Back from our summer ☀️ break with an interview! Read about @blenormand.bsky.social's new @erc.europa.eu project, "Women Migrants from the Northern Mediterranean and Work in Postwar Northwestern Europe" (FeMMiWork). Read the interview here: ceureviewofbooks.com/interview/in...

New publication by CERiM CEEhub expert @mariellew.bsky.social on the link between bad policy and democratic backsliding (Open Access)

We are proud to welcome Professor Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Jean Monnet Lecture on 28 May. Special thanks to CERiM CEEhub member Aneta Spendzharova for organising the lecture. "Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn"

We are proud to host Professor Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Jean Monnet Lecture at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social on 28 May. Don't miss it! "Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn"

Thank you to all of you who joined us in Maastricht to celebrate the launch of CERIM CEEhub! It was a thought-provoking and inspiring afternoon on the anti-liberal threat to academic freedom and how to tackle the most pressing questions in our fields today.

Gergana Noutcheva at the official launch of the @umceehub.bsky.social asking, are we ready to take seriously the voices and experiences of East Europeans in our academic fields?

We have extended the registration deadline for the CERiM CEEhub launch event to Friday 9 May, 16:00. For details about the program and to register, see: maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

@umceehub.bsky.social @ceudeminst.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social Join us to celebrate this new center for researching ECE!

I'm greatly looking forward to moderating the CERiM CEEhub launch event next week, with a stellar line up of speakers: @petoandrea.bsky.social, @tanyalokot.bsky.social, Adriana Iamnitchi and @gnoutcheva.bsky.social. Don't miss it and register today. See you in Maastricht! #EUsky #IRsky #commsky

The CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub launch event will be moderated by CEEhub steering committee member Dr @mariellew.bsky.social, expert on Russian politics, platform governance and internet censorship. Make sure to register today: maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Meet the third speaker of our panel discussion on key issues, challenges and opportunities in studying Central and Eastern Europe today: @tanyalokot.bsky.social, Associate Professor in Digital Media and Society at Dublin City University. #contentiousky #commsky #polisci #dictatorsky #protest

Event update: We are proud to introduce the third panel speaker on the key issues, challenges and opportunities in researching Central and Eastern Europe today: Dr Tetyana Lokot, Associate Professor in Digital Media and Society at Dublin City University. @tanyalokot.bsky.social

New miniseries on the history & memory of WWII @revdem2020.bsky.social & @eurozine.bsky.social thanks to Camilo Erlichman and @sjgarnett.bsky.social! I was given the most fraught task: to cover CEE under conditions of grave uncertainty www.eurozine.com/a-clash-of-r...

Meet the second speaker of our panel discussion on key issues, challenges and opportunities in studying Central and Eastern Europe today: Prof Adriana Iamnitchi, Professor and Chair of Computational Social Sciences at Maastricht University. #CSS #EUsky #polisci #PolCom #DSA

Event update: We are proud to introduce the second panel speaker on the key issues, challenges and opportunities in researching Central and Eastern Europe today: Prof Adriana Iamnitchi, Professor and Chair of Computational Social Sciences at Maastricht University. @umids.bsky.social

Event update: We are proud to introduce the first panel speaker on the key issues, challenges and opportunities in researching Central and Eastern Europe today: @gnoutcheva.bsky.social, Associate Professor in International Relations and European Foreign Policy at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social.

The FASoS Annual Research Report 2024 is out!📘 Discover key research highlights and interviews with some of the sector plan appointees. Read the digital version here: tinyurl.com/jxha9mh2 @bettovanwaarden.bsky.social @danishanley.bsky.social @daanhovens.bsky.social @rafdebont.bsky.social

Registration for the festive launch of the CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub at Maastricht University is now open! We are very proud to welcome Professor Andrea Pető of Central European University as our keynote speaker. Stay tuned for updates about the program, and see you in Maastricht!

Registration is open! Join us at the CERiM Central and Eastern Europe launch event on 15 May. We are proud to introduce Professor Andrea Pető as our keynote speaker on illiberalism and academic freedom. Stay tuned for further details about the event, and see you in Maastricht!

How to study democratisation processes in a dictatorship? Meet Wicke van den Broek, CERiM CEEhub PhD candidate in EU democracy promotion. #polisky #polisci #dictatorsky #EUsky #IRsky #academicsky

How to study democratisation processes in a dictatorship? Wicke van den Broek reflects on the challenges of conducting research on Belarus as part of his PhD research on EU democracy promotion in authoritarian contexts.

Mark your calendars: on Thursday 15 May we will celebrate the launch of CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub at Maastricht University! We look forward to welcoming you all in Maastricht for an afternoon filled with great speakers and networking opportunities. Details to follow soon.

