Protecting Academia at Risk
@proac.bsky.social
Research project documenting academics at risk in Europe funded by Gerda Henkel Stiftung.
Parteners: Universitat Erfurt, CEU Vienna, SNSPA Bucharest, LSE
Parteners: Universitat Erfurt, CEU Vienna, SNSPA Bucharest, LSE
Universities are under pressure from authoritarian states and algorithmic automation. In this week’s Protecting Academia
Who’s Protecting Academia?
Dispatches from the frontlines of higher education under pressure
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July 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Universities are under pressure from authoritarian states and algorithmic automation. In this week’s Protecting Academia
🎙️New Episode: How has academia shifted from fostering public knowledge to operating on a market-driven logic? We discuss neoliberal universities, precarious academic labor, and the future of critical thought with Andrea Pető, Dina Gusejnova, Elena Trifan and Tania Arcimovich
#Neoliberalism #HigherEd
#Neoliberalism #HigherEd
Who Controls Knowledge? Neoliberalism, Liberalism, and Illiberalism in Academia | CEU Podcasts
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March 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🎙️New Episode: How has academia shifted from fostering public knowledge to operating on a market-driven logic? We discuss neoliberal universities, precarious academic labor, and the future of critical thought with Andrea Pető, Dina Gusejnova, Elena Trifan and Tania Arcimovich
#Neoliberalism #HigherEd
#Neoliberalism #HigherEd
📢 How does war reshape knowledge production?
On Feb 26, Nadiya Kiss delivered a powerful lecture on the paradoxes of academic (un)productivity in wartime, highlighting epistemic injustice, academic displacement, and resilience.
On Feb 26, Nadiya Kiss delivered a powerful lecture on the paradoxes of academic (un)productivity in wartime, highlighting epistemic injustice, academic displacement, and resilience.
March 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
📢 How does war reshape knowledge production?
On Feb 26, Nadiya Kiss delivered a powerful lecture on the paradoxes of academic (un)productivity in wartime, highlighting epistemic injustice, academic displacement, and resilience.
On Feb 26, Nadiya Kiss delivered a powerful lecture on the paradoxes of academic (un)productivity in wartime, highlighting epistemic injustice, academic displacement, and resilience.
New Protecting Academia at Risk episode! Why are certain scholars and histories absent from discussions on academic freedom? This episode explores the silences surrounding Belarusian academia, gendered exclusions, and the politics of recognition.
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February 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
New Protecting Academia at Risk episode! Why are certain scholars and histories absent from discussions on academic freedom? This episode explores the silences surrounding Belarusian academia, gendered exclusions, and the politics of recognition.
podcasts.ceu.edu/content/miss...
podcasts.ceu.edu/content/miss...
On February 12, Bernhard Kleeberg, Tania Arcimovich, and Nadiya Kiss gathered at Kleine Synagoge, Erfurt, for the History of Science Study Day. They explored the intersections knowledge production and the challenges scholars face today.
Best way to celebrate History of Science Study Day!
Best way to celebrate History of Science Study Day!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On February 12, Bernhard Kleeberg, Tania Arcimovich, and Nadiya Kiss gathered at Kleine Synagoge, Erfurt, for the History of Science Study Day. They explored the intersections knowledge production and the challenges scholars face today.
Best way to celebrate History of Science Study Day!
Best way to celebrate History of Science Study Day!
New episode of our podcast takes a critical look at how universities respond to displaced scholars, political shifts, and the challenges of academic survival. Are institutions truly supporting scholars at risk, or is risk becoming a mere label in academia’s competitive landscape?
Universities in Crisis: Academic Freedom, Mobility, and the Future of Higher Education | CEU Podcasts
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February 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New episode of our podcast takes a critical look at how universities respond to displaced scholars, political shifts, and the challenges of academic survival. Are institutions truly supporting scholars at risk, or is risk becoming a mere label in academia’s competitive landscape?
Tania Arcimovich presenting her paper "War and Epistemology: Displaced Female Scholars’ Perspectives" at "Re-Thinking Post-Socialist War(s): Comparative Dimensions of the War in Ukraine," Justus Liebig Uni / UNDIPUS joint project and Charles Uni / IMS Research Centre “Ukraine in a Changing Europe.”
February 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Tania Arcimovich presenting her paper "War and Epistemology: Displaced Female Scholars’ Perspectives" at "Re-Thinking Post-Socialist War(s): Comparative Dimensions of the War in Ukraine," Justus Liebig Uni / UNDIPUS joint project and Charles Uni / IMS Research Centre “Ukraine in a Changing Europe.”
What does risk in academia really mean? In this episode we talk about academic freedom, institutional challenges, and the shifting political landscape shaping higher education.
