This Special Issue examines how democracy is being redefined and contested across the European Union. Moving beyond narratives of democratic backsliding, it ...

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 22nd February 2026

ZOiS Spotlight 2/2026 | Ivaylo Dinev

PhD opportunities in Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA) at the University of Birmingham.

This series was put together by Dr Eli Gateva (University of Oxford). You can cite the series using the following citation: Gateva, E (ed) (2024/2025) Rethinking Europe’s East-West Divide – 20 Years s...

Job title: Up to  three PhD Research Fellowships in Political Science  (283360), Employer: University of Agder, Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025

A Workshop for Social Science Researchers

The Hardest Work in Writing Is Saying What You Really Mean

Submit your abstract to “Between Peripheries,” a conference on CEE–Global South security, postcolonial IR, and critical peace studies.

Only a few Western rock bands were able to penetrate the Soviet bloc in the 1970s, but those who did went on to enjoy cultlike status that endures until today. One such group was Britain's Uriah Heep,...

Anti-gender movements across the Western Balkans have gained momentum, challenging hard-won human rights and undermining fragile democratic norms. These movements, often backed by religious and far-ri...

The EU’s enlargement policy has successfully strengthened state institutions in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), while failing to do so in the Western Balkans (WB). This is often attributed to dom...

Poland’s 2025 presidential election – the end of re-democratisation?

The early history of European integration is presented through the work of its Founding Fathers. The role of women is downplayed, as considered few and of no importance. Yet, archival research enab...

Books, articles and grant proposals do not arrive in a single stroke. They are created, like sculptures, through a thousand small movements. Here, Catherine De Vries explains how to develop ‘skill pow...