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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 7h

People who have lived through more economic crises tend to trust the EU less, especially when those crises hit only some regions. Despina Gavresi (Nicolaus Copernicus University) presents the evidence in our next economics talk. 📆 October 13 | 13:30 CEST | Hybrid ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

The online banner announces an Economics Seminar Series talk titled “Growing Up in Crises and the Formation of Attitudes Towards the European Union” by Despina Gavresi (Nicolaus Copernicus University). Date and time: 13 October, 13:30 CET. Format: Hybrid. Hosted by the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. QR code links to the semester program.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 08/10/2026

🎧 Kaukasus & Zentralasien im Umbruch: Im Podcast LISTEN.EAST sprechen @cindywittke.bsky.social (IOS) & Thomas Herzfeld (@iamo.bsky.social) über Recht & Politik, "frozen conflicts" sowie den Druck auf Wissenschaft & Zivilgesellschaft. 📻 Zum Podcast: feeds.podcastproduzenten.de/listen.east-...

Podcast-Cover für „Listen.East", den Podcast des Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerks Östliches Europa.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 06/10/2026

Meet us at #ceecon26! Four IOS researchers will present exciting projects and provide valuable insights into their work at the Congress of Central and East European Studies this week in Berlin. Take a look at the slides to learn more.

Announcement for IOS at ceecon featuring Prof. Dr. Ulf Brunnbauer. Roundtable discussion on 8 October, 17:00–18:30 in HFB Conference Room III: "Anxieties of Ageing and Demographic Uncertainties in Southeastern Europe: A Conversation Across Disciplines."

Announcement for IOS at ceecon featuring Dr. Fabian Burkhardt. Two sessions on 8 October: a roundtable discussion from 12:00–13:30 in HFB Conference Room III on "Publishing on Eastern Europe and Eurasia in (Un)Certain Times: An Editors' Roundtable," and a session from 17:00–18:30 in OEI 105 on "Return of the Enigmas? Studying Elite Politics in Closed Authoritarian Regimes."

Announcement for IOS at ceecon featuring Prof. Dr. Katharina Kucher. Session on 8 October, 12:00–13:30 in HFB Conference Room III: "Publishing on Eastern Europe and Eurasia in (Un)Certain Times: An Editors' Roundtable."

Announcement for IOS at ceecon featuring Tamar Qeburia, PhD. Two sessions on 8 October: a roundtable discussion from 15:00–16:30 in HFB Conference Room II on "The Big Shift. Doing Historical Research in 'Eastern Europe' since 2022," and a session from 17:00–18:30 in OEI 302A on "Social movements and political traditions in times of uncertainty: Historical and contemporary interrogations from the South Caucasus."

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 30/09/2026

Das St. Katharinenspital wird 800. Dazu blickt Peter Mario Kreuter (IOS) auf Europa im Gründungsjahr 1226: von Franz von Assisi bis zu Siedlern von der Mosel in Siebenbürgen. Ein Vortrag in der Reihe "Regensburger Facetten". 📅 1.10. | 19:00 | #Regensburg ➡️ schreiberhaus-regensburg.de/aktuelles/vo...

Porträtfoto von Peter Mario Kreuter vom Leibniz-Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (IOS).

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 10/09/2026

#StudentenJob: Der Arbeitsbereich Politik des #LeibnizIOS sucht eine studentische Hilfskraft (10h/Woche) für Literatur- und Datenrecherche, redaktionelle Mitarbeit an den Russland- und Ukraine-Analysen sowie Veranstaltungsorganisation. 📅 Deadline: 30. September 2026 ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/freie-stelle...

