Anna Jordanova

Centrum för Östeuropastudier (SCEEUS) vid UI söker analytiker - Utrikespolitiska institutet Utrikespolitiska institutet (UI) grundades 1938. Det är Sveriges ledande institut för forskning och information om utrikes- och säkerhetspolitik. UI fördjupar och berikar det utrikespolitiska samta...

Analyst job at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) in the The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI)

@sceeus-ui.bsky.social @uisweden.bsky.social @nordicukraine.bsky.social
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Dear #AcademicSky fellows, do I have here anyone who applied for/received Marie Skłodowska-Curie #postdoc fellowship?

Dear colleagues in #academia (#PhD at various stages in particular), before the summer hits, let's remember what is important.

Meanwhile in #CentralAsia

Students and fellows, look! Something is coming up in #Prague with @ims.fsv.cuni.cz! (Feel free to reach out to me for more info) #fieldwork #decoloniality #methods #workshop

Might you or someone you know be interested in joining our team of volunteers, helping us with organizing the 🔥 RUTA conference in the Carpathian Mountains (June 26-29), check out our call. Proficiency in Ukrainian is key. Travel and accommodation covered ruta-association.org/news/call-fo...

It seems I passed my state exam. It is “just” the dissertation now! #PhDlife @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz

Testing the waters: Suspected Russian activity challenges Europe’s support for Ukraine

I think @acleddata.bsky.social is doing a really good job.
acleddata.com/2025/05/22/t...

Many thanks to @boursebazaar.bsky.social ( @yarbatman.bsky.social and Henna Moussavi) for publishing!

Beyond the Optics: Can the EU Deliver on Its Central Asia Promises? Despite the positive developments at the EU-Central Asia summit, a range of challenges could hinder meaningful cooperation between the two sides.

This is really good.
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GDP is a nice number, nevertheless - do we have any data on how many families (even in which regions) are critically dependent on a foreign income? #Tajikistan #Uzbekistan #Kyrgyzstan #remittances

To je poklad!

Mercenaries From at Least 48 Countries Are Participating in the War on Russia’s Side IStories identified 1,500 of them and found out how the recruitment of foreigners works in Moscow

In just over a year, at least 523 people from post-Soviet countries passed through the Yablochkova recruitment center alone. Most are from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan (...) 82% lived in Russia for more than a month
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1/3. Excited to announce the publication of "The Joy of the Teaching Track: Learning and Teaching in Politics and International Studies" by Cathy Elliott, Ellen Watts, Kalina Zhekova, Keith Smith, Rose Gann & Madeleine Le Bourdon!
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
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Being ostentatiously neutral (=non-threatening) country neighboring Afghanistan/Iran has been among the most functional components of the Turkmen elite forpol so far. Deep below the everyday debate, attention to human rights issues regionally decreasing. Let's see what econ/climate agenda can do..

Italy Aims to Boost Role in Central Asia Italy is seeking to strengthen its diplomatic footprint in Central Asia while working to reduce dependence on China, Orda.kz reports. Italian media are actively covering Prime Minister Giorgia

"Travelling to #CentralAsia" ≠ "Travelling to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan only"
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Just imagine those #EU diplomats who just finished a full-scale multilevel diplomatic and economic charming campaign of #CentralAsia coming to their offices, opening news and watching the ongoing Trump's mess around the tariffs...

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Hi, academia! I need to know a bit about #Turkic peoples in the present-day Russia. History/politics/anthropology/culture - books/podcasts/movies, anything you can recommend?

In #CentralAsia, the #EU/states are way beyond the “value-based” policy. Now, here is a strategic partnership - in areas where Europe is already behind schedule. Also, good chance to observe the KZ/UZ vs KG/TJK/TRKM: what connects them, what divides; what is actually “regional”.

Actually. Anyone here would like to join forces in writing a paper gathering and evaluating the available evidence of competition...? Especially #economy people?

So many written pieces about how #Russia / the West/ #China strategically "compete" or "clash" in #CentralAsia and yet so little evidence of the actual competition and clashes...

Mediazona is sadly on the brink of survival and needs to reach 5,000 subscribers to have a chance of staying afloat

The state of independent media worldwide is a calamity

What a great kickoff between @unikarlova.cuni.cz and #Termez university, #Uzbekistan. So far archaeology was the main discipline; hopefully more opportunities will emerge also for our contemporary @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz! Also, best plov in Prague.

Happiness at @fsv.unikarlova.cuni.cz/IMS: Kateřina Fuksová and I received the 4EU+ #PhD grant titled "Decolonial Approaches and Fieldwork: Theory and Practice." Hopefully, we’ll be able to invite dear colleagues to #Prague for some good debates!

Added!

Central Asian Literature in English Translation Today | Association for Slavic, East European, & Eurasian Studies Translation promises to help students see Central Asia as not a periphery of Russia but part of a broader interimperial intellectual field.

This is amazing! " #CentralAsian Literature in English Translation Today": definitely adding to the reading list
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Uzbekistan’s President Hopes a Decree Will Spur Green Economic Growth — Bourse & Bazaar Foundation Declaring 2025 as the Year of Environmental Protection and the Green Economy signals a shift toward making sustainability a central development priority in Uzbekistan.

Every February, the Uzbek president issues a decree setting out development priorities for the year.

2025 is the “Year of Environmental Protection and the Green Economy.”

My colleague Shakhlo Kamaladinova examines whether a decree can make a difference.
www.bourseandbazaar.org/articles/202...

Last call: The deadline for applications for #UNET fellowships for Ukrainian researchers at ZOiS is tomorrow!

📍 Berlin or Ukraine
🎓 tracks for postdocs & M.A. graduates
💼 peer support, ZOiS mentor, publishing support for articles in peer-reviewed journals
🤝 stipend & research budget

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Funded research visits for PhD students under EUI Widening Europe Programme The EUI Widening Europe Programme supports research visits for PhD students enrolled at higher education institutions or public research centres in eligible t

🌍 Are you a PhD researcher from a Widening country?

The @eui-eu.bsky.social is offering funded research visits for the autumn term 2025-26! ✨

A chance to collaborate with faculty, enhance your research, and experience life at the EUI. 🏛️

📅 Deadline: 31 March 2025

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