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eepolitics.bsky.social
East European Politics
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Leading international journal on the government, politics and societies of the post-communist space / Editors: Adam Fagan, Petr Kopecky, Lenka Bustikova, Andrea L. P. Pirro. Managing Editor: David Gazsi / http://tandfonline.com/fjcs
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I have a new article out, which unfortunately isn't open-access, but the publisher is offering 50 free eprints!

The article dispels the common myth that Ukraine is too corrupt to join the EU. It shows that Ukrainian corruption is average...
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(Anti)corruption and conditionality in the geopolitical enlargement: Ukraine’s EU accession in comparative perspective
Since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, geostrategic urgency has revived EU enlargement, raising fears that speed may erode conditionality. This article argues instead that Ukraine's accession pat...
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January 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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📣 Kicking off 2026 with a new article in @eepolitics.bsky.social!

When do voters with left-wing economic views support populist radical right parties?

Many supporters of 🇵🇱 PiS are left-authoritarians (left-wing econ & authoritarian socio-cult views)... 1/4 👇

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January 7, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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🇽🇰Kosovo goes to the polls again in a snap election 🗳️ Take a look at the below free research articles 👇👇
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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☀️The new issue - incl. #FREE content - is out now! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... cc @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @filipejdus.bsky.social @angeltorresadan.bsky.social @karin-kvr-slyms.bsky.social @denisakost.bsky.social @lanabi.bsky.social 👇👇⚡
December 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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🇧🇬 Following the recent developments in Bulgaria? Find two of our highly relevant & #FREE research articles in the comments below 👇👇 @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
December 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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💡New & #FREE article 'Vicarious denial: war crimes and online deliberation in #Serbia for and against #Ukraine' by @denisakost.bsky.social ( @lse-ei.bsky.social ) & @lanabi.bsky.social ( @lsemethodology.bsky.social ) 🇷🇸🇺🇦 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
Vicarious denial: war crimes and online deliberation in Serbia for and against Ukraine
Violence in distant conflicts can foster solidarity across borders, mediated by partisanship, identities, and ideology. But, attitudes towards a society’s own war legacies may also shape reactions ...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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New article💡'Pro- #Ukrainian social mobilisation in #Hungary: solidarity in the shadow of the Hungarian government's Janus-faced communication' by @karin-kvr-slyms.bsky.social & Jiri Nemec of @masarykuniversity.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159...
Pro-Ukrainian social mobilisation in Hungary: solidarity in the shadow of the Hungarian government's Janus-faced communication
The role of language in shaping socio-political realities suggests that narratives disseminated by governments strongly influence public opinion. This article addresses if and how the Hungarian gov...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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New in @eepolitics.bsky.social! In Albania, anti-communism fuels far-right normalization—even under continuous Socialist Party rule—by reframing WWII, delegitimizing the anti-fascist tradition, and rehabilitating collaborators. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KNMWG...
October 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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👇 NEW ARTICLE with @Lanabi_la_Lova: We analyse cross border dynamics of war crimes denial. Attitudes to in-group's past wars & accountability explain selective solidarity with victims of distant conflicts. @lse-ei.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @eepolitics.bsky.social tinyurl.com/b4sum24y
Vicarious denial: war crimes and online deliberation in Serbia for and against Ukraine
Violence in distant conflicts can foster solidarity across borders, mediated by partisanship, identities, and ideology. But, attitudes towards a society’s own war legacies may also shape reactions ...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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NEW! The public opinion effects of antisemitic elite cues: a survey experiment on the Hungarian Soros campaign in @eepolitics.bsky.social w/ @bencehamrak.bsky.social @erinjenne.bsky.social G.Simonovits. Soros cues worked through partisan motivated reasoning & not antisemitism doi.org/10.1080/2159...
October 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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🇨🇿🗳️ Excited about the upcoming #CzechElection ? Find some excellent studies in the thread below 👇👇 @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @lenkabustikova.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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💡Now #FREE: 'Memory activism and the victimhood paradox in #Bosnia and Herzegovina: commemorating the “War Child” in the resistance against ethnic nationalism' by Jasna Dragović-Soso
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Memory activism and the victimhood paradox in Bosnia and Herzegovina: commemorating the “War Child” in the resistance against ethnic nationalism
Noting the conceptual malleability and the historically opposed political uses of victimhood, this article analyses the strategies deployed to navigate the “victimhood paradox” in two cases of memo...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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🇲🇩🗳️Get prepared for tomorrow's parliamentary election in Moldova by reading the below special issue www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/3... ⚡ @fredericmerand.bsky.social @cristiannitoiu.bsky.social @annasophiemaass.bsky.social @marcosiddi.bsky.social - @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it 👇👇
East European Politics
Theorizing Cooperation and Conflict in Euro-Russian Relations. Volume 36, Issue 4 of East European Politics
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September 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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⚡NEW issue out now! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... 🙌 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @grigopop.bsky.social @tranfi.bsky.social
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September 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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🌟New & temp. #FREE article 'From parish to parliament: resources and alliances of anti-gender movements in Southeast Europe' by @tranfi.bsky.social ( @sns.it / @authlibeu.bsky.social) 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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From parish to parliament: resources and alliances of anti-gender movements in Southeast Europe
This article explores the emergence of anti-gender mobilisation in Southeast Europe with a comparative case study of Bulgaria, Croatia, and Serbia. I employ a most similar systems design to explain...
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August 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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🌟NEW & temp. #FREE article: 'The perfect storm: political alienation, ideological resonance, and the role of influencers in the 2024 #Romanian parliamentary elections' by @grigopop.bsky.social (‪@princetonpolitics.bsky.social‬)👉https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2025.2524502 🇷🇴
August 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Our article with Paul D'Anieri on impact of #Ukrainian public opinion on #peace negotiations is out @eepolitics.bsky.social! Sadly,the #war is going on and our research is still relevant.Thanks @oonuch.bsky.social @emmamateo.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social
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Ukrainian public opinion and the path to peace with Russia
A central question in the Russo-Ukrainian war is under what circumstances Ukraine will make territorial concessions in order to end the war. Ukrainian public opinion will be a crucial factor. Initi...
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August 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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🥳NEW issue out now! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... 🌞 @adamfagan.bsky.social @petrkopecky.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @skvrnami.bsky.social @kovarek.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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A new article by Katsiaryna Lozka has just been published in East European Politics

