Katarina Kušić
@katkusic.bsky.social
post-doc IR and political ecology
Vienna/Rijeka
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Vienna/Rijeka
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📣 Anyone working on creative methods in political research and attending @mybisa.bsky.social #BISA2026 next year? We are looking for another participant in our roundtable on zine-making and creative methods as part of @cawpbisa.bsky.social if it sounds like you - please get in touch ASAP!
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📣 Anyone working on creative methods in political research and attending @mybisa.bsky.social #BISA2026 next year? We are looking for another participant in our roundtable on zine-making and creative methods as part of @cawpbisa.bsky.social if it sounds like you - please get in touch ASAP!
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We have published an English translation of our working paper on the "All Eyes on Gaza/Zusammen für Gaza" demonstration @protestinstitut.bsky.social
You can download it here.
You can download it here.
All Eyes on Gaza / Zusammen für Gaza – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
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October 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We have published an English translation of our working paper on the "All Eyes on Gaza/Zusammen für Gaza" demonstration @protestinstitut.bsky.social
You can download it here.
You can download it here.
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CfP @pollenetwork.bsky.social 2026:
Conservation without Liberal Reason: Unsustainable Virtues, Illiberal Technopolitics, and Residual Histories.
Organizers: Jim Igoe & Bram Büscher
More info: pollenpoliticalecology.network/pollen-2026/...
We look forward to proposals & meeting in Barcelona!
Conservation without Liberal Reason: Unsustainable Virtues, Illiberal Technopolitics, and Residual Histories.
Organizers: Jim Igoe & Bram Büscher
More info: pollenpoliticalecology.network/pollen-2026/...
We look forward to proposals & meeting in Barcelona!
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October 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
CfP @pollenetwork.bsky.social 2026:
Conservation without Liberal Reason: Unsustainable Virtues, Illiberal Technopolitics, and Residual Histories.
Organizers: Jim Igoe & Bram Büscher
More info: pollenpoliticalecology.network/pollen-2026/...
We look forward to proposals & meeting in Barcelona!
Conservation without Liberal Reason: Unsustainable Virtues, Illiberal Technopolitics, and Residual Histories.
Organizers: Jim Igoe & Bram Büscher
More info: pollenpoliticalecology.network/pollen-2026/...
We look forward to proposals & meeting in Barcelona!
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🗓️ 14 Nov | 15:00–17:00 CET - Upcoming Pathways Forum, Far-right ecologies: what challenges for sustainability science? The webinar explores how far-right ecologisms are reshaping sustainability science. www.tickettailor.com/events/futur...
#FutureEarth #PathwaysForum #SustainabilityScience
#FutureEarth #PathwaysForum #SustainabilityScience
Register now! – Far right ecologies: what challenges for sustainability science? Pathways Deep Dive – Zoom
Far right ecologies: what challenges for sustainability science? Pathways Deep Dive – Zoom, Fri 14 Nov 2025 - As far-right movements gain influence across the Global North and South, their approach to...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🗓️ 14 Nov | 15:00–17:00 CET - Upcoming Pathways Forum, Far-right ecologies: what challenges for sustainability science? The webinar explores how far-right ecologisms are reshaping sustainability science. www.tickettailor.com/events/futur...
#FutureEarth #PathwaysForum #SustainabilityScience
#FutureEarth #PathwaysForum #SustainabilityScience
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In her "Empire, Environment, and the Judson Legacy: Reflections from the first Central European History Convention in Vienna," Daša Ličen discusses the most exciting work at the July Convention that reframed thinking about power, empire, + money beyond the man-nature binary. cehc.hypotheses.org/270
October 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In her "Empire, Environment, and the Judson Legacy: Reflections from the first Central European History Convention in Vienna," Daša Ličen discusses the most exciting work at the July Convention that reframed thinking about power, empire, + money beyond the man-nature binary. cehc.hypotheses.org/270
I'm taking a wee break from work, but this article that I really enjoyed working on is published. It will be part of a great SI edited by Ivan Rajković and Jelena Vasiljević. I hope it contributes to the growing interest in human-nature politics in Yugoslavia.
