2025). Public diplomacy in Turkey: From democratization to democratic Backsliding. In Demir, V., & Richter, C. (eds) The Public diplomacy of authoritarian regimes. Palgrave Macmillan. doi.org/10.1007/978-...

“Simine Vazire talks the talk and walks the walk,” writes @briannosek.bsky.social @cos.io. 🏆 The €150,000 award allows her to continue prioritizing research rigor and honors the mentors, colleagues, and students who made her work possible. Short interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H3g... (3/4)

🔍 Who is transforming how research is done? @simine.com, psychologist at @psychunimelb.bsky.social @unimelb.bsky.social and 2025 Individual #EinsteinFoundationAward winner, leads the reform movement in psychology. award.einsteinfoundation.de/award-winner... (1/4)

2025). Public diplomacy in Turkey: From democratization to democratic Backsliding. In Demir, V., & Richter, C. (eds) The Public diplomacy of authoritarian regimes. Palgrave Macmillan. doi.org/10.1007/978-...

Ready to celebrate the 2025 winners of the €350,000 #EinsteinFoundationAward? The jury selected them from 152 global applications in 3 categories. They will be announced on Nov 24! Be the first one to find out who will be recognized – subscribe to newsletter: award.einsteinfoundation.de/newsletter

📢 The German Studies Association Distinguished Lecture B. Venkat Mani: “Colonialism, Racism & Human Dignity: On the Global Novel in an Age of Refugees” 🗓️ Tue, 18 Nov 2025, 16–18h FU Berlin, Ehrenbergstr. 26/28, R. 009 ➡️ Registration: [email protected] 🔗 www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/bpr...

Kulturelle Darstellungen des Holocaust verringern die sog. Holocaust-Müdigkeit und verbessern die Einstellung gegenüber Jüdinnen*Juden und Geflüchteten. Dies zeigt eine neue Studie von @blfirestone.bsky.social (WZB), Ruth Ditlmann & @oguzhanturkoglu.bsky.social (beide @hertieschool.bsky.social). 👇

🌍 Romanian journalist Emilia Șercan exposed academic fraud among political elites, becoming the target of an online harassment campaign involving police and politicians. Her fight for justice is far from over. Read her story: buff.ly/AoGH7Dt

Joint #CallForProposals from DFG and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES) for German-Brazilian research projects in the field of law. A webinar about the call will be held on 18 Nov 25. All call and webinar details: www.dfg.de/de/aktuelles...

Of the 72 countries covered by #FreedomOnTheNet, 27 saw their scores decline and just 17 registered gains. 🗺️Explore the map: freedomhouse.org/explore-the-...

Die internationale Organisation @rsf.org feiert ihr 40-jähriges Bestehen! Seit der Gründung 1985 hat sich unsere Organisation in den vergangenen vier Jahrzenten zu einer wichtigen internationalen Anlaufstelle für Journalist*innen weltweit entwickelt – das wird am Wochenende gefeiert. Viel Spaß!

Am Samstag wurden die #PressFreedomAwards verliehen. Der Courage Prize ging an Sevinj Vagifgizi. Die Journalistin Bisan Owda gewann den Impact Prize, während Shin Daewe mit dem Independence Prize ausgezeichnet wurde. Zuletzt ging der Mohamed-Maïga-Preis an Atiana Serge Oulon. Glückwunsch!

Deutschland hat eine besondere Verantwortung, #Antisemitismus & Rassismus zu bekämpfen und Jüdinnen*Juden zu schützen. Der Antisemitismus-Vorwurf wird aber auch dazu missbraucht, um Kritik an Menschenrechtsverstößen der israelischen Regierung & Behörden zu unterdrücken. TV-Tipp 🔽

ECJP 2026: Call is out now! The European Collaborative Journalism Programme (ECJP) supports crossborder collaboration among journalists from all of the 46 member states of the Council of Europe. https://www.toepfer-stiftung.de/was-wir-tun/european-collaborative-journalism-programme

Jetzt anmelden ➡️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/first-euro...

