Confirmed conference participation and invited talks in 2026:

February 2026

Online 19/02 – Migration and Integration Policies for Ukrainian Refugees in Japan, Australia, and Europe. How do different nations approach the integration of displaced Ukrainians? Join us for an insightful online workshop: “Contrasting Pathways, Shared Challenges: Migration and Integration Policies for Ukrainian Refugees in Australia, Japan, and Europe.”

Frankfurt 20/02 – Ukrainian resilience alongside the Battlefield and at home – conversation with Magda Szpecht and Maryna Shevtsova

Following the show of “She Stands in the Middle of the Battlefield” on 20 February, there will be a discussion entitled “Ukrainian resilience alongside the Battlefield and at home” about perspectives of civilians – mostly through perspective of women and LGTBQ+ communities and their daily lives through four years of war in Ukraine – with Polish director Magda Szpecht and Ukrainian scientist, author and human rights activist Maryna Shevtsova.

Oslo 24/02 – Between Survival and Sovereignty: LGBTQ+ Activism and Anti-Gender Politics in Wartime Ukraine
How has LGBTQ+ activism in Ukraine been reshaped by Russia’s full-scale invasion? How have anti-gender movements simultaneously recalibrated their strategies under conditions of war? Welcome to this talk with Maryna Shevtsova from KU Leuven, Belgium.

Oslo 25/02 – LGBTQ Rights and Anti-Gender Politics in Wartime Ukraine. UKRAINETT and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee are pleased to invite you to an open breakfast seminar on LGBTQ Rights and Anti-Gender Politics in Wartime Ukraine with Maryna Shevtsova (KU Leuven), Mina Wikshåland Skouen (Norwegian Helsinki Committee), and Maryna Rabinovych (UiT).

March 2026

Brugge, 06/03 – “War Is Not Gender Neutral: Women and the War in Ukraine”, College of Europe campus, an event focused on the impact of war on women, with a particular emphasis on the gendered dimensions of the war in Ukraine.

Online, 13/03 – “Research and activism / Research as activism.” Research seminar supported by COST ACTION CA23149, details TBA

April 2026

Stockholm 23-24/04 (TBA)

May 2026

Florence 08/05 – TBA (Edited volume launch and discussion)

Fez 18-20/05 – The Fez Border Studies Conference II: Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Borders, Walls, and Security (Details TBA)

June 2026

Brussels 11-12/06 – CA23149 – Democratization at stake? Comparing Anti-Gender Politics in CEE and NME countries (Antigender-Politics) Stakeholder event TBA

Dublin 15-19/06 – 32nd International Conference of Europeanists. June 16-18, 2026. Conference Location: University College, Dublin (Details TBA)