{"id":7,"date":"2026-04-09T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blogg.sh.se\/cbees-annual-conference\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-10-22T14:11:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:11:48","slug":"cbees-annual-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blogg.sh.se\/cbees-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"CBEES Annual Conference 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- NAV --><\/p>\n<nav id=\"top\" class=\"nav\">\n<div class=\"nav-logo\">CBEES Annual Conference<br \/>\n<small>S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University \u00b7 Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES)<\/small><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li><a href=\"#about\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cfp\">Call for papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#programme\">Programme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#venue\">Venue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#archive\">Past editions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<p><!-- HERO \u2014 photo left \/ text right --><\/p>\n<section class=\"hero-split\">\n<div class=\"hero-image-side\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.blogg.sh.se\/cbees-annual-conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/pexels-pixabay-209235-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"hero-text-side\">\n<p class=\"hero-eyebrow\">CBEES Annual Conference \u00b7 2026<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"hero-title\">The Baltic Sea Region &amp; Eastern Europe in the <em>Emerging Global (Dis)Order<\/em><\/h1>\n<p class=\"hero-theme\">Transitions, ruptures, and watersheds \u2014 the region as prism for understanding a world reordering itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hero-meta\">\n<div class=\"hero-meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Dates<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">26\u201327 November 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"hero-meta-item\"><span class=\"meta-label\">Venue<\/span><span class=\"meta-value\">S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, Stockholm<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"btn-row\"><a class=\"btn btn-sienna\" href=\"#programme\">Programme<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- STRIP --><\/p>\n<div class=\"strip\" style=\"grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); display: grid;\">\n<div class=\"strip-item\">\n<div class=\"strip-label\">Keynote<\/div>\n<div class=\"strip-value\">Anton Shekhovtsov<\/div>\n<div class=\"strip-sub\">Central European University, Austria<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"strip-item\">\n<div class=\"strip-label\">Format<\/div>\n<div class=\"strip-value\">In person<\/div>\n<div class=\"strip-sub\">Stockholm, Sweden<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"strip-item\">\n<div class=\"strip-label\">Programme<\/div>\n<div class=\"strip-value\">In preparation<\/div>\n<div class=\"strip-sub\">Draft schedule below<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"rule\" \/>\n<p><!-- ABOUT --><\/p>\n<section id=\"about\" class=\"section section-parchment\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Conference theme 2026<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-heading\">The Emerging Global (Dis)Order<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">As we\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">find\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">ourselves<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">in the midst of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">an emerging\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">new world order, t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">he aim of th<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0conferen<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">ce is to\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">enable scholarly\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">discussions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">regarding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0how<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">Baltic<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">ea region<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">Eastern Europe<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0contribute<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0to our understanding\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">the latest global reconfiguration<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">of international relations, epistem<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">ic\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">frameworks<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0and technological possibilities<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">:\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">its transitions, ruptures<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW88646677 BCX0\">\u00a0and watersheds<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">&#8220;The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.