🇪🇺 From defence & competitiveness to the Green Deal, housing & poverty. Von der Leyen’s State of the Union touched on it all. In an interview with @studioeuropa.bsky.social Christine Neuhold reflects on the #politics, #funding & future of #EU action. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/s3e7nxc8

📢 Vacancy alert: We are looking for a #PhD candidate to research the long-term history of the #EU’s Eastern enlargement. Join FASoS and develop your own project in an international and interdisciplinary environment. Interested? Check out this link and apply before 28 September: tinyurl.com/3zh3w8ad

📢 New publication alert! In JCMS, @thcon.bsky.social & Sophie Vanhoonacker explore how the EU’s #geo-economic turn reshapes the balance of power between Commission, Council & Parliament with trade & security more entangled than ever. 👉 tinyurl.com/mrm7he3u

🔍🧠 What happens when #memory becomes #political? In her new article The Politics of Memory: Between History, Identity and Conflict, Aline Sierp examines how collective memory is mobilised as a strategy in conflicts within and between states. Interested? Check the article here: tinyurl.com/46rsfkra

🌏💼 What does “retirement” mean when return, care, and labour continue across borders? In her new chapter in Anthropology of Retirement, @meghaamrith.bsky.social examines the futures imagined by ageing migrant domestic workers in Singapore & Hong Kong. Read more here: tinyurl.com/bde79pae

🎶 New from Peter Peters: Electronic Baroque: Building a Historical Organ for the Present. He explores the creation of a unique baroque organ with both mechanical and electronic interfaces showing how innovation intertwine in today’s musical practices. Read more here: tinyurl.com/3ptwxsaw

✍️📚 New in Global Intellectual History: @ferenclaczo.bsky.social critically engages with Dirk Moses’ The Problems of Genocide, reflecting on how we name and frame the “greatest political evil” and its implications for global intellectual debates. Read the publication here: tinyurl.com/uh8zkr3f

📰 Leonie Cornips & Daan Hovens ask: can dairy farms, where cows & technology often outnumber people, be seen as multi-actant communities of practice? Their new article reimagines workplace learning in non-human centred environments. Read the paper here: doi.org/10.56395/8ac...

🌏 How do ageing #migrant domestic workers in Asia reimagine security for later life? @meghaamrith.bsky.social explores how financial education, kinship care & alternative imaginaries shape ideas of social protection in Singapore & Hong Kong. Read the article now: tinyurl.com/ysju9hme

📱✈️ In a new article Framing embodied mobility through video calls, Laura J. Ogden explores how migrant youth use digital media during ‘home’ visits to Ghana, highlighting multi-generational ties and new ways of seeing mobility through audio-visual methods. Read more here: tinyurl.com/r6t8bky4

📖✨ In When Sally Met Steve, @sallywyatt.bsky.social contributes a creative haiku-based reflection to Revisiting Reflexivity. The volume explores how science and technology studies engages with reflexivity. Essential reading for those curious about liveable worlds in research: tinyurl.com/3svhejhb

📚🌍 New paper by Simone Plöger, Laura Ogden, Sara Fürstenau & Vera Nowikow explores how Ghanaian & Syrian newcomer students in Germany perceive inequalities and opportunities in secondary education through the lens of language learning. Read more here: tinyurl.com/379z3p2w

🌍📢 New ENSURED reports are out! With contributions from @claraweinhardt.bsky.social and @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social. These studies explore #trade, #climate, #migration, #digital currencies and more!

🎉 Congratulations to @masssimons.bsky.social on receiving a grant from the Evert Willem Beth Foundation! With this support, he will organise a symposium to strengthen the Dutch- and Flemish-speaking HOPOS community in the history & philosophy of science.

🔎 How should we understand chronic pain as a symptom or as a disease in its own right? In a new article by Rik van der Linden, Maartje Schermer, Timo Bolt & Nicholas Binney explore this shift that will offer fresh insights into pain medicine. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2bustwhx

🎉 @tullioviola.bsky.social has been awarded an NWO Open Competition XS grant (€50,000) for his project Folk Narratives and Social Critique. He will explore how Addams & Du Bois used myths, songs, and legends as tools for knowledge making and social critique.