October 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I'm taking a wee break from work, but this article that I really enjoyed working on is published. It will be part of a great SI edited by Ivan Rajković and Jelena Vasiljević. I hope it contributes to the growing interest in human-nature politics in Yugoslavia.
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We are very excited to share the CfP for the Pollen26 conference in Barcelona (29 June-3 July) and invite submissions to our panel: Political ecologies of wildfires in Mediterranean Climate Zones: Beyond the Firefighting Trap
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P051: Political ecologies of wildfires in Mediterranean Climate Zones: Beyond the Fire-Fighting Trap
Panel
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October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We are very excited to share the CfP for the Pollen26 conference in Barcelona (29 June-3 July) and invite submissions to our panel: Political ecologies of wildfires in Mediterranean Climate Zones: Beyond the Firefighting Trap
nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
nomadit.co.uk/conference/p...
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Burnout, inequality, digital overload, and climate precarity are reshaping how we live and work. Are we better workers when we're burned out, or has that become the "new normal"? Explore these and many other real-world challenges in our new UNIRI & YUFE Minor: Work and Wellbeing.
October 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Burnout, inequality, digital overload, and climate precarity are reshaping how we live and work. Are we better workers when we're burned out, or has that become the "new normal"? Explore these and many other real-world challenges in our new UNIRI & YUFE Minor: Work and Wellbeing.
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I couldn't imagine a better home for what turned out to be by far one of the hardest pieces to write—read it over at @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social 💙
We're immensely proud to share with you "Airborne," a new story by @enaselimo.bsky.social:
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/airbo...
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/essays/airbo...
October 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I couldn't imagine a better home for what turned out to be by far one of the hardest pieces to write—read it over at @womenwritebalkans.bsky.social 💙
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"Girlhood At War" made it home!
Unlike anything I’ve written before, this book is a personal story about growing up during Serbia's war against Kosovo and about finding myself, at 14, translating for US NATO troops in its aftermath. (Yes, the young girl in these pictures is me.)
Unlike anything I’ve written before, this book is a personal story about growing up during Serbia's war against Kosovo and about finding myself, at 14, translating for US NATO troops in its aftermath. (Yes, the young girl in these pictures is me.)
September 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"Girlhood At War" made it home!
Unlike anything I’ve written before, this book is a personal story about growing up during Serbia's war against Kosovo and about finding myself, at 14, translating for US NATO troops in its aftermath. (Yes, the young girl in these pictures is me.)
Unlike anything I’ve written before, this book is a personal story about growing up during Serbia's war against Kosovo and about finding myself, at 14, translating for US NATO troops in its aftermath. (Yes, the young girl in these pictures is me.)
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It's totally a chant against the establishment elites, who just coincidentally turned up to enthusiastically chant it as well and to take photos with the person leading the chant.
August 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It's totally a chant against the establishment elites, who just coincidentally turned up to enthusiastically chant it as well and to take photos with the person leading the chant.
My article finally has an issue! A lot has changed in Serbia since I submitted this in 2021, but my point remains: young people are capable political actors who have their own ideas of what the future should look like.
In an article in Volume 51(3), Katarina Kǔsíc "delineates two defining parameters of intervention thinking that limit ongoing efforts at coeval engagement: predefined fields of visibility and the local-international binary."
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📄 👉 buff.ly/MlRx61A
August 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
My article finally has an issue! A lot has changed in Serbia since I submitted this in 2021, but my point remains: young people are capable political actors who have their own ideas of what the future should look like.
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We’re looking for nonfiction—of any length or form—that dives into the many meanings and manifestations of embodiment in and of the Balkans.
Send us your pitches (50–100 words) by October 1 and join us for our first-ever Virtual Open House on September 24:
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/specials
Send us your pitches (50–100 words) by October 1 and join us for our first-ever Virtual Open House on September 24:
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/specials
August 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We’re looking for nonfiction—of any length or form—that dives into the many meanings and manifestations of embodiment in and of the Balkans.
Send us your pitches (50–100 words) by October 1 and join us for our first-ever Virtual Open House on September 24:
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/specials
Send us your pitches (50–100 words) by October 1 and join us for our first-ever Virtual Open House on September 24:
www.womenwritethebalkans.com/specials
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In sum: read it read it read it—!
