Can new minority speakers disrupt hegemonic borders? René Bogović’s new project in Rijeka examines how youth adopting Italian/Slovene are creolizing ethnolinguistic boundaries and creating blueprints for transethnic solidarity in SE Europe. 🔗 recas.info/fellows/

Can language be both a tool for unity and a mechanism for exclusion? Join us Feb 19 at 12 PM (CET) for a CAS SEE Seminar with Vinícius Venâncio: “Lessons from the Global South: Language, Belonging, and Exclusion in Cape Verde.” Moderated by Rene Bogović. 🔗 recas.info/cas-see-semi...

How are youth in SE Europe moving from "Margins to Makers"? RECAS Fellow Aleksandra Bajde's project examines youth-led ecological imaginaries in Belgrade & Ljubljana. Her work shows how art & music reclaim democratic agency under precarity. recas.info/fellows/ #RECAS_SEE #YouthAgency #AcademicSky

Does a shared future require shared memories? Join Common Future! Record untold stories of solidarity & women’s experiences to build a digital archive that unites. ✅ Fully funded ✅ Summer School in Novi Pazar ✅ Fieldwork & Mentorship ✅ IFDT Certificate 👇

Save the date! 🗓️ Feb 12, 12:00 PM (CET) Zoom @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social Seminar with frients: “Creative Ecologies and Sonic Futures” featuring composer Sara Stevanović in conversation with RECAS Fellow Aleksandra Bajde. Exploring the intersection of sound, ecology, and youth agency. ⬇️

RECAS workshops in 6 capitals reveal a divide between integration optimism & "negotiation fatigue." Yet, all agree: youth agency must be central to policy, and democratic reforms are essential best practices. Read more: 🔗 recas.info/recas-youth-... #WesternBalkans #Democracy #RECAS_SEE #Youth

Wishing you all the best for the new year 2026 from RECAS! May this year be filled with joy, prosperity, and new opportunities. Thank you for being a part of our network.

The RECAS Youth Deliberative Workshop was held in Sarajevo on December 22. Supported by Open society Foundation Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org and Rockefeller Brothers Fund & Pocantico Center.

Young voices in Sarajevo! "True progress requires mutual understanding, dialogue & alignment with EU values." – Dragan, 22. Great deliberations on the region's future. Thanks to partners OSF, @erstestiftung.org & RBF! Organized by #RECAS_SEE & @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social.

The RECAS Youth Deliberative Workshop was held in Prishtina on December 18. Supported by Open Society Foundations Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Young voices in Pristina! "We don’t want to be treated as a problem to be managed, but as partners who belong to Europe." – Era, 19. Inspiring deliberations on the region's future. Thanks to our partners OSF, @erstestiftung.org & RBF! Organized by #RECAS_SEE and @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social.

The RECAS Youth Deliberative Workshop was held in Tirana on December 16. Supported by Open society Foundation Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Young Balkan voices in Tirana! "We want to feel European without having to erase where we come from." – Reivi, 18. Great discussions at our workshop on the region's future. Thanks to our partners OSFWB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF! Organized by @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social & #RECAS_SEE.

RECAS Fellowship Kick-off! Last week, our fellows from across the region gathered in Belgrade to exchange ideas and build interdisciplinary cooperation. A powerful start to the fellowship year. Read more about the gathering: recas.info/recas-fellow...

"Serbia: Democracy, Dissent, and the New European Fault Line", Vienna @iwm.at, along with @recassee.bsky.social organised a debate that addressed the paradoxes, risks, and opportunities of Serbia’s year-long protest wave.

Deliberativna radionica „Mladi Balkana o budućnosti Evrope“ Sarajevo, 22. decembar 2025. (10-18:00). Radionica okuplja mlade od 18 do 24 godine da razgovaraju o: 👇

The deliberative workshop “Young People from the Balkans on the Future of Europe” was successfully held in Skopje (Dec 5, 2025). “Education reform and media education are the key starting points for strengthening democracy and building a more connected Europe.” (Kalina, 21)

Punëtoria deliberative “Të rinjtë e Ballkanit për të ardhmen e Evropës” Prishtinë, 18 dhjetor 2025, ora 10:00–18:00 ⬇️

Punëtoria deliberative “Të rinjtë e Ballkanit për të ardhmen e Evropës” Tiranë, 16 dhjetor 2025, ora 10:00–18:00 👇

For Serbia’s European perspective, it would help greatly if local self-governments had consultants dedicated to EU project cooperation. This would allow communities to make full use of pre-accession funds and strengthen local development. (Aleksa, 23)

The first RECAS youth deliberative workshop was held in Podgorica on 24 November, marking an inspiring start to the series. @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social @erstestiftung.org #AcademicSky #Montenegro #deliberative

Делиберативна работилница „Младите од Балканот за иднината на Европа“ Скопје, 5 декември 2025. (10:00-18:00). Учесниците ќе добијат ваучери, а организаторите обезбедуваат ручек, кафе-паузи и патни трошоци.