📝 New publication by Laura Ogden, Simone Plöger, Sara Fürstenau, and Vera Nowikow: Language, time, and diversity. The article examines how Syrian and Ghanaian newcomer students in Germany perceive inequalities and opportunities in schooling. Read more here: tinyurl.com/379z3p2w

🇪🇺 For Samenleving & Politiek’s summer series, @yfreykers.bsky.social argues that Europe must build its own defence capacity instead of relying on US decisions. Greater strategic assertiveness is key. Read his article (in Dutch) 👉https://tinyurl.com/mtmvawv6

⭐🇺🇦🇪🇺 Prof. Giselle Bosse reflects on the EU’s support for Ukraine in a new commentary with Studio Europa. Much has been done but is it enough to strengthen Ukraine’s position at the table, and safeguard the EU’s own credibility? Read more here: tinyurl.com/3v8h7yju

🧠📱 New article by Katleen Gabriels & Richard Volkman explores how #XR and #AI shape the cultivation of practical wisdom. They argue moral education in XR must foster critical engagement, with AI assistants supporting but never replacing student judgment. Read the article here: tinyurl.com/yc7rrd5m

🌍 New from @fscolli.bsky.social & Franziska Petri: the first systematic study of how EU Delegations partner with civil society organisations to advance climate diplomacy, drawing on 66 interviews worldwide. A key insight into the EU’s global climate ambitions. Read it here: tinyurl.com/mrxrzfn2

✍️ ✨ Josje Weusten published a short story titled Fisher-Price Guilt and offers a powerful reflection on guilt for unintended harm.The story was earlier shortlisted in the top 10 of the Flash Fiction Magazine Competition. Read the story here: tinyurl.com/49fwmwwv

🎉 Congrats to @moneschleper.bsky.social, @floralysen.bsky.social, Laura Ogden & @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social on being awarded NWO Veni grants (€320k each)! Over the next 3 years, they will lead independent projects that push the boundaries of innovative research at #FASoS

📚 Booked for the Summer: @sallywyatt.bsky.social recommends The Eighth Life (for Brilka) by Nino Haratischvili, translated by C. Collins and R. Martin. An epic, 1000-page novel tracing generations of a Georgian family shaped by the "red century." A perfect summer read to fully immerse yourself in.

🎉 Christian Ernsten, part of the consortium, awarded an NWA-ORC grant for his project Traumascapes, a €6.8M project exploring how places of trauma and loss can foster inclusive remembrance and dialogue.

📢 PhD vacancy: Language & Migration in Limburg Are you interested in how #language practices reflect and shape societal change? Join our interdisciplinary team at FASoS in exploring the rich linguistic and cultural landscape of Limburg and its border regions. Check it out: tinyurl.com/2snv2twb

📰 New publication by Franco Palazzi! His latest article brings #political #philosophy into dialogue with energy and climate modelling, offering an epistemic ideology critique and raising fresh questions about expertise in democratic theory. Read the article here: tinyurl.com/yxtudjpm

👏 Congrats to Anna Herranz-Surrallés, @johanadriaensen.bsky.social & Odile Felkamp on their NWO M grant for the project “Towards EU economic statecraft?". Exploring how geoeconomic tools reshape party-political dynamics in the #EU

📚👻 Booked for the Summer pick by Dr @dnsptz.bsky.social: Her Body & Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado. A haunting blend of #feminist themes, #horror & magical #realism. Perfect for holiday reading!

📖🎥 The UM Library’s video series on books has ended, but all 16 videos are can be found online! Featuring Sharon Anyango, @moreba.bsky.social, @tullioviola.bsky.social and @sallywyatt.bsky.social. Watch them all here: tinyurl.com/5n7ynh9n

📚 Tegen de golven in (in Dutch) by Aagje Swinnen & Lies Wesseling challenges the idea of #feminism as separate ‘waves’. Through intergenerational dialogues, it reveals enduring struggles and shared inspirations. A call for #solidarity and continuity across time. Read more here: tinyurl.com/95x6k75s

📸🪶 Congrats to Pauw Vos on securing an #NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant! His project: "Narratives of the Nest: Early Dutch Bird #Photography and the Visual Construction of Conservation (1890-1940)”. Supervised by @rafdebont.bsky.social & Miriam Meissner.