Stellenausschreibung des Leibniz-Instituts für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (IOS) in Regensburg. Gesucht wird eine Studentische Hilfskraft (w/m/d) im Arbeitsbereich Politik. Umfang: bis zu 10 Stunden pro Woche. Aufgaben: Literatur- und Datenrecherche, redaktionelle Mitarbeit, Unterstützung bei Veranstaltungen. Anforderungen: Studium der Sozial- oder Geisteswissenschaften mit Bezug zu Ost-/Südosteuropa, Sprachkenntnisse in Russisch oder Ukrainisch von Vorteil. Bewerbungsfrist: 30. September 2026.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 03/09/2026

"Eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit den Ereignissen während des Krieges würde auch eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit der eigenen politischen Genese erfordern" – IOS-Direktor Ulf Brunnbauer im SRF-Podcast "4x4" zum Tod von Ratko Mladić. ➡️ Zum Nachhören (ab 14:02): www.srf.ch/audio/4x4-po...

Das Foto zeigt IOS-Direktor Ulf Brunnbauer. Fotografiert von Martin Meyer.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 02/09/2026

⏰ Reminder: The Call for Expressions of Interest for the #KonKoop Early Career Lab (ECL) closes on 10 Sept 2026. The free ECL, coordinated by the IOS, offers opportunities for PhDs & early post-docs working on conflict & cooperation in (South)Eastern Europe, Central Asia, or the Caucasus. ⬇️ 1/3

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 27/08/2026

📕 IOS recommends: How do historical myths become accepted as common “knowledge”? In our journal Comparative Southeast European Studies, Alex Cruikshanks deconstructs a persistent myth surrounding the outbreak of the Bosnian War (1992–1995). More in the thread ⬇️ 1/4

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 25/08/2026

📚 Woher kommt das schlechte Image des #Balkan? Die NZZ hat mit Mitherausgeber Oliver Jens Schmitt von der @univie.ac.at über unser „Handbuch zur Geschichte Südosteuropas“ gesprochen – und über den Ursprung verzerrter Vorstellungen von der Region. Mehr im Thread. 🧵 1/4

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 19/08/2026

📚 Out now in #OpenAccess: Our journal Comparative Southeast European Studies 74/2. Articles on: - Diaries written in besieged #Sarajevo, - an alleged meeting between Alija Izetbegović & Warren Zimmermann, - a peacebuilding initiative for women from Serbia & Kosovo. More in the thread 👇 1/2

Several printed copies of the journal COMPSEES lie on a dark background. Accompanying text from the online banner: Out now. Comparative Southeast European Studies 74, no. 4. Articles by: Nicolas Moll, Alex Cruikshanks, Ivana Dinić, Sandro Tabatadze, Sami Kiraz, Norbert Merkovity, Viktória Zakinszky Toma. Film review: Eric Ušić. Available in Open Access.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 13/08/2026

Sollen sich Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften für sicherheitsrelevante Forschung öffnen? Während Kritiker weitere Militarisierung von und durch Forschung fürchten, rät @cindywittke.bsky.social (IOS) bei Deutschlandfunk Kultur dagegen, sich auf die Stärken von Wissenschaft zu besinnen. Thread 1/2 ⬇️

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 11/08/2026

Work with us: We are hiring a Doctoral Researcher/Economist (f/m/d) to join our team of excellent researchers. Focus on empirical #Economics w/ regional lens on Eastern / Southeastern Europe, Central Asia and/or South Caucasus. 📅 Deadline: August 31 ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies... #EconSky

Job vacancy announcement for a Doctoral Researcher in Economics (f/m/d) at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. Position: 75 percent, up to public salary scale TV-L E13. Requirements: independent research project within doctoral qualification; research focus on Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Central Asia, and/or the South Caucasus. Application deadline: 31 August 2026. www.leibniz-ios.de

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 06/08/2026

Call for Expressions of Interest for the #KonKoop Early Career Lab (ECL) Looking for a research community focused on conflict and cooperation (South)Eastern Europe, Central Asia, or the Caucasus? The free ECL, coordinated by the IOS, provides various opportunities for PhDs & early post-docs! 👇 1/3

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 05/08/2026

IOS researcher Volha Bartash spoke at Lithuania’s national European Roma Holocaust commemoration in Paneriai, the largest mass killing site in Lithuania, one of the largest in Eastern Europe. Bartash is Principal Investigator of the ERC Consolidator project EMPOWER, based at IOS. Thread 🧵 (1/3)

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 04/08/2026

#CfA for our 2027 Augustin Hirschvogel #Fellowship. We invite #historians, #geographers, #cartographers, #arthistorians and scholars in related fields w/ focus on Eastern or #SoutheastEurope to apply. Research stay of up to 4 weeks. 🗓️ Deadline: September 30, 2026 ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge...

