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AABS grantee Liisi Veski recently published an article in Journal of Baltic Studies entitled "Paving the third way: corporatist ideas and practices in 1930s Estonia." Congrats, Liisi!
The article is available for JBS subscribers and AABS members here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2573489
The article is available for JBS subscribers and AABS members here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2573489
Paving the third way: corporatist ideas and practices in 1930s Estonia
This article analyzes corporatism in 1930s Estonia, particularly under Konstantin Päts’ authoritarian regime (1934–1940). It examines how democracy was conceptualized within corporatist models. Whi...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
AABS grantee Liisi Veski recently published an article in Journal of Baltic Studies entitled "Paving the third way: corporatist ideas and practices in 1930s Estonia." Congrats, Liisi!
The article is available for JBS subscribers and AABS members here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2573489
The article is available for JBS subscribers and AABS members here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2573489
Congratulations to Rūta Matimaitytė for completing her AABS Dissertation Grant! Rūta used the grant to conduct research around the Baltic Sea for her project on the memory postwar migration. Learn more about her project here: vist.ly/4dn5a
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Congratulations to Rūta Matimaitytė for completing her AABS Dissertation Grant! Rūta used the grant to conduct research around the Baltic Sea for her project on the memory postwar migration. Learn more about her project here: vist.ly/4dn5a
CFP: AWSS 2026 Biennial Conference: "Creating under Constraint: Gender in Politics, History, Culture, Literature, Social Change." May 21-23, 2026, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
Proposals including an abstract and CV are due by December 2, 2025 to [email protected].
Proposals including an abstract and CV are due by December 2, 2025 to [email protected].
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
CFP: AWSS 2026 Biennial Conference: "Creating under Constraint: Gender in Politics, History, Culture, Literature, Social Change." May 21-23, 2026, Art Academy of Latvia, Riga
Proposals including an abstract and CV are due by December 2, 2025 to [email protected].
Proposals including an abstract and CV are due by December 2, 2025 to [email protected].
CFA: Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES) at Uppsala University 2026 Visiting Scholar Program. The program offers a one-month research fellowship at IRES, including travel, accommodation and a stipend of 20 000 SEK.
Deadline November 9: vist.ly/4cjfd
Deadline November 9: vist.ly/4cjfd
November 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
CFA: Institute for Russian and Eurasian Studies (IRES) at Uppsala University 2026 Visiting Scholar Program. The program offers a one-month research fellowship at IRES, including travel, accommodation and a stipend of 20 000 SEK.
Deadline November 9: vist.ly/4cjfd
Deadline November 9: vist.ly/4cjfd
CFA: Visiting Fellows for the Project “Subjectivities of Owning Land: Land Redistribution and the Nation-State in the Baltics Across the 20th Century”
Applications due November 3, 2025: vist.ly/4chjn
Applications due November 3, 2025: vist.ly/4chjn
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
CFA: Visiting Fellows for the Project “Subjectivities of Owning Land: Land Redistribution and the Nation-State in the Baltics Across the 20th Century”
Applications due November 3, 2025: vist.ly/4chjn
Applications due November 3, 2025: vist.ly/4chjn
New podcast episode! 🎙️
This month we share an episode from our colleagues at the EUROPAST podcast: "The Battle for Memory: Populism vs. Pluralism in Public History" with Professor Jan Kubik. It's a fascinating and highly timely listen - check it out now! vist.ly/4cd8e
This month we share an episode from our colleagues at the EUROPAST podcast: "The Battle for Memory: Populism vs. Pluralism in Public History" with Professor Jan Kubik. It's a fascinating and highly timely listen - check it out now! vist.ly/4cd8e
October 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
New podcast episode! 🎙️
This month we share an episode from our colleagues at the EUROPAST podcast: "The Battle for Memory: Populism vs. Pluralism in Public History" with Professor Jan Kubik. It's a fascinating and highly timely listen - check it out now! vist.ly/4cd8e
This month we share an episode from our colleagues at the EUROPAST podcast: "The Battle for Memory: Populism vs. Pluralism in Public History" with Professor Jan Kubik. It's a fascinating and highly timely listen - check it out now! vist.ly/4cd8e
CFA: The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) at Stanford University invites applications for the Wayne Vucinich Fellowship.
Applications due November 15, 2025: vist.ly/4bq49
Applications due November 15, 2025: vist.ly/4bq49
October 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
CFA: The Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) at Stanford University invites applications for the Wayne Vucinich Fellowship.
Applications due November 15, 2025: vist.ly/4bq49
Applications due November 15, 2025: vist.ly/4bq49
CFP: Estonian Institute of Historical Memory international research competition on communism for young scholars
The competition is open to both published academic papers and unpublished Master’s and Doctoral theses.
