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Lura Pollozhani
@lurapo.bsky.social
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CSEES I PhD. Researching social mov'ts, citizenship, Gen Z, EU FP, WB I BiEPAG Member I http://stella.mk co-founder
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biepag.bsky.social
🔔Our BiEPAG to the point is out!

🔹Reflections on the local elections in North Macedonia

🔶The biggest losers are the citizens - Low turnout (46%) reflects deep voter apathy and disillusionment.

Read the one-pager to get the whole picture👇

#Elections #NorthMacedonia

www.biepag.eu/biepag-to-th...
October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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gresahasa.bsky.social
This is an article I have co-authored with @lurapo.bsky.social, analyzing #Serbia’s recent political developments and critically examining both the potential and the limits of grassroots-driven regime change for Berliner Gazette. 👇🏻

berlinergazette.de/a-just-futur...
A Just Future for Serbia? The Potential and the Limits of Resistance to Authoritarianism · BG · berlinergazette.de · EN|DE
Contrary to expectations, the historic mobilizations in Serbia persisted uninterrupted over the summer. They continued not only in major urban centers but also in smaller towns. In this article, femin...
berlinergazette.de
September 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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sudosteuropa.bsky.social
📸On 13 June we gathered a distinguished crowd of Turkey experts to dicuss the topic „Mosque Politics: Re-Mapping Turkish Power and Religious Policies in the Western Balkans” at the Orient-Institut Istanbul 🕌
We thank all speakers and especially Prof. Christoph K. Neumann & Prof. Kerem Öktem
June 16, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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andihoxhaj.bsky.social
Thank you to @gresahasa.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at for organising a webinar about Albania's parliamentary elections today at 5 pm.

Join us for an online discussion with Lura Pollozhani, Blerjana Bino, Florian Bieber, Besar Likmeta, Xheni Karaj, Celik Rruplli today👇

uni-graz.zoom.us/j/6802260008...
May 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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gresahasa.bsky.social
Join us on Monday, May 19 at 17:00 CET, for a critical assessment of Albania’s parliamentary elections, held the previous Sunday!

The event will be held via Zoom, and participants can join using the link provided: uni-graz.zoom.us/j/6802260008...

Meeting ID: 680 2260 0082
Passcode: 559771
May 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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fbieber.bsky.social
What does the new German government mean for the Western Balkans? Listen to the latest @biepag.bsky.social podcast with Frauke Seebass (@swp-europe.bsky.social @dgap.org) & @adicerimagic.bsky.social .
biepag.bsky.social Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) @biepag.bsky.social · May 7
🔊Listen to the ep.15 of
🎙️Seriously Balkans - The #BiEPAGtalks

🔹What the new German Government means for the Balkans

Host:
@fbieber.bsky.social
Guests:
Frauke Seebass, Fellow at @swp-berlin.org & Researcher @dgap.org
Adnan Ćeramagić, Senior Analyst, ESI

🎧 tinyurl.com/5n9y55u8
May 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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biepag.bsky.social
📣BiEPAG blog with focus on #TrumpsTariffs
🖊 Branimir Jovanović @wiiw.ac.at

"The current situation looks like a black swan – an unpredictable shock for which standard models offer limited guidance – meaning that the impact might be much bigger."

More data-driven insights👇
tinyurl.com/mt2kfwhr
April 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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karabekir.bsky.social
“Democracy may be in retreat, but resistance to autocratisation is vibrant and evolving."

