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Lura Pollozhani

@lurapo.bsky.social
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CSEES I PhD. Researching social mov'ts, citizenship, Gen Z, EU FP, WB I BiEPAG Member I stella.mk co-founder

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Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) @biepag.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🔔Our BiEPAG to the point is out! 🔹Reflections on the local elections in North Macedonia 🔶The biggest losers are the citizens - Low turnout (46%) reflects deep voter apathy and disillusionment. Read the one-pager to get the whole picture👇 #Elections #NorthMacedonia www.biepag.eu/biepag-to-th...
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Gresa Hasa @gresahasa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
This is an article I have co-authored with @lurapo.bsky.social, analyzing #Serbia’s recent political developments and critically examining both the potential and the limits of grassroots-driven regime change for Berliner Gazette. 👇🏻 berlinergazette.de/a-just-futur...
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A Just Future for Serbia? The Potential and the Limits of Resistance to Authoritarianism · BG · berlinergazette.de · EN|DE
Contrary to expectations, the historic mobilizations in Serbia persisted uninterrupted over the summer. They continued not only in major urban centers but also in smaller towns. In this article, femin...
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Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft @sudosteuropa.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
📸On 13 June we gathered a distinguished crowd of Turkey experts to dicuss the topic „Mosque Politics: Re-Mapping Turkish Power and Religious Policies in the Western Balkans” at the Orient-Institut Istanbul 🕌 We thank all speakers and especially Prof. Christoph K. Neumann & Prof. Kerem Öktem
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Andi Hoxhaj OBE @andihoxhaj.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Thank you to @gresahasa.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at for organising a webinar about Albania's parliamentary elections today at 5 pm. Join us for an online discussion with Lura Pollozhani, Blerjana Bino, Florian Bieber, Besar Likmeta, Xheni Karaj, Celik Rruplli today👇 uni-graz.zoom.us/j/6802260008...
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Gresa Hasa @gresahasa.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Join us on Monday, May 19 at 17:00 CET, for a critical assessment of Albania’s parliamentary elections, held the previous Sunday! The event will be held via Zoom, and participants can join using the link provided: uni-graz.zoom.us/j/6802260008... Meeting ID: 680 2260 0082 Passcode: 559771
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Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
What does the new German government mean for the Western Balkans? Listen to the latest @biepag.bsky.social podcast with Frauke Seebass (@swp-europe.bsky.social @dgap.org) & @adicerimagic.bsky.social .
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Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) @biepag.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
📣BiEPAG blog with focus on #TrumpsTariffs 🖊 Branimir Jovanović @wiiw.ac.at "The current situation looks like a black swan – an unpredictable shock for which standard models offer limited guidance – meaning that the impact might be much bigger." More data-driven insights👇 tinyurl.com/mt2kfwhr
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Karabekir Akkoyunlu @karabekir.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
“Democracy may be in retreat, but resistance to autocratisation is vibrant and evolving." Our TWQ special issue on the "Limits of Autocratisation" featured on @globalsouthshub.bsky.social 👇
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Joseph Howley @illdottore.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Arjun Appadurai and Sheldon Pollock on boards of trustees: “Who actually runs Columbia University?” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who becomes a trustee? At Columbia there are 21, all of them from business, law and technology, with the exception of a former journalist. Although they are in charge of an academic institution, none of them is an academic. None as ever led a classroom or a lab meeting or medical rounds with interns. None has gone through the process of tenure, where their teaching, publication record and service are rigorously assessed by colleagues in the field both from within the institution and outside it. None as ever had their work peer-reviewed by anonymous readers or panels of experts. None has ever published in academic or scientific journals or presses and had their ideas debated in the public sphere. None has ever framed a hypothesis and tested it on the basis of evidence they have collected. None, in short, has sought truth and had their search confirmed by objective scholars and scientists.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Anyone not deeply disturbed by this is either an authoritarian or delusional about their own protections.
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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
#REUNIR researchers have successfully wrapped up their fieldwork in Skopje, North Macedonia, after conducting insightful interviews & focus groups with experts & citizens. Now, we’re heading to our final stop: Belgrade, Serbia! 🇷🇸 @horizoneu.bsky.social @lurapo.bsky.social @bezbednost.bsky.social
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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
#REUNIR Balkan Trip Continues: Pristina, Kosovo 🇽🇰 Our researchers conducted interviews with experts & policymakers in Pristina. In addition to these in-depth interviews, our experts participated in a compelling panel discussion @horizoneu.bsky.social @fbieber.bsky.social @lurapo.bsky.social
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Lura Pollozhani @lurapo.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Join us next week in Prishtina!
