Hanna Folsz
hannafolsz.bsky.social
Hanna Folsz
@hannafolsz.bsky.social
6th-year Political Science PhD candidate @ Stanford studying democratic resistance to authoritarian power grabs
Website: hannafolsz.com
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Save the date! 📆

Our next session is this Friday Oct 24 at 5pm CET/11am EST/8am PST, where @hannafolsz.bsky.social will present "Economic Retaliation and the Decline of Opposition Quality." We'll have comments from @ludwigschulze.bsky.social.

Link+paper via email list: eepg-workshop.github.io
October 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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We are looking forward to the first session of our new series this Fri. Oct. 10 at 5pm CET/11am ET. We have two papers about historical legacies in Estonia🇪🇪 from @isadesisto.bsky.social (Princeton) + Robert Lipinski (Oxford), and discussion from @krisztiszabo.bsky.social (RHUL, CEU). Come join!
We kick off next week w/ papers from our Estonia time-sharing survey:
1️⃣ "The Democratising Effects of the 1989 Baltic Way Demonstration," Robert Lipinski
2️⃣ “The Historical Determinants of Eastern European Solidarity with Ukraine," @isadesisto.bsky.social
➕ Discussion from @krisztiszabo.bsky.social!
October 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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🚨CFP - DEADLINE AUG 7!🚨
Apply to present at the Fall/Winter 2025-26 Series of our monthly online East European Politics Workshop for grad students!

Submit your abstract BEFORE AUG 7: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... & sign up to our mailing list: eepg-workshop.github.io
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August 4, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to field survey questions for projects focusing on Eastern and East-Central Europe! More info below & feel free to reach out to me or @francescayton.bsky.social with any questions.
🚨 Two weeks left to apply!🚨
📆 Deadline: Feb 7 2025 @ Midnight PST

💫 Free survey space 💫 & APSA pre-conference for grad students studying East Central Europe -- see call for proposals and full FAQ below. We're excited to receive your submissions!

❓❓❓Questions? Contact us at eepg.workshop@gmail.com
Are you a grad student interested in survey research in East Central Europe but need funding?

🌟🌟 EEPG is excited to announce a time sharing survey & APSA 2025 Pre-Conference for grad students🌟🌟

CFP + FAQs + Application link:
drive.google.com/file/d/1JwW8...

DEADLINE: Feb 7 2025 @ Midnight PST
January 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🚨 New opportunity for grad students from @eepgworkshop.bsky.social: Apply for an opportunity to field your own survey questions with us for free! 🚨

CFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1JwW8...

Deadline: Feb 7th

Feel free to get in touch with me or @francescayton.bsky.social with any questions.
January 11, 2025 at 4:35 AM
We're so excited to share the Spring-Summer line-up for our online East European Politics Grad Workshop!

Join us for excellent presentations, discussions, and a great collaborative community of grad students and postgrads - first presentation next Friday, May 17th!
We’re excited to share our East European Politics Graduate Workshop Spring-Summer '24 series! All talks on Fridays at 8-9am PST/11am-12noon EST/5-6pm CET. Join our mailing list for papers + links: eepg-workshop.github.io

A thread below featuring details for each session:
May 10, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Are you a grad student working on politics in Eastern Europe? Apply to present at our online East European Politics Grad Workshop!

Deadline is April 20th and you can find our CFP here: forms.gle/M6deQHm1GYJK...
🚨CFP - DEADLINE APRIL 20!🚨

Apply to present at the Spring/Summer 2024 Series of our monthly online East European Politics Workshop for grad students!

Submit your abstract BEFORE APRIL 20: forms.gle/M6deQHm1GYJK... & sign up to our mailing list on our website: eepg-workshop.github.io
EEPGW Call for Papers Spring/Summer 2024
Hi all, The East European Politics Grad Workshop welcomes submissions for Spring/Summer 2024 paper presentations. The EEPGW online workshop will be held one Friday a month between 11:00-12:00 AM ES...
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April 11, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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@hannafolsz.bsky.social and I are writing a paper on this right now!

Urban bastions of liberalism are tolerated by the regime, since numerically they're insignificant in Parliament. But Orbán has recentralized local finances, so Budapest is being strangled financially for its "disloyalty."
March 13, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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✨ We're back this Friday (2/2) at 11AM EST w/ @hannafolsz.bsky.social and @slucek.bsky.social (Stanford) presenting "Losing my Religion? How Partisan Polarization Drives or Tempers Secularization" + @marcjacob.bsky.social (Stanford) discussing.

Link+paper via email list: eepg-workshop.github.io
January 30, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I'm excited and grateful to be part of this year's cohort for the APSA Dissertation Research Improvement Grant!
APSA is pleased to announce the awardees for the 2023 Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG)!

The DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science.
politicalsciencenow.com/2023-apsa-do... polisky
January 29, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Hi Polisky! We're excited to be here, and to share our Fall/Winter 23-24 Workshop Schedule! All talks on Fridays at 8-9am PST/11am-12noon EST/5-6pm CET. Join our mailing list for papers + links: eepg-workshop.github.io
November 6, 2023 at 3:35 PM
Reposted by Hanna Folsz
#polisky "Theories of Democratic Backsliding" with @carlorato.bsky.social @luozhaotian.bsky.social and Edoardo Grillo is now accepted at the Annual Review of Political Science. Read if you are looking for help organizing and applying the theoretical literature on backsliding: t.co/UwFneFzAl7
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October 24, 2023 at 10:54 PM
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What the Polish elections might mean for Poland (and Europe), by yours truly:

goodauthority.org/news/how-his...
How historic voter turnout upended illiberal rule in Poland
Polish voters turned out in record numbers this Sunday to renounce the illiberal government of the Law and Justice Party (PiS). After eight years of
goodauthority.org
October 19, 2023 at 1:58 PM
*** CFP DEADLINE TONIGHT ***

Apply to present at the Fall-Winter 23/24 Series of our monthly online East European Politics Workshop for grad students! Submit your abstract BEFORE 11.59PM PST TODAY: forms.gle/GZEQtHeFqyhu...
EEPGW Call for Papers Fall/Winter 2023-24
Hi all, The East European Politics Grad Workshop welcomes submissions for Fall/Winter 2023-24 paper presentations. The EEPGW online workshop will be held one Friday a month between 11:00-12:00 AM E...
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October 9, 2023 at 3:44 PM
🚨CFP - DEADLINE OCT 9TH!🚨

Apply to present at the Fall-Winter 23/24 Series of EEPGW, our monthly online East European Politics Workshop for grad students! Submit your abstract BEFORE OCT 9: forms.gle/GZEQtHeFqyhu...

& sign up to our mailing list on our website: eepg-workshop.github.io
EEPGW Call for Papers Fall/Winter 2023-24
Hi all, The East European Politics Grad Workshop welcomes submissions for Fall/Winter 2023-24 paper presentations. The EEPGW online workshop will be held one Friday a month between 11:00-12:00 AM E...
forms.gle
September 28, 2023 at 11:55 PM