a.m.
‘Navigating the Gap – Power, Positionality, and Solidarity in Work on Ukraine’
Workshop / World Café
Conceived and organised by the twelve KIU doctoral students.
‘Where Can One Publish Research on Ukraine? Editors Introduce Their Periodicals’
With contributions including Susann Worschech
Moderated by Andreas Umland
(Book Series ‘Ukrainian Voices’ / SPPS & JSPPS, ibidem-Verlag)
‘Explaining Ukraine: Presentation of Two New Anthologies on Ukraine’
With Michael Dobbins (KIU alumnus), Garry Poluschkin, and Susann Worschech
Moderated by Eduard Klein
‘From Ignorance to Disinformation? Eastern Europe and Ukraine in German (Historical) Consciousness’
With Susann Worschech, Winfrid Halder, and Kateryna Kobchenko
Moderated by Gesine Dornblüth
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