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Karabekir Akkoyunlu @karabekir.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
A self-coup happening in Turkey! Istanbul mayor and the man to beat Erdoğan--Ekrem İmamoğlu--is arrested. Social media restrictions and ban on demonstrations in place... Threatened by surging opposition, Erdoğan is taking advantage of geopolitics & going full authoritarian! 1/2
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Democratization Policy Council @dpcglobal.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
1/ Latest article by DPC senior associate @valeryperry.bsky.social for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social, tying the Western Balkans to numerous processes and phenomena in the Trump 2.0 age: www.project-syndicate.org/magazine/wes...
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The Western Balkan Bellwether | by Valery Perry - Project Syndicate
Valery Perry sees the region as a window into three interconnected phenomena that will shape Europe's near-term future.
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Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
See you tomorrow in Podgorica 👇
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Gresa Hasa @gresahasa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Recommended reading as #Serbia heads toward another massive protest tomorrow amid heightened tensions and the regime’s threats of violence. 👇🏻
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Karabekir Akkoyunlu @karabekir.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
6. When do protests succeed in challenging autocratisers? @lurapo.bsky.social & @fbieber.bsky.social examine the dynamics behind mass mobilisation & resistance in Serbia, North Macedonia & Montenegro: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Protests for change: mass protests against competitive authoritarian regimes in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans have experienced several competitive authoritarian regimes in the past two decades. The article examines the strategies of opposition movements and parties in challenging these ...
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Katie Shoshiashvili @kshoshiashvili.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
#TerrorInGeorgia: Students Fined 5,000 GEL ($1,800) and Forcibly Removed from Shota Rustaveli Theater and Film University After 80 Days of Nonstop Protest
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 28/02/2025
Trump berates Zelensky, the leader of a democratic country courageously fighting Russian imperialism, while he allies himself with Putin, a dictator who started the bloodiest European war in 80 years. Sorry, President Trump. We believe in democracy, not authoritarianism.
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Tamta Natchkebia @tamtanatch.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Slava Ukraini! Trump and his administration will never understand what it means to fight for freedom or to be ready to die for their country.
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Manuela Moschella @manuelamoschella.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
🚀 Come work with us! 🌍📚 The PhD call for applications in Political and Social Sciences at the University of Bologna is now open! Find all the details and apply here 👉 www.unibo.it/en/study/phd... 📅 Deadline: April 3
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Political and Social Sciences - University of Bologna
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Tena Prelec @tenaprelec.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Thank you to my @biepag.bsky.social colleagues, who’ve done a lot throughout the years to keep the attention high on the rule of law in the Balkans — domestic issues and foreign linkages alike. If you don’t follow their work yet, now is a great moment to start: BiEPAG.eu
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BiEPAG - Home
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Filip Ejdus @filipejdus.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
A police crackdown is underway against civil society organizations in Serbia, allegedly investigating fraud related to USAID grants. www.nedeljnik.rs/tuzilastvo-p...
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Aleksandra Tomanic @alekstomanic.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Police raid on 4 NGOs in Belgrade. Tabloids published that information even before police arrived to premises. Full support and solidarity with CRTA, Trag foundation, Civic initiatives (gradjanske) and the Center for practical policies.
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Lura Pollozhani @lurapo.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
So happy that this article we worked on together with @fbieber.bsky.social is now published (open access) in Third World Quarterly. We explore social movements and protests in North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia drawing lessons on mobilization in the context of competitive authoritarian regimes.
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Lura Pollozhani @lurapo.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Finally did an analysis with dear Donika Emini on the Kosovo elections for @biepag.bsky.social . You can read the piece below 👇🏼
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Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) @biepag.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
✍️ A joint BiEPAG blog by Donika Emini and @lurapo.bsky.social 🔹#KosovoElections: A Step Toward Pluralism, but Stability Remains Elusive 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵? #Kosovo #EU #Vetëvendosje #AlbinKurti Read it at 👉 tinyurl.com/34av47tx
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Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
I launched my Substack with a reflection on the 10 years since I wrote the Balkan Prince. open.substack.com/pub/florianb...
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Balkan Prince Revisited
Ten years ago, I wrote a short piece for an LSE Blog entitled Ten rules by a 21st­century Machiavelli for the Balkan Prince, based on a talk I had given a few weeks earlier at LSE.
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Lura Pollozhani @lurapo.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Hope you have time to read our piece on the protests in Serbia, and the possible scenarios towards change 👇🏼
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Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) @biepag.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
🔔New BiEPAG policy brief 📝Authors: @fbieber.bsky.social@markokmezic.bsky.social @lurapo.bsky.social and @Claudia Laštro. 🔹The Future of the Protests and Democracy in Serbia 𝙍𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙐 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤. #StudentProtests #Serbia #EU Find it at👇 tinyurl.com/4u49kkzr
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Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Our latest piece on the protests in Serbia (w. @markokmezic.bsky.social @lurapo.bsky.social & Claudia Laštro) euobserver.com/eu-political...
