Eric Gordy
@ericgordy.bsky.social
All about: sociology, Balkans, good cooking, jazz, dogs. No patience for: racists, nationalists, sexists, creeps, bad methodology.
“East of Ethnia” blog -- politics, sociology, and culture from the Balkans and other places: https://ericgordy.substack.com/
“East of Ethnia” blog -- politics, sociology, and culture from the Balkans and other places: https://ericgordy.substack.com/
If you're in Oxford this evening come and say hello.
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Democratic resistance to illiberalism in Hungary and Serbia
This seminar will explore democratic opposition resistance to illiberalism in Hungary and Serbia. Drawing on recent civic mobilisations, protest movements in Serbia, and emerging spaces of opposition ...
talks.ox.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you're in Oxford this evening come and say hello.
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f46...
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/f46...
Elections in RS: if this is a victory for SNSD, it's hard to distinguish it from a loss.
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A small margin on a low turnout
Dodik and company say they are affirmed by the results of the RS presidential election, but they probably don't think so themselves.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Elections in RS: if this is a victory for SNSD, it's hard to distinguish it from a loss.
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The party in power is using the university Senate, an administrative body controlled by loyalists, to block the promotion of a professor who has been reviewed and approved by her colleagues. It is an act of political revenge.
Najavljen je i skup podrške „Solidarni i slobodni“, koji će biti održan u sredu, 26. novembra u 16 časova ispred Rektorata Univerziteta u Novom Sadu.
Slobodan univerzitet: Senat UNS-a nezakonito blokirao izbor Jelene Kleut u zvanje redovne profesorke - IN Medija
Slobodan univerzitet upozorio je da je Senat Univerziteta u Novom Sadu „teško prekršio procedure“ odbijajući izbor dr Jelene Kleut u zvanje redovne profesorke, uprkos pozitivnim mišljenjima svih nadle...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The party in power is using the university Senate, an administrative body controlled by loyalists, to block the promotion of a professor who has been reviewed and approved by her colleagues. It is an act of political revenge.
On discovering that many spam accounts are based in distant countries:
People in any country can have things to say.
Some of these things are excellent, some are awful.
Evaluate the things people say on their content, not where they are said.
People in any country can have things to say.
Some of these things are excellent, some are awful.
Evaluate the things people say on their content, not where they are said.
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
On discovering that many spam accounts are based in distant countries:
People in any country can have things to say.
Some of these things are excellent, some are awful.
Evaluate the things people say on their content, not where they are said.
People in any country can have things to say.
Some of these things are excellent, some are awful.
Evaluate the things people say on their content, not where they are said.
Someone else did the original version of Čudna Šuma? Well you know what? There is only one authoritative version, and that is Koja's.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Someone else did the original version of Čudna Šuma? Well you know what? There is only one authoritative version, and that is Koja's.
Was Mr Fromage a racist when he was a child? Well, kuri me bolac, I didn't know that repulsive creep then. But we are all forced to know him now. And he is the most execrable racist and nothing else.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline
Reform UK leader’s responses to allegations of racist and antisemitic behaviour at Dulwich college have varied over time
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Was Mr Fromage a racist when he was a child? Well, kuri me bolac, I didn't know that repulsive creep then. But we are all forced to know him now. And he is the most execrable racist and nothing else.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ne zastareva.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Ne zastareva.
I always heard this lyric wrong, I thought it was “gutaš veliki glagol.”
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Arian - Lutaš velikim gradom
Listen to Lutaš velikim gradom on TIDAL
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November 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I always heard this lyric wrong, I thought it was “gutaš veliki glagol.”
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sound of the 70s, ragazze i ragazzi.
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Brano Likic - Mirno Idem Krivim Putem
Listen to Mirno Idem Krivim Putem on TIDAL
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November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
sound of the 70s, ragazze i ragazzi.
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tidal.com/browse/track...
Making melanzane alla parmigiana. I was going to assemble something from leftovers but the aubergines in the store moved my soul.
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Making melanzane alla parmigiana. I was going to assemble something from leftovers but the aubergines in the store moved my soul.
For Dodo the problem with the elections is that there were people who voted while not being from the same ethnic group as him.
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www.oslobodjenje.ba/vijesti/bih/...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For Dodo the problem with the elections is that there were people who voted while not being from the same ethnic group as him.
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www.oslobodjenje.ba/vijesti/bih/...
