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Leading international journal on the government, politics and societies of the post-communist space / Editors: Adam Fagan, Petr Kopecky, Lenka Bustikova, Andrea L. P. Pirro. Managing Editor: David Gazsi / tandfonline.com/fjcs

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Authoritarian Political Systems Group @apsgworkshop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New publication! Claudia Laštro has published a new article in @eepolitics.bsky.social, asking do elite splits stabilise autocratic regimes under certain conditions? Give it a read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Stability through rupture: elite splits and coalition realignment in Serbia and Montenegro
This article challenges the assumption that elite splits inherently destabilise autocratic regimes. It proposes that some elite ruptures facilitate adaptive reorganisation, through three stabilisin...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
✨ New & #Free article: 'Democratic hypocrisy in practice: a panel study of revealed preferences for liberal democracy in #Poland' 🇵🇱 by @benstanley.eu (@uniwersytetswps.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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Democratic hypocrisy in practice: a panel study of revealed preferences for liberal democracy in Poland
Democratic hypocrisy – the tendency for citizens to express support for democratic norms in the abstract while tolerating violations of those norms when doing so serves their partisan interests – h...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
You can now follow & engage with us on LinkedIn! Come, connect with us there too! ☀️ www.linkedin.com/company/east...
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East European Politics | 99 followers on LinkedIn. Leading international, peer-reviewed journal on the government, politics and societies of the post-communist space | East European Politics is a lead...
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Ildar Daminov @ildardaminov.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
My new article in East European Politics looks at how state capacity shapes the diffusion of #digitalauthoritarianism in Eurasia. Using Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan as cases, the article shows that borrowing authoritarian “blueprints” is one thing, but implementing them effectively is another.
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Borrowed blueprints, broken systems: the moderating effect of state capacities on the diffusion of “digital authoritarianism” in Eurasia
Authoritarian diffusion theories explain cooperation among autocracies to sustain stability through resources or policy learning. Existing research centres on autocracy promotion or “authoritarian ...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🏆 We are thrilled to announce that the 2025 Best Article Prize goes to @tranfi.bsky.social for the excellent article 'From parish to parliament: resources and alliances of anti-gender movements in Southeast Europe' which is now #FREE to download! 🙌 www.tandfonline.com/journals/fjc...
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East European Politics Best Article Prize
Explore the article collection: East European Politics Best Article Prize. Published in East European Politics.
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
⚡️New issue incl. #FREE content out now!👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... 🙌 @pzag.bsky.social @alexanderdavenport.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social
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Pauli Lenik @pauli-lenik.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
#ResearchAlert I am excited to share that my article is now open access in @eepolitics.bsky.social Using @ess-survey.bsky.social data “From Protest to Piety” looks at how PiS's support in Poland evolved from protest-driven to a deeper cultural consolidation rooted in religiosity. Link below 👇
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From protest to piety: the cultural consolidation of PiS voters in Poland
This study investigates the evolving profile of voters supporting Poland's Law and Justice party (PiS) between 2012 ande 2023, asking: How have individual-level traits shaped electoral support for ...
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Andrea Pirro @andreapirro.it · 10/06/2026
At @eepolitics.bsky.social, we are delighted to share this new article by Licia Cianetti (@unibirmingham.bsky.social) on democratic resilience and re-democratisation. Enjoy the read! @adamfagan.bsky.social @petrkopecky.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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Democratic resilience and re-democratisation
Almost two decades into the current wave of autocratisation, regime scholars have been turning their attention to the potential for democracies to resist mounting authoritarian pressures and for de...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
🇽🇰🗳️Today: parliamentary elections in #Kosovo! Read some excellent pieces on Kosovo in the comments 👇
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
🇦🇲🗳️ Tomorrow: parliamentary elections in #Armenia! Read some great articles on Armenia posted in the comments below 👇
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
New & #FREE article: 'Representative strategies of opposition MPs in an electoral autocracy: a typology of young #Hungarian parliamentarians' by @annamariasebestyen.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... 🇭🇺
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Representative strategies of opposition MPs in an electoral autocracy: a typology of young Hungarian parliamentarians
This article examines the representative strategies of young Hungarian opposition MPs to improve our understanding of opposition behaviour in electoral autocracies. Based on fifteen semi-structured...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
💡New & #Free article: 'A comparative analysis of the geopolitical orientations of #Belarusian elites in the aftermath of 2020 and 2022' by @leukavets.bsky.social ( @sceeus-ui.bsky.social )👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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A comparative analysis of the geopolitical orientations of Belarusian elites in the aftermath of 2020 and 2022
This article analyses how and why the geopolitical orientations of Belarusian elites diverged after 2020, comparing the trajectories of the Lukashenka regime and the Belarusian democratic forces in...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
💡New & #FREE article: 'Practices of de-Europeanisation in #Georgia: culture strategy 2025 as a case of policyfailing' by Olga Chumicheva ( @uomseed.bsky.social ) 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... 🇬🇪
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Practices of de-Europeanisation in Georgia: culture strategy 2025 as a case of policyfailing
The article critically examines Georgia’s Culture Strategy 2016–2025 as a case of policy transfer in the context of Europeanisation and its further political dismantling alongside the authoritarian...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New & #FREE article: 'Mapping the nation: a multi-scalar imagination in a dichotomised #Montenegro' by Christopher L. C. Kee ( @uni-graz.at ) 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... 🇲🇪
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Mapping the nation: a multi-scalar imagination in a dichotomised Montenegro
While discussions about Montenegro’s national identities have been the object of different studies, these have not centred the role of geography or, more specifically, the perception of space. Usin...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
🇧🇬🗳️Ahead of tomorrow's parliamentary elections in #Bulgaria, read some great analyses recently published in our journal (see in the comments)👇
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Olga Onuch @oonuch.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New !! @eepolitics.bsky.social Symposium ‘Understanding Ukraine’s resistance, resilience and reform in the face of Russia’s war’ tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
🗳️Following the parliamentary elections in #Hungary today? Read some excellent & #FREE analyses in the comments below! 🇭🇺👇👇
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Daniel Kovarek @kovarek.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
if you only follow #Hungarian politics every four years, you might be wondering who is suddenly voting for #TISZA. My @eepolitics.bsky.social article comes to the rescue: doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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Elite defection and opposition realignment in Hungary: Respect and Freedom Party (TISZA) in the 2024 European Parliamentary elections
The 2024 European Parliamentary elections yielded an opposition landslide in Hungary. Respect and Freedom (TISZA), a genuinely new party led by a Fidesz defector, emerged as Orbán's unequivocal cha...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
💡The NEW issue incl. #FREE content is out now! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... 🙌 @emmamateo.bsky.social @oonuch.bsky.social @tymofiibrik.bsky.social @alinanychyk.bsky.social @popovaprof.bsky.social @bencehamrak.bsky.social @erinjenne.bsky.social @littvay.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
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Olga Onuch @oonuch.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Read the full text in www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @eepolitics.bsky.social @emmamateo.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @uompols.bsky.social @huribooks.bsky.social @harvard.edu
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The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🎈 #RepresentativeDisconnect No.8 📉 Based on @eepolitics.bsky.social research, Annamária Sebestyén argues that in #Hungary + other countries experiencing #DemocraticBacksliding, 💭 opposition MPS must develop innovative strategies to remain politically relevant. 👉️ bit.ly/4uO5WPr
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🎈 How opposition MPs survive in electoral autocracies
In countries experiencing democratic backsliding, opposition MPs must confront not only the crisis of political representation but also structural constraints that limit their influence. Drawing on re...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
🗳️ Parliamentary elections in #Slovenia today! 🇸🇮 Read some excellent analyses in the comments 👇
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damirkasum.bsky.social @damirkasum.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Delighted to share my first paper since returning to the ivory tower! 🎓 Co-authored with @spacpeter.bsky.social and published in @eepolitics.bsky.social: "Direct Mayoral Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina: An Ethnic Zero-Sum Game". 🇧🇦 It feels great to be back in the research game. 📖👇
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Direct mayoral elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina: an ethnic zero-sum game
This article examines how the demographic composition of municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina shapes the strategic behaviour of co-ethnic political parties in direct mayoral elections. It argue...
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Gocha Ugulava @gochaugulava.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
How do democracies decay without rewriting their rules? Study on Georgia shows how institutional drift erodes accountability under a democratic facade. My new article in East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social Link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/FMZMF...
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Institutional drift in post-soviet political economy: the case of Georgia
This study examines institutional drift as a mechanism of democratic backsliding in Georgia. Using V-Dem data (2010–2024), it develops an Institutional Drift Index measuring declines in horizontal,...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
⚡️New & #FREE article: 'Geopolitics and autocratisation in hybrid regimes: the case of #Georgia' by @perekman.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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Geopolitics and autocratisation in hybrid regimes: the case of Georgia
This article explains how incumbents in hybrid regimes use geopolitics to strengthen regime durability. It develops two autocratisation strategies: declarative Europeanisation, a deliberate tool th...
