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CLEAN ENERGY FORUM 2019

12.11.2019
On November 28th at the Indigo Hotel (17, Tchaikovsky Street, St. Petersburg) the International Forum «Clean Energy» took place. Key topics of the Forum: • Clean energy and energy transition • Best practice of corporate, municipal and national energy and climate strategies • Research agenda for clean energy and sustainable development

GEVORG AVETIKYAN participated in a discussion at Armenia's Parliament

08.11.2019
Dean of EUSP International Programs Dr. Gevorg Avetikyan participated (online) in a discussion on the "Problems of Financing Science in Armenia" which took place on November 6th at the National Assembly (Parliament) of the Republic of Armenia.   MPs, scholars, representatives of research and educational institutions as well as NGOs from Armenia and other countries participated in the debates.

EUSP Open Lecture: The Rise of China and its Regional Hegemonic Prospects

10.10.2019
In earlier work Allan, Vucetic, and Hopf argued that the rise of China was unlikely to be accompanied by Chinese hegemony because of the distribution of identities among the world's great powers. In particular, the only great power in the world with which China's "authoritarian capitalism" resonates is Russia. In this work we extend our analysis to China's more immediate neighborhood. As William Wohlforth argued in 1999, China faces a regional hegemony problem long before it faces a global one.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University Delegation Visits EUSP

07.10.2019
On Monday, October 7, 2019, EUSP hosted a representative delegation from Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Doha, Qatar) and the Embassy of Qatar in Moscow. The head of the delegation Prof. Emad El-Din Shahin, Interim Provost and Dean of the College of Islamic Studies presented the university and noted that EUSP and HBKU have much in common. Both postgraduate schools are relatively young and dynamically developing. HBKU is a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development.
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Islam in Russia: Entangled History?

02.10.2019
Russia's regions and republics with Muslim majorities (e.g. Tatarstan/Volga region; Daghestan/North Caucasus),  have traditionally been studied in isolation from each other, with the result that also the particular practices and concepts of Islam have been understood as "national". In recent years scholars and activists have established overarching cupola constructions like "Russian Islam", "Traditionalism" or "Islamic Eurasianism".

Social Science and Russian Studies: Value Added or Obfuscated?

26.09.2019
In Russian/Soviet studies in the West, historians and literature scholars have played central roles. Social scientists, mostly in political science, stepped into the ring after World War II, often pursuing modernization and totalitarian theories whose insights ultimately were overshadowed by errors of logic and fact. Political scientists have returned with useful insights on political economy, voting, and policy-making. But what about sociology-what has it offered in the past, and what can it offer in the future?

THE FORCE OF DISCIPLINE: The Procuracy in Stalinist Russia, 1938-1956

03.09.2019
The history of the procuracy illustrates that Stalinist justice was more than orchestrating show trials. Ordinary state prosecutors very rarely dealt with political enemies. Their main task was to investigate and prosecute millions of non-political offenses, such as theft, murder, or rape. At the same time, they bore responsibility to enforce legal norms within the state apparatus. All branches of government, including police work, were subject to prosecutors’ supervision. The procuracy not only was a crucial instrument for controlling the Soviet populace.

POSITIVE FINDINGS ON ACCREDITATION OF EUSP EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

04.07.2019
The European University at St. Petersburg received a positive expert opinion based on the results of the accreditation assessment of master's programs on July 3, 2019. The positive findings established the full compliance of the content and quality of EUSP programs with state educational standards. We are now waiting for the official order of Rosobrnadzor to issue accreditation.