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#AcademicFreedom #ScholarsAtRisk #HigherEd #ProtectingAcademia #PROAC
🔗 Listen here: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/reth...
#AcademicFreedom #ScholarsAtRisk #HigherEd #ProtectingAcademia #PROAC
Rethinking Risk in Academia: Challenges, Freedom, and the Future of Higher Education | CEU Podcasts
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January 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What does risk in academia really mean? In this episode we talk about academic freedom, institutional challenges, and the shifting political landscape shaping higher education.
🔗 Listen here: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/reth...
#AcademicFreedom #ScholarsAtRisk #HigherEd #ProtectingAcademia #PROAC
🔗 Listen here: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/reth...
#AcademicFreedom #ScholarsAtRisk #HigherEd #ProtectingAcademia #PROAC
🎉 Happy New Year from the Protecting Academia at Risk team!
Start 2025 with a new podcast episode featuring Elena Trifan, exploring the challenges and resilience of scholars at risk in Romania.
Listen here: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/navi...
#AcademicFreedom #ScholarsAtRisk #PROAC #HigherEducation
Start 2025 with a new podcast episode featuring Elena Trifan, exploring the challenges and resilience of scholars at risk in Romania.
Listen here: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/navi...
#AcademicFreedom #ScholarsAtRisk #PROAC #HigherEducation
Navigating Academic Risk: Perspectives from the Romanian Periphery | CEU Podcasts
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January 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🎉 Happy New Year from the Protecting Academia at Risk team!
Start 2025 with a new podcast episode featuring Elena Trifan, exploring the challenges and resilience of scholars at risk in Romania.
Listen here: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/navi...
#AcademicFreedom #ScholarsAtRisk #PROAC #HigherEducation
Start 2025 with a new podcast episode featuring Elena Trifan, exploring the challenges and resilience of scholars at risk in Romania.
Listen here: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/navi...
#AcademicFreedom #ScholarsAtRisk #PROAC #HigherEducation
🎧 New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎧
In our latest episode, our collegue, sociolinguist Nadiya Kiss, explores the role of language, migration, and identity in times of forced displacement.
Wishing everyone a restful holiday season! 🎄 We'll return in January with new episodes and more inspiring stories.
In our latest episode, our collegue, sociolinguist Nadiya Kiss, explores the role of language, migration, and identity in times of forced displacement.
Wishing everyone a restful holiday season! 🎄 We'll return in January with new episodes and more inspiring stories.
The Power of Language: Migration, Identity, and Resistance | CEU Podcasts
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December 19, 2024 at 8:48 AM
🎧 New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎧
In our latest episode, our collegue, sociolinguist Nadiya Kiss, explores the role of language, migration, and identity in times of forced displacement.
Wishing everyone a restful holiday season! 🎄 We'll return in January with new episodes and more inspiring stories.
In our latest episode, our collegue, sociolinguist Nadiya Kiss, explores the role of language, migration, and identity in times of forced displacement.
Wishing everyone a restful holiday season! 🎄 We'll return in January with new episodes and more inspiring stories.
The first day of the "Academic Migration within the EU: Opportunities and Constraints" workshop at the Malmö Institute for Migration Studies, Malmö University, was incredibly insightful! Special thanks to our colleague
@petoandrea.bsky.social ! #AcademicMigration #ScholarsAtRisk #PROAC
@petoandrea.bsky.social ! #AcademicMigration #ScholarsAtRisk #PROAC
December 12, 2024 at 12:40 PM
The first day of the "Academic Migration within the EU: Opportunities and Constraints" workshop at the Malmö Institute for Migration Studies, Malmö University, was incredibly insightful! Special thanks to our colleague
@petoandrea.bsky.social ! #AcademicMigration #ScholarsAtRisk #PROAC
@petoandrea.bsky.social ! #AcademicMigration #ScholarsAtRisk #PROAC
Our colleague @Andrea Pető has published a powerful piece titled "Strategies of Contemporary Changemakers Against Anti-Gender Movements" in Ukrainian language.
Read the article here: genderindetail.org.ua/library/poli...
Read the article here: genderindetail.org.ua/library/poli...
Стратегії сучасних змінотворців з протидії антигендерним рухам
Прогресивні сили мають переглянути підхід до ідей свободи, запропонований неолібералізмом. Вони повинні знайти спосіб зробити феміністичну політику привабливою для широкого загалу, не звинувачуючи люд...
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December 7, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Our colleague @Andrea Pető has published a powerful piece titled "Strategies of Contemporary Changemakers Against Anti-Gender Movements" in Ukrainian language.
Read the article here: genderindetail.org.ua/library/poli...
Read the article here: genderindetail.org.ua/library/poli...
🎙️ New Podcast Episode!
Our colleague Tania Arcimovich shares her journey as a Belarusian scholar, exploring gender, risk, and academic displacement through an auto-ethnographic lens.
Listen now: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/prot...
#ProAc #ScholarsAtRisk #GenderStudies
Our colleague Tania Arcimovich shares her journey as a Belarusian scholar, exploring gender, risk, and academic displacement through an auto-ethnographic lens.
Listen now: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/prot...
#ProAc #ScholarsAtRisk #GenderStudies
Protecting Academia: A Belarusian Perspective on Gender, Risk, and Academic Displacement | CEU Podcasts
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November 28, 2024 at 12:12 PM
🎙️ New Podcast Episode!
Our colleague Tania Arcimovich shares her journey as a Belarusian scholar, exploring gender, risk, and academic displacement through an auto-ethnographic lens.
Listen now: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/prot...
#ProAc #ScholarsAtRisk #GenderStudies
Our colleague Tania Arcimovich shares her journey as a Belarusian scholar, exploring gender, risk, and academic displacement through an auto-ethnographic lens.
Listen now: podcasts.ceu.edu/content/prot...
#ProAc #ScholarsAtRisk #GenderStudies
🎙️ New podcast episode! Our colleague Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kleeberg from the University of Erfurt dives into Political Epistemologies and the micro-politics of knowledge in Central and Eastern Europe.
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt
Political Epistemologies: Exploring the Micro-Politics of Knowledge in Central and Eastern Europe | CEU Podcasts
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November 15, 2024 at 2:19 PM
🎙️ New podcast episode! Our colleague Prof. Dr. Bernhard Kleeberg from the University of Erfurt dives into Political Epistemologies and the micro-politics of knowledge in Central and Eastern Europe.
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt
🔗 Listen here:
#PROAC #ProtectingAcademia #HistoryOfScience #UniversityOfErfurt
New podcast episode: Rethinking Academia at Risk: Insights from Europe’s Peripheries! Alina Dragolea, Associate Professor at SNSPA and a key member of our team dives into the unique challenges faced by at-risk academics in Central&Eastern Europe.
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU
Rethinking Academia at Risk: Insights from Europe’s Peripheries | CEU Podcasts
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November 1, 2024 at 8:15 AM
New podcast episode: Rethinking Academia at Risk: Insights from Europe’s Peripheries! Alina Dragolea, Associate Professor at SNSPA and a key member of our team dives into the unique challenges faced by at-risk academics in Central&Eastern Europe.
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU
#Proac #SNSPA #gerdahenkel #erfurtuniversity #CEU
Our colleague Nadiya Kiss presented her work on Protecting Academia at Risk at the "Language Ideologies in the EU and Europe" workshop organised by JLU. Great discussions and collaboration with colleagues across Europe! Congrats to all involved!
#proac #gerdahenkel
#proac #gerdahenkel
October 25, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Our colleague Nadiya Kiss presented her work on Protecting Academia at Risk at the "Language Ideologies in the EU and Europe" workshop organised by JLU. Great discussions and collaboration with colleagues across Europe! Congrats to all involved!
#proac #gerdahenkel
#proac #gerdahenkel
🎙️ New episode alert! In our Protecting Academia at Risk series, Dina Gusejnova from LSE discusses the challenges of supporting displaced scholars in Europe and rethinking academic mobility.
🔗 You can listen to it on the Central European University podcast platform!
#proac #gerdahenkel #ceu
🔗 You can listen to it on the Central European University podcast platform!
#proac #gerdahenkel #ceu
Living with Risk: The Complexities of Supporting Displaced Scholars in Europe. | CEU Podcasts
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October 17, 2024 at 10:23 AM
🎙️ New episode alert! In our Protecting Academia at Risk series, Dina Gusejnova from LSE discusses the challenges of supporting displaced scholars in Europe and rethinking academic mobility.
🔗 You can listen to it on the Central European University podcast platform!
#proac #gerdahenkel #ceu
🔗 You can listen to it on the Central European University podcast platform!
#proac #gerdahenkel #ceu
We're excited to launch our "Protecting Academia at Risk" podcast series! Explore the stories of at-risk scholars & the challenges of academic freedom across Europe. Listen to the first episode: Resistance & Resilience with Andrea Pető.
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#proac
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#proac
October 3, 2024 at 8:54 AM
We're excited to launch our "Protecting Academia at Risk" podcast series! Explore the stories of at-risk scholars & the challenges of academic freedom across Europe. Listen to the first episode: Resistance & Resilience with Andrea Pető.
podcasts.ceu.edu/content/resi...
#proac
podcasts.ceu.edu/content/resi...
