We are delighted—and a little proud, too—to introduce you to our new Department of Politics and its team. Today, we are kicking off our annual conference, which also marks the launch of our new Department of Politics. 🔭 Explore the slides in this thread to meet the team. 1/3

📖Echoes of the War in Ukraine: Political Ramifications in the Baltics and the Balkans | Book Presentation by Vassilis Petsinis 📆28.01.2026, Wednesday 🕐5-7 pm 📍IOS R017, Landshuter Straße 4 👉🏻https://seeffield.app.uni-regensburg.de/event/snaklab-regensburg-southeastern-europe-research-seminars-28/

📣 #CfP Join our 13th Annual Conference on "From Contested Pasts to (In)Secure Futures – Politics in East and #SoutheastEurope". Keynote: Maria Mälksoo (U of Copenhagen). We welcome proposals from various social sciences on democratic erosion, security, digital politics & more. 📆 Deadline: 15 Dec ⬇️

On 30 November 2025, around 2,000 people gathered in #Rijeka for an #antifascist protest, while masked men performed fascist salutes & intimidated participants. On our #ostBLOG, @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (IOS) argues that the mayor’s refusal to take a stand creates space for the far right. ⬇️

🧵 In #Croatia, there is currently another public and legal debate about the #Ustaša salute. Among other things, this has been triggered by concerts by singer Marko Perković, known as #Thompson, during which the salute was chanted en masse. 1/6

🎙️ New episode of the @seeffield.bsky.social podcast "Balkans Calling" is out! @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (#LeibnizIOS) talks with Djuddah Leijen (U of Tartu) about #ScienceCommunication, #AI in academic writing & the power of social writing practices. Recorded in November 2024. To the episode ⬇️

Exploring overlooked Holocaust history in #Croatia: The Davis Center at Harvard offers a 6-part webinar series on "The #Holocaust in Southeastern Europe". With @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (IOS) & other experts, examining regional complexities missing from broader narratives. 📅 Start: 27 Sep ⬇️

Who gets to imagine the future—and how? In our latest blog post, Katarina Damčević (@leibniz-ios.de) explores how cultural ruptures in (post-)conflict societies unsettle dominant systems of meaning and open up space for hopeful, transformative futures. ➡️ frictions.europeamerica.de/research-not...

🗺️ Our new KonKoop Research Map is now online: an interactive overview of 80+ organizations conducting peace and conflict research across Eastern & #SoutheastEurope and #CentralAsia. @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (IOS) introduces this digital tool on our #ostBLOG. ➡️ ostblog.hypotheses.org/7986

During the recent protests in #Serbia 2024 and 2025, many demonstrators wore religious symbols, even though the church did not take their side. In the following article, Nikola Gajić (#LeibnizIOS) examines the significance of this paradox. ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge... #OpenAccess

In a crowd of half a million at Thompson’s Zagreb concert, the #Ustaša salute was chanted while officials looked on. @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social (#LeibnizIOS) examines how #Croatia mainstreams fascist symbols as "patriotic entertainment." More on our #ostBLOG. ➡️ ostblog.hypotheses.org?p=7963

📌 We are pleased to support the 6th Graduate Workshop of the Graduate School for East- and Southeast European Studies at the @uniregensburg.bsky.social. Organized by: @cindywittke.bsky.social, Nikola Gajić, @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social 🔗 lnkd.in/d7PsXfpe #ScienceCampus #KonKoop @leibniz-ios.de

🇷🇸 What’s behind #SerbiaProtests? Ivana Dinić spoke to historian Dubravka Stojanović—active in the 90s antiwar movement and at the forefront of the democratic struggle in #Serbia ever since—about causes and impact. In our #OpenAccess journal #COMPSEES. ➡️ www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Margins of #Memory: ScienceCampus Early Career #Research Network Launch - 7 May at @uniregensburg.bsky.social. Learn more about this new international collaboration also involving @leibniz-ios.de. On 6 May, network member Tigran Amiryan of the CSN-Lab will discuss his research in a teatime talk

Zoom panel on #Trump II & #HigherEd: academic freedom, funding cuts, and global collaboration. April 29 | 17:00 CEST (8 am PT, 11 am ET) With: Astrid Böger, John Connelly, Nicole Hodges Persley, Jan Kubik. Chairs: Ulf Brunnbauer @leibniz-ios.de , Birgit Hebel-Bauridl @uniregensburg.bsky.social

Myself and my colleague Dr Raul Carstocea are inviting applications for a PhD scholarship at Maynooth University , looking at the imperial roots of the Ustasha fascist movement. If successful, the position is fully-funded for four years. Please share and feel free to contact me!

The European Summer University in Digital Humanities “Culture and Technology” will take place at the Université Marie et Louis Pasteur in Besançon, France from 21 July to 2 August 2025. More information on the programme and registration on the website: esudh.github.io

Join us: Panel "A Just Peace for #Ukraine?" exploring global perspectives on Russia's war against 🇺🇦. W/ @cindywittke.bsky.social, Guido Hausmann (both #LeibnizIOS), Gerhard Gnauck (LMU) & @klimeniouk.bsky.social. Part of the Winter School "🇺🇦’s Cultural Heritage" 📅 24 Mar | 19:00 CET | #Regensburg ⬇️

Protests in #Serbia are more than political demonstrations; they fuel a ‘cultural explosion’. Symbols like #Pumpaj and #Ćaci have evolved from peripheral phenomena to central political symbols, shaping collective memory & the political landscape, @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social writes on our blog. ⬇️

Did Elon #Musk make a Nazi #salute? This question has sparked heated debate. Regardless of his intent, Musk’s response to criticism, lack of accountability, and the public’s reaction could further fuel division, argues @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social. On our blog @dehypotheses.bsky.social ⬇️