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In sum: read it read it read it—!
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Slovenia bans import, export and transit of weapons to and from Israel
"In such circumstances, it is the duty of every responsible state to take action, even if it means taking a step ahead of others" 🇸🇮
"In such circumstances, it is the duty of every responsible state to take action, even if it means taking a step ahead of others" 🇸🇮
August 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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🔥🏟️ New article out: I am very happy that @felixanderl.bsky.social and my paper ”Dangerous arenas: why activists struggle for change in technocratic institutions“ has just been published in @jird-jour.bsky.social and that it’s open access! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Dangerous arenas: why activists struggle for change in technocratic institutions - Journal of International Relations and Development
Emancipatory activism is often channelled into institutions. While this can be interpreted as a success, it may also demobilize activism. The growing literature on the co-optation of emancipatory stru...
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July 31, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🔥🏟️ New article out: I am very happy that @felixanderl.bsky.social and my paper ”Dangerous arenas: why activists struggle for change in technocratic institutions“ has just been published in @jird-jour.bsky.social and that it’s open access! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Apparently talking about embassies burning in the 1960s is far more triggering to some people than watching tens of thousands die on livestream (for almost two years) today.
Please read the long version, someone actually emailed Milorad Dodik — I guess comic relief in a horrible situation?
SFSN
Please read the long version, someone actually emailed Milorad Dodik — I guess comic relief in a horrible situation?
SFSN
I was targeted by media in Estonia, #Delfi, for speaking out about Palestine.
Linkedin post, including TL;DR: shorturl.at/sskZd
My long response: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Linkedin post, including TL;DR: shorturl.at/sskZd
My long response: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
💥How I Was Targeted for Speaking About Gaza in Estonia | Toni Čerkez
💥How I Was Targeted for Speaking About Gaza in Estonia
Dear friends and colleagues,
I link below my letter detailing how speaking out about Palestine got me dragged through the mud by the Estonian ...
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July 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Apparently talking about embassies burning in the 1960s is far more triggering to some people than watching tens of thousands die on livestream (for almost two years) today.
Please read the long version, someone actually emailed Milorad Dodik — I guess comic relief in a horrible situation?
SFSN
Please read the long version, someone actually emailed Milorad Dodik — I guess comic relief in a horrible situation?
SFSN
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Working on #EnvironmentalJustice topics in Central and Eastern Europe? Then you might want to send an abstract for the conference 'The Greyzone of the Green Transition' that I'm co-organizing with my colleagues from Sibiu next year in Romania (18-19 May 2026).
Participation is free of charge!
Participation is free of charge!
International Conference: The Greyzone of the Green Transition – ecoJust home
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July 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Working on #EnvironmentalJustice topics in Central and Eastern Europe? Then you might want to send an abstract for the conference 'The Greyzone of the Green Transition' that I'm co-organizing with my colleagues from Sibiu next year in Romania (18-19 May 2026).
Participation is free of charge!
Participation is free of charge!
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Dear folks,
Check out this list of books up for review, sign up and claim one! 📚🌿
It’s a brilliant way to read something great and get your name out there.
#envhist #envhum
Check out this list of books up for review, sign up and claim one! 📚🌿
It’s a brilliant way to read something great and get your name out there.
#envhist #envhum
"With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?" 🌙📚💐
Oscar Wilde was pretty smart on this point; who wants to read (and review) an awesome new(ish) book? #envhist #envhum #envtech #STS #landscape #conservation #sustainability
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Oscar Wilde was pretty smart on this point; who wants to read (and review) an awesome new(ish) book? #envhist #envhum #envtech #STS #landscape #conservation #sustainability
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Books Available to review for H-Environment
Books Available for Review for H-Environment Below are the books currently available for review for H-Environment. Interested in reviewing one? Please email me at dmccahey@uci.edu for DM me at @farso...
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July 9, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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🚨Job Alert 🚨 🐕🦺 🐄🐎🐦⬛
Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social
📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...
Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social
📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...
June 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🚨Job Alert 🚨 🐕🦺 🐄🐎🐦⬛
Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social
📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...
