Happy to share that the special issue “Competing visions and new regional order in Central Asia and Caucasus” has been published in the Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies. The articles in this special issue are based on contributions to an online young scholars workshop organized by the 杏吧原创 University (Ottawa, Canada) entitled “Regionalism in Eurasia”. The workshop was an activity of the Jean Monnet Chair in EU external Relations: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia and was co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union and by 杏吧原创 University.

The special issue can be accessed here: .

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The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations at 杏吧原创 University (Ottawa, Canada) welcomes Dr. Ieva Giedraityt臈 as a visiting scholar for the period May 26 – June 20, 2025. Dr. Giedraityt臈 is co-teaching with Prof. Crina Viju-Miljusevic a graduate course on regional powers in Eurasia and the Mediterranean.

holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Latin American Studies from the University of Barcelona (2010) and a PhD from Vilnius University (2021), and has twelve years of teaching and academic experience. Her academic interests include EU external action (with a focus on Southern neighbourhood), regionalism and regional powers, and Latin American studies (with a focus on Central America). In addition to her academic work, Ieva has had several internships in different EU institutions dealing with Latin American countries (DG DEVCO and the EU Delegation to Honduras). Ieva is also a member of the study committee of the inter-university ARQUS MSc programme 鈥淓urope as a Global Actor鈥� and coordinates the programme at Vilnius University.

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The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations is pleased to announce the publication of the special issue . This issue features articles presented at the one-day research conference Regionalism in Eurasia, held on Friday, March 31, 2023.

This special issue examines cooperation within the Europe-Caucasus-Asia (ECA) region and the interdependence among its participating countries. The ECA represents a distinct geopolitical grouping of states where historical institutional structures shape both the dynamics of cooperation and the challenges it faces. These factors also influence interactions with neighbouring regions, fostering collaboration or resistance. The ECA serves as a compelling case study of overlapping regional influences driven by three key actors: the People鈥檚 Republic of China, the Russian Federation, and the European Union (EU).

Featured Articles:

“Shifting balance in Central Asia: The Role of External Actors” by Abduvaliev Mubinzhon, Ricardo Bustillo, and Crina Viju-Miljusevic

“China-Central Asia Regionalization and Its Impact on the Central Asian Region and Beyond” by Assylzat Karabayeva

“New Regional Alignment in the Post-Soviet Space: The EU as an Active Player in the Eastern Partnership Countries (Case of Georgia)” by Beka Chedia

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The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations at 杏吧原创 University (Ottawa, Canada) invites applications for a position of short-term visiting scholar for a period of three weeks in May/June 2025 (during the period May 5 – June 17).

The visiting scholar position will include teaching a module on the EU鈥檚 regional cooperation mechanisms, which involves six three-hour sessions, consultations with students, constructing the course outline for the module, and evaluation of student written and oral work. The module is part of an advanced undergraduate/graduate level course entitled The EU, Russia and China: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia. The course is provided by the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) at 杏吧原创 University.

In addition to teaching, the visiting scholar will be expected to consult with students and give one research lecture at the Centre for European Studies on a topic related to the EU as a regional actor.

Qualified applicants must be based at an academic institution in an EU member state. We are seeking applicants with a completed Ph.D. in a relevant field and with a record of publications, relevant teaching experience, and an active research program.

Read the announcement with all of the details including remuneration here. Consideration of applications received will commence starting February 15, 2025.

The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia supports teaching, public and policy debates, and dissemination of resources on the EU as a foreign policy actor, the EU鈥檚 sponsored policies within the Eurasian region and the EU-China relations.

The Chair is co-funded with a grant from the European Union  and by 杏吧原创 University.

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The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations at 杏吧原创 University (Ottawa, Canada) welcomes Dr. Anastassia Obydenkova as a visiting scholar for the period June 1-28. Dr. Obydenkova is co-teaching with Prof. Crina Viju-Miljusevic a graduate course on comparative regionalism. She will also hold a public lecture on June 20 with the title: “From Authoritarian to Environmental Regionalism: the role of Regional International Organizations in Eurasia.”

Dr. Obydenkova expertise are in comparative politics and international relations with a focus on geopolitical competition, regional international organizations, global environmental politics and sustainable development, regionalism, democratization, historical legacies, post-Communism, with area-focus on Eurasia and China. Her work on these topics had been published in such journals as European Journal of Political Research, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, World Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Post-Soviet Affairs, Review of International Organizations, Intelligence, Environmental Research, Democratization, and Journal of Democracy, etc. She is a (co-) author and editor of twelve books and special issues with the most recent ones published by Oxford University Press (2019), Routledge (2015; 2023; 2024) and Cambridge University Press (2021). She welcomes PhD students working on the related research topics. Her complete list of publications can be found .

The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia supports teaching, public and policy debates, and dissemination of resources on the EU as a foreign policy actor, the EU鈥檚 sponsored policies within the Eurasian region and the EU-China relations.

The Chair is co-funded with a grant from the European Union  and by 杏吧原创 University.

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The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations at 杏吧原创 University (Ottawa, Canada) invites applications for a position of short-term visiting scholar for a period of three weeks in late May/early June 2024 (including the dates of May 20-30).

