The University of Tartu is Hosting an Academic Conference to Discuss Life in Eastern Europe and Eurasia
This upcoming summer, the University of Tartu is organising the 10th Annual Tartu Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies: “Global Flows and Frictions in Eastern Europe and Eurasia”.
The Centre for East European and Eurasian Studies (CEURUS) at the University of Tartu invites proposals for full panels, roundtables, and individual papers for its 2026 annual conference. The Tartu Conference on East European and Eurasian Studies provides an academic forum that brings together scholars from area studies, international relations, and related disciplines to discuss topics and questions affecting all aspects of life in Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
Conference Theme
The 10th edition of the Tartu Conference invites participants to reflect on the effects of (de-)globalisation across Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
The conference invites contributions that critically examine how people, ideas, capital, information, technology, and goods have moved across borders, fostering integration and interdependence in the past and present. Submissions may also explore both the benefits and challenges of globalisation, including its local and everyday impacts such as economic inequalities, regional disparities, and brain drain, as well as contestations of globalisation, anti-globalisation discourse and policies, processes of fragmentation and re-regionalisation, and potential shifts toward a multipolar international order.
Proposal Requirements
- We invite submissions for panels, roundtables, and individual papers addressing the conference theme, as well as other topics relevant to the past and present developments across Eastern Europe and Eurasia. Comparative research, as well as interdisciplinary perspectives, are welcome. The Programme Committee will consider all proposals, however, full panel proposals are encouraged.
- Paper proposals consist of an abstract of no more than 250 words. Panel and roundtable proposals should list all speakers (3 or 4 per panel/roundtable), along with their paper abstracts and, if available, information about the chair and the discussant (alternatively, these can be assigned later by the Programme Committee). In the formation of panels, we are committed to promoting diversity in gender, career stage, and institutional/country affiliations to foster a broad range of perspectives and enhance scholarly dialogue.
Deadline and Fees
Duration: 10-12 June 2026 in the University of Tartu, Estonia
Deadline to submit proposals: 25 January 2026
Notifications of acceptance (by email): 25 February 2026
Registration: 24 April 2026
Registration fee: 120 euros
Students are eligible for a reduced fee of 80 euros
For scholars whose primary affiliation is with an institution in Ukraine, participation fees will be waived. Please note that all participants are expected to attend in-person and we are unable to accommodate requests for online participation or proposals for hybrid sessions.
For more information, please visit the conference website: https://tartuconference.ut.ee