&#8221;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: .82rem; color: var(--iron); font-style: normal;\">\u2014 Antonio Gramsci, Prison Notebooks<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"prose-grid\">\n<div class=\"prose-col\">\n<p>The Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe are seen here as a prism through which the current changes in world reordering may be observed. While previously, Eastern Europe could be portrayed as the exceptional space of turmoil, the past few years have made it clear that the stability of the Western liberal order has always been an illusion.<\/p>\n<p>We find ourselves between worlds \u2014 the old order dying, the new one not yet born. We ask: what is the emerging &#8220;time of monsters,&#8221; how does it take shape, with what consequences, and how do we resist?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"prose-col\">\n<p>The conference addresses the region both as an <strong>object of study<\/strong> and a <strong>laboratory of knowledge<\/strong>. It is here that we find &#8220;Orb\u00e1n&#8217;s playbook&#8221; and &#8220;Putin&#8217;s playbook,&#8221; together with the different scales of counter-movements and practices of resistance to these developments.<\/p>\n<p>We invite scholars to explore the co-occurrence of anti-liberal mobilisations, aesthetics of illiberalism, the role of Big Tech, populist communication strategies, and the hollowing out of democratic institutions \u2014 through ethnographic, cultural, and historical approaches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- KEYNOTE --><\/p>\n<style>\n  \/* Overrides only. Placed after your main stylesheet so they win. *\/\n  .keynote-block .keynote-inner { align-items: start; }\n  \/* inner div reuses the .keynote-block class: removes the second accent bar and top offset *\/\n  .keynote-block .keynote-inner .keynote-block { border-left: 0; padding-top: 0; margin-top: 0; }\n  .keynote-block .keynote-inner .keynote-name { margin-top: 0; }\n  .keynote-block .keynote-bio > p { line-height: 1.6; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: .7em; }\n  .keynote-block .keynote-bio > p:first-child { margin-bottom: .6rem; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"keynote-block\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Keynote speaker<\/p>\n<div class=\"keynote-inner\">\n<div class=\"keynote-block\" id=\"keynote\">\n<h3 class=\"keynote-name\">Anton Shekhovtsov<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size:.9rem;color:#6A4B26;margin-top:-.4rem;margin-bottom:.8rem;line-height:1.45;\">Visiting Senior Fellow at the Open Society Hub for the Politics of the Anthropocene, Central European University, Austria<\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin:1.2rem 0 0;max-width:220px;\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shekhovtsov.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Anton-Shekhovtsov-01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Anton Shekhovtsov\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;border-radius:2px;\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:.7rem;line-height:1.4;color:#6A4B26;margin-top:.4rem;\">Photo: shekhovtsov.eu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"keynote-bio\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"margin-bottom:.4rem;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:400;color:#B5773D;\">Abstract<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:1rem;font-weight:700;color:#1E1C19;\">Europe and the Competing Visions of Global Order<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s aggression against Ukraine, the wars in the Middle East, US claims on countries and territories in the Western hemisphere, the prospect of China&#8217;s take-over of Taiwan \u2013 these are symptoms of the terminal decline of the global order rooted in the post-WW2 international arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>They are also moves in a struggle among global and regional stakeholders to define and shape the order that will follow, contending not only for dominance but also for the rules through which that dominance is exercised \u2013 great-power spheres of influence, a hierarchical multipolarity, a techno-oligarchic settlement. Largely united as a single market but fragmented on foreign policy and held back by nationalisms, Europe has mainly taken a backseat in this international competition facilitated and driven by frontier technologies and raw power.<\/p>\n<p>Yet both Russia and the US seek to appropriate Europe&#8217;s civilisational heritage to underwrite their own legitimacy, while reducing the continent itself to a protectorate. What does this violent &#8220;interim time&#8221; demand of Europe, and how can it (re)claim its relevance in a new global order?<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:.9rem;color:#6A4B26;margin-top:1.2rem;padding-top:1rem;border-top:1px solid rgba(30,28,25,.1);\">Dr. Anton Shekhovtsov is Visiting Senior Fellow at the Open Society Hub for the Politics of the Anthropocene at the Central European University (Austria), and director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity (Austria). He holds a PhD from University College London (UK). He is the author of the books <em>New Radical Right-Wing Parties in European Democracies<\/em> (2011), <em>Russia and the Western Far Right: Tango Noir<\/em> (2017), and <em>Russian Political Warfare<\/em> (2023). Shekhovtsov also published academic articles in the <em>International Journal of Communication<\/em>, <em>Journal of Democracy<\/em>, <em>Russian Politics and Law<\/em>, <em>Europe-Asia Studies<\/em>, <em>Nationalities Papers<\/em>, <em>Patterns of Prejudice<\/em>, and <em>Osteuropa<\/em>, among others. He is a columnist at EUobserver and writes the Substack \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/shekhovtsov.