How did European East-West relations during the Cold War contribute to the making of post-1989 Europe? Meet CERiM Ceehub expert Dr Aleksandra Komornicka @olakom.bsky.social #EUsky #historysky #IPEsky #polisky

How did European East-West relations during the Cold War contribute to the making of post-1989 Europe? Meet Dr Aleksandra Komornicka – CEEhub expert on the international and economic history of the Cold War.

Meet Dr Mariëlle Wijermars - CERiM CEEhub expert on Russia, digital authoritarianism and Internet governance. @mariellew.bsky.social

I'm very excited to launch our new Routledge Series in Digital Law and Governance, which I am co-editing with my Digital Constitutionalism Network colleague Edoardo Celeste (DCU). We're particularly looking to promote comparative and interdisciplinary research and to foster global perspectives.

CERiM CEEhub expert @gisellebosse.bsky.social has been appointed Professor of European External Democracy Support at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social. Congratulations, Giselle Bosse!

Each week we introduce one of our CERiM CEEhub experts on Central and Eastern Europe and this week it's my turn. As CEEhub steering committee member, it's been great to help build this community at UM. I look forward to inviting you all soon to Maastricht to celebrate the launch of CEEhub on 15 May!

How do authoritarian states, such as Russia, try to control the spread of information online? And what role do platforms play in facilitating or resisting internet censorship? Dr Mariëlle Wijermars studies the complex relations between states, platforms and citizens in digital authoritarianism.

The (self-)censoring effect these keyword lists are having *already now* on scientific research should not be underestimated. The importance of US research - incl. associations, publishing houses etc - means Europe should get ready for when this censorship push will affect our research as well.

How to embed the history of Central and Eastern Europe in the history of the world? Meet Dr Ferenc Laczó, CERiM CEEhub expert on the political history of Hungary. #EUsky #historysky #history #Hungary #academicsky

How to embed the history of Central and Eastern Europe in the history of the world? Meet Dr Ferenc Laczó, CERiM CEEhub expert on the political history of Hungary. #EUsky #historysky #history #Hungary #academicsky

Connecting CEE expertise & global approaches @umceehub.bsky.social

How to embed the history of Central and Eastern Europe in the history of the world? Meet Dr Ferenc Laczó - CERiM CEEhub expert on the political and intellectual history of Hungary.

How to embed the history of Central and Eastern Europe in the history of the world? Dr Ferenc Laczó discusses the inspiration behind the volumes 'A Global History of Hungary' which he co-edited.

The set up draws into question once more whether the Trump administration has any intention to facilitate a ceasefire (or 'peace'). They are interested in one thing only: creating some pretext to lift US sanctions on Russia and return to their corrupt business-as-usual. No deal needed to do so.

How will Central and Eastern European EU member states pay for the green transition? Meet Aneta Spendzharova, CEEhub expert on European political economy.

Meet Dr Aneta Spendharova - CEEhub expert on how Central and Eastern European EU member states finance the green transition. #EUsky #polisky #IPEsky #IRsky #environment #energy #green #academicsky

Meet Dr Aneta Spendzharova, our CEEhub expert on financing the EU green transition.

How will the EU pay for the green transition, and who is willing to pay? Dr Aneta Spendzharova discusses her research on European political economy.

Why is national history so sensitive to Estonians, even to young generations? Dr Inge Melchior discusses how she first got interested in collective memory and its role in shaping identity and everyday life in Estonia.

Why is national history so sensitive to Estonians, even to younger generations? Meet Dr Inge Melchior, CERiM CEEhub expert on Estonian memory politics.

Why is national history so sensitive to Estonians, even to young generations? Dr Inge Melchior discusses how she first got interested in collective memory and its role in shaping identity and everyday life in Estonia.

Why do countries democratise or de-democratise and how can the EU influence these processes? Meet @gnoutcheva.bsky.social - CERiM CEEhub expert on comparative democratisation of Eastern Europe. #Polisky #Polisci #IRsky #EUsky #diktatorsky

We’re excited to announce the Rachel and Alan Wyatt #STS #Scholarship! Established by @sallywyatt.bsky.social in memory of her parents, it supports EU/EER students facing financial barriers in pursuing a master’s in ESST or CAST at FASoS. Learn more & apply👉 tinyurl.com/38ncyay4

Every week, we introduce one of the experts affiliated with CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub at Maastricht University. This week: Meet Dr Gergana Noutcheva, expert on comparative democratisation in Eastern Europe and EU enlargement policy. @gnoutcheva.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social

Why do countries democratise or de-democratise and how can the EU influence these processes? Dr Gergana Noutcheva reflects on the successes and limitations of the EU’s conditionality approach in driving reforms in EU candidate countries.