The visiting scholar position will include teaching a module on the EU鈥檚 regional cooperation mechanisms, which involves six three-hour sessions, consultations with students, constructing the course outline for the module, and evaluation of student written and oral work. The module is part of an advanced undergraduate/graduate level course entitled The EU, Russia and China: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia. The course is provided by the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) at 杏吧原创 University.

In addition to teaching, the visiting scholar will be expected to consult with students and give one research lecture at the Centre for European Studies on a topic related to the EU as a regional actor.

Qualified applicants must be based at an academic institution in an EU member state. We are seeking applicants with a completed Ph.D. in a relevant field and with a record of publications, relevant teaching experience, and an active research program.

Read the announcement with all of the details including remuneration here. Consideration of applications received will commence starting December 22, 2023.

The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia supports teaching, public and policy debates, and dissemination of resources on the EU as a foreign policy actor, the EU鈥檚 sponsored policies within the Eurasian region and the EU-China relations.

The Chair is co-funded with a grant from the European Union  and by 杏吧原创 University.

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The European Union Study Tour 2023 has come to an end! Organized by the , the Tour brought students, including 14 from 杏吧原创 University led by Prof. Crina-Viju-Miljusevic, to visit EU Institutions and to meet officials from all EU Institutions, policy makers, and academics. From May 7^th to May 26^th, students travelled between Brussels,  Luxembourg, and Frankfurt. They visited the European Parliament, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Justice, and much more. The first in-person European Union Study Tour since the COVID-19 Pandemic, the students enriched their knowledge of the European Union, helping them in their studies and in developing their career paths. Several students remained in Europe after the tour to do summer internships in the EU (picture below at the European Court of Justice).

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杏吧原创 University hosted the first pan-Canadian Model European Union organized by the EU Delegation to Canada on May 5^th to May 7^th . Simulating a meeting of the European Council, nearly 100 undergraduate and graduate students from across Canada (picture below) represented European Union member states to discuss the European Union鈥檚 Arctic Policy. 10 杏吧原创 students, including 7 undergraduate and graduate students from EURUS, led by Prof. Crina Viju-Miljusevic, participated in the simulation, representing the countries of Greece, Denmark, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, and the European Commission. The Model European Union participants had the opportunity to meet the at the pre-simulation reception at Chateau Laurier, Ottawa.

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will be the聽keynote speaker聽at the聽Young Scholars Research Conference 鈥淐ompetitive Regionalism in Eurasia鈥�聽organized by the聽Jean Monnet Chair 鈥淓U External Relations鈥�听辞苍听March 31, 2023. Her keynote address is titled聽Transformative Power Europe Reloaded? The EU鈥檚 Eastern Partnership in Europe鈥檚 Zeitenwende.聽Prof. Dr. Tanja A. B枚rzel is professor of political science and holds the Chair for European Integration at the Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science, Freie Universit盲t Berlin. She is director of the Cluster of Excellence 鈥溾��. She is also the head of the Berlin Center for European Studies.聽Professor聽B枚rzel鈥檚 most recent important publications include:聽鈥�Effective Governance Under Anarchy. Institutions, Legitimacy, and Social Trust in Areas of Limited Statehood,鈥� with Thomas Risse (Cambridge University Press 2021), and 鈥�Why Noncompliance: The Politics of Law in the European Union鈥� (Cornell University Press 2021).

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The Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations, held by Professor Crina Viju-Miljusevic, is hosting a young scholars one-day research conference on Friday, March 31, 2023. The theme of the conference is competitive models of 鈥�Regionalism in Eurasia鈥�.

The region represents a unique geopolitical grouping of states whose historical legacies and institutional shapes inform the changes and challenges to cooperation. Eurasia provides a unique case study of overlapping regionalisms pursued by three core actors: the European Union, the Russian Federation and the People鈥檚 Republic of China.

The research conference will be an interdisciplinary forum where junior scholars (graduate students and young scholars) from different fields can come together and share their scholarship. This conference is held in a hybrid format with presentations in-person and via Zoom.

The deadline to submit a proposal to present is Friday, March 3, 2023.  Presenters will have approximately 15 minutes to present their research, followed by comments from experts and questions and feedback from the audience. The conference will be free for both presenters and participants.

To submit a proposal, please email crina.viju@carleton.ca with the following information:

• Full Name
• Title of presentation
• Approximately 200-word abstract
• University
• Program

Presenters will not be required to submit a full written version of the paper in advance of the conference.

Timeline: (updated as of February 21, 2023)

• March 3 鈥� Deadline for presentation proposals
• March 6 鈥� Notification of acceptance
• March 15 鈥� Schedule for the conference available
• March 31 鈥� Conference

Please share this call for proposals with all young scholars who may be interested.

The Chair has limited funding available for presenters鈥� travel to Ottawa.

Under the mentorship of the Chair and other experts in the field, the best papers from the conference will be considered for publication in a special issue in a peer-reviewed journal hosted by 杏吧原创 University, .

Any questions about the conference may be directed to Professor Crina Viju-Miljusevic, crina.viju@carleton.ca.

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