"From street protests to everyday life: politicisation of the Belarusian society after the 2020–2021 National Awakening"

Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1080/2159...
From street protests to everyday life: politicisation of the Belarusian society after the 2020–2021 National Awakening
This article discusses the politicisation of everyday life in post-2020 Belarus following the suppression of the anti-authoritarian protests. Drawing on visual analysis, it shows that different for...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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👌NEW article: 'Development of new party support in post-communist Europe and the effect of the 2008 economic crisis' by Lukáš Linek & Michael Škvrňák (@czechacademy.bsky.social)👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... ✨
July 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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🧠 Can the shadow of socialism still shape how we trust our governments today?
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#PoliticalTrust #CzechPolitics #GenerationalChange ‪@eepolitics.bsky.social‬ @bagss-bamberg.bsky.social‬
Generational dynamics of political trust and satisfaction in Czechia: the enduring impact of political socialisation during socialism
The article examines how exposure to socialism shapes political attitudes and how the fall of the Iron Curtain affected political socialisation across generations in Czechia, while exploring the in...
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July 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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🤩 Absolutely delighted to share that our journal, @eepolitics.bsky.social, has earned an Impact Factor of 3.1 for the year 2024. We are stably ranked Q1 in our categories of reference: Political Science (46/322) and Area Studies (4/182).

Many thanks to our contributors, reviewers, and readers! 🙏
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June 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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🔥Delighted to share that we've earned an Impact Factor of 3.1 for 2024! Stably ranked Q1 over the years, we are in the top 50 in Political Science & the top 5 in Area Studies thanks to Your contributions! 🤩 @adamfagan.bsky.social @petrkopecky.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
June 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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🔥🔥The 2024 Best Article Prize goes to Maarika Kujanen for 'Trust in president – a different case? Individual-level patterns of trust in political executives in CEE' 👉 #FREE to download👉 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fjc... - @adamfagan.bsky.social @petrkopecky.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
June 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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💡New article: 'Uncorking Europeanisation: the resilient journey of small #Georgian winemakers in the pursuit of the #EU market' by Margherita Gobbat 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... 🇬🇪🇪🇺 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @petrkopecky.bsky.social
Uncorking Europeanisation: the resilient journey of small Georgian winemakers in the pursuit of the EU market
This article examines how Georgian wine producers respond to EU export standards and how they perceive them. What role does the Europeanisation process play in shaping their resilience through adap...
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June 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM