Dear SSJ-Forum list member,
the Department of East Asian Studies -
Japanese Studies at University of Vienna would like to draw your attention to the upcoming panel discussion:


Alfred Gerstl, Olga Khomenko, Steven Denney & Martin Mandl
"East Asian Reactions to Russia's War in Ukraine: Governmental and Civil Society Responses"

Date and time: Thursday 2022-05-19, 17:00~19:00 (CEST, UTC/GMT +2h)
Location: Department of East Asian Studies, Japanese Studies, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.4 (Campus of the University of Vienna), 1090 Vienna, Austria
Max. 50 participants (on site) + max. 300 participants (online)
The Zoom Meeting will be open from 16:45 (CEST).

This panel discussion will analyze the various strategic, economic and domestic motives of the governments to either unequivocally condemn Russia or to avoid naming and shaming Moscow. Moreover, the panelists will also (discuss the) point to different reactions of civil societies in East Asia which are not necessarily in line with the positions taken by the respective national governments. The spectrum is (also very) quite broad (and not necessarily in line with the positions taken by the respective national governments), ranging from strong support for Ukraine to some sympathies for "strongman" Vladimir Putin allegedly fighting against a US-dominated international order. By bringing together the perspectives of the national governments and the civil societies, this panel aims to initiate a multi-facetted (and comprehensive) discussion of East Asian reactions to Russia's war against Ukraine.

This will be a hybrid event, both live at the Campus of the University of Vienna and online via Zoom. Live participation is available for a limited number of 50 people.
For more information on live participation (FFP2-mask), the discussants, the abstract of the lecture and future events of u:japan lectures, please follow the link below:
https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/ujapanlectures/

Please read the "Instructions and Netiquette" before joining the lecture at the bottom of the homepage.

Join the lecture via Zoom Meeting:
Link: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/68273481009?pwd=ak9TSUpiZkd3OXh6Y1JWRWVUd0gzZz09
Meeting-ID: 682 7348 1009
PW: 623081

We are looking forward to host you!
With kind regards,
Bernhard Leitner, Florian Purkarthofer and Ralf Windhab

PS: If you missed a lecture or want to review, head to our recorded lectures section: https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/ujapanlectures/records/

u:japan lectures
Department of East Asian Studies / Japanese Studies
University of Vienna
E-mail: ujapanlectures.ostasien@univie.ac.at