Deadline November 3. More info here: https://mnemosyne.ee/en/competition/
The competition is open to both published academic papers and unpublished Master’s and Doctoral theses.
Deadline November 3. More info here: https://mnemosyne.ee/en/competition/
CFP: Estonian Institute of Historical Memory international research competition on communism for young scholars
The competition is open to both published academic papers and unpublished Master’s and Doctoral theses.
Deadline November 3. More info here: https://mnemosyne.ee/en/competition/
CFP: Estonian Institute of Historical Memory international research competition on communism for young scholars
The competition is open to both published academic papers and unpublished Master’s and Doctoral theses.
Deadline November 3. More info here: https://mnemosyne.ee/en/competition/
mnemosyne.ee
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 AM
CFP: Estonian Institute of Historical Memory international research competition on communism for young scholars
The competition is open to both published academic papers and unpublished Master’s and Doctoral theses.
Deadline November 3. More info here: https://mnemosyne.ee/en/competition/
The competition is open to both published academic papers and unpublished Master’s and Doctoral theses.
Deadline November 3. More info here: https://mnemosyne.ee/en/competition/
The deadline for submitting proposals to our 2026 conference has been extended to this Friday to accommodate a range of applicants. Don't miss out on the biggest event in Baltic Studies!
Submit by October 24: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/aabs-2026-at-uiuc/
Submit by October 24: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/aabs-2026-at-uiuc/
October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The deadline for submitting proposals to our 2026 conference has been extended to this Friday to accommodate a range of applicants. Don't miss out on the biggest event in Baltic Studies!
Submit by October 24: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/aabs-2026-at-uiuc/
Submit by October 24: https://aabs-balticstudies.org/aabs-2026-at-uiuc/
Call for Papers: 'A Window of opportunities:' Newspaper press during perestroika - analyses and field reports.
Workshop – Helsinki, 26 – 27 February 2026
Deadline October 25: vist.ly/4axur
Workshop – Helsinki, 26 – 27 February 2026
Deadline October 25: vist.ly/4axur
October 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Call for Papers: 'A Window of opportunities:' Newspaper press during perestroika - analyses and field reports.
Workshop – Helsinki, 26 – 27 February 2026
Deadline October 25: vist.ly/4axur
Workshop – Helsinki, 26 – 27 February 2026
Deadline October 25: vist.ly/4axur
Now's the time! The deadline to submit proposals for our 2026 conference is 11:59pm US Central Time tomorrow, October 17. Don't be late - submit your application now.
More information is available on our website: vist.ly/4amu7
Excited to see what you submit!
More information is available on our website: vist.ly/4amu7
Excited to see what you submit!
October 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Now's the time! The deadline to submit proposals for our 2026 conference is 11:59pm US Central Time tomorrow, October 17. Don't be late - submit your application now.
More information is available on our website: vist.ly/4amu7
Excited to see what you submit!
More information is available on our website: vist.ly/4amu7
Excited to see what you submit!
Recently published open access in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Assessing market transition theory on the basis of Estonian longitudinal studies, 1979–2007," by Indrek Soidla and Karmo Kroos.
Full article available online to all readers here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2549685
Full article available online to all readers here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2549685
Assessing market transition theory on the basis of Estonian longitudinal studies, 1979–2007
We analyze two rare Estonian longitudinal datasets (1979–2007) to examine the empirical validity of market transition theory (MTT) as formulated by Nee and Szelényi, which posits how marketization ...
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October 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Recently published open access in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Assessing market transition theory on the basis of Estonian longitudinal studies, 1979–2007," by Indrek Soidla and Karmo Kroos.
Full article available online to all readers here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2549685
Full article available online to all readers here: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2549685
AABS is proud to co-host the 2025 Baltic Research Forum, which starts tomorrow! Hear from leading scholars on their current research in Baltic societies and history. Registration is still open for general participation: https://forms.gle/78sPw7RCA67JWB3W6
2025 Baltic Research Forum: General Registration Form
Please join us for the 2025 Baltic Research Forum, hosted jointed with AABS. This year’s forum will feature: A discussion with the editors of the Journal of Baltic StudiesA talk by the Chief Archivist of LithuaniaRecent publications from the Journal of Baltic StudiesInformation about the 2026 AABS conferenceA draft program for this year's forum can be found here: https://researchforums.web.illinois.edu/2025-baltic-research-forum/The forum will be held virtually on October 15–16, 2025, from 9am to 11:30am Central time. Zoom details will be shared the week of the event. Questions? Contact the Slavic Reference Service ([email protected])
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October 14, 2025 at 10:16 AM
AABS is proud to co-host the 2025 Baltic Research Forum, which starts tomorrow! Hear from leading scholars on their current research in Baltic societies and history. Registration is still open for general participation: https://forms.gle/78sPw7RCA67JWB3W6
CFP: Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization invites proposals for a special issue on volunteerism in the countries of the former Soviet Union to be published in 2026.