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 30/07/2026

Work with outstanding researchers in one of Germany’s most beautiful cities: #CfA for our 2027 Visiting Research Fellow Program for historians, economists, political scientists & scholars of cognate disciplines focussing on #EasternEurope / #SoutheasternEurope. 👇 What we offer in the thread (1/3)

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 23/07/2026

Expanding perspectives: We have been honored to welcome Motoki Nomachi (left, w/ IOS director Ulf Brunnbauer) as our 1st visiting fellow from Hokkaido University’s SRC, Japan’s leading Eurasian studies hub. This further develops our cooperation, bridging 🇪🇺-🇯🇵 research on Eastern & Southeast Europe.

Two persons, Motoki Nomachi and IOS Director Ulf Brunnbauer, are standing in front of a bookshelf.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 16/07/2026

Neu im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat des Instituts für donauschwäbische Geschichte und Landeskunde: Tillmann Tegeler (#LeibnizIOS). Er berät zu Bibliotheksfragen und unterstützt akademische Netzwerke in Ungarn, Rumänien, Serbien und Kroatien. Wir gratulieren! ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/wissen-vermi...

Tillmann Tegeler, Leiter des Arbeitsbereiches Bibliothek und elektronische Forschungsinfrastruktur am Leibniz-Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (IOS)

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 13/07/2026

How is Russia's war shaping the battle over monuments & memory? In her upcoming talk, Anastasiya Pshenychnykh (IOS Visiting Fellow) will show how Ukrainian and Russian communities on Telegram clash over the meaning of contested heritage. 📅 15 Jul | 14:00 | Regensburg ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

The online banner announces a talk titled "Understanding Public Engagement with Contested Pasts: Russia-Ukraine Monument Wars and Their Reception" by Anastasiya Pshenychnykh (Loughborough University). Date and time: 15 July, 14:00 CET. Location: Regensburg. Hosted by the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 08/07/2026

#CfA | Deadline extended for 🇦🇲 students: The International Autumn School 2026 in #Yerevan examines how international law is interpreted, contested & instrumentalized in #Armenia & the #SouthCaucasus. Open to students of Law, IR & Political Science. 📅 Deadline: 31 Jul ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge...

Flyer for the International Autumn School 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia. Dates: 30 September – 10 October 2026. Focus: "Contested Spaces, Fragmented Orders: International Law and Politics in the South Caucasus." Target audience: BA, MA, and PhD students from Germany and Armenia. Fully funded. Note: Deadline extended for Armenian students. Application deadline: 31 July 2026. Co-organized by IOS, Yerevan State University, and Armenian National Archives. Funded by DAAD and German Federal Foreign Office.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 07/07/2026

📑 The new issue of the Russian Analytical Digest examines how the Russian regime co-opts cultural production, focusing on cinema, popular music & literature, ballet, and WWII commemoration on social media. Managing Editor: @faburkhardt.bsky.social (IOS). #OpenAccess ➡️ css.ethz.ch/en/publicati...

The cover image of the Russian Analytical Digest shows issue number 344 from 18 June 2026. The publication addresses the topic "Cultural Consumption in Wartime Russia." The issue contains four analyses: "Russian Society at War: Cultural Consumption as a Proxy for Public Opinion" by Elizaveta Gaufman (University of Groningen); "Popular Music and Authoritarian Power in Russia" by Radzhana Buyantueva (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Le Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique); "More than Ballet: Sergei Polunin and Russia's War Against Ukraine" by Zaur Gasimov (Turkish-German University in Istanbul); and "From Grassroots Commemoration to State Instrument: Exploring the Transformation of the Immortal Regiment through an Analysis of VKontakte Communities" by Viacheslav Kartavyi (Université libre de Bruxelles). The publication is open access.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 06/07/2026

📻 Albanien hofft auf einen baldigen EU-Beitritt, auch dank einer Justizreform. Doch nun ermittelt die dabei geschaffene Antikorruptionsbehörde gegen das Umfeld von Regierungschef Edi Rama – ein politisches Dilemma. Mehr im Ö1-Radiokolleg mit Konrad Clewing (IOS). ➡️ sound.orf.at/podcast/oe1/...

Der Historiker Konrad Clewing steht vor einem Bücherregal, Blick in die Kamera

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 30/06/2026

📖 In a new publication, @faburkhardt.bsky.social (IOS) and Olga Mashtaler (Tampere) examine the relationship between the 🇺🇦 executive and legislative since Ukraine's independence. They find that institutionalisation has been crucial for Ukraine's democracy and wartime resilience. 1/2

Photo of Fabian Burkhardt, researcher at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. Additional bibliographic information on the new publication: Burkhardt, F., Mashtaler, O. (2026). Executive-Legislative Relations in Ukraine. In: Dobbins, M., Klein, E. (eds) Exploring Ukrainian Politics. Springer Texts in Political Science and International Relations. Springer, Cham.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 25/06/2026

Does cathedral construction influence economic development? In our next economics talk, Éric Roca Fernández (CERDI) shows that cathedrals influenced urban growth across Europe, attracted skilled workers, & helped spread knowledge. 📅 7 Jul | 13:30 CET | Hybrid ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

Blue text box with white text announcing an economics seminar titled 'Medieval Cathedral Construction and Economic Development' by Èric Roca Fernández from CERDI, Université de Clermont-Auvergne, scheduled for 28 Apr at 13:00 CET in hybrid format.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 24/06/2026

Great news from @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de: IOS researchers @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social and Ekaterina Paustyan have been selected for the prestigious Leibniz Mentoring Programme, which supports highly qualified female postdocs on their path to leadership positions. 🎉 Congratulations!

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 23/06/2026

⚽ Sport ist nie einfach nur Sport. Er offenbart Machtverhältnisse & Spannungen, von Sportswashing bis Soft Power. Im Blog der @uniregensburg.bsky.social sprechen IOS-Direktor Ulf Brunnbauer (links) & Paul Vickers, @europeamerica.bsky.social, über ihre Ringvorlesung zu Sport, Politik, Konflikt. 1/2

Zwei Männer lächeln für ein Selfie in die Kamera, dahinter ein Poster einer Fußballmannschaft.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 22/06/2026

Double issue of the Russian Analytical Digest out now: Six contributions examine Russia's hard right in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. Guest-edited by Katharina Bluhm, @osteuropainstitut.bsky.social. Managing Editor: Fabian Burkhardt (IOS). Find the download links ⬇️

Cover of Russian Analytical Digest No. 342: Russia's Hard Right (Part 1). Special Editor: Katharina Bluhm. INTRODUCTION BY THE SPECIAL EDITOR: Introduction: Russia’s Hard Right and the War, Katharina Bluhm (Institute for East European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin). ANALYSIS: The Russian Christian Right After 2022: Continuities and Breaks in Russia’s Roleas Transnational Moral Conservative Norm Entrepreneur, Kristina Stoeckl (LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome) and Dmitry Uzlaner(Freie Universität Berlin). ANALYSIS: What the Russian Hawks Deem Fair: The Izborskii Club’s Justice NarrativeAfter 2022, Alicja Curanović (University of Warsaw).