RIP Džimi Klisura
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The Harder They Come Cover - Almaz & The Royal Sounds
YouTube video by AlmazMusic
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November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
RIP Džimi Klisura
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Reposted by Eric Gordy
”One thing we’ve learned from the western Balkans is that setting up hopes too high and then not coming through breeds frustration and encourages the far right”: Our Director Ulf Brunnbauer spoke with @foreignpolicy.com about the uncertain prospects for Ukraine’s accession to the EU. ⬇️
Europe Is Selling Ukraine a Pipe Dream
The EU’s promises of future membership have a very uncertain outcome.
foreignpolicy.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
”One thing we’ve learned from the western Balkans is that setting up hopes too high and then not coming through breeds frustration and encourages the far right”: Our Director Ulf Brunnbauer spoke with @foreignpolicy.com about the uncertain prospects for Ukraine’s accession to the EU. ⬇️
A ko ne voli Balkan reggae?
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Hornsman Coyote i Del Arno Band - Idemo U Underground (Official Video)
YouTube video by Hornsman Coyote
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November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
A ko ne voli Balkan reggae?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgQ2...
Napred u zlo!
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Ah, Ahilej - Napred u zlo
YouTube video by hitchhikersoul
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November 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Napred u zlo!
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So, if the prosecutor says that the person who is accused is guilty, and the person who is accused agrees that the person who is accused is guilty, let's conclude that the person who is accused is guilty.
Republican state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud.
Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud | Arizona Mirror
Austin Smith election fraud guilty plea: Former GOP Rep admits forging 100+ signatures on ballot petitions in Arizona
azmirror.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
So, if the prosecutor says that the person who is accused is guilty, and the person who is accused agrees that the person who is accused is guilty, let's conclude that the person who is accused is guilty.
Elections in RS: our fraud was better. No, your fraud was better.
November 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Elections in RS: our fraud was better. No, your fraud was better.
When you say oh, it's nearly done, I'll take it out of the oven when this song is over, then you check and see that the song is one of those endless Fela Kuti/Tony Allen compositions.
November 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
When you say oh, it's nearly done, I'll take it out of the oven when this song is over, then you check and see that the song is one of those endless Fela Kuti/Tony Allen compositions.
So it seems like Dodik is able to turn out his voters, but not in his country.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
So it seems like Dodik is able to turn out his voters, but not in his country.
"They call this a šopska salata because all of the things you need to make it you can get in the šop."
November 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
"They call this a šopska salata because all of the things you need to make it you can get in the šop."
Whether or not he has a racist past is immaterial. He has a racist present.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Whether or not he has a racist past is immaterial. He has a racist present.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Izbacite pekmeze.
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www.bbc.com/serbian/arti...
’Bili su esencija rokenrola’: Kako je muzika revolucionarnog benda MC5 postala saundtrek za američku potkulturu - BBC News na srpskom
Pojavili su se 1960-ih u Detroitu za eksplozivnim zvukom koji je popločao put pank muzici. Nakon novog albuma objavljenog sredinom 2024, oni koji su ih znali objašnjavaju kako su za sva vremena promen...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Izbacite pekmeze.
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www.bbc.com/serbian/arti...
Labour and Conservatives promote anti-immigrant xenophobia and measures to punish the poor. They are not “centrist” parties. They are far right parties.
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Voters could abandon centrist parties if budget fails, warns former cabinet secretary
Simon Case says voters will look elsewhere if chancellor cannot find solutions to tax, spending and debt problems
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Labour and Conservatives promote anti-immigrant xenophobia and measures to punish the poor. They are not “centrist” parties. They are far right parties.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
They asked the students at one of the affected departments whether they wanted to be forced into the new faculty the regime is imposing. All of them said neka hvala.
www.juznevesti.com/drustvo/stud...
www.juznevesti.com/drustvo/stud...
Studenti istorije niškog Filozofskog jednoglasno protiv Fakulteta srpskih studija
Nakon studenata srbistike, svoj stav o osnivanju Fakulteta srpskih studija u Nišu dali su i studenti Departmana za istoriju i svi koji su učestvovali u anketi
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November 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
They asked the students at one of the affected departments whether they wanted to be forced into the new faculty the regime is imposing. All of them said neka hvala.
www.juznevesti.com/drustvo/stud...
www.juznevesti.com/drustvo/stud...
Razvijaš mišiće zahvaljujući tome što svaki dan nosiš s pijace 5kg celera.
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Šta se događa u telu kada svakodnevno pijete sok od celera
Sok od celera osvežavajući je napitak prepun vitamina, minerala i vode, a jedinjenja koja sadrži mogu ponuditi brojne zdravstvene prednosti.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Razvijaš mišiće zahvaljujući tome što svaki dan nosiš s pijace 5kg celera.
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