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Using Russia’s war on Ukraine as a case study, the paper analyses two moments in time: the invasion of Crimea in 2014 and the outbreak of war in 2022 and examines the framing devices and analogies used in political speeches, resolutions and press releases by the EP.

Under which conditions does the memory of the past get mobilized and how does it acquire salience in EU policy-making? How do interpretations of the past and the deployment of emotions influence political decision-making in the present?

Historical memory and its emotional baggage is used increasingly by political actors to push forward specific domestic interests and to revive old schismatic relationships between European states. The article analyses this development by asking the following questions:

The past as resource – memory and emotions in Russia’s war on Ukraine Historical memory and its emotional baggage is used increasingly by political actors to push forward specific domestic interests and to revive old schismatic relationships between European states. ...

New article by CERiM CEEhub expert Aline Sierp: The past as resource – memory and emotions in Russia’s war on Ukraine.

In the article, Sierp analyses where, how by whom and to which effect historical analogies are used in EU policymaking, using Russia’s war on Ukraine as a case study.

Vacancy for an Assistant Professor in Science, Technology & Society at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social. Apply by 8 February.

Two vacancies for tenure track posts in political philosophy at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social. Apply by 31 January and 26 February.

🚨 Vacancies at Maastricht in research programme "Europe: Society, Politics and Global Order" (do share!)

- Assistant Prof Political Philosophy in Euro Democracy
- Assistant Prof Euro Political History
- PostDoc Disinformation and Euro Democracy

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We're hiring an Assistant Professor in European Political History since 1900 (History Department). Research focusing on the political history of Europe since 1900, including themes such as democratisation, European integration, international cooperation, colonialism or war and peace lnkd.in/e8diCbrD

Great opportunity at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social: we have 4-year postdoc position on disinformation and European democracy. Possible disciplinary focus includes, e.g., political science and computational social science. Interdisciplinary approaches to disinformation are encouraged.

New publication by @mariellew.bsky.social on authoritarianism and digital journalism.

How can the EU strengthen democratic resilience in Eastern Europe and integrate democracy support into its foreign policy amidst accelerating autocratisation?

Meet Prof Giselle Bosse, CERiM CEEhub expert on EU enlargement, democratisation and autocratisation.

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YouTube video by EMBRACE Democracy Challenges of doing research in authoritarian states - Giselle Bosse

Prof Bosse leads work packages for the Horizon projects EMBRACE and INVIGORATEU, both focused on strengthening democratisation in the EU’s neighbourhood. Listen to Prof Bosse speaking about her EMBRACE research in autocratic regimes here:

Defending Democracy: Ukraine’s EU Path amid War and Reform - European Democracy Hub While Ukraine has made progress on the EU’s accession criteria, concerns about transparency, press freedom, and corruption remain, however.

What does democratic reform look like when war, geopolitics, and corruption collide? Prof Bosse’s Democracy Hub analysis explores how Ukraine pushes reforms forward despite war and martial law, and why democracy must stay central to EU policy.

How should the EU handle autocrats? In this recent article, Prof Bosse shows how the EU struggles to learn from its own democracy-support efforts in Belarus, and why engaging with Lukashenka now would significantly weaken democratic forces and the EU’s long-term strategy.

gisellebosse.bsky.social holds a Personal Chair in EU External Democracy Support and a Jean Monnet Chair in EU International Relations at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social. She also is a Fellow at the European Democracy Hub in Brussels.

YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) Is EU enlargement GEOPOLITICAL? | EuropeChats Episode 28

How can the EU strengthen democratic resilience in Eastern Europe and integrate democracy support into its foreign policy amidst accelerating autocratisation and geopolitical pressures?

Meet Prof Giselle Bosse, CERiM CEEhub expert on EU enlargement, democratisation and autocratisation.

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What role does memory play in political decision making?

Meet Dr Aline Sierp - CERiM Central and Eastern Europe Hub's expert on transnational memory and identity politics.

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Sierp’s recent article examines post-fascism in Italy, arguing that, rather than being an outlier, ‘contemporary Italian memory politics are […] a valuable source of information about the kind of mnemonic discourses that may arise in other (Western) European countries.’

In the NWO-funded project ‘When the Past Determines the Future: The Role of Memory in Foreign Policy Decisions,’ Dr Aline Sierp examined how actors in the European Parliament used contested memories of war and conflict during Russia's war against Ukraine.

Dr Aline Sierp is Associate Professor in European History and Memory Studies at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social, specialising in collective memory after experiences of human rights violations, questions of identity and European integration. Learn more about Aline’s work here:

YouTube video by Understanding Europe Understanding Europe: On Memory and Identity

What role does memory play in political decision making? Meet Dr Aline Sierp, CERiM CEEhub expert on transnational memory and identity politics.

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CEEhub expert @ferenclaczo.bsky.social discussing latest developments in Hungarian politics for Dutch online news media NU.nl

Come visit us during tomorrow’s @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social BA Open Day and learn more about our four fantastic programmes in

📚 Arts & Culture 📚
🤖 Digital Society 🤖
🇪🇺 European Studies 🇪🇺
🌐 Global Studies 🌐

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As a faculty in the humanities and social science, we @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social engage with contested contemporary issues on a daily basis in #learning, #teaching & #research. We are therefore happy to host the new Viewmaster exhibition PROTEST which opened yesterday. See: tinyurl.com/viewprotest

How did Japan’s position of political, economic, and technological power impact the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s?

Read Aleksandra Komornicka's new article demonstrating how Japan’s rise served as a model for opening socialist economies. #Poland #historysky #IPEsky #IRsky

Happy to share my new article on Japan’s impact on the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s:

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