The international conference "Studying EU-Russian Relations: Theories and Methods in Russia and Abroad" at St. Petersburg State University

The international conference "Studying EU-Russian Relations: Theories and Methods in Russia and Abroad" was held at St. Petersburg State University on June 27-28, 2017. It is a part of the research track of the Jean Monnet Centre at St. Petersburg State University. The conference addressed the difference in studies of EU-Russian relations in Russia and abroad, which contributed to failures in the practice of bilateral relations. Opening panel provided an overview of research of EU-Russian relations in the past 25 years. Participants of each section evaluated what methods have been used in Russia and abroad to study bilateral relations since early 1990s. The presentation of Lyudmila Igumnova was on studying EU-Russia relations in the context of normative power concept.