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px;\">Towers of Europa<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- RESEARCH QUESTIONS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"section section-linen\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">We invite papers on<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-heading\">Key Research Questions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">Papers and panels are welcome in all disciplines. The following questions are illustrative, not exhaustive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"q-grid\">\n<div class=\"q-card\">\n<div class=\"q-num\">01<\/div>\n<p class=\"q-text\">If the West and Global North thrived in the old order, who will prosper in the new one \u2014 and what does this mean for the Baltic Sea region?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q-card\">\n<div class=\"q-num\">02<\/div>\n<p class=\"q-text\">How are various Eastern European &#8220;playbooks&#8221; adapted to new environments, by whom, and with what effects?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q-card\">\n<div class=\"q-num\">03<\/div>\n<p class=\"q-text\">How are particular aesthetics \u2014 and counter-aesthetics \u2014 mobilised in service of the new world order? What cultural forms enable or resist it?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q-card\">\n<div class=\"q-num\">04<\/div>\n<p class=\"q-text\">How does technology enable these transitions and ruptures? How has communication technology been weaponised \u2014 and deployed in resistance?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q-card\">\n<div class=\"q-num\">05<\/div>\n<p class=\"q-text\">How are transformations of global capitalism \u2014 deglobalisation, financialisation, rising inequalities \u2014 implicated in regional and global upheavals?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q-card\">\n<div class=\"q-num\">06<\/div>\n<p class=\"q-text\">What happens to democratic institutions caught up in this reordering, and what role does disillusionment with &#8220;the West&#8221; play?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q-card\">\n<div class=\"q-num\">07<\/div>\n<p class=\"q-text\">How does militarisation and mobilisation in the face of threats from Russia, China, and others influence societies, institutions, and public discourse?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q-card\">\n<div class=\"q-num\">08<\/div>\n<p class=\"q-text\">How do agents of illiberal reordering appropriate the language of rights and freedoms \u2014 and how can this be meaningfully countered?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"rule\" \/>\n<p><!-- CFA --><\/p>\n<section id=\"cfp\" class=\"section section-ink\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Submissions<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-heading\">Call for Papers<\/h2>\n<div style=\"border-left: 3px solid var(--sienna); padding: 2px 0 2px 20px; max-width: 620px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.2rem; margin: 0 0 6px;\">Call for papers closed<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); margin: 0;\">Submissions were accepted until 15 August 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<details style=\"margin-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);\">\n<summary style=\"cursor: pointer; list-style: none; padding: 16px 0; font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.05rem; color: #fff;\">\n<span style=\"color: var(--sienna); font-weight: 700; width: 22px; display: inline-block;\">+<\/span> View submission guidelines and registration fee<br \/>\n<\/summary>\n<div style=\"padding: 4px 0 20px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); line-height: 1.7;\">\n<h3>About the conference<\/h3>\n<p>The CBEES Annual Conference is the flagship event of the Centre for Baltic and East European Studies at S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, bringing together scholars across all disciplines to discuss research on the Baltic Sea region and Eastern Europe in comparative and transnational perspective.<\/p>\n<h3>Individual paper proposal<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Title of your paper<\/li>\n<li>Abstract \u2014 250 to 400 words<\/li>\n<li>Name, affiliation and email of any co-presenter(s) attending the conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Panel or roundtable proposal<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Title of the panel or roundtable<\/li>\n<li>Abstract \u2014 250 to 400 words<\/li>\n<li>Names and affiliations of all participants, including preliminary paper titles (panels: max. 4 presentations)<\/li>\n<li>Biographical note of the organiser(s)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Registration fee<\/h3>\n<p>We are committed to providing an opportunity to researchers with financial constraints to attend this conference. A registration fee applied to this edition: 120 EUR for researchers and 70 EUR for students, with waivers for scholars from Ukraine and S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 28px; font-size: .9rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);\">\nFor questions, contact <a href=\"mailto:confcbees@sh.se\" style=\"color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);\">confcbees@sh.se<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- PROGRAMME --><\/p>\n<section id=\"programme\" class=\"section section-indigo\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Schedule<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-heading\">Conference Programme<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">The conference runs over two full days. Session rooms and speaker line-ups for each stream will follow as abstracts are confirmed.