Opinions on Russia – Convergence or Divergence of Views?
What are the European views on Russia? We discussed how and why the views among European countries differ.
The discussion in this webinar will focued on European views on Russia. The publication Russia and the Future of Europe. Views from the Capitals was presented by one of its editors. Three of the contributing authors joined the discussion on how and why the views among European countries differ and how they may have changed after the Russian attack on Ukraine. A final question that was touched upon, is whether these views have converged or diverged.
Speakers:
Michael Kaeding is Professor for European Integration and European Union Politics at the Department of Political Science of the University of Duisburg-Essen.
Lucia Mokrá is Professor of international and European law at Comenius University in Bratislava
Ramūnas Vilpišauskas is a Professor of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University
Gunilla Herolf, PhD, is a Senior Associate Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm
This seminar is part of the series Europe’s Future, whose most recent publication, Russia and the Future of Europe. Views from the Capitals, has been published by the Springer Publishing Company. Editors are Michael Kaeding, University of Duisburg-Essen, Johannes Pollak, Webster Vienna Private University and Paul Schmidt, Austrian Society for European Politics. The series, which consists of monographs and edited volumes, analyses topical European issues from the perspective of each EU Member State and neighboring countries, helping to understand the different aspects of the future of the European project.
The webinar is a joint initiative between the Swedish Institute of International Affairs and the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
