University of Copenhagen workshop

“The Ritual Politics of Deterrence in Europe”, October 20th 2026

On October 20th, the Ritual Deterrence project organized a workshop at the University of Copenhagen on The ritual politics of deterrence in Europe.

It gathered researchers from all around Europe, as well as from the United States to discuss questions related to the political implications of current European efforts at deterring Russia.

The papers presented are expected to form the basis of a future Special issue.

RITUAL DETERRENCE is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant (ERC-2021-COG) awarded to Dr Maria Mälksoo, University of Copenhagen, under the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (project no 101043468) for 2022-2027.
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