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European International Studies Association (EISA) @europeanisa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

👏 We are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Dissertation Fieldwork Support Grants: Su Kaiqing Lauren Dahler Saniah Matengu Diana Eriksson Lagerqvist Mateus Schneider Borges Markus Pollak 🔗 Learn more about the winners' PhD projects here: bit.ly/4hSmhhK

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Vienna Dialogues - Coffee and International Relations @viennadialogues.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

New episode of Vienna Dialogues🎙️ with @nicupopescu.bsky.social, former Foreign Minister of Moldova, CEU alumnus & ECFR Distinguished Fellow 🇲🇩 🔗https://open.spotify.com/episode/2TsGOJn87SAEGkebeuUwBY?si=EK3pvFN1T024UJXsaXyqiQ hosted by @letitiaroman.bsky.social and @erinjenne.bsky.social

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Lee Morgenbesser @lmorgenbesser.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

With Hungary’s crucial election a few days away, its National Election Office has published a list of accredited international observers (n. 859). Having spent nearly a decade researching the behavior of international observers, I decided to take a closer look 😊 www.valasztas.hu/en/internati...

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International observers registered for the parliamentary elections to be held in 2026

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Vienna Dialogues - Coffee and International Relations @viennadialogues.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Were we too optimistic about the post-communist turn to liberal markets and democracy? In conversation with Vienna Dialogues, Professor Rachel Epstein (University of Denver) reflects on 35 years of transition - and what we may have misunderstood. Link to the episode: bit.ly/3MskEdA

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Vienna Dialogues - Coffee and International Relations @viennadialogues.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

How does unarmed civilian protection amidst violent conflict work? Listen and find out in our conversation with Berit Bliesemann de Guevara and Xymena Kurowska about a large-scale IR research network with 26 projects all over the world. @aberuni.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5fa8...

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Vienna Dialogues - Coffee and International Relations @viennadialogues.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Check out our very first video-podcast with Michael Ignatieff on the topic "Where geopolitics and higher ed meet". Hosts @ampontius.bsky.social and @erinjenne.bsky.social interviewed him and asked some of the most pressing questions about liberalism in illiberal times. youtu.be/F0xt4vmsG28?...

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Where geopolitics and higher ed meet: A conversation with historian Michael Ignatieff

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Vienna Dialogues - Coffee and International Relations @viennadialogues.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

While 2025 seems like a million years ago by now, it is still worth listening to our "2025 in Review", featuring Erin Jenne @erinjenne.bsky.social, Adam Pontius @ampontius.bsky.social, Letitia Roman @letitiaroman.bsky.social, and Markus Pollak @markuspo.bsky.social. open.spotify.com/episode/4mEj...

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Markus Pollak @markuspo.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Just dropped a short piece on E-IR breaking down some highlights from my latest article in the Election Law Journal. 🧠 “Mimicking Democracy Promotion” – link in bio or here: 🔗 e-ir.info/2025/06/25/m... #ElectionObservation#DemocracyPromotion #OSCE

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Mimicking Democracy Promotion: How Parallel Observers Undermine OSCE Election Monitoring

Parallel election monitoring does not just compete with established missions – it mimics them, subtly rewriting the rules of legitimacy from within.

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Markus Pollak @markuspo.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I am happy and proud to share that my first peer-reviewed journal article has been published in the Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics and Policy. www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/... I would love to hear your thoughts if you have a chance to take a look!

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Markus Pollak @markuspo.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

"I think what we will definitely see is that the FPÖ will try to test the limits to which they can stretch constitutional and European law" @laurenzennser.bsky.social Our new podcast episode “How Austria was taken over by the far right” with @erinjenne.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/56MW...

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Adam Pontius @ampontius.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

So I started a new thing with @letitiaroman.bsky.social, @markuspo.bsky.social and Erin Jenne this term. Check out our interview with @stephenwalt.bsky.social on our new podcast “Vienna Dialogues: Coffee and IR” here! open.spotify.com/episode/2SrC...

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U.S. Foreign Policy in the Aftermath of the 2024 Presidential Election - with Stephen M. Walt

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