Isabell Burmester

#REUNIRpublication

✍ D4.2 – RESILIENCE OF EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD & WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES TO SOCIO- ECONOMIC THREATS

📌 Read on our website: reunir-horizon.eu/d4-2-resilie...

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Crisis as a catalyst for democratisation: how Russia’s escalation of the war in Ukraine facilitated democratic progress in Moldova Russia’s escalation of the war in neighbouring Ukraine triggered a crisis that facilitated rather than impeded further democratisation in Moldova. Through analyticist process tracing, this article ...

In my new article, I explore how Russia’s escalation of the war in Ukraine unexpectedly contributed to further democratisation in Moldova. I use this case to build theory in the underexplored area of how crises can drive political change.
📖 Access it here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/IQTPJ...

#REUNIRfieldtrip

📌 #REUNIR experts are in Balkans this week, conducting insightful interviews & focus groups with stakeholders & citizens. Engaging discussions are already shaping our research findings! #REUNIRfieldtrip #Balkans #Research #StakeholderEngagement

@horizoneu.bsky.social

On Tuesday (11 March), I have the pleasure to present my book at the Russia, Ukraine and the Caucasus Regional Research (RUCARR) platform at Malmö University. Join us online for this book launch: rucarr.mau.se/2025/03/05/b...

EU and Russian Hegemony in the 'Shared Neighbourhood' This book examines the EU’s and Russia’s policies in Eastern Europe through the prism of hegemony, a concept that it applies to both regional actors

My book, 'EU and Russian Hegemony in the Shared Neighbourhood', is now published and available open access in the Palgrave book series The European Union in International Affairs!
You can access the book for free here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

#OpenAccess #EUPolitics #InternationalAffairs

#REUNIRPublication

D5.1 Political Threat Assessment in Eastern Neighbourhood & Western Balkan Countries

Russia, China, Türkiye &the Gulf states exploit disinformation, economics & culture to weaken democracy & EU integration in the WB & EN @horizoneu.bsky.social

Read here: tinyurl.com/tjwahf7z

📢*Four* academic jobs 📢 in political science and related disciplines with a focus on Eastern Europe in our growing Department of Politics at the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies.
Two postdoc and two doctoral positions, deadline 28 March 2025.

From climate mobility to global sanctions: Four scholars navigating global governance - Stockholm Center on Global Governance

For my new @snsf-ch.bsky.social research project I will be joining the Stockholm Center on Global Governance (SCGG) at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social as a visiting researcher this year 👇👇
www.su.se/stockholm-ce...

Lecturer position at Eurasian Studies at University of Glasgow

www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

Are you a PhD candidate, Post-Doc or early-career researcher working on contemporary Belarus, Belarusian history, politics, international relations, economy, or human rights?

Join the 'Belarus in Brussels' workshop on 19 June, organised by CEEhub members Giselle Bosse and Wicke van den Broek.

Finally an entire Digest on Moldova👇!! After our first day of REUNIR (@reunir.bsky.social ) fieldwork in Chisinau today, I could not be happier to see the first issue of the Moldovan Analytical Digest out: css.ethz.ch/content/dam/...

Two 4-year salaried PhD positions in EU foreign policy at @polscileiden.bsky.social @leidensocial.bsky.social to work with my amazing colleague @karolinapomorska.bsky.social as part of the @ec.europa.eu funded EUFOG project.

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Excellent discussions yesterday at the CORUSCANT conference in Brussels! Many thanks to the organizers and the engaging audience. Follow @coruscant-eu.bsky.social for more reflections and research on contemporary Russia

ARENA invites applications for two PhD positions as part of a doctoral network on EU foreign policy - ARENA Centre for European Studies Would you like to study how geopolitical change affects the EU's global role? A PhD position in the doctoral network EUFOG is an opportunity to start your academic career with leading European researc...

Would you like to study how geopolitical change affects the EU's global role? Apply for a PhD position at ARENA as part of the doctoral network 'Contested EU foreign policy in an era of geopolitics' (EUFOG)🌍

📥Application deadline: 1 March 2025

www.sv.uio.no/arena/englis...

Postdoctoral Fellow in European Studies at Vienna School of International Studies An academic position as a Postdoctoral Fellow in European Studies is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

Vienna School of International Studies hiring a 2-5 year postdoc in European Studies: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLL825/p...

2 more weeks to submit your proposal for #UACES2025! If you are working on #FoodPolitics & #EUGovernance, submit your paper for our themed track by 26 January 👇👇

Excited to be speaking at this timely event! If you are in Brussels on Monday, 27 January and would like to join us, register here: coruscant.therussiaprogram.org/tpost/nzgb3v...

An eventful travel month to wrap up a busy year: Last week, I was at a workshop exploring #Paris2024 legacies and wider politics of sport. Thanks to Alexandra Yatsyk and @isabellburmester.bsky.social for organising and good to meet new colleagues here.

www.crisisgroup.org/europe-centr... An excellent overview, as ever, by @crisisgroup.org on the situation in Georgia with careful recommendations regarding possible steps for the EU. "It is the Georgian people who hold the most meaningful leverage over the government at the moment."

Research Associate at University of Glasgow Searching for an academic job? Explore this Research Associate opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.

📣 My very cool colleague, Dr Francesca Scrinzi, is hiring a postdoc for a @ec.europa.eu Horizon Project at Glasgow Uni.

You-DARE: Debunking the Gendered Arguments of Far-Right Extremism.

The project explores gender discourse and practice of the far-right in Europe.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKU133/r...

Food is a pivotal issue in EU politics, from the CAP to food safety standards impacting global markets. Laura Gelhaus and I are excited to invite you to explore these intersections in our themed track on #FoodPolitics & #EUGovernance. Join us at #UACES2025!

Political parties and Russia’s escalation of the war in Ukraine: consequences for left-wing parties in Moldova Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 had a significant impact on Moldova, particularly due to its geographic proximity to Ukraine. Although Moldova has long balanced relationshi...

Excited to share my new article (online forst) looking at political party contestation in #Moldova. Big thanks to
@achryssogelos.bsky.social and Toby Greene
for including me in the special issue!
📖 For those without access, use my free eprints link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GVDUF...