Expertise-Dienst zu Themen wie Geschlechterrollen, Diskriminierung und Gewalt gegen Frauen / Internationaler Tag zur Beseitigung von Gewalt gegen Frauen am 25. November 2025 Folgende Wissenschaftler*innen stehen honorarfrei für Interviews zur Verfügung: www.fu-berlin.de/presse/exper...

Förderinitiative zur Sicherung gefährdeter Datenbestände und zur #Datenresilienz: Die DFG stellt bis 2027 Mittel für Maßnahmen bereit, durch die Datensätze und Forschungsergebnisse aus Repositorien im Ausland für die deutsche/europäische Forschung gesichert werden können. www.dfg.de/de/foerderun...

#Event: Wenn autoritäre Regime Journalist*innen mundtot machen, das Internet zensieren und sogar versuchen, jegliche Spuren unabhängiger Informationen aus der Vergangenheit auszulöschen, wird Erinnerung zu einer Form des Widerstands. www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/veranstaltun...

🛤️ Starting over in exile is tough, especially for journalists. Paving the Way is our guide to help exiled media professionals in Germany rebuild and reconnect: https://heyzine.com/flip-book/paving-the-way If you know a journalist who has just arrived in Germany, please share this guide with them.

The European Convention on Human Rights turns 75 tomorrow!    The @coe.int’s foremost convention is the cornerstone of all its activities, and its ratification is a prerequisite for joining the Organisation.    📸🔙 Throwback to 1950 when the #ECHR was opened for signature in Rome!

Wer Meinungsfreiheit will, muss Widerspruch aushalten. Keine Komfortzone, sondern Kern liberaler Kultur: klar in der Sache, respektvoll im Ton, standhaft bei Gegenwind. Freiheit ist unteilbar – auch für Positionen, die wir ablehnen.

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: That was the title of the distinguished lecture by 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 at the WZB a couple of years ago. We obviously have a good nose for Nobel Laureates! Thanks to @steffenhuck.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs4D...

„The new global disorder: Europe’s future in a fracturing world“. Frühere italienische Außenministerin Federica Mogherini hält 1. @europaeum.bsky.social Annual Lecture, Joschka Fischer kommentiert 🗓 7.11 | 🕒 15:30–17:00 📍 Henry-Ford-Bau & Livestream 🗨️ Englisch |Info & Anmeldung: shorturl.at/47HVO

🆕 The Oxford Berlin Research Partnership – between the #BerlinUAlliance and the @ox.ac.uk – has published its first joint #MissionStatement, reaffirming a shared commitment to cross-border, values-driven research. 🤝 Find out more 👉 www.berlin-university-alliance.de/en/items/202...

📢 #OpenCall: The Berlin University Alliance invites contributions for the inaugural 🌏 Grand Challenges #Conference 2026 in Berlin (23–25 Mar)! Find out more and submit your abstracts by 30 Nov 2025 via gc-conference-bua.de

📢 ECPS Interview 🇺🇸 Prof. Bruce E. Cain: Trump Is Playing the Classical Authoritarian Game 📌 Prof. Cain offers a penetrating analysis of how Trump has reshaped the Republican Party and pushed US politics toward classical authoritarian strategies. 📍Read here: www.populismstudies.org/professor-ca...

🌍 ECPS Virtual Workshop Series 📢 Session 4: Performing the People: Populism, Nativism & the Politics of Belonging 🗓️ Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025 ⏰ 15:00–17:15 (CET) ℹ️ More info: populismstudies.org/workshop-ser... 🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #Populism #Nativism #Authoritarianism

(2025). Erdoğan’s populist rhetoric and hate speech: Anti-opposition discourse and the polarization of Turkish politics. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 9(2), 62-78. doi.org/10.29333/ajq...

In der neuen Blogreihe von @einsteinberlin.bsky.social Wissenschaftsjahr 2024 - Freiheit #BMBF_Bund habe ich darauf geantwortet, was die Einschränkung der Pressefreiheit für den Alltag und die Wissenschaft bedeutet: www.einsteinfoundation.de/einblicke/me...

Demir, V. (2024) Public diplomacy and democratic backsliding in Turkey: A Retrospective look at government investment in soft power. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 11/2, 42–57. doi.org/10.29333/eje...