Cover of Russian Analytical Digest No. 343: Russia's Hard Right (Part 2). ). Special Editor: Katharina Bluhm. ANALYSIS: Russia’s Right and the Near Abroad: The Reach and Channels of a Broken International Agenda, Mihai Varga (Osteuropa-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin). ANALYSIS: The Kremlin’s Sandbox: Russian Military Bloggers as Producers of Hybrid Ideology Mikhail Suslov (University of Copenhagen). ANALYSIS: Russia’s “Special Demographic Operation”: Population Politics Under Putin, Jules Sergei Fediunin (University of Oslo).

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 19/06/2026

How do pre-Soviet institutions still shape economic outcomes in #CentralAsia today? In our next economics talk Bakhrom Mirkasimov (Westminster International University Tashkent) presents new district-level evidence from #Uzbekistan. 📅 23 Jun | 13:30 CET | Hybrid ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

The online banner announces an Economics Seminar Series talk titled "The Political Economy of Central Asian Countries: Institutional Legacies and Market Transition" by Bakhrom Mirkasimov (Westminster International University in Tashkent). Date and time: 23 June, 13:30 CET. Format: Hybrid. Hosted by the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. QR code links to the semester program

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 15/06/2026

Do innovations make firms more efficient or just more powerful? Ana C. F. P. Soares (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social) finds that R&D investments increase price markups and market shares, but not productivity. More in our economics talk. 📅 16 Jun | 13:30 CET | Online ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

The online banner announces an Economics Seminar Series talk titled "R&D, Innovation and Markups" by Ana C. F. P. Soares (Imperial College of London). Date and time: 16 June, 13:30 CET. Format: Online. Hosted by the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies. QR code links to the semester program.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 11/06/2026

Es mag Gründe geben, auf die Fußball-WM 2026 ganz zu pfeifen. Musikalisch wird sie sie immerhin bunt: 48 Nationalhymnen erklingen. Peter Mario Kreuter (IOS) ist Hymnenexperte, für die Ev. Zeitung erklärt er Besonderheiten und verrät seine 🎼 Lieblingspartien. evangelische-zeitung.de/music-first-...

Porträtfoto von Peter Mario Kreuter vor einem Bücherregal, Blick in die Kamera.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 10/06/2026

Are you in Koper 🇸🇮 this week? Join our conference “Homecomings” and Internal Migrations in Central & Southeastern Europe—exploring return migration, remittances, and knowledge transfer. 📅 11–12 June Co-organised w/ Univ. of Primorska, ZRC SAZU, ZRS Koper. ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

The image shows people on a train platform and a train. The accompanying text reads: International Conference: “Homecomings” and Internal Migrations in the History and Present of Central and Southeastern Europe

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 08/06/2026

Does teaching chess make students smarter? Mikayel Tovmasyan (KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt) examines the mandatory chess curriculum in Armenia, and finds measurable gains in math skills even years after the course. More in our economics talk. 📅 9 Jun | 15:00 CET | Hybrid ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

Banner with text: "The Education Gambit: Chess, Cognitive Skills, and a Natural Experiment in Armenia". Economics seminar series with Mikayel Tovmasyan (Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt).

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 03/06/2026

📣 #CfA: The International Autumn School 2026, 30 Sep–10 Oct, in #Yerevan examines how international law is interpreted, contested & instrumentalized in #Armenia & the #SouthCaucasus. Open to students of Law, IR & Political Science. 📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026 ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge...

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 02/06/2026

The new issue of the Russian Analytical Digest examines the effects of state ideologization and indoctrination efforts in universities and schools. The authors analyze syllabi and traditional values, as well as teacher strategies. Editor: Fabian Burkhardt (#LeibnizIOS). ➡️ css.ethz.ch/en/publicati...

