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CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub (CEEhub) brings together research, outreach and education on Central and Eastern Europe at @maastrichtu.bsky.social.

Learn more about our key areas of expertise: https://cerim.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ceehub
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At CERiM CEEhub, we build new connections in order to make grounded knowledge on Central and Eastern Europe more easily accessible for these challenging times. Discover our key areas of expertise:
New article by CERiM CEEhub expert Aline Sierp: The past as resource – memory and emotions in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

In the article, Sierp analyses where, how by whom and to which effect historical analogies are used in EU policymaking, using Russia’s war on Ukraine as a case study.
The past as resource – memory and emotions in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Historical memory and its emotional baggage is used increasingly by political actors to push forward specific domestic interests and to revive old schismatic relationships between European states. ...
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January 23, 2026 at 9:56 AM
New article by CERiM CEEhub expert Aline Sierp: The past as resource – memory and emotions in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

In the article, Sierp analyses where, how by whom and to which effect historical analogies are used in EU policymaking, using Russia’s war on Ukraine as a case study.
The past as resource – memory and emotions in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Historical memory and its emotional baggage is used increasingly by political actors to push forward specific domestic interests and to revive old schismatic relationships between European states. ...
www.tandfonline.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Science, Technology & Society at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social. Apply by 8 February.
📣Hiring📣

Assistant Professor in Science, Technology & Society

Join a vibrant, international community, contribute to #interdisciplinary research & teaching on #sustainability, #innovation & #society.

Apply before 8 February 2026👉 shorturl.at/qLCBb

#AcademicJobs #STS
January 9, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Two vacancies for tenure track posts in political philosophy at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social. Apply by 31 January and 26 February.
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)

- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy

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December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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We're hiring an Assistant Professor in European Political History since 1900 (History Department). Research focusing on the political history of Europe since 1900, including themes such as democratisation, European integration, international cooperation, colonialism or war and peace lnkd.in/e8diCbrD
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December 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Great opportunity at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social: we have 4-year postdoc position on disinformation and European democracy. Possible disciplinary focus includes, e.g., political science and computational social science. Interdisciplinary approaches to disinformation are encouraged.
Post-doctoral researcher in Disinformation and European Democracy (4-year)
Post-doctoral researcher in Disinformation and European Democracy (4-year)
vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New publication by @mariellew.bsky.social on authoritarianism and digital journalism.
November 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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How can the EU strengthen democratic resilience in Eastern Europe and integrate democracy support into its foreign policy amidst accelerating autocratisation?

Meet Prof Giselle Bosse, CERiM CEEhub expert on EU enlargement, democratisation and autocratisation.

#EUsky #Polisky #CEEsky #AcademicSky
How can the EU strengthen democratic resilience in Eastern Europe and integrate democracy support into its foreign policy amidst accelerating autocratisation and geopolitical pressures?

Meet Prof Giselle Bosse, CERiM CEEhub expert on EU enlargement, democratisation and autocratisation.

#Polisky
Is EU enlargement GEOPOLITICAL? | EuropeChats Episode 28
YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
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November 19, 2025 at 3:38 PM
How can the EU strengthen democratic resilience in Eastern Europe and integrate democracy support into its foreign policy amidst accelerating autocratisation and geopolitical pressures?

Meet Prof Giselle Bosse, CERiM CEEhub expert on EU enlargement, democratisation and autocratisation.

#Polisky
Is EU enlargement GEOPOLITICAL? | EuropeChats Episode 28
YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
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November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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What role does memory play in political decision making?

Meet Dr Aline Sierp - CERiM Central and Eastern Europe Hub's expert on transnational memory and identity politics.

#AcademicSky #HistorySky #PoliSky #MemoryStudies #EuropeSky #CEE
What role does memory play in political decision making? Meet Dr Aline Sierp, CERiM CEEhub expert on transnational memory and identity politics.

#HistorySky #PoliSky #MemoryStudies #EuropeSky #CEE #AcademicSky
Understanding Europe: On Memory and Identity
YouTube video by Understanding Europe
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November 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
What role does memory play in political decision making? Meet Dr Aline Sierp, CERiM CEEhub expert on transnational memory and identity politics.

#HistorySky #PoliSky #MemoryStudies #EuropeSky #CEE #AcademicSky
Understanding Europe: On Memory and Identity
YouTube video by Understanding Europe
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November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
CEEhub expert @ferenclaczo.bsky.social discussing latest developments in Hungarian politics for Dutch online news media NU.nl
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Come visit us during tomorrow’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA Open Day and learn more about our four fantastic programmes in

📚 Arts & Culture 📚
🤖 Digital Society 🤖
🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺
🌐 Global Studies 🌐

Details ☞ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bachelors-op...
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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🤝📅 Are you a FASoS researcher and do you want to design research with communities? Join our hands-on workshop at FASoS on 30 October with Branko Popovic (FASHIONCLASH) to explore skills for meaningful, lasting collaborations. Register now to secure your spot! 👉 tinyurl.com/4n2n8kxh
October 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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As a faculty in the humanities and social science, we @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social engage with contested contemporary issues on a daily basis in #learning, #teaching & #research. We are therefore happy to host the new Viewmaster exhibition PROTEST which opened yesterday. See: tinyurl.com/viewprotest
September 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
How did Japan’s position of political, economic, and technological power impact the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s?

Read Aleksandra Komornicka's new article demonstrating how Japan’s rise served as a model for opening socialist economies. #Poland #historysky #IPEsky #IRsky
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Happy to share my new article on Japan’s impact on the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s:

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Making Europe from the Outside: The Rise of Japan and European East–West Cooperation in the Long 1970s | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core
Making Europe from the Outside: The Rise of Japan and European East–West Cooperation in the Long 1970s
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September 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Back from our summer ☀️ break with an interview! Read about @blenormand.bsky.social's new @erc.europa.eu project, "Women Migrants from the Northern Mediterranean and Work in Postwar Northwestern Europe" (FeMMiWork).

Read the interview here:

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Interview with Brigitte le Normand on her ERC-funded project FeMMiWork - CEU Review of Books
Brigitte le Normand talks to us about her new ERC-funded project, Women Migrants from the Northern Mediterranean and Work in Postwar Northwestern Europe (FeMMiWork).
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September 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
New publication by CERiM CEEhub expert @mariellew.bsky.social on the link between bad policy and democratic backsliding (Open Access)
📘 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
June 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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We are proud to welcome Professor Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Jean Monnet Lecture on 28 May. Special thanks to CERiM CEEhub member Aneta Spendzharova for organising the lecture.

"Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn"
We are proud to host Professor Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Jean Monnet Lecture at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social on 28 May. Don't miss it!

"Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn"
May 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We are proud to host Professor Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Jean Monnet Lecture at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social on 28 May. Don't miss it!

"Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn"
May 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thank you to all of you who joined us in Maastricht to celebrate the launch of CERIM CEEhub!

It was a thought-provoking and inspiring afternoon on the anti-liberal threat to academic freedom and how to tackle the most pressing questions in our fields today.
May 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM