OSF Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund support fellowships.

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How do France and Japan frame China’s climate diplomacy?

Join us Feb 26 at 12 PM (CET) for a @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social Seminar with Zhou Xuan and Mo Langgee. Using computational analysis, they decode the complex narratives of energy transition in European and East Asian media.

Can new minority speakers disrupt hegemonic borders?

René Bogović’s new project in Rijeka examines how youth adopting Italian/Slovene are creolizing ethnolinguistic boundaries and creating blueprints for transethnic solidarity in SE Europe.
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Can language be both a tool for unity and a mechanism for exclusion?

Join us Feb 19 at 12 PM (CET) for a CAS SEE Seminar with Vinícius Venâncio: “Lessons from the Global South: Language, Belonging, and Exclusion in Cape Verde.”
Moderated by Rene Bogović.

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How are youth in SE Europe moving from "Margins to Makers"?

RECAS Fellow Aleksandra Bajde's project examines youth-led ecological imaginaries in Belgrade & Ljubljana. Her work shows how art & music reclaim democratic agency under precarity.
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#RECAS_SEE #YouthAgency #AcademicSky

Does a shared future require shared memories?

Join Common Future! Record untold stories of solidarity & women’s experiences to build a digital archive that unites.

✅ Fully funded
✅ Summer School in Novi Pazar
✅ Fieldwork & Mentorship
✅ IFDT Certificate
👇

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Supported by Open society Foundation Western Balkans,
@erstestiftung.org and Rockefeller Brothers Fund & Pocantico Center.

#NewMusic #Artivism #CASSEE #RECAS_SEE #AcademicSky

Save the date! 🗓️ Feb 12, 12:00 PM (CET) Zoom

@cas-see-uniri.bsky.social Seminar with frients: “Creative Ecologies and Sonic Futures” featuring composer Sara Stevanović in conversation with RECAS Fellow Aleksandra Bajde.

Exploring the intersection of sound, ecology, and youth agency. ⬇️

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Supported by Open society Foundation Western Balkans,
@erstestiftung.org and Rockefeller Brothers Fund & Pocantico Center.

#NewMusic #Artivism #CASSEE #RECAS_SEE #AcademicSky @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social

RECAS workshops in 6 capitals reveal a divide between integration optimism & "negotiation fatigue." Yet, all agree: youth agency must be central to policy, and democratic reforms are essential best practices.

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#WesternBalkans #Democracy #RECAS_SEE #Youth

Wishing you all the best for the new year 2026 from RECAS!

May this year be filled with joy, prosperity, and new opportunities. Thank you for being a part of our network.

The RECAS Youth Deliberative Workshop was held in Sarajevo on December 22.
Supported by Open society Foundation Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org and Rockefeller Brothers Fund & Pocantico Center.

Young voices in Sarajevo!
"True progress requires mutual understanding, dialogue & alignment with EU values." – Dragan, 22.

Great deliberations on the region's future. Thanks to partners OSF, @erstestiftung.org & RBF!

Organized by #RECAS_SEE & @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social.

The RECAS Youth Deliberative Workshop was held in Prishtina on December 18.

Supported by Open Society Foundations Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Young voices in Pristina!

"We don’t want to be treated as a problem to be managed, but as partners who belong to Europe." – Era, 19.

Inspiring deliberations on the region's future. Thanks to our partners OSF, @erstestiftung.org & RBF!

Organized by #RECAS_SEE and @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social.

The RECAS Youth Deliberative Workshop was held in Tirana on December 16.

Supported by Open society Foundation Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

Young Balkan voices in Tirana!
"We want to feel European without having to erase where we come from." – Reivi, 18.

Great discussions at our workshop on the region's future. Thanks to our partners OSFWB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF!

Organized by @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social & #RECAS_SEE.

RECAS Fellowship Kick-off!

Last week, our fellows from across the region gathered in Belgrade to exchange ideas and build interdisciplinary cooperation. A powerful start to the fellowship year.

Read more about the gathering: recas.info/recas-fellow...

"Serbia: Democracy, Dissent, and the New European Fault Line", Vienna

@iwm.at, along with @recassee.bsky.social organised a debate that addressed the paradoxes, risks, and opportunities of Serbia’s year-long protest wave.

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#RECAS_SEE #MladiBalkana #Sarajevo

- Šta Evropa danas znači za Zapadni Balkan
- Kako bi trebalo da djeluje u svijetu koji se ubrzano mijenja
- Kako mladi mogu da doprinesu oblikovanju evropske budućnosti.

Učesnici dobijaju vaučere, a organizatori obezbjeđuju ručak, pauze za kafu i putne troškove. ⬇️

Deliberativna radionica „Mladi Balkana o budućnosti Evrope“
Sarajevo, 22. decembar 2025. (10-18:00).

Radionica okuplja mlade od 18 do 24 godine da razgovaraju o: 👇

The deliberative workshop “Young People from the Balkans on the Future of Europe” was successfully held in Skopje (Dec 5, 2025).

“Education reform and media education are the key starting points for strengthening democracy and building a more connected Europe.” (Kalina, 21)

Pjesëmarrësit do të marrin voucherë; organizatorët sigurojnë drekë, pushime kafeje dhe mbulim të shpenzimeve të udhëtimit.

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Punëtoria mbledh të rinj të moshës 18–24 vjeç për të diskutuar:
– Çfarë përfaqëson Evropa për Ballkanin Perëndimor sot
– Si duhet të veprojë në një botë që ndryshon me shpejtësi
– Si mund të rinjtë të kontribuojnë në formësimin e së ardhmes evropiane

Punëtoria deliberative “Të rinjtë e Ballkanit për të ardhmen e Evropës”
Prishtinë, 18 dhjetor 2025, ora 10:00–18:00 ⬇️

Pjesëmarrësit do të marrin voucherë; organizatorët sigurojnë drekë, pushime kafeje dhe mbulim të shpenzimeve të udhëtimit.

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#RECAS_SEE #BalkanYouth #Tirana

Punëtoria mbledh të rinj të moshës 18–24 vjeç për të diskutuar:
- Çfarë përfaqëson Evropa për Ballkanin Perëndimor sot
- Si duhet të veprojë në një botë që ndryshon me shpejtësi
- Si mund të rinjtë të kontribuojnë në formësimin e së ardhmes evropiane

Punëtoria deliberative “Të rinjtë e Ballkanit për të ardhmen e Evropës”
Tiranë, 16 dhjetor 2025, ora 10:00–18:00 👇

For Serbia’s European perspective, it would help greatly if local self-governments had consultants dedicated to EU project cooperation. This would allow communities to make full use of pre-accession funds and strengthen local development. (Aleksa, 23)