The cover image of the Russian Analytical Digest shows issue number 341 from May 18, 2026. The publication addresses the topic "The Ambiguities of Indoctrination in Russian Universities and Schools." The issue contains three analyses: "Ideologization Without a Doctrine: Putin's Thin Statism in Russian Universities" by Ivan Fomin (Charles University Prague and Ideas for Russia), Julia Khairova (Institut d'études politiques de Paris), and Egor Kozhevnikov (Charles University Prague); "Strategic Incoherence: The Productive Ambiguity of 'Traditional Values'" by Ella Rossman (Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe, Leipzig); and "The Impact of War and Militarization on Russian Schools" by Nina Zakharkina-Berezner. The publication is an open access offering. More information at https://css.ethz.ch/en/publications/rad.html

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 01/06/2026

📣 #CfA: We invite applications for up to two Visiting Fellowships on the politics of international law, contested sovereignty & hybrid conflicts in the #SouthCaucasus. Funded by @daadworldwide.bsky.social, co-organized w/ Yerevan State University. 📅 Deadline: 20 June ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge...

Flyer for the Visiting Fellows Program 2026 at IOS Regensburg. Application deadline: 20 June 2026. Duration: up to 3 months within 2026. Focus: "Contested Spaces, Fragmented Orders: International Law and Politics in the South Caucasus." Target audience: PhD holders and experienced researchers. Benefits: monthly stipend, travel allowance, research support. Co-funded by DAAD and German Federal Foreign Office.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 29/05/2026

#StelleFrei am #LeibnizIOS! Wir freuen uns auf Bewerbungen als Sachbearbeiter*in (w/m/d) Drittmittelverwaltung (TV-L E 9b, unbefristet, Vollzeit). Aufgaben u. a.: Projektabwicklung, Controlling und Beratung von Wissenschaftler*innen. 📅 Bewerbungsschluss: 17. Juni ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/freie-stelle...

Das Onlinebanner zeigt eine Stellenausschreibung des Leibniz-Instituts für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (IOS) in Regensburg. Gesucht wird eine Sachbearbeiter*in in der Drittmittelverwaltung (w/m/d). Anforderungen: Unbefristet, Vollzeit oder Teilzeit (mindestens 50 %), TV-L bis E 9b, Schnittstelle zwischen Fördergebern, Wissenschaft und Verwaltung. Bewerbungsfrist: 17. Juni 2026.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 28/05/2026

How does Russia's naval blockade affect #Ukraine's trade? Mykola Ryzhenkov (U of Osnabrück) examines how lost maritime access reshapes export routes & what this means for trade-dependent economies in conflict. More in our economics talk. 📅 2 June | 12:30 CET | Hybrid ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

Text panel with 'Economics Seminar Series', 'International Trade when Ports are Blocked', 'Mykola Ryzhenkov (University of Osnabrück)', '2 Jun | 12:30 CET | Hybrid', and 'Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies' with a QR code.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 27/05/2026

📑 #OutNow: Moldovan Analytical Digest No. 6 on „Relations Between Moldova and Ukraine“. Svetlana Suveica (#LeibnizIOS) initiated the issue and contributed a text on the history of the 🇺🇦-🇲🇩 relations from the 19th century onwards, focusing on cross-border mobility. @css.ethz.ch

Cover page of Moldovan Analytical Digest No 006 titled 'In Times of Peace and War A Historical Perspective on Moldova-Ukraine Cross-Border Connections' by Svetlana Suveica

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 26/05/2026

💼 #JoinUs in #Regensburg as a #Postdoc (f/m/d, 100%, up to TV-L E 13) in the @horizoneu.bsky.social project #MOSAIC on historical industrial transitions & green transformations. PhD in economics, economic history or data science required. 📅 Deadline: 20 June 2026 ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/vacancies...

An online banner announces a vacancy at the IOS Regensburg for a postdoctoral position in the EU Horizon Project MOSAIC. The right side lists job details: full-time, TV-L E 13 pay scale, fixed three-year term, focus on green transitions and historical industrial change, empirical research, dataset development, and international cooperation. The application deadline is 20 June 2026.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 18/05/2026

Why do some locations grow into cities while others don't? Sebastian Ottinger (@cerge-ei.bsky.social) traces the answer to postal routes in the Russian Empire and their durable mark on today's settlements. More in our economics talk. 📅 19 May | 13:30 CET | Hybrid ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