Proposals due October 15: to [email protected]. More info at https://www.demokratizatsiya.pub/
Proposals due October 15: to [email protected]. More info at https://www.demokratizatsiya.pub/
Demokratizatsiya
Demokratizatsiya
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October 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
CFP: Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization invites proposals for a special issue on volunteerism in the countries of the former Soviet Union to be published in 2026.
Proposals due October 15: to [email protected]. More info at https://www.demokratizatsiya.pub/
Proposals due October 15: to [email protected]. More info at https://www.demokratizatsiya.pub/
Just six days left to submit a proposal to join us for our biennial conference, to be held next May! Don't miss out on the biggest event in Baltic Studies - four days of academic insight, building new connections, and catching up with colleagues.
Submit by October 17: vist.ly/4a4c9
Submit by October 17: vist.ly/4a4c9
October 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Just six days left to submit a proposal to join us for our biennial conference, to be held next May! Don't miss out on the biggest event in Baltic Studies - four days of academic insight, building new connections, and catching up with colleagues.
Submit by October 17: vist.ly/4a4c9
Submit by October 17: vist.ly/4a4c9
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Happy to be a Fellow at St Antony's College at Oxford this academic year: www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-ti...
Dr Timo Aava - St Antony's
Timo Aava is a historian of modern Europe focusing on the history of political thought and minority rights. He holds a PhD from the University of Vienna. After finishing his PhD, he has held postdocto...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Happy to be a Fellow at St Antony's College at Oxford this academic year: www.sant.ox.ac.uk/people/dr-ti...
ICYMI: The first episode of the new Baltic Ways podcast season was recently released! Listen now to learn from leading scholars about the state of Baltic Studies: where the field's been and what comes next. Available now on all platforms! More info here: vist.ly/49u37
October 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
ICYMI: The first episode of the new Baltic Ways podcast season was recently released! Listen now to learn from leading scholars about the state of Baltic Studies: where the field's been and what comes next. Available now on all platforms! More info here: vist.ly/49u37
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Making room for the future? Half-emptiness and the ordered demolition of Soviet housing in Estonia," by Francisco Martinez and Keiti Kljaven. Available for JBS subscribers and AABS members: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2557273
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Making room for the future? Half-emptiness and the ordered demolition of Soviet housing in Estonia," by Francisco Martinez and Keiti Kljaven. Available for JBS subscribers and AABS members: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2557273
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Making room for the future? Half-emptiness and the ordered demolition of Soviet housing in Estonia," by Francisco Martinez and Keiti Kljaven. Available for JBS subscribers and AABS members: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2557273
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October 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Recently published online in the Journal of Baltic Studies: "Making room for the future? Half-emptiness and the ordered demolition of Soviet housing in Estonia," by Francisco Martinez and Keiti Kljaven. Available for JBS subscribers and AABS members: https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2025.2557273
Reminder: proposals for our 2026 conference are due in ten days!
We invite proposals of panels or individual papers from all disciplines touching on Baltic Studies. Spread the word to your colleagues!
More info and application here: vist.ly/49jgp
We invite proposals of panels or individual papers from all disciplines touching on Baltic Studies. Spread the word to your colleagues!
More info and application here: vist.ly/49jgp
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reminder: proposals for our 2026 conference are due in ten days!
We invite proposals of panels or individual papers from all disciplines touching on Baltic Studies. Spread the word to your colleagues!
More info and application here: vist.ly/49jgp
We invite proposals of panels or individual papers from all disciplines touching on Baltic Studies. Spread the word to your colleagues!
More info and application here: vist.ly/49jgp
Hey, we know her! AABS Jānis Grundmanis Fellowship recipient Marta Kalniņa was interviewed by Columbia University about what the fellowship means for her. Check out the interview here: https://arts.columbia.edu/news/film-student-marta-kalnina-receives-janis-grundmanis-postgraduate-fellowship
Film Student Marta Kalnina Receives Jānis Grundmanis Postgraduate Fellowship | School of the Arts
Film Student Marta Kalnina Receives Jānis Grundmanis Postgraduate Fellowship | School of the Arts
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October 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Hey, we know her! AABS Jānis Grundmanis Fellowship recipient Marta Kalniņa was interviewed by Columbia University about what the fellowship means for her. Check out the interview here: https://arts.columbia.edu/news/film-student-marta-kalnina-receives-janis-grundmanis-postgraduate-fellowship
CFP: ISHA winter seminar “Multiple Baltics: Reimagining Social, Cultural and Spatial Dimensions of History”
Proudly supported by AABS via the Academic Events and Projects Grant!