Do you have project management skills & an interest in human-animal relations? We are recruiting a project manager role (5 years) for our new project (info in the 🧵) @sheffielduni.bsky.social
📆 deadline 30 June www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNO134/p...
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Call for Papers: Eastern Marxisms.
We are planning a special issue of Historical Materialism on Eastern Marxisms, the distinctive tradition of post-war critical and radical thought in East and Central Europe. Please take a look at the extended call, share with your networks and consider applying.
We are planning a special issue of Historical Materialism on Eastern Marxisms, the distinctive tradition of post-war critical and radical thought in East and Central Europe. Please take a look at the extended call, share with your networks and consider applying.
Call for Papers: Eastern Marxisms - A Special Issue of Historical Materialism - Historical Materialism
Guest editors: Anna Beria (Kingston University, London), Isabel Jacobs (Queen Mary University of London), Giorgi Kobakhidze (Université Toulouse II Jean Jaurès), Jiří Růžička (The Institute of Philoso...
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May 5, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Call for Papers: Eastern Marxisms.
We are planning a special issue of Historical Materialism on Eastern Marxisms, the distinctive tradition of post-war critical and radical thought in East and Central Europe. Please take a look at the extended call, share with your networks and consider applying.
We are planning a special issue of Historical Materialism on Eastern Marxisms, the distinctive tradition of post-war critical and radical thought in East and Central Europe. Please take a look at the extended call, share with your networks and consider applying.
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Interested in a British Academy post-doc in politics? Consider applying with us @livunipol.bsky.social. Deadline 16 July. Get in touch with me for all things Middle East and/or IPE. For other topics please check out... www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship | Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences | University of Liverpool instagramblueskyThe Original RedbrickUniversity of Liverpool on FacebookLivUni on Inst...
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship application support.
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June 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Interested in a British Academy post-doc in politics? Consider applying with us @livunipol.bsky.social. Deadline 16 July. Get in touch with me for all things Middle East and/or IPE. For other topics please check out... www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
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Israeli forces have boarded Madleen - the volunteer-crewed ship trying to break siege to deliver aid to starving people in Gaza - and abducted the crew. If you are a citizen of any country whose citizens are on board (France/Germany/Brazil/Sweden), please watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjMd...
Volunteers Aboard the Freedom Flotilla’s ‘Madleen’ Issue SOS Call
YouTube video by Freedom Flotilla Coalition
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June 9, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Israeli forces have boarded Madleen - the volunteer-crewed ship trying to break siege to deliver aid to starving people in Gaza - and abducted the crew. If you are a citizen of any country whose citizens are on board (France/Germany/Brazil/Sweden), please watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjMd...
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#Academicfreedom & #freedomofspech are more important than ever in times of #genocide
Statement on "Academic Freedom as a Prerequisite for Peace and Conflict Studies" by Working Group Critical Peace Research of the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK)
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Statement on "Academic Freedom as a Prerequisite for Peace and Conflict Studies" by Working Group Critical Peace Research of the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK)
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June 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
#Academicfreedom & #freedomofspech are more important than ever in times of #genocide
Statement on "Academic Freedom as a Prerequisite for Peace and Conflict Studies" by Working Group Critical Peace Research of the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK)
afk-web.de/wp-content/u...
Statement on "Academic Freedom as a Prerequisite for Peace and Conflict Studies" by Working Group Critical Peace Research of the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK)
afk-web.de/wp-content/u...
I was interviewed by Miranda Melcher about my book for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.
You can listen to the podcast in the link, and the book is available Open Access from @uofmpress.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/beyond-inter...
You can listen to the podcast in the link, and the book is available Open Access from @uofmpress.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/beyond-inter...
Katarina Kušic, "Beyond International Intervention: Politics of Improvement in Serbia" (University of Michigan Press, 2025) - New Books Network
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June 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I was interviewed by Miranda Melcher about my book for the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.
You can listen to the podcast in the link, and the book is available Open Access from @uofmpress.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/beyond-inter...
You can listen to the podcast in the link, and the book is available Open Access from @uofmpress.bsky.social
newbooksnetwork.com/beyond-inter...