The book 'Belarus in the XXI century: between dictatorship and democracy' edited by Elena Korosteleva, Irina Petrova and Anastassiia Kudlenko, is now translated into Belarusian, produced and published by Skaryna Press London on 7 April 2024! The book looks at the evolution of peoplehood in Belarus taking the year of 2020 as a watershed moment for the rise of the new political force in the country, called 'the People!'. This process of emergence is examined from historical, cultural, anthropological, economic and political perspectives. The book is available for order here.

On 20 March, the Warwick Ukraine-Belarus Hub (WUB Hub) organised a screening of the film This Kind of Hope about the life of Belarusian politician and activist Andrei Sannikov. The event was one of only three screenings of this powerful new documentary film in the UK, and was followed by an in person conversation with Andrei Sannikov who shared his views on the resistance to Lukashenka and the path ahead for Belarusians.

IGSD Research Fellow Dr Aijan Sharshenova published a co-authored reportLink opens in a new window on digitalisation of infrastructure and decarbonisation in Central Asia. The report provides an overview of the ongoing digitalisation and decarbonisation efforts in the region, and analyses the challenges and opportunities of taking climate action. The report is co-authored with Dr. Rahat SabyrbekovLink opens in a new window (Harvard University) and Dr. Burulcha SulaimanovaLink opens in a new window (OSCE Academy) and funded by CARECLink opens in a new window Think Tanks Network.

Dr Rosa Balfour, Director of Carnegie Europe - a part of the SHAPEDEM-EU consortium, published a report on contested democracy in Europe. The report explores how democratic contestation in the EU informs and shapes the EU's democracy support approaches in its neighbouring countries. The report is open access and is available to download at this linkLink opens in a new window.

At the invitation of John Smith Trust, Professor Elena Korosteleva and Dr Tatsiana Chulitskaya (WUB-hub) were invited to train the first cohort of the Future Leaders from Belarus in Oxford. This was a great opportunity to establish professional connections, and to offer feedback to the Action Plans of the JST Fellows. They are invited to be part of the WUB-hub conference on 28 June 2024, held in Europe House, with high-level policy, academic & practitioner stakeholders. The JST & IGSD will work together on developing a bespoke training programme for the future JST fellows at Warwick.