Deadline October 10 for participants; PhD workshop leaders also sought: https://multiplebaltics.lv/
Proudly supported by AABS via the Academic Events and Projects Grant!
Deadline October 10 for participants; PhD workshop leaders also sought: https://multiplebaltics.lv/
Multiple Baltics:Reimagining Social, Cultural and Spatial Dimensions of History
Multiple Baltics:Reimagining Social, Cultural and Spatial Dimensions of History
multiplebaltics.lv
October 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
CFP: ISHA winter seminar “Multiple Baltics: Reimagining Social, Cultural and Spatial Dimensions of History”
Proudly supported by AABS via the Academic Events and Projects Grant!
Deadline October 10 for participants; PhD workshop leaders also sought: https://multiplebaltics.lv/
Proudly supported by AABS via the Academic Events and Projects Grant!
Deadline October 10 for participants; PhD workshop leaders also sought: https://multiplebaltics.lv/
New podcast episode! 🎙️
To kick off the academic year and a new season of Baltic Ways, we hear about the state of Baltic Studies from a panel of scholars.
Episode available wherever you get your podcasts or for streaming on our website here: vist.ly/499zy
To kick off the academic year and a new season of Baltic Ways, we hear about the state of Baltic Studies from a panel of scholars.
Episode available wherever you get your podcasts or for streaming on our website here: vist.ly/499zy
October 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
New podcast episode! 🎙️
To kick off the academic year and a new season of Baltic Ways, we hear about the state of Baltic Studies from a panel of scholars.
Episode available wherever you get your podcasts or for streaming on our website here: vist.ly/499zy
To kick off the academic year and a new season of Baltic Ways, we hear about the state of Baltic Studies from a panel of scholars.
Episode available wherever you get your podcasts or for streaming on our website here: vist.ly/499zy
CFA: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - WCEE Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-2028. Eligibility restricted to applicants who obtained their PhD no earlier than Jan 1, 2024.
Deadline October 15: https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68826/university-michigan-ann-arbor-wcee-postdoctoral-fellowship-2026-2028
Deadline October 15: https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68826/university-michigan-ann-arbor-wcee-postdoctoral-fellowship-2026-2028
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - WCEE Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-2028 | H-Net
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - WCEE Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-2028 | H-Net
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October 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
CFA: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - WCEE Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-2028. Eligibility restricted to applicants who obtained their PhD no earlier than Jan 1, 2024.
Deadline October 15: https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68826/university-michigan-ann-arbor-wcee-postdoctoral-fellowship-2026-2028
Deadline October 15: https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/68826/university-michigan-ann-arbor-wcee-postdoctoral-fellowship-2026-2028
Reminder: the application deadline for our 2026 conference is fast approaching!
AABS 2026 will be invigorating and interdisciplinary, from panels and plenaries to coffee breaks and catch-ups. Don't miss out - submit your proposal by October 17: vist.ly/48jbi
AABS 2026 will be invigorating and interdisciplinary, from panels and plenaries to coffee breaks and catch-ups. Don't miss out - submit your proposal by October 17: vist.ly/48jbi
September 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reminder: the application deadline for our 2026 conference is fast approaching!
AABS 2026 will be invigorating and interdisciplinary, from panels and plenaries to coffee breaks and catch-ups. Don't miss out - submit your proposal by October 17: vist.ly/48jbi
AABS 2026 will be invigorating and interdisciplinary, from panels and plenaries to coffee breaks and catch-ups. Don't miss out - submit your proposal by October 17: vist.ly/48jbi
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Participate and Engage - Applications for the ISHA Winter seminar 2025, "Multiple Baltics: Reimagining social, cultural and spatial dimensions of history" are now open!
Deadline: 10 October
Learn more: multiplebaltics.lv
Supported by @balticstudies.bsky.social and UL Student Council.
Deadline: 10 October
Learn more: multiplebaltics.lv
Supported by @balticstudies.bsky.social and UL Student Council.
Multiple Baltics:Reimagining Social, Cultural and Spatial Dimensions of History
multiplebaltics.lv
September 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Participate and Engage - Applications for the ISHA Winter seminar 2025, "Multiple Baltics: Reimagining social, cultural and spatial dimensions of history" are now open!
Deadline: 10 October
Learn more: multiplebaltics.lv
Supported by @balticstudies.bsky.social and UL Student Council.
Deadline: 10 October
Learn more: multiplebaltics.lv
Supported by @balticstudies.bsky.social and UL Student Council.