New article out in Global Networks! We explore how donor dynamics, embeddedness, and organizational form shape civil society’s strategies for contesting global power and advancing justice, using a global dataset of 290 organizations. Proud to co-author this with @mkolczynska.bsky.social!
Happy to see our volume Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe reviewed in Journal of Contemporary European Studies! The review picks up on the book’s contribution to debates on how protest movements challenge, confront, and sometimes reshape political power. doi.org/10.1080/1478...
In this issue, we take a comprehensive territorial perspective on Eurosceptic populism, highlighting how regional socio-political dynamics and local contexts shape political attitudes. Our aim is to provide a more nuanced, multi-layered research approach that goes beyond national-level analyses.
If you're looking for explanations behind these patterns, I would like to recommend our Special Issue in Political Studies Review, which -coincidentally - has just been published (May 2025). journals.sagepub.com/toc/PSW/curr...
The recent elections in Romania once again reveal the stark territorial divides that shape our political landscape; what some have called the "two Romanias" and, increasingly, the "two Romanian Diasporas."
The #ProTestProject has officially launched with a vibrant two-day meeting in Budapest! Catch highlights from our kick-off meeting in Budapest, where researchers from across Europe gathered to explore the role protests play in testing—and transforming—democracy today!
Interesting conference on business reactions to corporate accountability initatives in Bucharest (Romania) next week. corpaccount.politice.ro/wp/wp-conten...
Very happy to see that the paper Roch Dunin-Wasowitcz, Claudiu Craciun, Henry Rammelt and I wrote suggesting a new research agenda on the study of #populism is finally out (and published as open source): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Just out: Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe. This volume engages with a number of the most pressing issues, including geopolitical alignment and political grievances, democracy and illiberalism, or right-wing and pro-democracy movements. doi.org/10.1007/978-...