The online banner shows an economics seminar announcement: "Path Dependence in Economic Geography: Theory and Evidence from Post Roads" by Sebastian Ottinger (CERGE-EI), May 19, 13:30 CET, hybrid format.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 07/05/2026

How is #automation changing labor markets in Central & Eastern Europe? Magdalena Knapińska (Poznań) examines the effects of robotization & AI on labor supply, demand, wages & unemployment. More in our next economics talk. 📅 12 May | 16:00 CET | Hybrid ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

The online banner shows an economics seminar announcement: "The Impact of Automation on the Labor Market in Central and Eastern Europe" by Magdalena Knapińska (Poznan University of Economics and Business), May 12, 16:00 CET, hybrid format.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 05/05/2026

Call for applications for our 2026 IOS-Regensburg-Odesa Fellowship Together with @stadtregensburg.bsky.social, we have established a program for social or political scientists, economists, scholars from cognate disciplines working in #Odesa. Deadline: May 31 ➡️ More: leibniz-ios.de/en/knowledge...

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 04/05/2026

Stalin's 1936 abortion ban caused a sharp rise in births, but also in infant mortality, illegal procedures & long-term crime rates. In our economics talk, Hosny Zoabi (New Economic School) presents new evidence from Soviet archives. 📅 5 May | 12:30 CET | Online ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

The online banner shows an economics seminar announcement: "Beneath the Ban of Abortion: Evidence from the USSR" by Hosny Zoabi (The New Economic School), May 5, 12:30 CET, online via Zoom.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 28/04/2026

#OutNow: In den neuen IOS-Mitteilungen befasst sich Nino Aivazishvili-Gehne (IOS) mit politisierten Identitäten und Integrationsprozessen von „Russlanddeutschen“ in Bayern – von staatlichen Maßnahmen der 1990er Jahre bis zu Gemeinschaftsstrategien in Kriegszeiten. ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/wissen-vermi...

Das Onlinebanner zeigt das Cover der IOS-Mitteilungen Nr. 72, dazu Text: „Neu erschienen: Vom Erfüllen und Scheitern der Hoffnung, als Deutsche unter Deutschen zu leben. Russlanddeutsche in Bayern. IOS Mitteilungen Nr. 72 von Nino Aivazishvili-Gehne.“

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 27/04/2026

How does war affect cognitive performance? Patrick Nüß, @iwh-halle.bsky.social, seeks answers by combining data from chess games with information on alarms and explosions in the war against Ukraine. More in our next economics talk. 🗓️ 28.4. | 13:00 CET | Hybrid ➡️ leibniz-ios.de/en/events/de...

Online banner with text: Captured by Conflict: Examining the Consequences of War on the Board. 28.04.2026 13:00 Uhr Hybrid: IOS (Room 109) and online Seminar Series of the Economics Dept. Talk by Patrick Nüß (IWH) as part of the Research Seminar Series of the IOS Economics Department.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 23/04/2026

Eine hochkarätige Diskussion zur Frage, wer das Bild der Stadt prägt. Viel Forschung made in #Regensburg. Und ein legendäres Quiz. Das und mehr wartet am Freitag zu Nacht.Schafft.Wissen bei uns im Alten Finanzamt, Landshuter Straße 4! Das ganze Programm unter: leibniz-ios.de/veranstaltun...

Grafik mit ‎Text „‎Altes Finanzamt Raum 319 und Raum 017 Landshuter Straße 4 93047 Regennsburg. Regensburg Global und Regional Ein Blick auf die Welt- Made in Regensburg: Videos, Poster und Spiele aus der Forschung. Fotbox: Osteuropa durch die sprachliche Linse. prOST! prOST!Pub-Quiz Pub-Quiz zu Osteuropa und der Welt. Diskussionsrunde: Wer gestaltet das Bild unserer Stadt?

