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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · 1d

The selection process for the RECAS Fellowship 2025 on Youth Imaginations, Eco-Digital Futures & Democratic Innovation is now complete!

Over 90 applications were received from across the globe.
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#RECAS_SEE #Fellowship #AcademicSky #SEEBluesky

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · 7d

Final days!
Applications for this year’s Fellowship close on October 3, 2025.
Join the program exploring new political imaginaries and eco-digital futures in the Western Balkans.

recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · 26d

📢 Call for Applications: RECAS Fellowship 2025

Application deadline: 3 October 2025
Theme: Youth Agency & New Political Imaginaries in the Western Balkans

✅ 4–6 months (start Dec 2025)
✅ €1,500/month stipend
✅ Research + youth workshops + Surgery Week on Cres + Hackathon

recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · 14d

⏳ Don’t miss your chance!

RECAS Fellowship 2025 → Work with youth across WB, €1,500/month stipend + Surgery Week on Cres + Hackathon & seminars.

Deadline: 3 Oct.

👉 Apply: recas.info/news/fellows...
#RECAS_SEE #Fellowship #AcademicSky
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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · 26d

Apply now 👉 recas.info/fellowship-c...

Funded by: Open Society foundation Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org & Rockefeller Brothers Fund & Pocantico Center

#RECAS #Fellowship #WesternBalkans #AcademicSky #SEEBluesky

Current calls – RECAS

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · 26d

📢 Call for Applications: RECAS Fellowship 2025

Application deadline: 3 October 2025
Theme: Youth Agency & New Political Imaginaries in the Western Balkans

✅ 4–6 months (start Dec 2025)
✅ €1,500/month stipend
✅ Research + youth workshops + Surgery Week on Cres + Hackathon

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jul 31

🔹 Train staff
🔹 Collaborate regionally
🔹 Modernize laws and oversight

📖 Read the full brief → recas.info/books/buildi...
📚 Search by #SDG9 & #Chapter10 in our Research Repository

#RECAS_SEE #AcademicSky #SEEBluesky @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social @erstestiftung.org

Building AI Capacity in Central Banks: A Focus on the Western Balkans – RECAS

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jul 31

New RECAS Policy Brief
Can central banks in the Western Balkans catch up with the AI revolution?

RECAS fellow Milo Ivančević says yes - if they act now. Here are 6 steps they must take:

🔹 Make AI part of the strategy
🔹 Build expert teams
🔹 Upgrade data systems

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jul 16

🌍 Covers #SDG11, #SDG16, #Chapter23, #Chapter27
👉 recas.info/books/how-a-...

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How a Grassroots Approach to Urban Infrastructure Can Facilitate a Just Green Transition in the Balkans: Guidelines for Improved Citizen Participation – Recas

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔹 Help citizens understand the system with the state taking the lead
🔹 Start engagement early
🔹 Use forums, surveys & workshops to reach more people
🔹 Involve citizens in writing & reviewing policy

📖 Read more in our Research Repository 👇

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jul 16

📢 New from RECAS:
How can everyday action lead to a truly just green transition?

In his latest publication, RECAS fellow Ognjen Kojanić shares what he learned in Belgrade’s Pančevo Marshes and offers clear steps to improve citizen participation in policymaking:

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jul 9

📌 Read the full recap → recas.info/recas-fellow...

#MakingAcademicResearchMatter #AcademicTwitter #SEEEBluesky @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social @erstestiftung.org

RECAS fellowship 2024/25 concludes with final public event: Celebrating achievements and looking ahead – Recas

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jul 9

Celebrating achievements and looking ahead

At the final event of the 2025 #RECAS_SEE Fellowship, alumni & fellows reflected on bridging research with policy in Southeast Europe.

They spoke about care in fieldwork, civic engagement, and making academic work matter beyond the university.

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jul 1

A quick reminder to save the date! As the 2025 RECAS Fellowship wraps up, we’re coming together to reflect on key achievements and discuss the future of academia–policy collaboration. See you on Thursday, 3 July (15.00 CET).

More info below!

recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 27

RECAS Fellowship Final Event: Celebrating Achievements and Looking Ahead
🗓 Thursday, July 3 | 15:00 CET | Online

Join us for the closing event of the 2025 RECAS Fellowship cycle, where current fellows, alumni, project partners, and Academic Policy Lab contributors 👇

recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 27

come together to reflect on a year of impactful research and policy engagement.

See agenda here: recas.info/recas-fellow...

📍 Join us on Zoom: zoom.us/j/96240947609
📌 Meeting ID: 962 4094 7609

#AcademicSky #RECAS_SEE @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social @erstestiftung.org @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social

RECAS fellowship final event: Celebrating achievements and looking ahead – Recas

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 27

RECAS Fellowship Final Event: Celebrating Achievements and Looking Ahead
🗓 Thursday, July 3 | 15:00 CET | Online

Join us for the closing event of the 2025 RECAS Fellowship cycle, where current fellows, alumni, project partners, and Academic Policy Lab contributors 👇

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 25

A must-watch for researchers, policymakers, and those working in post-conflict transformation.

➡️ Seminar recording + Repository entry here: recas.info/books/cas-se...

#MakingAcademicResearchMatter #Peacebuilding #RECAS_SEE #AcademicSky #SEEBluesky

CAS SEE Seminars with Guests: Faris Koča on “ The Story of Baljvine, a warless village in Bosnia-Herzegovina” in conversation with the RECAS Fellow Valentina Otmačić. – Recas

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 25

Baljvine: the Bosnian village that didn’t go to war.

In our Academic Policy Lab Seminar with Guests, Faris Kočan unpacks why this mattered — not just for historical memory, but for understanding how localised peace can emerge amid broader conflict and instability.

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 18

📢 Public event coming this July!

Join RECAS fellows, civic voices and policy professionals as we explore how to connect academic research with real decisions in Southeast Europe.

🗓️ Details coming soon.

#AcademicSky #RECAS_SEE
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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 11

What’s pushing young people out of politics — and out of the region?

RECAS alumni, Ana Đorđević, explores youth engagement in SEE and finds it shaped by frustration, distrust, and lack of access — not apathy.

Full paper in our Research Repository: recas.info/books/politi...

#AcademicSky

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 5

Our policy-relevant Research Repository is live!

Research papers and public seminars — organised for policy relevance.

Browse by EU negotiation chapter, SDG, author or topic. Start here → recas.info/repository/
#MakingResearchMatter #AcademicPolicyLab #RECAS_SEE #AcademicSky

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 4

Explore it now → recas.info/academic-pol...

#MakingAcademicResearchMatter #AcademicPolicyLab #RECAS_SEE #AcademicSky

ACADEMIC POLICY LAB – Recas

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 4

The Academic Policy Lab is a regional platform for bringing research into policy conversations that matter — in governance, sustainability, EU integration, and more. Built by and for Southeast Europe.

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recassee.bsky.social @recassee.bsky.social · Jun 2

Kako zaposlene mame balansiraju posao i porodicu?
Poziv za žene iz Federacije BiH (18–35).
Podelite iskustvo kroz anonimnu anketu (15 min).
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‪@ec.europa.eu ‬ @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social

#anketa #federacija #BiH #makje #karijera

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