Our TWQ special issue on the "Limits of Autocratisation" featured on @globalsouthshub.bsky.social 👇
April 3, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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illdottore.bsky.social
Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock on boards of trustees: “Who actually runs Columbia University?” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who becomes a trustee? At Columbia there are 21, all of them from business, law and technology, with the exception of a former journalist. Although they are in charge of an academic institution, none of them is an academic. None as ever led a classroom or a lab meeting or medical rounds with interns. None has gone through the process of tenure, where their teaching, publication record and service are rigorously assessed by colleagues in the field both from within the institution and outside it. None as ever had their work peer-reviewed by anonymous readers or panels of experts. None has ever published in academic or scientific journals or presses and had their ideas debated in the public sphere. None has ever framed a hypothesis and tested it on the basis of evidence they have collected. None, in short, has sought truth and had their search confirmed by objective scholars and scientists.
April 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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casmudde.bsky.social
Anyone not deeply disturbed by this is either an authoritarian or delusional about their own protections.
bedford.bsky.social Tori Bedford @bedford.bsky.social · Mar 26
A video shared with GBH News shows Ozturk walking as several people in plain clothes with their faces covered walk nearby. A man in a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks “Can I call the police?” before being told “We’re the police.”

@gbhnews.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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reunir.bsky.social
#REUNIR researchers have successfully wrapped up their fieldwork in Skopje, North Macedonia, after conducting insightful interviews & focus groups with experts & citizens.

Now, we’re heading to our final stop: Belgrade, Serbia! 🇷🇸

@horizoneu.bsky.social @lurapo.bsky.social @bezbednost.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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reunir.bsky.social
#REUNIR Balkan Trip Continues: Pristina, Kosovo 🇽🇰

Our researchers conducted interviews with experts & policymakers in Pristina. In addition to these in-depth interviews, our experts participated in a compelling panel discussion

@horizoneu.bsky.social @fbieber.bsky.social @lurapo.bsky.social
March 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
lurapo.bsky.social
Join us next week in Prishtina!
March 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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karabekir.bsky.social
A self-coup happening in Turkey! Istanbul mayor and the man to beat Erdoğan--Ekrem İmamoğlu--is arrested. Social media restrictions and ban on demonstrations in place... Threatened by surging opposition, Erdoğan is taking advantage of geopolitics & going full authoritarian! 1/2
March 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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dpcglobal.bsky.social
1/ Latest article by DPC senior associate @valeryperry.bsky.social for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, tying the Western Balkans to numerous processes and phenomena in the Trump 2.0 age:
www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/wes...
The Western Balkan Bellwether | by Valery Perry - Project Syndicate
Valery Perry sees the region as a window into three interconnected phenomena that will shape Europe's near-term future.
www.project-syndicate.org
March 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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fbieber.bsky.social
See you tomorrow in Podgorica 👇
March 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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gresahasa.bsky.social
Recommended reading as #Serbia heads toward another massive protest tomorrow amid heightened tensions and the regime’s threats of violence. 👇🏻
March 14, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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karabekir.bsky.social
6. When do protests succeed in challenging autocratisers? @lurapo.bsky.social & @fbieber.bsky.social examine the dynamics behind mass mobilisation & resistance in Serbia, North Macedonia & Montenegro: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Protests for change: mass protests against competitive authoritarian regimes in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans have experienced several competitive authoritarian regimes in the past two decades. The article examines the strategies of opposition movements and parties in challenging these ...
www.tandfonline.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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kshoshiashvili.bsky.social
#TerrorInGeorgia: Students Fined 5,000 GEL ($1,800) and Forcibly Removed from Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film University After 80 Days of Nonstop Protest
March 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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sanders.senate.gov
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years.

Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
February 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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tamtanatch.bsky.social
Slava Ukraini! Trump and his administration will never understand what it means to fight for freedom or to be ready to die for their country.
February 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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manuelamoschella.bsky.social
🚀 Come work with us! 🌍📚

The PhD call for applications in Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna is now open!

Find all the details and apply here 👉 www.unibo.it/en/study/phd...

📅 Deadline: April 3
Political and Social Sciences - University of Bologna
www.unibo.it
February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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tenaprelec.bsky.social
Thank you to my @biepag.bsky.social colleagues, who’ve done a lot throughout the years to keep the attention high on the rule of law in the Balkans — domestic issues and foreign linkages alike.

If you don’t follow their work yet, now is a great moment to start: BiEPAG.eu
February 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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filipejdus.bsky.social
A police crackdown is underway against civil society organizations in Serbia, allegedly investigating fraud related to USAID grants.

www.nedeljnik.rs/tuzilastvo-p...
February 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM