The volume 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘝𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 (eds. Raluca Grosescu & John G. Dale) is now out in Open Access. I contributed a chapter on transnational advocacy networks and corporate accountability, exploring divisions, convergences, and the limits of civil society strategies.

On Nov 19 (6–7:30 PM CET), ULB hosts a webinar on protest, social movements & civil society in CEE — inspired our volume Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe (Palgrave, 2025). Speakers: Szabina Kerényi, Gilda Hoxha, Claudiu Crăciun & Henry P. Rammelt. Moderator: Jean-Michel De Waele.

Briefly talking about Romania in the latest e-Extreme newsletter. Thanks to @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social, and @sabinedvolk.bsky.social for the interview! ecpr.eu/news/news/de...

📣 Our latest e-Extreme Newsletter is out! Find it here: ecpr.eu/news/news/de... (Current Issue) ✋ Kindly brought to you by @audreygagnon.bsky.social, @lazaroskaravasilis.bsky.social and @sabinedvolk.bsky.social! 🍿 Read on for expert interviews (on elections in 🇵🇹 & 🇷🇴), book reviews and more!

New article out in Global Networks! We explore how donor dynamics, embeddedness, and organizational form shape civil society’s strategies for contesting global power and advancing justice, using a global dataset of 290 organizations. Proud to co-author this with @mkolczynska.bsky.social!

Happy to see our volume Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe reviewed in Journal of Contemporary European Studies! The review picks up on the book’s contribution to debates on how protest movements challenge, confront, and sometimes reshape political power. doi.org/10.1080/1478...

The recent elections in Romania once again reveal the stark territorial divides that shape our political landscape; what some have called the "two Romanias" and, increasingly, the "two Romanian Diasporas."

The #ProTestProject has officially launched with a vibrant two-day meeting in Budapest! Catch highlights from our kick-off meeting in Budapest, where researchers from across Europe gathered to explore the role protests play in testing—and transforming—democracy today!

Interesting conference on business reactions to corporate accountability initatives in Bucharest (Romania) next week. corpaccount.politice.ro/wp/wp-conten...

Very happy to see that the paper Roch Dunin-Wasowitcz, Claudiu Craciun, Henry Rammelt and I wrote suggesting a new research agenda on the study of #populism is finally out (and published as open source): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The new book "Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe" takes a post-transition view on protest movements. With 11 case—incl. our chapter on Bulgaria—it covers Albania, Belarus, Czechia, Georgia, Hungary, N. Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia & Ukraine. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77888-9

Very proud to be in this cool new collection. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Just out: Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe. This volume engages with a number of the most pressing issues, including geopolitical alignment and political grievances, democracy and illiberalism, or right-wing and pro-democracy movements. doi.org/10.1007/978-...