I’m thrilled to announce that I was awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to carry out my project “Brokers of Nonalignment: Biographical and Network Approches to the Making of the Third World” for the next five years.

Friends, my book is available for pre-order! It's really real! The official publication date is October 14, but if you order from the UNC Press website (uncpress.org/.../978146.....) you can get 30% off with the code 01SOCIAL30 and get your book 2-4 weeks early!

I’m not a fan of Hannah Arendt but I do appreciate the reminder that a life without empathy is not a life worth living

In the Balkans: Stojan Novaković and Nicolae Iorga.

Est-ce que ce monde est sérieux ?

Recently published! A new translation of N. Frerebeau & B. Lebrun’s lesson: doi.org/10.46430/phe... We’re grateful to Christina Nguyen for their translation. Thank you to @semantic-noodles.bsky.social + Jeff Blackadar for their reviews, and to Laura Chapot + @cosovschi.bsky.social for editing.

Just published! A new translation of N. Frerebeau & B. Lebrun’s lesson: doi.org/10.46430/phe... We’re grateful to Christina Nguyen for their translation. Thank you to @semantic-noodles.bsky.social + Jeff Blackadar for their reviews, and to Laura Alice Chapot + @cosovschi.bsky.social for editing

For anyone who thinks the Economist is cool because they criticize Trump, don’t forget they’re also in the business of boosting Milei

I keep hearing claims that 3.5 % of citizens protesting is a magic number to overthrow an autocrat. It is based on this Harvard study www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/carr.... However, that number is misleading. 1/3

⚠️ ¡Querida comunidad! 📢 ¡Vuelve el Seminario de Historia Internacional! 🌍 Contaremos con la participación de Agustín Cosovschi (École Française d’Athènes), quien nos presentará una investigación titulada: 📝 "Clashing visions of non-alignment: the origins of the Cuban-Yugoslav conflict"

Just published! A new @proghist.bsky.social lesson by Luling Huang doi.org/10.46430/phe... Thanks to Diego Alves and @JohannesBreuer.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy for their reviews, and to @caiomellodh.bsky.social for editing.

The solution for the crisis of democracy lies in politics, not in court. It is with political imagination and popular mobilization, not with a ruling, that one can beat fascism.

David is right. The decision will only strengthen Marine Le Pen’s strategy to present herself and her party as the true and only representatives of all sectors of French society who feel estranged from the state and the government. jacobin.com/2025/03/mari...

Dieu sait à quel point JLM m’insupporte, mais il a raison. LFI a raison. Il faut bien entendu respecter l’indépendance de la justice. Mais le procès à MLP est très politique et laisser la justice régler les problèmes de la politique est toujours une mauvaise idée.

Out now! We've published Issue 06 of our Bulletin // Boletín // Bulletin // Boletim. We promote our French journal’s call for translations, thank a long-term member of our team, and invite you to be a #DiamondOpenAccess advocate on our behalf. Read it here! tinyurl.com/bulletin-iss...

If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.

My colleague Levent Dölek, the Education and Science Workers' Union (EĞİTİM SEN) representative for Istanbul University, has been arrested for his active role in advocating our union's call for a strike. Levent is not only a brilliant economist but also a dedicated activist in the labor movement.

Ji Xinping just playing with his phone waiting for the inevitable, aka him being added to the 'Defence of Taiwan, secret plans' Signal group.

People have gone completely insane.

Mass mobilization in Serbia is pre-revolutionary and there is still a deafening silence from European authorities and media. We have heard 100 times more about Moldova and Georgia, where civil society has been 100 times less mobilized than in Serbia. I wonder why that is?

Increasing evidence that the Serbian government used a sound weapon against protesters (during 15 minutes of silence!) to create a mass panic. EU should demand an investigation. The use of repressive tools against peaceful protesters is a serious escalation & deliberate attempt to harm citizens.

I’d love for Europe to become the world champion of liberalism but if we want people to support that we’re gonna have to add some true social democracy to the deal. Nobody is gonna fight for minority rights and freedom of expression unless it also includes better wages and social housing.

The Wilson Center being dismantled. I never thought I would see this.

