Workshop “Belarus and Belarusians, 2020+

Workshop “Belarus and Belarusians, 2020+: Assessing Prospects and Challenges for the Country’s Democratic Future”.

On October 24, 2023, the Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS), Vilnius University, in partnership with the Institute of Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), Warwick University, is conducting the workshop „Belarus and Belarusians, 2020+: assessing prospects and challenges for the country’s democratic future “.

The event aims to discuss and develop policy recommendations regarding the current situation in Belarus and international support of the Belarusian democratic movement in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The event will bring together Lithuanian, Belarusian and international stakeholders, including experts, researchers and politicians interested in the Belarusian problem.

The workshop will take place from 13:00 to 17:30 at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS), Vilnius University (Vokiečių str. 10, Vilnius, room 402).

The workshop will include several thematic blocks and a final panel discussion, “Belarus on the International Agenda: Securitization vs Interests of Democratic Belarusians”, with the participation of Lithuanian and Belarusian politicians and experts.

If you are interested in participating, please register by October 22, 2023. Please note that only registered and confirmed participants will be able to take part in the event. Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/BREBsPdK0Q

Programme

13.00 – 14.00 Presentation of the book “Belarus in the XXI Century: Between Dictatorship and Democracy” and Q&A session

Moderator:
Prof. Elena Korosteleva, Professor of Politics and Global Sustainable Development and Director of the Institute for Global Sustainable Development (IGSD), University of Warwick, UK

Speakers:
Dr. Andrej Radaman, Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Research Fellow at the University of Bialystok, Poland

Dr. Thomas Kruessmann LLM, Professor of Criminal Law at the New Vision University Georgia, and coordinator of the Erasmus+ Capacity-building project „Modernising Education Provision for Future Judges and Prosecutors with respect to European Standards on Human Rights“

Dr Tatsiana Chulitskaya, Institute of International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS), Vilnius University and Manchester Metropolitan University

Discussant:
Dr. Laurynas Jonavičius, Associate Professor, Vilnius University, Institute of International Relations and Political Science

14.00 – 15.00 World café (group discussion) on European support and strategy for Belarus

15.00 – 15.20 Presentation of the outcomes of discussion

15.20 – 15.30 Refreshment break

15.30 – 16.30 Round-table discussion “Belarus on the international agenda: securitization vs interests of democratic Belarusians”