{"id":9883,"date":"2022-03-01T13:47:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T12:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordmedianetwork.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9883"},"modified":"2022-03-16T08:28:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T07:28:48","slug":"academic-reactions-to-the-war-in-ukraina","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nordmedianetwork.org\/de\/latest\/news\/academic-reactions-to-the-war-in-ukraina\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Reactions to the War in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-l-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The world was shaken by the Russian invasion on Ukraine on the February 24. Since that, several international organizations and associations, including academic actors, have reacted upon the ongoing war. We gathered a few of the many reactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-l-font-size wp-block-heading\">Research associations&#8217; statements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the Russian invasion on Ukraine, the national and international media and communication research associations came out with statements expressing their support for Ukrainians. Among the associations were the largest associations ECREA (European Communication Research and Education Association), IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research) and ICA (International Communication Association), as well as the Swedish FSMK (Association of Swedish Media Researchers): <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FSMK\u00a0is appalled by the Russian unprovoked aggression towards its neighboring Ukraine, and strongly condemns the senseless act of violence now displayed. We stand firmly behind our Ukrainian colleagues, and the Ukrainian citizens, now forced to abandon their homes.<\/p>&mdash; FSMK (@mediekom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mediekom\/status\/1498220328207663107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udce2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ECREA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ECREA<\/a> Public statement on Russion invasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a>: As a pan-European organisation, ECREA is appalled by the aggression of one European nation against another: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/InLt1TlfKA\">https:\/\/t.co\/InLt1TlfKA<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ecrea_eu (@ECREA_eu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ECREA_eu\/status\/1497907622598492162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Read a message from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAMCR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAMCR<\/a> president Nico Carpentier on the invasion of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a> and our role as media and communication researchers. A &quot;motivation for the IAMCR community to do what it does best.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZfcVLrMtm8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZfcVLrMtm8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IAMCR (@IAMCRtweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAMCRtweets\/status\/1497949811177316353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The International Communication Association condemns the Russian military invasion of Ukraine<br><br>Read the full statement from ICA here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QmJb8YOJj\">https:\/\/t.co\/6QmJb8YOJj<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3pCrZrIQCD\">pic.twitter.com\/3pCrZrIQCD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; International Communication Association (@icahdq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icahdq\/status\/1498308359031857152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spacing--medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-l-font-size wp-block-heading\">Individual experiences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individual academics have started putting the Ukrainian flag to their pictures in social media, and some Ukrainian academics have also posted messages to the world. For example, the Scandinavist scholar <strong>Viktoriia Trostohon<\/strong> who is teaching Swedish at the Scandinavian Centrum in Kyiv posted a video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D476995644118205%26id%3D100054233210543&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"584\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spacing--small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/networkcultures.org\/blog\/category\/ukraine\/\">The Institute of Network Cultures<\/a> (INC) at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences has dedicated a section of their website to the war in Ukraine where you can read letters from the inside by some of their collaborating partners. Especially its founder, the Dutch media theorist <strong>Geert Lovink<\/strong> has given voice to Ukrainians&#8217; experiences in blog posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dispatches from the Place of Imminence by Svitlana Matviyenko  &quot;Registering the nuances of the transformation seemed important. Like many, I thought the tension would dissolve, but this is a war diary now.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jSvAiltW94\">https:\/\/t.co\/jSvAiltW94<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Geert Lovink (@glovink) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glovink\/status\/1497345139932639245?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spacing--small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question &#8220;what can we academics do&#8221; has been frequently addressed. <strong>Christopher Starke<\/strong>, a post-doc at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), listed some suggestions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m just coming out of a brainstorming session with colleagues from all across the world to discuss &quot;what academics can do&quot; for \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6. <br><br>Here are some things we came up with (feel free to add):<\/p>&mdash; Christopher Starke (@ch_starke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ch_starke\/status\/1497219820579864601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spacing--small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While debunking dis- and misinformation is seen as important, curating correct information is equally essential. Latvian scholars put together the initiative #ScienceForUkraine to collect information on the practical support provided by the global research community to Ukrainian researchers and students, including possibilities for research visits, accommodation and funding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sci_for_Ukraine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sci_for_Ukraine<\/a> will be collecting information and tweeting about the help universities and research institutions offer to students and researchers from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ukraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ukraine<\/a>. <br>Please use <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ScienceForUkraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ScienceForUkraine<\/a> hashtag to help us to find your tweet!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/standForUkraineNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#standForUkraineNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RussiaInvadesUkraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RussiaInvadesUkraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQDPjP0Xgi\">pic.twitter.com\/SQDPjP0Xgi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; #ScienceForUkraine \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Sci_for_Ukraine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sci_for_Ukraine\/status\/1497563060608897030?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spacing--small\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, many academics were reporting the difficulties regarding how difficult it feels to concentrate on your work when the social media feeds are filled with tragical news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is a low-energy day.<\/p>&mdash; Academic Chatter\u2122 (@AcademicChatter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AcademicChatter\/status\/1498295334040133636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"spacing--medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@markusspiske\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@markusspiske\">Markus Spiske<\/a> via Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the Russian invasion on Ukraine on the February 24, many international and national research associations published statements supporting the Ukrainians. 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