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PTimofejevs @pftimofejevs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Glad to say that @eepolitics.bsky.social just published my article on how Sweden Democrats changed their security and defence position, specifically, their stance on NATO membership, just months before the Swedish general election in 2022: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Changes in radical right’s security and defence policy position: the case of Sweden democrats, 2022
Although scholarship on security and defence policy of radical right parties (RRPs) is growing, limited attention has been paid to why some RRPs change their positions and geopolitical orientations...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
☀️New & #FREE article: 'Predicting budget robustness of Ukrainian local self-government during #Russia’s war against #Ukraine' - @tymofiibrik.bsky.social @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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Predicting budget robustness of Ukrainian local self-government during Russia’s war against Ukraine
Russia’s war against Ukraine constitutes a severe multi-aspect challenge for Ukraine’s economy. Existing studies stress the positive role the 2014 decentralisation reform in Ukraine has had in comb...
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I have a new article out, which unfortunately isn't open-access, but the publisher is offering 50 free eprints! The article dispels the common myth that Ukraine is too corrupt to join the EU. It shows that Ukrainian corruption is average... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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(Anti)corruption and conditionality in the geopolitical enlargement: Ukraine’s EU accession in comparative perspective
Since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, geostrategic urgency has revived EU enlargement, raising fears that speed may erode conditionality. This article argues instead that Ukraine's accession pat...
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Piotr Zagórski @pzag.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
📣 Kicking off 2026 with a new article in @eepolitics.bsky.social! When do voters with left-wing economic views support populist radical right parties? Many supporters of 🇵🇱 PiS are left-authoritarians (left-wing econ & authoritarian socio-cult views)... 1/4 👇 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EISET...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
🇽🇰Kosovo goes to the polls again in a snap election 🗳️ Take a look at the below free research articles 👇👇
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
☀️The new issue - incl. #FREE content - is out now! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... cc @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @filipejdus.bsky.social @angeltorresadan.bsky.social @karin-kvr-slyms.bsky.social @denisakost.bsky.social @lanabi.bsky.social 👇👇⚡
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🇧🇬 Following the recent developments in Bulgaria? Find two of our highly relevant & #FREE research articles in the comments below 👇👇 @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
💡New & #FREE article 'Vicarious denial: war crimes and online deliberation in #Serbia for and against #Ukraine' by @denisakost.bsky.social ( @lse-ei.bsky.social ) & @lanabi.bsky.social ( @lsemethodology.bsky.social ) 🇷🇸🇺🇦 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
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Vicarious denial: war crimes and online deliberation in Serbia for and against Ukraine
Violence in distant conflicts can foster solidarity across borders, mediated by partisanship, identities, and ideology. But, attitudes towards a society’s own war legacies may also shape reactions ...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
New article💡'Pro- #Ukrainian social mobilisation in #Hungary: solidarity in the shadow of the Hungarian government's Janus-faced communication' by @karin-kvr-slyms.bsky.social & Jiri Nemec of @masarykuniversity.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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Pro-Ukrainian social mobilisation in Hungary: solidarity in the shadow of the Hungarian government's Janus-faced communication
The role of language in shaping socio-political realities suggests that narratives disseminated by governments strongly influence public opinion. This article addresses if and how the Hungarian gov...
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Klevis Kolasi @kkolasi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
New in @eepolitics.bsky.social! In Albania, anti-communism fuels far-right normalization—even under continuous Socialist Party rule—by reframing WWII, delegitimizing the anti-fascist tradition, and rehabilitating collaborators. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/KNMWG...
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Denisa Kostovicova @denisakost.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
👇 NEW ARTICLE with @Lanabi_la_Lova: We analyse cross border dynamics of war crimes denial. Attitudes to in-group's past wars & accountability explain selective solidarity with victims of distant conflicts. @lse-ei.bsky.social @erc.europa.eu @eepolitics.bsky.social tinyurl.com/b4sum24y
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Vicarious denial: war crimes and online deliberation in Serbia for and against Ukraine
Violence in distant conflicts can foster solidarity across borders, mediated by partisanship, identities, and ideology. But, attitudes towards a society’s own war legacies may also shape reactions ...
