We look forward to a great set of presentations and discussions from graduates and early career researchers!

To receive links to the papers, workshops, and more information along the way, please see our website: eepg-workshop.github.io

And, we close out this season on February 6 with @unddom.bsky.social's paper "Do theories of spatial far-right voting apply in Eastern Europe? A Bayesian analysis of the Lithuanian case" and comments from Felix Beilin

In 2026, we'll reconvene on Jan 23 with "The Enemy of My (Historical) Enemy Is My Friend?: Evidence from the Wołyń Massacre" from @francescayton.bsky.social and @isadesisto.bsky.social + comments via Robert Lipinski

Our second time-sharing survey workshop is 12/5, featuring evidence from Slovakia:
1️⃣ “WWII Legacies, Memory Regimes & Support for Russia," @ludwigschulze.bsky.social
2️⃣ “Populists, their Challengers, & Shifting Conceptions of “The Elite," Will Halm
@lotemhalevy.bsky.social will serve as discussant

On 11/21, @ildardaminov.bsky.social presents "Beyond the Authoritarian Axis: Analyzing the Conditional Role of State Capacity in the Process of Authoritarian Diffusion in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan" and Daria Gerashchenko discusses.

Next, on Nov. 7 @matejjung.bsky.social will present “Thinking About Going Back Home in War: Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Republic" with @costinciobanu.bsky.social offering comments.

Then on 10/24, @hannafolsz.bsky.social shares her JMP: “Elite Economic Coercion and Opposition Political Selection in Authoritarian Dominant-Party Regimes"and @ludwigschulze.bsky.social discussing!

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!