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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 7d

🤝📅 Are you a FASoS researcher and do you want to design research with communities? Join our hands-on workshop at FASoS on 30 October with Branko Popovic (FASHIONCLASH) to explore skills for meaningful, lasting collaborations. Register now to secure your spot! 👉 tinyurl.com/4n2n8kxh

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Patrick Bijsmans @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social · 25d

As a faculty in the humanities and social science, we @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social engage with contested contemporary issues on a daily basis in #learning, #teaching & #research. We are therefore happy to host the new Viewmaster exhibition PROTEST which opened yesterday. See: tinyurl.com/viewprotest

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · 7d

How did Japan’s position of political, economic, and technological power impact the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s?

Read Aleksandra Komornicka's new article demonstrating how Japan’s rise served as a model for opening socialist economies. #Poland #historysky #IPEsky #IRsky

Aleksandra Komornicka @olakom.bsky.social · 8d

Happy to share my new article on Japan’s impact on the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Making Europe from the Outside: The Rise of Japan and European East–West Cooperation in the Long 1970s | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

Making Europe from the Outside: The Rise of Japan and European East–West Cooperation in the Long 1970s

www.cambridge.org

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Aleksandra Komornicka @olakom.bsky.social · 8d

Happy to share my new article on Japan’s impact on the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Making Europe from the Outside: The Rise of Japan and European East–West Cooperation in the Long 1970s | Contemporary European History | Cambridge Core

Making Europe from the Outside: The Rise of Japan and European East–West Cooperation in the Long 1970s

www.cambridge.org

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CEU Review of Books @ceureviewofbooks.bsky.social · Sep 3

Back from our summer ☀️ break with an interview! Read about @blenormand.bsky.social's new @erc.europa.eu project, "Women Migrants from the Northern Mediterranean and Work in Postwar Northwestern Europe" (FeMMiWork).

Read the interview here:

ceureviewofbooks.com/interview/in...

Interview with Brigitte le Normand on her ERC-funded project FeMMiWork - CEU Review of Books

Brigitte le Normand talks to us about her new ERC-funded project, Women Migrants from the Northern Mediterranean and Work in Postwar Northwestern Europe (FeMMiWork).

ceureviewofbooks.com

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · Jun 12

New publication by CERiM CEEhub expert @mariellew.bsky.social on the link between bad policy and democratic backsliding (Open Access)

Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · Jun 12

📘 New publication by @mariellew.bsky.social and Ian Roberge: Giving Serious Thought to Bad Policy and the State of Democracy. This chapter explores the link between bad policy, democracy, and democratic backsliding. Read the chapter here: tinyurl.com/454w3pfp

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Mariëlle Wijermars @mariellew.bsky.social · May 23

We are proud to welcome Professor Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Jean Monnet Lecture on 28 May. Special thanks to CERiM CEEhub member Aneta Spendzharova for organising the lecture.

"Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn"

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 23

We are proud to host Professor Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Jean Monnet Lecture at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social on 28 May. Don't miss it!

"Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn"

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 23

Professor Milada Anna Vachudova is a Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her recent work explores the trajectories of European states amidst strengthening ethnopopulism and democratic backsliding, and how these changes impact party systems and the EU.

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 23

We are proud to host Professor Milada Anna Vachudova (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) for a Jean Monnet Lecture at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social on 28 May. Don't miss it!

"Europe's geopolitical power in the face of America's authoritarian turn"

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 17

All thanks to our excellent keynote and panel speakers @petoandrea.bsky.social, Adriana Iamnitchi, @gnoutcheva.bsky.social and @tanyalokot.bsky.social , and moderator @mariellew.bsky.social.

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 17

Thank you to all of you who joined us in Maastricht to celebrate the launch of CERIM CEEhub!

It was a thought-provoking and inspiring afternoon on the anti-liberal threat to academic freedom and how to tackle the most pressing questions in our fields today.

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Brigitte Le Normand 🟥 @blenormand.bsky.social · May 15

Gergana Noutcheva at the official launch of the @umceehub.bsky.social asking, are we ready to take seriously the voices and experiences of East Europeans in our academic fields?

Panel featuring Gergana Noutcheva (speaking), Tetyana Lokot, and Adriana Iamnitchi, with Marielle Wijermars

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 8

We have extended the registration deadline for the CERiM CEEhub launch event to Friday 9 May, 16:00. For details about the program and to register, see:

maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Registration form CEEhub launch 15 May

The CEEhub launches on 15 May at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) in Maastricht! Register below to attend! DATE: 15 May 2025 LOCATION: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht ...

maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com

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@petoandrea @petoandrea.bsky.social · May 7

@umceehub.bsky.social @ceudeminst.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social
Join us to celebrate this new center for researching ECE!

