ZOiS - Centre for East European and International Studies

Name

ZOiS - Centre for East European and International Studies

Legal name

Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (ZOiS) gGmbH

Website

https://zois-berlin.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: Core funding from public sources (German federal government) as a non-profit research institute (gGmbH).
2. Third-Party Research Funding (Drittmittel): Externally funded research projects supported by organizations such as the VolkswagenStiftung. Funding is directed toward specific research projects and may include postdoctoral positions and fellowships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ZOiS is a non-profit research institute that conducts interdisciplinary social-science research on Eastern Europe and Central Asia and disseminates the findings through policy briefs, reports, commentaries, podcasts, and academic publications. Its outputs are aimed at academic, policy, and media audiences in Germany and across Europe, with the website (zois-berlin.de) serving as the primary distribution channel.

Product overview

ZOiS (Centre for East European and International Studies) is a research institute that communicates research findings and expert knowledge through multiple publication formats. The core offerings include ZOiS Spotlight (bi-weekly topical analysis), ZOiS Report (data-driven research summaries), Meet the Author (author interviews), and the Zentralasien-Analysen (Central Asian Analytical Digest, monthly). The institute also produces the Roundtable Osteuropa podcast and maintains thematic dossiers. Scientific publications are organized into five research clusters: Societies between Stability and Change, Conflict Dynamics and Border Regions, Migration and Diversity, Youth and Generational Change, and Political Economy and Integration. The portfolio represents a unified research communication platform rather than a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ZOiS Spotlight: Publication format providing assessments, insights and background on current topics related to Eastern Europe, published every second Wednesday in German and English.
• ZOiS Report
• Meet the Author
• Roundtable Osteuropa
• Zentralasien-Analysen

Products and services

• ZOiS Spotlight A series of short, policy-oriented briefings on current developments in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, aimed at policy makers, journalists, and academic readers.
• ZOiS Report Longer-form research reports by ZOiS researchers providing in-depth analysis on Eastern Europe and Central Asia for academic and policy audiences.
• Meet the Author An interview/discussion format presenting authors writing on Eastern Europe and Central Asia, allowing readers to engage directly with scholars and experts.
• Zentralasien-Analysen An analytical publication series focused on Central Asia that provides readers with current political, economic, and social analysis of the region.
• Roundtable Osteuropa Podcast A podcast series featuring expert discussions and analysis on Eastern Europe, distributed as audio content to the public.
• ZOiS Events Public events, expert panels, and conferences convened by ZOiS to enable discussion on Eastern Europe and Central Asia among academic, policy, and public audiences.
• Academic Publications by ZOiS Researchers Peer-reviewed academic articles and book contributions by ZOiS researchers published in academic journals and edited volumes, contributing to scholarly debates on Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly Zentralasien-Analysen publication distributed to academic, policy, media, and public audiences
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde e.V. (DGO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint publishing partner for the Länder-Analysen series. DGO is a German association dedicated to Eastern European studies, contributing editorial oversight alongside other consortium members since January 1, 2018.
• Deutsches Polen-Institut (DPI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint publishing partner for the Länder-Analysen series. DPI focuses on Polish studies and contributes editorial expertise to the consortium publishing initiative.
• Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen (FSO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint publishing partner for the Länder-Analysen series. FSO contributes research expertise from the University of Bremen to the consortium.
• Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Transformationsökonomien (IAMO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint publishing partner for the Länder-Analysen series. IAMO contributes agricultural economics and transformation research expertise to the consortium.
• Leibniz-Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (IOS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Joint publishing partner for the Länder-Analysen series. IOS contributes Eastern and Southeast European research expertise to the consortium.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chatham House: Royal Institute of International Affairs (UK), one of the world's leading international affairs think tanks publishing research, journals, podcasts, and convening events. Comparable to ZOiS in research-publication-convening mission, but with much larger scale and global rather than regional focus.
• Wilson Center: US-based think tank with a major Kennan Institute focused on Russia, Ukraine, and the post-Soviet space, producing research, fellowships, and public events. Comparable to ZOiS in post-Soviet regional focus, fellowship programs, and policy-research publishing model.
• Carnegie Europe: Brussels-based arm of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focused on European foreign and security policy including Eastern Europe and Russia. Comparable to ZOiS in policy-research and public-affairs publishing model and in Eastern Europe expertise, but with greater scale and broader EU scope.
• FIIA - Finnish Institute of International Affairs: Finland's leading foreign policy research institute, publishing briefs and reports with active coverage of Russia and Eastern Europe. Comparable to ZOiS in small-institute model, policy-research mission, and Eastern European subject-matter focus, though with broader geographic scope.
• SWP - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik: German Institute for International and Security Affairs, the largest German foreign policy think tank, also Berlin-based and federally funded. Comparable in mission (rigorous policy analysis for German/European foreign policy) and in publication formats (reports, briefs, expert commentary), though broader in geographic scope than ZOiS.
• IFRI - Institut français des relations internationales: France's leading foreign policy research institute, producing reports, policy briefs, and podcasts on international affairs including Russia/Eastern Europe. Comparable to ZOiS in research-and-publication model and policy advisory function, though larger in scale and globally scoped.
• UI - Swedish Institute of International Affairs: Swedish foreign policy research institute publishing reports, policy briefs, and convening events with particular expertise on Russia and the Baltic region. Comparable to ZOiS in Nordic/European think-tank positioning, policy-research publication model, and Eastern European regional expertise.
• European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR): Pan-European foreign policy think tank with pan-EU offices, publishing policy briefs and running a podcast/media program on European and Eastern European affairs. Comparable to ZOiS in policy-research-plus-public-dissemination model and in Eastern European subject-matter coverage.
• DGAP - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik: German Council on Foreign Relations, Berlin-based and engaged in policy research, commentary, and public events on international affairs. Comparable to ZOiS in German policy think-tank positioning, public events programming, and media-engagement mission, but with broader geographic focus.
• OSW - Centre for Eastern Studies: Polish government-affiliated think tank focused on Eastern European affairs, publishing analytical reports on Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Central Europe. Directly comparable to ZOiS in subject-matter focus, publication cadence, and policy advisory role, with regional rather than global geographic base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ZOiS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCigPOnlMbw5Vz_H0b3X0xIQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ZOiS.Berlin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zois-berlin
• Instagrambsky.app/profile/zois.bsky.social

Compliance2 records

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Profiles3 records

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