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 22/04/2026

🔗 Follow us to stay updated on the latest news from our department. You can also connect with some team members on Bluesky. Meet: @cindywittke.bsky.social @faburkhardt.bsky.social @katarina-damcevic.bsky.social @merrittfedzin.bsky.social @simonian.bsky.social 3/3

Slider with a photo of a person and text: Ekaterina Paustyan, PhD, Research Associate. Ekaterina is a postdoctoral researcher working on authoritarian regimes, territorial politics, electoral manipulation, and political elites. Her regional focus is on Russia, Ukraine, and Central and Eastern Europe.

Slider with a photo of a person and text: Dr. Artur Simonyan, Research Associate. Artur is a postdoctoral researcher. His DFG-funded project, “Peripheral Historiographies of International Law: The Armenian Case,” explores international law in (semi-)peripheral contexts, with a focus on Armenia.

Slider with text: Want to see more? Learn more about our staff, recent publications, presentations, and public engagement: www.leibniz-ios.de/en/politics

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 22/04/2026

You can find out more about our new department here: leibniz-ios.de/en/research/... 2/3

Slider with a photo of a person and text: Research Associate. Katarina Damčević, PhD. Katarina is a postdoctoral researcher studying symbolic and memory politics, contested symbols, and semiotic governance. Her research interests include semiotics of conflict, memory studies, and affective politics, with a regional focus on Southeast Europe and the Baltics, particularly Estonia.

Slider with a photo of a person and text: Research Associate. Merritt Fedzin, M. A. Merritt is a PhD researcher investigating the privatization of warfare in interstate conflicts, focusing on public discourses and perceptions. She is interested in security, peace and conflict studies, with a transregional focus stretching from Eastern Europe to West and Central Asia.

Slider with a photo of a person and text: Research Associate. Nikola Gajić, M. A. Nikola is a PhD researcher. His thesis is on ICTY victim testimonies and memory politics. His research interests include nationalism, memory studies, and discourse analysis with a regional focus on Southeast Europe.

Slider with a photo of a person and text: Research Associate. Maximilian Hartl, M. A. Maximilian is a PhD researcher examining the spread and impact of foreign agent laws on civil society. His research interests are comparative authoritarianism, state-civil society relations and democratic backsliding. His regional foci are the South Caucasus, Central Asia and the Western Balkans.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 22/04/2026

We are delighted—and a little proud, too—to introduce you to our new Department of Politics and its team. Today, we are kicking off our annual conference, which also marks the launch of our new Department of Politics. 🔭 Explore the slides in this thread to meet the team. 1/3

Slider with text: About the Department. Established at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies in 2025, we are committed to: • Conducting theoretically and methodologically driven research on politics in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. • Taking regional specifics seriously and approaching political inquiry with a strong foundation in area studies. • Advancing interdisciplinary research with an emphasis on peace and conflict studies, international relations and international law, and comparative political science. • Pursuing extensive knowledge transfer activities, including policy advice.

Slider with a photo of a person and text: Head of the Department. Prof. Dr. Cindy Wittke-Hohlfeld. Cindy is Professor for Normativity in International Politics at the University of Regensburg and Head of the Department of Politics at the IOS. She studies war and territorial conflicts, peace negotiations, and the politics of international law, focusing on Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

Slider with a photo of a person and text: Research Associate. Dr. Fabian Burkhardt. Fabian is a senior researcher and editor of the Country Analytical Digest series. A political scientist, he is interested in comparative authoritarianism and studies the domestic governance and transnational influence of autocracies. His regional focus is Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.

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Leibniz-Institut für Ost- & Südosteuropaforschung @leibniz-ios.de · 20/04/2026

How have historical upheavals, institutions & political systems shaped the economies of Eastern & Southeastern Europe to this day? International scholars will explore this question in our economics seminar series in the upcoming semester. 📅 Start: 21 April | Tuesdays 1/2

Online banner with text: Economics Seminar Series – Summer Semester 2026. 10 Talks on Institutional Legacies, Labor Markets, and Economic Development in Eastern Europe and Beyond. From 21 April | Tuesdays, 13:30 CET. Hybrid or Online (Regensburg & Zoom).

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