#proac
🌍 Before our current project, our team contributed to "Rewarding Mobility? Towards a Realistic European Policy Agenda for Academics at Risk." This work laid the groundwork for our focus on protecting scholars at risk & strengthening EU policies.
Rewarding mobility? Towards a realistic European policy agenda for academics at risk - Comparative Migration Studies
This article maps from a critical and comparative perspective how scholars at risk are currently being integrated into the European research infrastructure, as well as in various EU and non-EU Member ...
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October 2, 2024 at 7:39 AM
🌍 Before our current project, our team contributed to "Rewarding Mobility? Towards a Realistic European Policy Agenda for Academics at Risk." This work laid the groundwork for our focus on protecting scholars at risk & strengthening EU policies.
At "The Promise of (Un)Happiness? Gender, Labour, and Migration," Tania Arcimovich presented her paper: "Notes on Unsuccess and Failure as Critical Discourse: Stories of Female Migrant Scholars from Belarus."
Highlighting the untold stories of female migrants, she reveals gaps in support systems.
Highlighting the untold stories of female migrants, she reveals gaps in support systems.
September 19, 2024 at 9:56 AM
At "The Promise of (Un)Happiness? Gender, Labour, and Migration," Tania Arcimovich presented her paper: "Notes on Unsuccess and Failure as Critical Discourse: Stories of Female Migrant Scholars from Belarus."
Highlighting the untold stories of female migrants, she reveals gaps in support systems.
Highlighting the untold stories of female migrants, she reveals gaps in support systems.
🌟 Meet Dr. Nadiya Kiss, our postdoc expert in sociolinguistics! Her research focuses on language policy, minority languages, & narratives of forced migration. Excited to have her on the team! 🌍📚 #ProAC #gerdahenkel #protectingacademia #erfurtuniversity #Sociolinguistics #LanguagePolicy #Migration
September 10, 2024 at 11:04 AM
🌟 Meet Dr. Nadiya Kiss, our postdoc expert in sociolinguistics! Her research focuses on language policy, minority languages, & narratives of forced migration. Excited to have her on the team! 🌍📚 #ProAC #gerdahenkel #protectingacademia #erfurtuniversity #Sociolinguistics #LanguagePolicy #Migration
🌟 Meet Dr. Elena Trifan, our postdoctoral fellow! With expertise in sociology & anthropology, Elena's research spans topics like higher ed, Romanian music, & social justice. Excited to have her insights driving our project forward! 📚 #proac #gerdahenkel #anthropology
September 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM
🌟 Meet Dr. Elena Trifan, our postdoctoral fellow! With expertise in sociology & anthropology, Elena's research spans topics like higher ed, Romanian music, & social justice. Excited to have her insights driving our project forward! 📚 #proac #gerdahenkel #anthropology
Happy to welcome Dr. Tania Arcimovich to our team! Specializing in cultural studies, feminist theory, and art history, Tania brings deep insights from her work on post-Soviet societies and avant-garde art. #Proac #protectingacademia #erfurtuniversity #gerdahenkel #FeministTheory
August 29, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Happy to welcome Dr. Tania Arcimovich to our team! Specializing in cultural studies, feminist theory, and art history, Tania brings deep insights from her work on post-Soviet societies and avant-garde art. #Proac #protectingacademia #erfurtuniversity #gerdahenkel #FeministTheory
Meet Bernhard Kleeberg, our esteemed colleague from University of Erfurt! Historian of science, with expertise in political economy, sociology, & life sciences. His scholarly work enriches our understanding of historical and contemporary scientific discourses
#proac #gerdahenkel #UniversityOfErfurt
#proac #gerdahenkel #UniversityOfErfurt
August 23, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Meet Bernhard Kleeberg, our esteemed colleague from University of Erfurt! Historian of science, with expertise in political economy, sociology, & life sciences. His scholarly work enriches our understanding of historical and contemporary scientific discourses
#proac #gerdahenkel #UniversityOfErfurt
#proac #gerdahenkel #UniversityOfErfurt
As summer ends, delve into "A New Organon: Science Studies in Interwar Poland" edited by Friedrich Cain & our colleague Bernhard Kleeberg, which explores the debates in early 20th-century, post-independence Poland among sociologists, philosophers & scientists.
#ProAC #erfurtuniversity #gerdahenkel
#ProAC #erfurtuniversity #gerdahenkel
August 21, 2024 at 10:32 AM
As summer ends, delve into "A New Organon: Science Studies in Interwar Poland" edited by Friedrich Cain & our colleague Bernhard Kleeberg, which explores the debates in early 20th-century, post-independence Poland among sociologists, philosophers & scientists.
#ProAC #erfurtuniversity #gerdahenkel
#ProAC #erfurtuniversity #gerdahenkel