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While particular interest is directed toward Russia, the former Soviet states, and Eastern Europe, proposals focusing on other regions are equally welcome. <strong>Doctoral students<\/strong> <strong>are warmly invited to participate in the pre-conference,<\/strong> featuring a keynote talk and the opportunity to receive expert and peer comments on their papers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See the conference programme <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/vera-conference-2026\/conference-programme\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><br>See the keynote speakers and panellists of the conference <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/vera-conference-2026\/keynote-speakers-panellists\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposals should include the title, the name and position (such as project or doctoral thesis title) of the researcher(s), and an abstract of no more than 200 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your paper proposal <\/strong>to <strong><a href=\"mailto:uef-bomocult@uef.fi\">uef-bomocult@uef.fi<\/a><\/strong> <strong>no later than 26 April 2026<\/strong>!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline for <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/vera-conference-2026\/registration\/\">registration<\/a> is 10 May 2026!<\/strong> (Registration will open soon!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We invite proposals for papers that examine how culture and activism intersect with power, governance, and state\u2013society relations across diverse geographical and political contexts. 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