I encountered Joy’s writing, a 23-year-old Palestinian writer & student who wrote her book from tents lnkd.in/eZc-kyZs You can access her book "By My Pen" for free: lnkd.in/e3ZC6fwP Please consider making a donation lnkd.in/eaKpKhk7 to help Joy evacuate from Gaza and pursue her studies elsewhere.

Very happy that the brilliant @marcozampieri.bsky.social got the @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social PhD mandate! 🎉 His project "Bare Lives of EUrope: The Italy-Albania Migration Protocol" will be carried out at our @dfuturevub.bsky.social for the next four years. A very proud supervisor :)

It’s hard to fathom what universe Kurti’s coalition government has been living in for the past two years, but here we are. Successive agreements & coziness with the Israeli government can't be excused as “state interests”; they reflect the moral and political decay within the ruling parties.

Fantastic article by Gjiltinë Isufi on the spatial component of traumatic memories of political prisoners in Gjilan prison. She reads the carceral geography and architecture through rain, sunlight, clacking sound of key chains woven in the poems of political prisoners. tinyurl.com/78653yav

Omar El Akkad in all brilliance, humanity, grace and humour at Bozar. “Feeling complicit in all of this with all the toll that it takes in your day to day is the only way how I can live and still call myself a writer”.

"Girlhood At War" made it home! Unlike anything I’ve written before, this book is a personal story about growing up during Serbia's war against Kosovo and about finding myself, at 14, translating for US NATO troops in its aftermath. (Yes, the young girl in these pictures is me.)

In the cacophony of anti-corruption protests in Serbia and public anger over the EU’s lithium agreement, it is disturbing to see large protest factions platforming Srebrenica genocide denial, glorifying Putin and the good old anti-Albanian fascism. www.instagram.com/reel/DNWZXCP...

I have studied the targeting of journalists for many years, but the scale and public display of these killings is truly shocking: “Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital“ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Applications for the doctoral course "Belarus as a Crucial Case of Wider Regional and Global Trends: Perspectives on Politics, Society, History, Law and Culture" are open until October 1. 🌍 Ghent University, Belgium 🗓️ 21-24 October 2025 All details are here: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

In late November, we will convene at the University of Munich for the conference: "The 1990s as a Time of Unmaking and Remaking Albania" with topics from arts and politics to political economy. Tag along if you are around. Details are here: www.gose.geschichte.uni-muenchen.de/aktuelles/ko...

My book "Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo" is now out with Bloomsbury! Order it online shorturl.at/bS1fb or request it through your local library. All proceeds go to the children’s section of the public library in my hometown, Gjilan (Kosovo). Book launches coming soon!

It takes 11 hours 58 minutes and 30 seconds to read out the names of those killed in Srebrenica genocide. 11 hours, 58 minutes and 30 seconds! A cup of coffee for each of the 8372 victims. Credits to Sto Te Nema. It's Bosnian blues weekend in our house www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YKB...

In June 2024, we—the YugoslaWomen+ Collective—held actions at CEE-ISA in Rijeka to acknowledge the genocide in Gaza. A modest intervention turned into one of the weirdest & tensest academic events we've experienced. Our reflection on organised silence and academic resistance 👇 shorturl.at/Yr8c9

Actual footage of academics who, after 20 months of a live-streamed genocide in Gaza, have suddenly become enlightened — and decided it’s now better for their careers to call a spade a spade.

🆕 Just out in @nationalitiesp.bsky.social: “Negotiating Brotherhood and Unity: ‘Oriental Confectioners’ and Socialist Morality in Post-war Slovenia” Albanians in socialist Slovenia/Yugoslavia weren’t just victims – they negotiated inclusion from within YU socialism 🔗 cup.org/4kuS07r 🧵 key findings

Associate Professor it is! The true MVPs of academia are the partners who carry the weight of the everyday, so we can chase questions, write pages, stand at podiums and disrupt conferences 🤍. It takes a village and I am grateful for mine.

🎉 Big congrats to DFuture’s Nino Junius & David Talukder — both awarded a FWO Postdoc Fellowship! 🧠🎓 🗣️ Nino: Can political parties foster inclusive, reflective deliberation? 🗳️ David: What happens when citizens feel underrepresented in democracy? We’re proud of this inspiring future research!

Marie Curie Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship is still open: ‼️ DEADLINE 31/05 ‼️

It was great to be part of the panel "Outsourced Empire? Questioning Norms and Values of EU External Relations" at #EUIA2025 with DFUTURE colleagues. In times of genocide, we refused to carry on with “conference as usual", a small but necessary act of refusal against complicity.

No conferencing as usual during genocides! Given the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza, we invite you to join us on Thursday (22 May) at 12:45 at The Thinker statue inside VUB’s campus for an action in solidarity with Gaza. #EUIA25

The book proofs have arrived—along with all the excitement and trepidation of sharing this deeply personal work with the world. Girlhood at War: Interpreting War and Liberation in Kosovo — coming soon from Rowman & Littlefield.

Much of Kosovo's diplomatic entourage is quick to endorse Israeli investments, hoping to reassure the State Department that "all-is-well". As Piro Rexhepi and I showed, alas, this is no surprise. kosovotwopointzero.com/en/silencing...