<\/p>\n<style>\n  .day-schedule { list-style: none; margin: 12px 0 0; padding: 0; }\n  .day-schedule li {\n    display: grid;\n    grid-template-columns: 90px 1fr;\n    gap: 12px;\n    padding: 6px 0;\n    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);\n    font-size: 0.92rem;\n    line-height: 1.35;\n  }\n  .day-schedule li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }\n  .day-schedule li time {\n    font-weight: 700;\n    color: #fff;\n    white-space: nowrap;\n  }\n  .day-schedule li span { color: rgba(255,255,255,.65); }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"day-cards\">\n<div class=\"day-card\" style=\"border-top: 3px solid var(--sienna);\">\n<div class=\"day-label\" style=\"color: var(--sienna);\">Day 1<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-title\" style=\"color: #fff;\">Thursday 26 November<\/div>\n<ul class=\"day-schedule\">\n<li><time>08:30<\/time><span>Registration and welcome coffee<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>09:00<\/time><span>Opening remarks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>09:20\u201310:50<\/time><span>Keynote<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>11:00\u201312:00<\/time><span>Lunch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>12:30\u201314:00<\/time><span>Panel Session 1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>14:00\u201315:15<\/time><span>Transfer to the museum in Stockholm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>15:15\u201316:45<\/time><span>Museum visit<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"day-card\" style=\"border-top: 3px solid rgba(255,214,24,.6);\">\n<div class=\"day-label\" style=\"color: rgba(255,214,24,.75);\">Day 2<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-title\" style=\"color: #fff;\">Friday 27 November<\/div>\n<ul class=\"day-schedule\">\n<li><time>09:30\u201311:00<\/time><span>Panel Session 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>11:00\u201312:00<\/time><span>Lunch<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>12:30\u201314:00<\/time><span>Panel Session 3<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>14:00\u201314:30<\/time><span>Coffee break<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>14:30\u201316:00<\/time><span>Panel Session 4<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>16:00\u201316:30<\/time><span>Coffee break<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>16:30\u201317:30<\/time><span>Closing session<\/span><\/li>\n<li><time>18:00<\/time><span>Conference dinner<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"rule\" \/>\n<p><!-- VENUE --><\/p>\n<section id=\"venue\" class=\"section section-parchment\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Getting here<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-heading\">Venue &amp; Travel<\/h2>\n<div class=\"venue-grid\">\n<div class=\"venue-body\">\n<h3>S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University<\/h3>\n<address style=\"font-style: normal;\">Alfred Nobels all\u00e9 7, Flemingsberg<br \/>\n141 89 Huddinge, Sweden<\/address>\n<p>The campus is located in Flemingsberg, <strong>19 minutes from central Stockholm<\/strong> by commuter train (pendelt\u00e5g).<\/p>\n<div class=\"btn-row\" style=\"margin-top: 1.2rem;\"><a class=\"btn btn-ink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sh.se\/english\/sodertorn-university\/meet-sodertorn-university\/this-is-sodertorn-university\/contact-us-and-how-to-get-here\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directions \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info-cards\">\n<div class=\"info-card\">\n<div class=\"ic-label\">Contact<\/div>\n<div class=\"ic-title\">confcbees@sh.se<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"rule\" \/>\n<p><!-- ARCHIVE --><\/p>\n<section id=\"archive\" class=\"section section-linen\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow\">Conference history<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"section-heading\">Past Editions<\/h2>\n<p class=\"section-lead\">The CBEES Annual Conference is now in its 12th edition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"archive-list\">\n<div class=\"archive-item\">\n<div class=\"archive-year-col\">\n<div class=\"archive-year\">2025<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-body\">\n<div class=\"archive-theme\">Knowing Eastern Europe and the Baltics<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-meta\"><strong>4\u20135 December 2025<\/strong> \u00b7 S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-item\">\n<div class=\"archive-year-col\">\n<div class=\"archive-year\">2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-body\">\n<div class=\"archive-theme\">Shaping Futures: The Baltics and Eastern Europe in the World<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-meta\"><strong>28\u201329 November 2024<\/strong> \u00b7 S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-item\">\n<div