Call for Papers: Food and the post-Soviet space – Global, regional, and local implications International workshop, 20-21 April 2023, University of Geneva The Russian war in Ukraine and the fact that Russia and especially Ukraine are important agricultural players had implications for the already deteriorating global food situation. As food prices are rising together with production, transport, and energy costs, countries and regional trade blocs are considering the consequences for their food policies. Multilateral efforts aimed at safeguarding grain exports via the embattled Black Sea, humanitarian grain exports, and Russian export controls of fertilisers are just some of the dimensions of current implications on the politics of food in the post-Soviet space. These developments highlight the particularly prominent role of global food production and food exports from the post-Soviet space. For many post-Soviet countries agri-food commodities represent an important part of their domestic economy, especially in terms of employment, and international trade. Moreover, food also acts as important marker of identity which connects it to or sets it apart from countries’ Soviet histories. In the South Caucasus, wine production and consumption dating back to 6’000 BC allowed the maintenance of local identities despite the economic restructuring of the wine industry during the Soviet Union. Thus, food in the post-Soviet space has become geo-politicised. In order to investigate the question of food in this region and beyond, we organize a two-day workshop bringing together scholars at different stages of their careers (from PhD researchers to senior scholars) and from diverse disciplinary backgrounds. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Food systems in the post-Soviet space * Food security and the right to food * Regional trade in agri-food products * Gastrodiplomacy * The link between food and national/local identity * Sustainable food production and climate change * Global political and economic linkages related to food exports and food security The aim of the workshop is to bring together scholars from various disciplines and with different epistemological and methodological approaches. It will serve as a starting point for a special issue or an edited volume. Subject to decisions on funding, the workshop will take place on 20-21 April 2023 at the University of Geneva and aims to cover travel and accommodation for workshop participants. Paper titles and abstract (max. 300 words) should be sent to Isabell Burmester (Isabell.Burmester@unige.ch<mailto:Isabell.Burmester@unige.ch>) with the subject line “Food and the post-Soviet space” by 10 February 2023. Contributors will be informed by end of February 2023 and are asked to send their papers by 13 April 2023.