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · Apr 23

Registration is open! Join us at the CERiM Central and Eastern Europe launch event on 15 May.

We are proud to introduce Professor Andrea Pető as our keynote speaker on illiberalism and academic freedom.

Stay tuned for further details about the event, and see you in Maastricht!

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Mariëlle Wijermars @mariellew.bsky.social · May 7

I'm greatly looking forward to moderating the CERiM CEEhub launch event next week, with a stellar line up of speakers:
@petoandrea.bsky.social, @tanyalokot.bsky.social, Adriana Iamnitchi and @gnoutcheva.bsky.social.

Don't miss it and register today. See you in Maastricht!

#EUsky #IRsky #commsky

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 7

The CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub launch event will be moderated by CEEhub steering committee member Dr @mariellew.bsky.social, expert on Russian politics, platform governance and internet censorship.

Make sure to register today:
maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 7

The CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub launch event will be moderated by CEEhub steering committee member Dr @mariellew.bsky.social, expert on Russian politics, platform governance and internet censorship.

Make sure to register today:
maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Mariëlle Wijermars @mariellew.bsky.social · May 5

Meet the third speaker of our panel discussion on key issues, challenges and opportunities in studying Central and Eastern Europe today:

@tanyalokot.bsky.social, Associate Professor in Digital Media and Society at Dublin City University.

#contentiousky #commsky #polisci #dictatorsky #protest

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 5

Event update:

We are proud to introduce the third panel speaker on the key issues, challenges and opportunities in researching Central and Eastern Europe today:

Dr Tetyana Lokot, Associate Professor in Digital Media and Society at Dublin City University.

@tanyalokot.bsky.social

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 5

To attend the CERiM CEEhub launch event, please register by 7 May. See you in Maastricht!

Registration form CEEhub launch 15 May

The CEEhub launches on 15 May at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) in Maastricht! Register below to attend! DATE: 15 May 2025 LOCATION: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht ...

maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 5

Dr Lokot is an expert of networked citizenship, digital authoritarianism and digital resistance. She is a member of the Governing Body of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and Vice-Chair of the ECREA Ukraine Task Force.

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 5

Event update:

We are proud to introduce the third panel speaker on the key issues, challenges and opportunities in researching Central and Eastern Europe today:

Dr Tetyana Lokot, Associate Professor in Digital Media and Society at Dublin City University.

@tanyalokot.bsky.social

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Ferenc Laczo @ferenclaczo.bsky.social · May 5

New miniseries on the history & memory of WWII @revdem2020.bsky.social & @eurozine.bsky.social thanks to Camilo Erlichman and @sjgarnett.bsky.social!

I was given the most fraught task: to cover CEE under conditions of grave uncertainty

www.eurozine.com/a-clash-of-r...

A clash of revisionisms

Two opposing interpretations of 1945 form the ideological core of today’s confrontation between Russia and states of central and eastern Europe. The one is anti-fascist, the other anti-totalitarian; b...

www.eurozine.com

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Mariëlle Wijermars @mariellew.bsky.social · May 4

Meet the second speaker of our panel discussion on key issues, challenges and opportunities in studying Central and Eastern Europe today:

Prof Adriana Iamnitchi, Professor and Chair of Computational Social Sciences at Maastricht University.

#CSS #EUsky #polisci #PolCom #DSA

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 4

Event update:

We are proud to introduce the second panel speaker on the key issues, challenges and opportunities in researching Central and Eastern Europe today:

Prof Adriana Iamnitchi, Professor and Chair of Computational Social Sciences at Maastricht University.
@umids.bsky.social

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 4

To attend the CERiM CEEhub launch event, please register by 7 May. See you in Maastricht!

Registration form CEEhub launch 15 May

The CEEhub launches on 15 May at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) in Maastricht! Register below to attend! DATE: 15 May 2025 LOCATION: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht ...

maastrichtuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 4

Prof Iamnitchi is a specialist of social media analytics and network science. Her research in Computational Social Sciences is dedicated to, e.g., modelling information diffusion in social media, identifying patterns of information operations, and the enforcement of EU platform regulation (DSA).

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CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times @umceehub.bsky.social · May 4

Event update:

We are proud to introduce the second panel speaker on the key issues, challenges and opportunities in researching Central and Eastern Europe today:

Prof Adriana Iamnitchi, Professor and Chair of Computational Social Sciences at Maastricht University.
@umids.bsky.social

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