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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · 16d

Find my full essay and all other contributions to the Written Symposium here 👉 www.parlament.gv.at/en/research/...

#ParliamentaryResearch #PoliticalDiscourse #NationalSecurity @parlament.gv.at

Written Symposium "Time(s) and Parliaments" | Parliament Austria

Following the cancellation of the Day of Parliamentary Research 2025, this Written Symposium offers a platform for scientific exchange on the overarching theme of "Time(s) and Parliaments”.

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · 16d

Traditional narratives—neutrality as legal duty, moral identity, and normative value—still dominate. While these offer continuity and public reassurance, they lack clarity on what neutrality means in a changing European and global security environment.

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · 16d

What I found: Austrian neutrality has shifted from a core strategic pillar of foreign policy during the Cold War to a more ambiguous and contested concept. Parliament plays a key role in symbolically reaffirming neutrality—but rarely in redefining it to meet today’s security realities.

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · 16d

I recently contributed to the Austrian Parliament’s Written Symposium on Austrian #neutrality 🇦🇹 In my essay, I explore how Austria’s concept of neutrality has evolved since the end of the Cold War in parliamentary discourse.

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ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · 22d

1/4 Welcome to the @ecdeisa.bsky.social account 👋

🔥Watch this space for upcoming events and content related to @europeanisa.bsky.social

➡️A short intro thread of our group and how you can get involved below🧵👇

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · 22d

Lesenswert für alle, die sich mit dem Thema der #Neutralität #Österreichs in Theorie & Praxis beschäftigen.

📌Auf der Webseite zum Buch www.neutralitaet.info gibt es alle Beiträge, Infos zu den Autor:innen und einen kompakten Q&A-Bereich ➡️sachlich, differenziert & aktuell.

Österreichs Neutralität

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · 22d

📘 Kürzlich veröffentlicht: Mein Beitrag „Neutralität als Rollenverständnis“ ist Teil des neuen Sammelbands „Österreichs Neutralität - Eine Debatte“!

Danke an @msenn.bsky.social und Jodok Troy sowie alle Mitautor:innen für die tolle Zusammenarbeit.

#Neuerscheinung @transcript-verlag.bsky.social

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ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · Sep 8

3/4 We also warmly welcome #FrancescoRagazzi -new #ECD contact point of the @europeanisa.bsky.social board ➕our group's new members @mcianforlini.bsky.social @francakappes.bsky.social @marionfoster.bsky.social. A HUGE thanks to the departing @samarjit.bsky.social & #NeslihanDikmenAlsancak

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Aug 29

👏 It's the final day of #EISAPEC25!

🗓️ This morning, you have another opportunity to meet the editors of our book series with OUP (10:30-11:00, Belmeloro Garden)

✍️ Early career researchers - join our event about publishing in top-tier journals (11:00-12:30, Belmeloro building, Aula L)

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ECD event graphics on presentation slides behind panel

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 29

Also happening at 11 am: an @ecdeisa.bsky.social event on publishing in top-tier journals specially geared toward early career researchers 📌 Belmeloro Aula L

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 29

Final day of #EISAPEC25! I will be chairing a panel on "Liminality and the foreign policy of small states" with fascinating papers by @kpishchikova.bsky.social, @alexzachariades.bsky.social, Irina Lukyanova, and Andriy Tyushka. Join us at 11 am 📌 Palazzo Hercolani Aula 1

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Aug 28

📝 Are you enjoying #EISAPEC25?

🗓️ Today, make sure to check out the Early Career Networking Hub, Early Career Workshop on Course Design, and Meet the Editors sessions for both the EISA-OUP book series and top IR journals

🔗 Schedule details: buff.ly/zQWk0ip

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ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · Aug 28

Good morning! Have you checked today’s events? 🌟
We’ve got two:
• ECD Hub Meeting at 12:45
• Project Lab on Course Design at 16:00

See you there! 🙌 #EISAPEC25 #ECDgroup

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 28

Also, @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social and I will be facilitating the ECD Project Lab at 16h today at Belmeloro (Aula L). Join us for a workshop on course design with @anahitaarian.bsky.social!

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 28

Early career researchers, join us at the ECD Networking Hub hoard by @ecdeisa.bsky.social. We look forward to engaging with you over the lunch break! 📌 Palazzo Hercolani, Sala Poeti

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 28

Looking forward to an interesting conversation this morning at the #EISAPEC25 panel on the domestic drivers of foreign policy in small states. I will be presenting my paper on the influence of collective memory on security policy in 🇦🇹 Austria and 🇬🇷Greece during the Cold War.

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today at #EISAPEC25: ☕ IR Methods Café 🕑 14h 📌 Belmeloro Aula hosted by @ecdeisa.bsky.social

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 26

❗And I'd love to see y'all at the panels of the Small States in World Politics section: c-in.floq.live/event/eisape...

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 26

📌 As a new member of EISA's ECD Group @ecdeisa.bsky.social, I especially want to flag events for early career researchers:

☕ IR Café Research Methods
🗓️ Wednesday, 14h

🥙 ECD Hub (lunch available)
🗓️ Thursday, 12.45h

📚 ECD Course Design Lab
🗓️ Thursday, 16h

🗞️ ECD Publishing Event
🗓️ Friday, 11h

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Marion Foster @marionfoster.bsky.social · Aug 26

Excited to be at #EISAPEC25 this week, the 18th Pan-European Conference on International Relations at Bologna 🇮🇹 organized by @europeanisa.bsky.social

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Center for European Policy Analysis @cepa.org · Aug 23

This year, CEPA is celebrating 20 years of leadership in action! Discover how CEPA has strengthened the transatlantic alliance through two decades of cutting-edge research and analysis at the link below. #CEPA20 https://cepa.org/about-cepa/cepa-at-20/

CEPA at 20

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Leonie Felicitas Jegen @leoniefelicitas.bsky.social · Aug 22

I look forward to facilitating this conversation on teaching & course design strategies at the upcoming #EISAPEC25 alongside @marionfoster.bsky.social for @ecdeisa.bsky.social

If you are around, join us in person for insights by @anahitaarian.bsky.social and #NavnitaCBehera & following exchanges!

ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · Aug 22

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📝 Also happening on Aug 28, the ECD Project Lab on #CourseDesign.

Experienced scholars will offer their strategies on course design 💡 followed by an open and informal conversation on pedagogy & teaching strategies. Bring your own course programmes 📖 to share!

@anahitaarian.bsky.social

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ECD Group/ EISA @ecdeisa.bsky.social · Aug 22

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👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Are you an Early Career Researcher attending #EISAPEC25?

Don't miss the @ecdeisa.bsky.social #SpecialSessions!💯

💥We’ve put together a dynamic program designed especially for ECRs. Check out this thread 🧵 to see what's happening ⬇️.

We look forward to meeting you!

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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · Aug 20

📣 Early Career Researchers - don't miss this event at #EISAPEC25 on publishing in top-tier journals!

🗓️ 11-12.30, 28 August 2025
📍 Belmeloro building, aula L

Early career development. Publishing in top-tier journals. 11:00-12:30, 28 August 2025. Belmeloro Building, Aula A. Featuring: Tasniem Anwar, VU Amsterdam; Tarsis Brito, LSE; Anna Finiguerra, King's College London.

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IPSA @ipsa.org · Aug 7

📣 Apply for the IPSA-Concordia Summer Institute in Applied Diplomacy, held from 18-28 August 2025, in Montréal, and virtually. Graduate students, young researchers, and professionals can still apply for the non-credit option.
Application deadline: 10 August 2025 ⏳
go.ipsa.org/ZqRkxh

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