Forthcoming Events

EWIS Workshop 2026

1 - 3 July 2026
İzmir University of Economics (Turkey)

The SovereignPerformance project participates in the EWIS Workshops to foster a dialogue at the intersection of self-determination politics and democratic backsliding, decaying norms of international law, and the surge of democratic protest movements and their transnational solidarity networks.

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Past events

ECPR Joint Sessions 2026

7 - 9 April 2026

University of Innsbruck (Austria)

The SovereignPerformance project participates in the Joint Sessions through the workshop Self-Determination and Democratic Backsliding: New Directions in the Study of Secession and Minority Protection.

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Sri Lanka Roundtable

5 - 7 May 2026

Ghent University (Belgium)

UGhent proudly hosts the Sri Lanka Roundtable this year. The Sri Lanka Roundtable provides a platform for exchange between academics and research-oriented professionals with an interest in Sri Lanka.

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Performative politics in Sri Lanka

4 May 2026

Utrecht University (The Netherlands)

This invitation-only academic workshop aims to analyze Sri Lankan Tamil politics, refine conceptual frameworks for studying its performative repertoires, foster methodological innovation collaborative research plans.

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The project is hosted by the Conflict Research Group at Ghent University and funded by a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council. It is executed by a team of five post-doctoral researchers and a team leader (Bart Klem).

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