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Levente (Levi) Littvay @littvay.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
NEW! The public opinion effects of antisemitic elite cues: a survey experiment on the Hungarian Soros campaign in @eepolitics.bsky.social w/ @bencehamrak.bsky.social @erinjenne.bsky.social G.Simonovits. Soros cues worked through partisan motivated reasoning & not antisemitism doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
🇨🇿🗳️ Excited about the upcoming #CzechElection ? Find some excellent studies in the thread below 👇👇 @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @lenkabustikova.bsky.social
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
💡Now #FREE: 'Memory activism and the victimhood paradox in #Bosnia and Herzegovina: commemorating the “War Child” in the resistance against ethnic nationalism' by Jasna Dragović-Soso 👉 https//doi.org/10.... 🇧🇦 @goldsmithsuol.bsky.social @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
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Memory activism and the victimhood paradox in Bosnia and Herzegovina: commemorating the “War Child” in the resistance against ethnic nationalism
Noting the conceptual malleability and the historically opposed political uses of victimhood, this article analyses the strategies deployed to navigate the “victimhood paradox” in two cases of memo...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
🇲🇩🗳️Get prepared for tomorrow's parliamentary election in Moldova by reading the below special issue www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/3... ⚡ @fredericmerand.bsky.social @cristiannitoiu.bsky.social @annasophiemaass.bsky.social @marcosiddi.bsky.social - @adamfagan.bsky.social @andreapirro.it 👇👇
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East European Politics
Theorizing Cooperation and Conflict in Euro-Russian Relations. Volume 36, Issue 4 of East European Politics
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
⚡NEW issue out now! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... 🙌 @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @grigopop.bsky.social @tranfi.bsky.social @vmonastiriotis.bsky.social
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
🌟New & temp. #FREE article 'From parish to parliament: resources and alliances of anti-gender movements in Southeast Europe' by @tranfi.bsky.social ( @sns.it / @authlibeu.bsky.social) 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... -- cc @andreapirro.it
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From parish to parliament: resources and alliances of anti-gender movements in Southeast Europe
This article explores the emergence of anti-gender mobilisation in Southeast Europe with a comparative case study of Bulgaria, Croatia, and Serbia. I employ a most similar systems design to explain...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
🌟NEW & temp. #FREE article: 'The perfect storm: political alienation, ideological resonance, and the role of influencers in the 2024 #Romanian parliamentary elections' by @grigopop.bsky.social (‪@princetonpolitics.bsky.social‬)👉https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2025.2524502 🇷🇴
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Dr Alina Nychyk @alinanychyk.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Our article with Paul D'Anieri on impact of #Ukrainian public opinion on #peace negotiations is out @eepolitics.bsky.social! Sadly,the #war is going on and our research is still relevant.Thanks @oonuch.bsky.social @emmamateo.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Ukrainian public opinion and the path to peace with Russia
A central question in the Russo-Ukrainian war is under what circumstances Ukraine will make territorial concessions in order to end the war. Ukrainian public opinion will be a crucial factor. Initi...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
🥳NEW issue out now! 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... 🌞 @adamfagan.bsky.social @petrkopecky.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @skvrnami.bsky.social @kovarek.bsky.social
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GIES (Ghent Institute for International and European Studies) @giesugent.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A new article by Katsiaryna Lozka has just been published in East European Politics "From street protests to everyday life: politicisation of the Belarusian society after the 2020–2021 National Awakening" Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1080/2159...
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From street protests to everyday life: politicisation of the Belarusian society after the 2020–2021 National Awakening
This article discusses the politicisation of everyday life in post-2020 Belarus following the suppression of the anti-authoritarian protests. Drawing on visual analysis, it shows that different for...
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
👌NEW article: 'Development of new party support in post-communist Europe and the effect of the 2008 economic crisis' by Lukáš Linek & Michael Škvrňák (@czechacademy.bsky.social)👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... ✨
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luciebohdalova.bsky.social @luciebohdalova.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
🧠 Can the shadow of socialism still shape how we trust our governments today? 🔗 shorturl.at/CyH1k #PoliticalTrust #CzechPolitics #GenerationalChange ‪@eepolitics.bsky.social‬ @bagss-bamberg.bsky.social‬
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Generational dynamics of political trust and satisfaction in Czechia: the enduring impact of political socialisation during socialism
The article examines how exposure to socialism shapes political attitudes and how the fall of the Iron Curtain affected political socialisation across generations in Czechia, while exploring the in...
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Andrea Pirro @andreapirro.it · 19/06/2025
🤩 Absolutely delighted to share that our journal, @eepolitics.bsky.social, has earned an Impact Factor of 3.1 for the year 2024. We are stably ranked Q1 in our categories of reference: Political Science (46/322) and Area Studies (4/182). Many thanks to our contributors, reviewers, and readers! 🙏
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East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
🔥Delighted to share that we've earned an Impact Factor of 3.1 for 2024! Stably ranked Q1 over the years, we are in the top 50 in Political Science & the top 5 in Area Studies thanks to Your contributions! 🤩 @adamfagan.bsky.social @petrkopecky.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
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