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It’s shocking how Facebook has started to promote anti-wokeness and disinformation through dozens of anonymous accounts drawing on unconfirmed sources and AI. It’s a true campaign aiming at radical cultural change.

Sacamos desde @amhdistritolatina.bsky.social la entrevista que mi compañero Jesús y yo hicimos a José Luis Aguilar y a @cosovschi.bsky.social, autores de 'Nueva Historia del Comunismo de Europa del Este', editado por @sigloxxiesp.bsky.social. go.ivoox.com/rf/141308323

aint no way we cut medicaid and housing assistance so jeff bezos could buy this shirt

Full support for @filipejdus.bsky.social ! Attacks against him are part of an attempt to discredit critical voices in Serbia. ifdt.bg.ac.rs/2025/02/cond...

Lord give me the optimism of young and not-so-young communists who see a bright future for socialism because die Linke got a bit less than 9%.

That’s how you write a headline, people.

Excited to join Bluesky! Currently I'm a postdoc fellow at the University of Trento and a M. Curie awardee (upcoming). My current research focuses on the history of the lower Danube and its management during the Cold War. Looking forward to discussing with colleagues and sharing research

Recently published! A new @proghist.bsky.social lesson by @jaschaschmitz.bsky.social, Malte Vogl, Aleksandra Kaye & Raphael Schlattmann https://doi.org/10.46430/phen0122 Thanks to Luling Huang and Leif Scheuermann for their reviews, and to @cosovschi.bsky.social for editing.

Currently in London and going to the archives in Kew. Dear colleagues and friends, I’ll be il here until next Saturday, do write if you want to meet up!

Saviez-vous que vous pouvez vous aussi écrire une leçon en #HumanitésNumériques pour @proghist.bsky.social ? Toutes nos leçons sont évaluées par des pairs et disponibles en #AccesOuvertDiamant. 👉 Notre revue française accepte des nouvelles contributions : https://tinyurl.com/appel-a-propositions

Thanks to Michal Zourek for sending me his latest book, a wonderful study of connections between socialist Czechoslovakia’s intelligence services and the Uruguayan left.

🙌 One week left to submit! We're looking for new #DigitalHumanities lesson proposals in English. You too could help others develop practical knowledge of a computational method or digital tool. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/en-proposals-2024 #CallForPapers #MultilingualDH

I loved editing this lesson for @proghist.bsky.social, my first one as a member of the editorial team. I learned a lot, and hope you will too.

Socialist Internationalism and the Gritty Politics of the Particular (@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, 2023) ed. by Kristin Roth-Ey explores the exchanges between the Global South & Eastern Europe during the Cold War. @cosovschi.bsky.social reviews the volume: ceureviewofbooks.com/review/space...

Thanks to the CEU Review of Books for offering me the chance to review one of the best volumes on socialist internationalism that I’ve read lately. ceureviewofbooks.com/review/space...

Last call for 2025! We’re looking for new original lessons or translations for the Programming Historian. Spread the word! programminghistorian.org/posts/en-cal...

new email sig just dropped

En #Roumanie, Les sociaux démocrates (PSD), USR, PNL, Union des Magyars et les 19 députés représentant les minorités ont annoncé qu'ils allaient former une majorité "pro-européenne" au Parlement, c/ l'extrême droite. Plus étonnant : ils veulent présenter un candidat commun à la présidentielle.

The call for proposals for @proghist.bsky.social for 2025 is open! programminghistorian.org/posts/en-cal...

Admiro el optimismo de la gente que celebra cuando se cae un tirano, incluso cuando la experiencia muestra que el 90% de las veces lo sigue un tirano peor.

I’m starting to believe that the EU is going to disappear and it will leave millions of political orphans. It will be the end of the Soviet Union of my generation.

Hello Bluesky! 🦋 Excited to connect with readers, contributors and community! Follow us for project news, lesson announcements, opportunities to participate & more. #DigitalHumanities #HumanidadesDigitales #HumanitésNumériques #HumanidadesDigitais

Thanks so much to @jenniferisasi.bsky.social for working on the Spanish translation of this lesson on data management with Nodegoat for @proghist.bsky.social 💪

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