Congrats to Aagje Swinnen (FASoS) & Sarah de Mul (OU) on their NWO grant! Their project explores how literature can reshape how we think about burnout and productivity in adulthood. #burnout #literature #research #mentalhealth #FASoS #NWO #fasosmaastricht #maastrichtuniversity

🧾 New publication by @anaisgarcia.bsky.social: When #Governments Deliver: #Migrant Remittances and the Willingness to Pay Higher Local #Taxes. Her study shows remittances increase local tax contributions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read the article here: tinyurl.com/yayv42r5

📚 Booked for the Summer continues! Prof. Dr. @gisellebosse.bsky.social recommends Enlargement by Robert Menasse. A witty, absurd, and timely novel diving into #EU #politics, identity, and responsibility. A sharp holiday #read for Europe-watchers! 🌍📖

🎥 New video on the FASoS page! John Harbord explored how to better support neurodivergent students through sessions with an expert on dyslexia & ADHD. Watch the video here: tinyurl.com/mryfd448

📚 Yesterday’s FASoS Teaching & Learning Festival 2025 brought staff together for a full day of inspiration, exchange, and ideas on “A Smarter Academic Year." Thanks to all speakers, participants & organisers for making it a success! @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social #fasosmaastricht

🧸🎙️ New on YouTube: Toys with Voice! FASoS Media Studies: Digital Culture student Ilona Steege brings historical toys to life with sound and storytelling. A creative project from the Creating Digital Collections course, funded by PURE3D. Watch the video here: tinyurl.com/mrxnw9kv

📚🌞 Our Booked for the Summer series continues! Darryl Cressman recommends A Confederacy of Dunces—a sharp, absurd satire that’s perfect for summer reading. Need a laugh and a dose of levity? This cult classic might be just the thing.

📢 We're hiring! Join the ERC-funded FeMMiWork project as a postdoc to explore women’s #migration from Southern Europe & Turkey to postwar Germany. Passion for archival #research & collaboration? Apply now 👉 tinyurl.com/msksfh75

🌞 Summer is for stories and books! We’re kicking off our FASoS summer series “Booked for the Summer” with a recommendation from our Dean of Education, @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social “A𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴’

🏛️✨ On 22 May, #FASoS Research Day focused on the theme “At and Across Borders” with sessions on the politics of #cartography, grounded knowledge, historical mapping, #digitalsurveillance, and #mobility. The variety of themes and formats underlined the interdisciplinary character of FASoS research

🏆✨Congratulations to @claraweinhardt.bsky.social on winning the #FASoS Valorisation Prize for her project "The EU’s #Geo-economic Turn and Developing Countries."

🔔⭐ Our research programme Politics and #Culture in #Europe (PCE) has a new name: Europe: #Society, #Politics and Global Order (ESPO). The name reflects our broader focus on Europe’s global role and societal impact.

📝 New article by Alexandra Supper: "Be Modest and Present Great Science". A close reading of how-to manuals on scientific presentations reveals how #modesty, #etiquette, and #bodylanguage shape ideas of scientific authority. Read the article here: tinyurl.com/3dy575ea

📘 New publication by @mariellew.bsky.social and Ian Roberge: Giving Serious Thought to Bad Policy and the State of Democracy. This chapter explores the link between bad policy, democracy, and democratic backsliding. Read the chapter here: tinyurl.com/454w3pfp

📢 PhD vacancy: Interested in joining a team of #migration researchers to study entrepreneurship programmes for refugees and their impact on refugee livelihoods in the #GlobalSouth? Passionate about ethnographic #research? Apply by 31 August via this link: tinyurl.com/5n7wwmf9

🤖🎙️Kris Goffin was recently a guest on @nporadio1.bsky.social where he talked about AI chatbot Claude blackmailing a user. Should we be worried? Curious? Listen to the podcast on AI here: tinyurl.com/2ab3ez2c

🔍📝 Soetkin Verhaegen, together with Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt and Sigrid Quack, explores how including nonstate actors like civil society, businesses, and experts can boost the legitimacy of global governance institution 👉 Check out the full piece here: tinyurl.com/wf6bmxn7

📢 The FASoS Teaching and Learning Festival 2025! This year’s theme: A Smarter Academic Year. From shorter academic years to learning without tutors, and from the use of portfolios to different forms of assessment.