About ceecon

ceecon is the largest multidisciplinary congress on Central and Eastern Europe in the German-speaking realm. It was established in 2022 as a cooperative project of the DGO and Freie Universität’s Institute for East European Studies (Osteuropa-Institut).

ceecon provides the international research community with an important froum for exchanging and discussing the latest research findings on the region. The congress spotlights scholarly work on the Baltic States, Central and Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia.

Academic exchange on topics relevant to all scholars in the field will take place in plenary sessions. Parallel sections will address research questions concerning a broad variety of topics and methodological approaches. ceecon also offers space for the presentation of research projects and round tables on special issues. We especially encourage young researches to participate in the congress.

Conference Topic

The theme of ceecon26 is (Un)Certainties

Proposals

We welcome proposals for:

• Individual papers
• Panels (Proposals for panels should consist of three thematically relevant papers from different institutions and, preferably, from different disciplines. We especially welcome submissions for panels that also include junior researchers.)
• Presentations of research projects by PhD students (PhD students may also submit proposals for individual papers and for panels).
• Roundtables
• Other innovative formats

Submission Deadline

Deadline for submissions in all categories is January 15, 2026

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