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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛

@openlybiased.bsky.social

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Author of forthcoming „Under Authoritarian Eyes: Feminist Solidarity & Resistance in Russia and Serbia“, OUP Incoming SNF Ambizione fellow (Anti-)feminism, (de-)democratisation, foreign policy, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia Proud Greek-Swiss double citizen

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 8

The day has finally arrived 🥲

Oxford University Press is starting production of my book

„Under Authoritarian Eyes: Solidarity and Resistance in Russia and Serbia“

And it will be Open Access 🎉

a girl in a pink sweater is raising her arms in the air while a group of people are standing around her .

ALT: a girl in a pink sweater is raising her arms in the air while a group of people are standing around her .

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · 4d

Wärst du mal in Zürich geblieben! Wär auch ein Opfer gewesen.

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · 4d

Richtig toll und soooo vielschichtig wars mit diesen coolen, smarten Menschen @agashi.bsky.social @krstorevic.bsky.social @philinebickhardt.bsky.social @akm-stiftung.bsky.social

über Miloševićs Aufstieg, Fall und den politischen Wandel seither und insbesondere heute im Volkshaus zu reden.

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · 8d

Der Oktober steht für einmal ganz im Zeichen meiner Serbienexpertise. Ich freue mich riesig auf diese Veranstaltung mit @akm-stiftung.bsky.social

Gemeinsam mit @krstorevic.bsky.social @philinebickhardt.bsky.social und @agashi.bsky.social fragen wir uns wo das Land 25J nach Milošević steht

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Anny Klawa-Morf Stiftung @akm-stiftung.bsky.social · 22d

Vor 25 Jahren stürzte die Protestbewegung Milošević – ein Symbol für Hoffnung und Wandel. Diskutiere mit beim EuropaCafé mit @krstorevic.bsky.social @philinebickhardt.bsky.social @openlybiased.bsky.social @ballaballa-balkan.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/46nK95o

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Aug 22

Your thread you if want to talk about Intervision. Seriously.

Catherine Baker @richmondbridge.bsky.social · Aug 21

Without giving this thing any more publicity than necessary, no the old Intervision was not ‘held between 1965 and 1980 in communist Czechoslovakia’.

Now come weeks of this fluff instead of media exposing how 🇷🇺 positions itself as anti-🏳️‍🌈 world leader by hosting a song contest like this.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Aug 21

The United States is taking part in Russia’s version of the Eurovision Song Contest, alongside a sizable number of dictatorships.

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Aug 22

When you think things just couldn’t get worse

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Aug 2

And sometimes there are still wonderful news on the timeline. Congratulations!!!

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 28

„Das israelische Lobbying ist eine Konstante in der Schweizer Politik der letzten Jahre. Doch Ende 2017 hat sich die Position der Lobbyisten entschieden verändert. Denn seither wissen sie: Der Chef des Aussenministeriums ist einer von ihnen“ @republik.ch

www.republik.ch/2025/07/28/n...

Netanyahus Schweizer Kreuzritter

Wie evangelikale Christen für die Interessen der israelischen Regierung lobbyieren.

www.republik.ch

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 24

Are you a Ukrainian student in Social Sciences / Humanities in Switzerland and interested in a part-time job? Then apply to my call for research assistants so we can figure out in my @snsf.ch Ambizione project why and how elites in Russia and Ukraine use gender

drive.google.com/file/d/1khqW...

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 23

Zelenskyy did it.

And with that signature over eleven years of a conflict that has clearly been between an authoritarian, imperial power and a democratising nation, striving for self-determination

dramatically changed course.

A huge blow to 1000s who died for this cause.

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Luke Cooper @lukecooper100.bsky.social · Jul 22

Extraordinary scenes in Kyiv and Lviv tonight as young protestors defy martial law to protest against govt destruction of the independence of the country’s anti corruption agencies. First mass protest in Kyiv since martial law. This still from Ukraine Pravda video on X.