class=\"archive-year-col\">\n<div class=\"archive-year\">2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-body\">\n<div class=\"archive-theme\">The War and Its Effects<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-meta\"><strong>23\u201324 November 2023<\/strong> \u00b7 S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-item\">\n<div class=\"archive-year-col\">\n<div class=\"archive-year\">2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-body\">\n<div class=\"archive-theme\">Where are we now? Perspectives on East European Area Studies Today<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-meta\"><strong>1\u20132 December 2022<\/strong> \u00b7 S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-item\">\n<div class=\"archive-year-col\">\n<div class=\"archive-year\">2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-body\">\n<div class=\"archive-theme\">With and After Empire: Enduring Pasts Across the Local and the Global<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-meta\"><strong>25\u201326 November 2021<\/strong> \u00b7 7th Annual Conference (Online) \u00b7 S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-item\">\n<div class=\"archive-year-col\">\n<div class=\"archive-year\">2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-body\">\n<div class=\"archive-theme\">Central and Eastern Europe 1989\u20132019: Orders and Freedoms<\/div>\n<div class=\"archive-meta\"><strong>7\u20138 November 2019<\/strong> \u00b7 S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- FOOTER --><\/p>\n<style>\n  .cbees-fb { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 24px; }\n  .cbees-fb-logo {\n    height: 56px;\n    width: auto;\n    flex: 0 0 auto;\n  }\n  .cbees-fb-title { color: #fff; font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.15rem; margin: 0 0 14px; }\n  .cbees-fb-uni { color: #fff; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0 0 6px; }\n  .cbees-fb-uni a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }\n  .cbees-fb-uni a:hover { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }\n  .cbees-fb-detail { color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; }\n  .cbees-fb-detail a { color: rgba(255,255,255,.92); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }\n  @media (max-width: 600px) { .cbees-fb { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px; } }\n<\/style>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"footer-inner\">\n<div class=\"cbees-fb\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sh.se\" aria-label=\"S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University, sh.se\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"cbees-fb-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blogg.sh.se\/cbees-annual-conference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/symbol_pos_rgb.png\" alt=\"S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University symbol\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"cbees-fb-title\">CBEES Annual Conference<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbees-fb-uni\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sh.se\">S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"cbees-fb-detail\">Centre for Baltic and East European Studies<\/p>\n<p class=\"cbees-fb-detail\">Alfred Nobels all\u00e9 7, 141 89 Huddinge, Sweden \u00b7 <a href=\"mailto:confcbees@sh.se\">confcbees@sh.se<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"footer-links\">\n<li><a href=\"#about\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cfp\">Call for papers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#programme\">Programme<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#venue\">Venue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#archive\">Past editions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sh.se\/cbees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBEES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<p><button id=\"topBtn\" class=\"top-btn\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\u2191<\/button><\/p>\n<p><script><br \/>\n(function(){<br \/>\n  var btn=document.getElementById('topBtn');<br \/>\n  var links=document.querySelectorAll('.nav-links a');<br \/>\n  var sectionIds=['about','cfp','programme','venue','archive'];<br \/>\n  function updateNav(){<br \/>\n    var scrollY=window.scrollY+80;<br \/>\n    var active=sectionIds[0];<br \/>\n    sectionIds.forEach(function(id){<br \/>\n      var el=document.getElementById(id);<br \/>\n      if(el&&el.offsetTop<=scrollY)active=id;\n    });\n    links.forEach(function(a){\n      a.classList.toggle('nav-active',a.getAttribute('href')==='#'+active);\n    });\n    btn.classList.toggle('visible',window.scrollY>300);<br \/>\n  }<br \/>\n  window.addEventListener('scroll',updateNav,{passive:true});<br \/>\n  updateNav();<br \/>\n  btn.addEventListener('click',function(){<br \/>\n    window.scrollTo({top:0,behavior:'smooth'});<br \/>\n  });<br \/>\n})();<br \/>\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBEES Annual Conference S\u00f6dert\u00f6rn University \u00b7 Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (CBEES) About Call for papers Programme Venue Past editions CBEES Annual Conference \u00b7 2026 The Baltic Sea Region &amp; Eastern Europe in the Emerging Global (Dis)Order Transitions, ruptures, and watersheds \u2014 the region as prism for understanding a world reordering itself. 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