We were 80,000 strong in Brussels today, speaking out once again: Gaza is being starved, annihilated, maimed, and killed.

“Është paradoksale që partitë aktuale kanë kërkuar pavarësimin e Kosovës nga mbikëqyrja ndërkombëtare, por tani po e kanë të vështirë ta bëjnë atë funksionale dhe të vetëqëndrueshme”. Spot on @gezimvisoka.bsky.social www.evropaelire.org/a/gezim-viso...

Friends around Prishtina, do not miss this talk by Elidor Mëhili - Dictatorship, City, Archive: A Guide.

The Art of the Deal: you promise to end the war in 24h, put all the pressure and blame on the victim, refuse to pressure the aggressor and even call out apparent war crimes, promise to the aggressor the lifting of sanctions & other carrots, announce you withdraw & have other priorities to deal with.

Open invitation for the keynote of Dr. Carolina Alonso Bejarano, at our Spring School "Re-imagining field work through creative methodologies and collaborative learning" at Ghent University fieldwork2025.org/program/ Date: Tuesday, 22/04 Time: 17:30-19:30 Registration: via QR code below.

As of this morning, we've tracked over 600 student visa revocations at more than 100 colleges. That's double yesterday morning's count. Send updates to me or @amowreader.com and follow @insidehighered.com interactive visa map here: www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

'The Kosovo Contact Group' - inaugural meeting. #diaspora #academy @vjosamusliu.bsky.social

“Arts zijn moet in een zaak als deze geen verzachtende, maar een verzwarende omstandigheid zijn.” Wat een goed stuk van gynaecologen in opleiding, met diep inzicht in de meetlat waarlangs de verkrachting door gynaecoloog in opleiding gelegd moet worden (Protip voor de rechter: talent is ‘m niet…)

BIRN's report finds that the 2025 elections in Kosovo were marked by a rise in hate speech and disinformation, much of it originating from political parties and foreign actors kallxo.com/wp-content/u... 1/4

Re-reading this fantastic special issue edited by @sladjanalazic.bsky.social & @ebstavrevska.bsky.social - "Peace in plural: towards decolonial and feminist approaches to peace" - packed with knowledge, courage and timely critique on peace vs. war dichotomies. www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....

Today! Starting in 2 hours

Thanks to Comac for having me in conversation with @josdhaese.bsky.social & @organise.bsky.social on the implications of the second Trump administration for Europe. Always nice to see so many students in the crowd.

Call for papers: Mobilizing Nature: The Environmental History of the Ottoman Danubian Frontier, Vienna, 12-13 March 2026. URL: danfront.univie.ac.a...

More than three years into Russia’s full scale aggression against Ukraine, the BBC world service still refers to it as “the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine”.

27/3: Talking to @pvdabelgie.bsky.social's Comac alongside @josdhaese.bsky.social and @vjosamusliu.bsky.social about the billionaire coup unfolding, the struggle in the US, and what it means for those of us living in Europe. American socialists or union members: what do you want Europe to know?

The video of 🇮🇱 envoy to 🇦🇹 during a meeting in Innsbruck was shared by media www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli.... That same individual also met with the highest representatives of the University of Innsbruck & the so called Austria-Israel Academic Network Innsbruck.

ISTANBUL NOW FIFTH! NIGHT! IN A ROW!!! and it is getting bigger and bigger. Earlier today, millions took part in the primary election and chose Ekrem İmamoğlu that was arrested by the regime as the CHP candidate for the president of Turkey

Job alert! Fully-funded PhD @facultyofartsug.bsky.social, with myself, @karimeltaki.bsky.social and @bherborth.bsky.social on post-imperial geopolitical imaginations in/of the Arab world. Please help spread the word among interested candidates! Full details here: karimeltaki.com/phd-position...

Israel launches Gaza airstrikes on second day of resumed offensive

It was great to welcome Viktor Berishaj of EuroNatur Foundation to speak with our students about the politics and policy implications of the European Green Deal.

This is a must read for anyone interested in (targeted) sanctions and EU's foreign policy in its 'near abroad'.

The largest rally in Serbia’s history is currently taking place in Belgrade. People are demanding the rule of law, democracy, and government accountability. The authoritarian regime of Aleksandar Vučić cannot provide this. It must go!

Not a city - this is a love story. #Istanbul

‘Genocide, neutrality and the university sector’ by Rafeef Ziadah is a must read for university workers and beyond journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Ten years or so ago, I eagerly read Hana Marku's critical research on gender issues in Kosovo. As a leading post-war Kosovar Albanian feminist, I am honoured to have interviewed Hana for an episode at Diasporas Speaking, where she brings year-long expertise intersecting feminist and legal knowledge.

Our Research Groups @dfuturevub.bsky.social and RHEA are hosting Amy G. Mazur for a talk on State Feminism in Europe and Beyond. 📅 Wednesday, 26 of March in our campus.

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 Join the "Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps" workshop @ #PoliticologenEtmaal2025 (June 12-13) to explore gender representation in democratic processes organised by @elisestorme.bsky.social, @merelfieremans.bsky.social, @annevanbavel.bsky.social and @margotthewis.bsky.social 1/2

Excellent view on Kosovo’s recent national elections by the formidable @artanmustafa.bsky.social