Alen Toplišek
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Alen Toplišek
@alentop.bsky.social
Senior lecturer @DerbyUni. Previously: @kings_eis. Researching industrial policy, GVCs, political economy/politics in Central & Eastern Europe. He/him.
“Economic growth and academic values are not mutually exclusive. In fact, delivering knowledge, research and innovation for competitiveness requires time, resources and space for serendipity, which is at the heart of what universities do."
Universities will not become ‘skills machines’, EU warned
Leading European institutions warn of ‘risk of instrumentalisation’ and say they should be allowed to determine their own role in bloc’s agenda
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reposted by Alen Toplišek
CITYPERC is organising a workshop on the Economic Project of the Far Right on October 6 at City, University of London. To join us in person or via Teams sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cityperc-w...
September 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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📢 New call for papers
Firm strategies and regional development in times of changing geopolitics and geoeconomics
Editors: Chun (Charlotte) Yang, @roberthassink.bsky.social, Linus Kalvelage, Petr Pavlínek
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Submission of abstracts: 1st November 2025
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May 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I look forward to presenting my initial findings on the extent to which the East Central European automotive industry's turn to electrification depends on China on a panel as part of the Capitalist Transformations online conference! Register here: capitalist-transformations.com/registration/
May 1, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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*** Derbyshire #Refugee Conference 2025 ***
13th June, University of #Derby

A full-day in-person event ahead of #RefugeeWeek bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary. Book now!

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Derbyshire Refugee Conference 2025
An insightful, in-person event bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM