Ukrainathon

Ukrainathon: A 24-hour Marathon of Scholarship
Wednesday, March 16th, 12pm EDT –
Thursday, March 17th, 12pm EDT

IERES, PONARS Eurasia, and the Petrach Program on Ukraine proudly invite you to Ukrainathon, a 24-hour “marathon” online event on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The program will feature continuous 15-minute talks from international experts starting Wednesday, March 16th at noon EDT and lasting until noon the following day.

More than 90 speakers join forces to provide comprehensive insight into the war from multiple angles. Each speaker will offer a 10-minute talk on their area of expertise related to the conflict, followed by a brief Q&A. As part of the event, attendees are encouraged to contribute to organizations that support displaced Ukrainian students and scholars.

View the full event recording here. View by speaker below:

12:00 Opening Remarks:
Henry Hale, George Washington University, United States
Marlene Laruelle, George Washington University, United States
Dean Alyssa Ayres, George Washington University, United States

Chair: Olexiy Haran, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine
12:15 Volodymyr Kulyk, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
12:30 Olena Nikolayenko, Fordham University, United States
12:45 Volodymyr Paniotto, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla, Ukraine

Chair: Oxana Shevel, Tufts University, United States
13:00 Polina Sinovets, Odesa Mechnikov National University, Ukraine
13:15 Alexander Iskandaryan, Caucasus Institute, Armenia
13:30 Tymofii Brik, Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine
13:45 Serhii Plokhii, Harvard University, United States

Chair: Yoshiko Herrera, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
14:00 Volodymyr Paniotto, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla, Ukraine
14:10 George Gavrilis, Host of the Monuments Women Podcast
14:20 Dominique Arel, University of Ottawa, Canada
14:30 Nona Shahnazarian, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia
14:40 Paul D’Anieri, University of California, United States
14:50 Kathryn Stoner, Stanford University, United States

Chair: Valerie Sperling, Clark University, United States
15:00 Aleksandar Matovski, Naval Postgraduate School, United States
15:15 Dmitry Gorenberg, Harvard University, United States
15:30 Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, University of Pittsburgh, United States
15:45 Lawrence Markowitz, Rowan University, United States

Chair: Grigore Pop-Eleches, Princeton University, United States
16:00 Valerie Sperling, Clark University, United States
16:15 Stephen Hanson, William & Mary, United States
16:30 David Szakonyi, George Washington University, United States
16:45 Susanne A. Wengle, Notre Dame University, United States

Chair: Stephen Crowley, Oberlin College, United States
17:00 Sharon Wolchik, George Washington University, United States
17:15 Grigore Pop-Eleches, Princeton University, United States
17:30 Kelly McMann, Case Western Reserve University, United States
17:45 Edward C. Holland, University of Arkansas, United States

Chair: Ora John Reuter, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States
18:00 Stephen Crowley, Oberlin College, United States
18:15 Tomila Lankina, London School of Economics and Political Science, United
Kingdom
18:30 Jesse Driscoll, University of California at San Diego, United States (Recording not available)
18:45 Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University, United States

Chair: Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University, United States
19:00 Richard Arnold, Muskingum University, United States
19:15 Juliet Johnson, McGill University, Canada
19:30 Hilary Appel, Claremont McKenna College, United States
19:45 Stanislav Markus, University of South Carolina, United States

Chair: Richard Arnold, Muskingum University, United States
20:00 Mark Kramer, Harvard University, United States
20:15 Scott Radnitz, University of Washington, United States
20:30 Alexander Cooley, Columbia University, United States
20:45 Ora John Reuter, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States

Chair: Elise Giuliano, Columbia University, United States
21:00 Timothy Frye, Columbia University, United States
21:15 Mariya Omelicheva, National War College, United States
21:30 Joshua Tucker, New York University, United States
21:45 Scott Gehlbach, University of Chicago, United States

Chair: James Richter, Bates College, United States
22:00 Jordan Gans-Morse, Northwestern University, United States
22:15 Elise Giuliano, Columbia University, United States
22:30 Robert Orttung, George Washington University, United States
22:45 Alexandra Hrycak, Reed College, United States

Chair: Andrew Barnes, Kent State University, United States
23:00 Theodore Gerber, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
23:15 Marta Dyczok, Western University, Ontario, Canada
23:30 Oxana Shevel, Tufts University, United States

Chair: Mikhail Alexseev, San Diego State University, United States
24:00 Andrew Barnes, Kent State University, United States
00:15 Danielle N. Lussier, Grinnell College, United States
00:30 Maria Snegovaya, George Washington University, United States
00:45 Emil Dzhuraev, OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Chair: Mikhail Alexseev, San Diego State University, United States
01:00 Tymofiy Mylovanov, University of Pittsburgh, United States; Kyiv School of
Economics, Ukraine
01:15 Kornely Kakachia, Georgian Institute of Politics, Georgia; Tbilisi State
University, Georgia
01:30 Olena Rybiy, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine
01:45 Mykola Riabchuk, Institute of Political and Nationalities’ Studies of the
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

Chair: Shairbek Juraev, Crossroads Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
02:00 Olexiy Haran, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine
02:12 Mykola Riabchuk, Institute of Political and Nationalities’ Studies of the
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
02:24 Caress Schenk, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
02:36 Mikhail Alexseev, San Diego State University, United States
02:48 Şener Aktürk, Koç University, Turkey

Chair: Gwendolyn Sasse, Centre for East European Research and
International Studies, Berlin, Germany

03:00 Shairbek Juraev, Crossroads Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
03:15 Arkady Moshes, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland
03:30 Sophie Lambroschini, Centre Marc Bloch, Germany
03:45 Ayşe Zarakol, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Chair: Alexei Trochev, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
04:00 Alexei Trochev, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
04:15 Gwendolyn Sasse, Centre for East European Research and International
Studies, Berlin, Germany
04:30 Ryhor Nizhnikau, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland
04:45 Graeme Robertson, University of North Carolina, United States and Erik Wibbels, Duke University, United States

Chair: Volodymyr Kulikov, Central European University, Austria
05:00 Ivan Gomza, Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine
05:15 Olga Onuch, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
05:30 Inna Melnykovska, Central European University, Austria
05:45 Oleksandra Keudel, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

Chair: Oleksandra Keudel, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
06:00 Volodymyr Kulikov, Central European University, Austria
06:15 Pauline Jones, University of Michigan, United States
06:30 Arturas Rozenas, New York University, United States
06:45 Eugene Finkel, Johns Hopkins University, United States

Chair: Sergiy Kudelia, Baylor University, United States
07:00 Elizabeth Wishnick, Montclair State University, United States
07:15 Erik Herron, West Virginia University, United States
07:30 Katie Stewart, Knox College, United States
07:45 Peter Rutland, Wesleyan University, United States

Chair: Katie Stewart, Knox College, United States
08:00 Judyth Twigg, Virginia Commonwealth University, United States
08:15 Keith Darden, American University, United States
08:30 Sarah Wilson Sokhey, University of Colorado Boulder, United States
08:45 Sufian N. Zhemukhov, George Washington University

Chair: Lauren McCarthy, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
09:00 Erica Marat, National Defense University, United States
09:15 Jean-François Ratelle, University of Ottawa, Canada
09:30 Bryn Rosenfeld, Cornell University, United States
09:45 Paul Goode, Carleton University, Canada

Chair: Erica Marat, National Defense University, United States
10:00 Lauren McCarthy, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
10:15 Maria Popova, McGill University, Canada
10:30 Sebastian Peyrouse, George Washington University, United States
10:45 Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech, United States

Chair: Volodymyr Kulyk, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine
11:00 Sergiy Kudelia, Baylor University, United States
11:15 Volodymyr Dubovyk, Odesa Mechnikov National University, Ukraine
11:30 Yaroslav Pylynskyi, Southern Ukrainian National Pedagogical University K.
D. Ushinsky, Ukraine
11:45 Uliana Movchan, Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine

11:55 Closing Remarks from Henry E. Hale