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What next for the protests in Serbia?
The regime of Serbian Progressive Party and president Aleksanda Vučić is fundamentally undemocratic and cannot restore the rule of law without threatening itself. Unless Vučić makes a mistake, the sys...
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⚫️🐦‍⬛ 🇬🇪🇺🇦🇪🇺 @theskyisnotblue.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Tbilisi now 🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests Day 77 ✊🔥 📸 @sakartveloa.bsky.social
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Marko Kmezic @markokmezic.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Our take on possible (and impossible) scenarios for the future of protests in Serbia. Key take: the stability which motivates EU passivity is completely elusive. euobserver.com/eu-political.... w/ @fbieber.bsky.social @lurapo.bsky.social and Claudia Lastro.
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What next for the protests in Serbia?
The regime of Serbian Progressive Party and president Aleksanda Vučić is fundamentally undemocratic and cannot restore the rule of law without threatening itself. Unless Vučić makes a mistake, the sys...
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Gresa Hasa @gresahasa.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I wrote this article for the 🇮🇹 think tank Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa, examining the student movement in #Serbia and the strategies that have made their protests successful so far. You can find the article both in English and Italian. 👇🏻 www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Areas/Se...
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Lessons from the student protests in Serbia
An analysis of the ongoing protests in Serbia, the skill of students in organizing the demonstrations, the differences with the protests of the 1990s and 2000s, and the possible risks of the absence o...
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Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) @biepag.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
🔊New podcast episode of Seriously Balkans - The #BiEPAGtalks. 🔹#StudentProtests in #Serbia 🎙️BiEPAG Coordinator @fbieber.bsky.social discusses the demands, the protests themselves and the atmosphere with two students from University of Belgrade. #SerbiaProtests 🎧 tinyurl.com/59y3ae6z
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Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Nearly 400 academics and students from all over the world have signed the petition in support of the students in Serbia. You can also join the list: forms.gle/aWDQ2RjzeVL8...
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Solidarity with Students in Serbia1
Herewith, we express our solidarity with the students and universities of Serbia. On 1 November 2024, the canopy at the recently renovated Novi Sad train station collapsed, killing 15 people. For ...
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Democratization Policy Council @dpcglobal.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
In their latest op-ed for @euobserver.com, DPC co-founders @kurtbassuener.bsky.social and @tobyvogel.bsky.social write that the EU's position on the mass protests in Serbia effectively amounts to siding with the regime and needs to be urgently rethought.
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Why is the EU ignoring Serbia's student protests?
The policy posture from Brussels remains on autopilot, effectively siding with Serbia's authoritarian president Aleksandar Vučić against the student-led protesters, while continuing 'happy talk' about...
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Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
In the last two days more than 250 academics and students from universities worldwide have signed the petition in solidarity with the students in Serbia. You can still sign below 👇 forms.gle/W1BR3HWu4M6E...
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Solidarity with Students in Serbia
Herewith, we express our solidarity with the students and universities of Serbia. On 1 November 2024, the canopy at the recently renovated Novi Sad train station collapsed, killing 15 people. For ...
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Gresa Hasa @gresahasa.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I’ve written this piece for @biepag.bsky.social, exploring three potential scenarios that could unfold following the student protests in #Serbia. Take a look! 👇🏻 biepag.eu/blog/is-this...
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Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Please sign the petition in solidarity with the students in Serbia (the content is the same as the other link, but this one includes affiliation) docs.google.com/forms/d/1A56...
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Solidarity with Students in Serbia
Herewith, we express our solidarity with the students and universities of Serbia. On 1 November 2024, the canopy at the recently renovated Novi Sad train station collapsed, killing 15 people. For ...
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Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) @biepag.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
📢BiEPAG stands with the students in #Serbia fighting for justice, equality, and democracy. Student voices matter, and their courage inspires us all. A bold call to #EU institutions: take action now! #StudentProtests #Serbia 📝Read our open letter of support here👇 www.biepag.eu/news/letter-...
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Gresa Hasa @gresahasa.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
117 civil society organizations in #Albania have reacted following the interrogation, expulsion, and banning of #Albanian activists from entering #Serbia, after their participation in a regional civic forum supported by @erstestiftung.org. www.facebook.com/share/143KQF...
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Florian Bieber @fbieber.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Solidarity with the brave students and citizens of Serbia on the streets protesting dignity and rule of law
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Lura Pollozhani @lurapo.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Happy that my first post here is about one of my favorite authors, Han Kang. Wrote this piece to reflect on her books, and my own struggles, including contemplations on patriarchy, humanity, memory and bearing witness. It was nice to write abt and through literature for a change bit.ly/499tEeh
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Reading Han Kang from the Balkans - Lura Pollozhani
Patriarchy and state violence, from South Korea to Kosovo.
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