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Vassili Golod @golod.bsky.social · Jul 22

Unbegreiflich: Die politische Führung der Ukraine ist gerade dabei hart erkämpfte Reformen zurückzudrehen und über Jahre mühsam erarbeitete Strukturen zu zerschlagen. Die westlichen Partner dürfen hier nicht länger schweigen.

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 21

Was für ein Text. Danke Ivo Scherrer @republik.ch

www.republik.ch/2025/07/19/i...

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 17

Ich wage zu behaupten, dass die letzten Sparrunden das Korrektorat getroffen haben.

Bitter wenn‘s dann sogar auf der Merch landet @20minutes.bsky.social

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 14

Zum Gedenktag des Völkermordes #Srebrenica ist @janisfahrlaender.bsky.social Reportage für SRF 4 News eine der rührendsten die ich gehört habe! Hvala.

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 8

Oh that would be fabulous! I still have plenty of friends in London and intended to also give a talk at UCL (with Phillip Ayoub), so SSEES would be ideal! I‘ll reach out?

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 8

a girl in a pink sweater is raising her arms in the air while a group of people are standing around her .

ALT: a girl in a pink sweater is raising her arms in the air while a group of people are standing around her .

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 8

„Stop emulating right-wing populist parties. Instead go back to good old welfare policies“

That’s the main conclusion from our 3 year Horizon project on anti-gender politics.

We can say with confidence now that these parties do not tap into gender-based needs mainstream parties neglect.

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 5

On point @jgmaber.bsky.social „The world’s most prosperous states would be embracing immigration if pronatalist policies were driven solely by the need to ensure a sufficient workforce to support the economy and society“ @theconversation.com

theconversation.com/russia-is-pa...

Russia is paying schoolgirls to have babies. Why is pronatalism on the rise around the world?

Public opinion is split in Russia over a new move to pay schoolgirls who have babies.

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Eilish Hart @eilishhart.bsky.social · Jul 3

In a letter to world leaders, 11 jailed Russian dissidents call for a mass release of political prisoners and Ukrainian civilians held by Russia. “There are at least 10,000 of us […] We are all punished for one thing — for taking a civic stance.” www.reuters.com/world/open-l...

Open letter to world leaders from jailed Russian dissidents

Here is the text of a joint letter from 11 jailed Russian dissidents, issued to international leaders via Reuters.

www.reuters.com

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jul 3

Danke @crlshnm.bsky.social @republik.ch, dass Francesca Albanese und Agnès Callamard wenigstens hier zu Wort kommen.

„Wir treten in eine neue Ära ein. Gaza ist ein Friedhof für unsere Menschlichkeit“

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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our Element is out! 🎉

Why do authoritarian-leaning leaders target women’s and LGBTQ+ rights? Is there a systematic pattern that reaches beyond individual country cases, and how is this reflected in people’s attitudes and societal norms?

www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies

Cambridge Core - Politics: General Interest - Attitudes toward Political Authoritarianism in Economically Advanced Democracies

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jun 27

Du hättest natürlich auch getagt werden sollen!!!

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Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jun 27

Danke an den herzlichsten, liebevollsten „Mittelbau“ (aka Rückgrat des Instituts) für dieses treffende Abschiedsgeschenk. Ihr kennt meine Prios 🚐🇬🇷

@pierre-lue.bsky.social @jschmd.bsky.social @alinazumbrunn.bsky.social @maikenmelanie.bsky.social @nathalieherren.bsky.social @goodmirco.bsky.social

Dr Leandra Bias 💙💛 @openlybiased.bsky.social · Jun 27

Tausend Dank @rfrbrghs.bsky.social und deiner Familie für dieses unvergessliche Abschiedsfest vom IPW @unibe.ch

Ja, Tränen wurden verdrückt. Schliesslich sagen wir auch Tschüss zu den besten Kolleg*innen, die man sich wünschen kann.

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