Deliberativna radionica „Mladi Balkana o budućnosti Evrope“ Beograd, 28. novembar 2025.10.00-18.00 časova. U radionici učestvuju mladi od 18 do 24 godine. Učesnici dobijaju vrednosne vaučere, a organizatori obezbeđuju ručak, pauze za kafu i putne troškove.

Deliberativna radionica „Mladi Balkana o budućnosti Evrope“ Podgorica, 24. novembar 2025. Radionica okuplja mlade od 18 do 24 godina. Učesnici dobijaju vaučere, a organizatori obezbjeđuju ručak, pauze za kafu i putne troškove. Prijave forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

📢 Open Call: RYLMP 2025–2026 Young leaders (21–30) from 🇦🇱 🇲🇰 🇷🇸 are invited to join a regional programme in mentorship, mobility & advocacy. Trainings in Tirana, Skopje & Belgrade. All costs covered. 🗓 Deadline: Oct 31, 2025 🔗 scidevcenter.org/2025/09/30/o...

The selection process for the RECAS Fellowship 2025 on Youth Imaginations, Eco-Digital Futures & Democratic Innovation is now complete! Over 90 applications were received from across the globe. 🔗 recas.info/selection-pr... #RECAS_SEE #Fellowship #AcademicSky #SEEBluesky

Final days! Applications for this year’s Fellowship close on October 3, 2025. Join the program exploring new political imaginaries and eco-digital futures in the Western Balkans.

⏳ Don’t miss your chance! RECAS Fellowship 2025 → Work with youth across WB, €1,500/month stipend + Surgery Week on Cres + Hackathon & seminars. Deadline: 3 Oct. 👉 Apply: recas.info/news/fellows... #RECAS_SEE #Fellowship #AcademicSky @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social

📢 Call for Applications: RECAS Fellowship 2025 Application deadline: 3 October 2025 Theme: Youth Agency & New Political Imaginaries in the Western Balkans ✅ 4–6 months (start Dec 2025) ✅ €1,500/month stipend ✅ Research + youth workshops + Surgery Week on Cres + Hackathon

New RECAS Policy Brief Can central banks in the Western Balkans catch up with the AI revolution? RECAS fellow Milo Ivančević says yes - if they act now. Here are 6 steps they must take: 🔹 Make AI part of the strategy 🔹 Build expert teams 🔹 Upgrade data systems

📢 New from RECAS: How can everyday action lead to a truly just green transition? In his latest publication, RECAS fellow Ognjen Kojanić shares what he learned in Belgrade’s Pančevo Marshes and offers clear steps to improve citizen participation in policymaking:

Celebrating achievements and looking ahead At the final event of the 2025 #RECAS_SEE Fellowship, alumni & fellows reflected on bridging research with policy in Southeast Europe. They spoke about care in fieldwork, civic engagement, and making academic work matter beyond the university.

A quick reminder to save the date! As the 2025 RECAS Fellowship wraps up, we’re coming together to reflect on key achievements and discuss the future of academia–policy collaboration. See you on Thursday, 3 July (15.00 CET). More info below!

RECAS Fellowship Final Event: Celebrating Achievements and Looking Ahead 🗓 Thursday, July 3 | 15:00 CET | Online Join us for the closing event of the 2025 RECAS Fellowship cycle, where current fellows, alumni, project partners, and Academic Policy Lab contributors 👇

Baljvine: the Bosnian village that didn’t go to war. In our Academic Policy Lab Seminar with Guests, Faris Kočan unpacks why this mattered — not just for historical memory, but for understanding how localised peace can emerge amid broader conflict and instability.

📢 Public event coming this July! Join RECAS fellows, civic voices and policy professionals as we explore how to connect academic research with real decisions in Southeast Europe. 🗓️ Details coming soon. #AcademicSky #RECAS_SEE @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social

What’s pushing young people out of politics — and out of the region? RECAS alumni, Ana Đorđević, explores youth engagement in SEE and finds it shaped by frustration, distrust, and lack of access — not apathy. Full paper in our Research Repository: recas.info/books/politi... #AcademicSky

Our policy-relevant Research Repository is live! Research papers and public seminars — organised for policy relevance. Browse by EU negotiation chapter, SDG, author or topic. Start here → recas.info/repository/ #MakingResearchMatter #AcademicPolicyLab #RECAS_SEE #AcademicSky

The Academic Policy Lab is a regional platform for bringing research into policy conversations that matter — in governance, sustainability, EU integration, and more. Built by and for Southeast Europe.

Kako zaposlene mame balansiraju posao i porodicu? Poziv za žene iz Federacije BiH (18–35). Podelite iskustvo kroz anonimnu anketu (15 min). docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ‪@ec.europa.eu ‬ @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social #anketa #federacija #BiH #makje #karijera