Markus Pollak
@markuspo.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in International Relations, Central European University, Vienna
Host of Vienna Dialogues: Coffee and IR (Spotify)
Interested in International Political Sociology, Election Observation, Democracy Promotion, Contestation, and Statebuilding.
Host of Vienna Dialogues: Coffee and IR (Spotify)
Interested in International Political Sociology, Election Observation, Democracy Promotion, Contestation, and Statebuilding.
Reposted by Markus Pollak
Great article from my friend @markuspo.bsky.social in E-IR on mimicry as a form of norm contestation.
Mimicking Democracy Promotion: How Parallel Observers Undermine OSCE Election Monitoring
Parallel election monitoring does not just compete with established missions – it mimics them, subtly rewriting the rules of legitimacy from within.
www.e-ir.info
June 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Great article from my friend @markuspo.bsky.social in E-IR on mimicry as a form of norm contestation.
Just dropped a short piece on E-IR breaking down some highlights from my latest article in the Election Law Journal.
🧠 “Mimicking Democracy Promotion” – link in bio or here:
🔗 e-ir.info/2025/06/25/m...
#ElectionObservation#DemocracyPromotion #OSCE
🧠 “Mimicking Democracy Promotion” – link in bio or here:
🔗 e-ir.info/2025/06/25/m...
#ElectionObservation#DemocracyPromotion #OSCE
Mimicking Democracy Promotion: How Parallel Observers Undermine OSCE Election Monitoring
Parallel election monitoring does not just compete with established missions – it mimics them, subtly rewriting the rules of legitimacy from within.
e-ir.info
June 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Just dropped a short piece on E-IR breaking down some highlights from my latest article in the Election Law Journal.
🧠 “Mimicking Democracy Promotion” – link in bio or here:
🔗 e-ir.info/2025/06/25/m...
#ElectionObservation#DemocracyPromotion #OSCE
🧠 “Mimicking Democracy Promotion” – link in bio or here:
🔗 e-ir.info/2025/06/25/m...
#ElectionObservation#DemocracyPromotion #OSCE
I am happy and proud to share that my first peer-reviewed journal article has been published in the Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics and Policy.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
I would love to hear your thoughts if you have a chance to take a look!
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
I would love to hear your thoughts if you have a chance to take a look!
May 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I am happy and proud to share that my first peer-reviewed journal article has been published in the Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics and Policy.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
I would love to hear your thoughts if you have a chance to take a look!
www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
I would love to hear your thoughts if you have a chance to take a look!
"I think what we will definitely see is that the FPÖ will try to test the limits to which they can stretch constitutional and European law" @laurenzennser.bsky.social
Our new podcast episode “How Austria was taken over by the far right” with @erinjenne.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/56MW...
Our new podcast episode “How Austria was taken over by the far right” with @erinjenne.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/56MW...
February 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"I think what we will definitely see is that the FPÖ will try to test the limits to which they can stretch constitutional and European law" @laurenzennser.bsky.social
Our new podcast episode “How Austria was taken over by the far right” with @erinjenne.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/56MW...
Our new podcast episode “How Austria was taken over by the far right” with @erinjenne.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/56MW...
Reposted by Markus Pollak
So I started a new thing with @letitiaroman.bsky.social, @markuspo.bsky.social and Erin Jenne this term.
Check out our interview with @stephenwalt.bsky.social on our new podcast “Vienna Dialogues: Coffee and IR” here!
open.spotify.com/episode/2SrC...
Check out our interview with @stephenwalt.bsky.social on our new podcast “Vienna Dialogues: Coffee and IR” here!
open.spotify.com/episode/2SrC...
U.S. Foreign Policy in the Aftermath of the 2024 Presidential Election - with Stephen M. Walt
Vienna Dialogues- Coffee and IR · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:20 AM
So I started a new thing with @letitiaroman.bsky.social, @markuspo.bsky.social and Erin Jenne this term.
Check out our interview with @stephenwalt.bsky.social on our new podcast “Vienna Dialogues: Coffee and IR” here!
open.spotify.com/episode/2SrC...
Check out our interview with @stephenwalt.bsky.social on our new podcast “Vienna Dialogues: Coffee and IR” here!
open.spotify.com/episode/2SrC...