Demir, V. (2015). Historic perspective: Ottomans and the Republican era. in B. S. Cevik & P. Seib (Eds.) Turkey's public diplomacy (pp. 43-66). Palgrave Macmillan. doi.org/10.1057/9781...

Demir, V. (2012). Kamu diplomasisi ve yumuşak güç. Beta.

Demir, V. (2007). Türkiye'de medya ve siyaset ilişkisi. Beta.

Demir, V. & Yayınoğlu P. (2007). İletişim Yansımaları. Anahtar.

Demir, V. (2006). Medya etiği. Beta.

Avşar, Z. & Demir, V. (2005). Düzenleme ve uygulamalarla medyada denetim. Piramit.

Demir, V. (1998). Türkiye’de medya ve özdenetimi. Cep Üniversitesi Serisi. İletişim Yayınları.

Winter at the Wall. Looks like it was taken from the lplatform at the corner of Bethaniendamm / Mariannenplatz in Kreuzberg...

#femaleforward! Nutze deine Chance Du willst politisch oder gesellschaftlich durchstarten? Worauf wartest Du noch? Das Female Empowerment-Programm für liberal engagierte Frauen sucht genau Dich! Bewirb Dich jetzt unter: www.freiheit.org/empowerment

The European Convention on Human Rights came into force on #OnThisDay in 1953. All 46 Council of Europe member states have signed up to the #ECHR, an international treaty to protect people’s #HumanRights and fundamental freedoms. How does it work? ⬇️ www.coe.int/en/web/impac...

📰 Media freedom is the cornerstone of democracy. Ahead of the Czech parliamentary elections (3–4 Oct), ECPMF and partners present 10 Demands to safeguard independent journalism, media literacy and free access to information. www.ecpmf.eu/ten-demands-...

#Serbia: On the eve of a new protest in #NoviSad, the EFJ urges law enforcement to stop attacking the journalists and ensure their safety during protests. The surge in assaults documented with our affiliates in Serbia is alarming. Violence must stop now.

Am 15. September, dem Tag der Demokratie, erscheinen die neuen "Fotos für die Pressefreiheit 2025“. Wir laden herzlich zu zwei Buchpräsentationen ein: am 15.9. in #Berlin sowie am 18.9. in #München, jeweils mit der iranischen Fotografin Maryam Saeedpour.

An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account. A world without journalism is a world without truth. cpj.org/donate #JournalismMatters

🟦 NEW POLITICAL PRISONERS WATCH: The misuse of pretrial detention is a common tactic that repressive regimes use to intimidate & silence perceived political opponents. Last month we looked at 3 such cases in Pakistan, Nigeria & Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory: freedomhouse.org/article/poli...

📌 How is academic freedom understood worldwide? #PublicationFriday 📚 Kriszta Kovács & Janika Spannagel introduce a special issue offering a framework to map global variations, tensions between liberal and illiberal science scripts, and forms of contestation. 🔗Read here: ogy.de/l4e9

Congratulation, @boesevanessa.bsky.social! The WZB researcher has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for her work on regime types and socioeconomic interactions. www.wzb.eu/en/press-rel... @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @dziblatt.bsky.social @blfirestone.bsky.social

✨ Du möchtest Dich mit starken Frauen vernetzen und persönlich wachsen? Dann ist unser Female Empowerment-Programm genau das Richtige für Dich! Finde Deine politische Mission, lerne von erfahrenen Politikerinnen und Politikern und entwickle wichtige Skills für Deine Zukunft.

Apply now for the HEY Course on data protection!  We are looking for 40 committed young people from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Language: French When?  From 8 September to 12 October 2025  Deadline: 24 August  📌 www.coe.int/en/web/north...

Er wird uns nicht zum Schweigen bringen: Das russische Justizministerium hat RSF gestern auf die Liste „unerwünschter Organisationen“ gesetzt. Diese Liste soll die Menschen in #Russland „schützen“ – ein Vorwand, kritische Stimmen auszuschalten. www.reporter-ohne-grenzen.de/pressemittei...