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Filip Ejdus
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Professor of security studies at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade. Spare time democracy activist. www.filipejdus.com
Great kick-off roundtable of the conference jointly organised by COST Action NetSec, the European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS), and Stockholm University.
Interested in Southeast Europe? Take a look at this new book series with CEU press! We already have a few outstanding books published!
5/ It also argues for “democratically reinforcing capital,” which strengthens rule of law, environmental oversight, labour standards, and 🇪🇺 accession reforms. Western embassies, 🇪🇺, 🇧🇦 already have leverage to demand high standards from investors&elites🔗bit.ly/3OWKXcU
4/ The report shows that foreign investors benefited from Bosnia's fragmented governance system and that democratic origin doesn't automatically produce democratic outcomes.
1/ What does it look like when Western-backed investment reproduces the same dynamics as the corrosive capital it claims to counter? Our case study on the Vareš mining project in BiH🇧🇦 examines corrosive capital — and what it costs when the source is a liberal democracy. 🧵👇
2/ If you want to learn more about these topics, read our reports on corrosive capital and disinformation in the Western Balkans 👉 bit.ly/48rghX0 and on the Vareš mining project 👉 bit.ly/3OWKXcU.
Serbian Political Science Association annual convention - "Reordering of the World" (Belgrade, 23-24 October) - call for applications open by 1 July. www.fpn.bg.ac.rs/en/events/20...
Serbian Political Science Association International Annual Conference: “Reordering of the World” – Call for Papers and Panels | Faculty of Political Science
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We have an amazing English-taught MA programme in Peace, Security and Development at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade.The call for applicants is available here: fpn.bg.ac.rs/97240. For alumni stories check this out: cis-fpn.rs/alumni-stori... Spread the word!
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The European International Studies Association (EISA) Statement on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy in Serbia. eisa-net.org/eisa-stateme...
EISA Statement on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy in Serbia, 8 April 2026 | EISA
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The Central and Eastern European International Studies Association (CEEISA) has issued a statement regarding recent developments at the University of Belgrade. www.ceeisa.net/news
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Regime in Serbia is in panic after barely winning “stronghold” local elections amid irregularities. Today, police raided Belgrade University Rectorate to discredit the rector whom they see as a potential leader of the opposition in the next parliamentary elections linking him to a student’s death.
Criminal police raid University of Belgrade Rectorate
A large number of officers from the Criminal Police Directorate (UKP) entered the University of Belgrade Rectorate on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigatio
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I’ve been playing quite a few wargames recently, and 2026 has a frightening “last-round madness” vibe. No shadow of the future. Players start their riskiest moves as if there were no tomorrow - especially scary when you take into account the unusually high average age of most world leaders involved.
Call for papers: Solidarity in Europe (SiE) annual conference www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
Call for papers: Solidarity in Europe (SiE) annual conference
Deadline for paper abstracts: 15 March 2026
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Call for papers: EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
Call for papers: EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central & Eastern Europe
The Department of Political and Social Sciences SPS has launched the call for papers for the workshop on political behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe CEE
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Following the Kremlin playbook, the authoritarian regime in Serbia is suppressing the student movement, opposition groups, and other domestic critics by portraying them as agents of a Western-backed colour revolution.
Four more weeks to submit your proposals for this amazing conference!👇
Filip Ejdus@filipejdus.bsky.social · 6mo agoCall for Papers, Contesting Imperialism(s), CEEISA Annual Conference, Sarajevo 17-19 June 2026. Submit your papers or panels until March 2026! Program chairs: Aida Hozić and Dženeta Karabegović ceeisa2026.com
Call for Papers, Contesting Imperialism(s), CEEISA Annual Conference, Sarajevo 17-19 June 2026. Submit your papers or panels until March 2026! Program chairs: Aida Hozić and Dženeta Karabegović ceeisa2026.com
Call for Papers, Contesting Imperialism(s), CEEISA Annual Conference, Sarajevo 17-19 June 2026. Submit your papers or panels until March 2026! Program chairs: Aida Hozić and Dženeta Karabegović ceeisa2026.com
🎉 Vol 51(6) is out!🎉 This SPECIAL ISSUE includes 8️⃣ new research articles as well as an introduction from the special issue editors, @jelenasubotic.bsky.social & @elifkalay.bsky.social. The articles are all free to read this month, so be sure to take a look and enjoy 👇 📚Read Here ➡️ buff.ly/WxL7JlR
When a government sends police into a university, it sends a clear message: dissent is unwelcome. In Novi Sad, students and professors protesting the dismissal of Professor Jelena Kleut were removed by force from the Faculty of Philosophy.
I’m very excited that years of work with Dorry Noyes (@mershoncenter.bsky.social) and a fantastic group of friends and colleagues finally resulted in this, I think, rather beautiful object. The Global Politics of Exemplarity! @normativeorders.bsky.social @prif.org @brisunipress.bsky.social 1/4
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What's the Deal with Elites? The Role of Political Elites in Identifying Critical Situations in Ontological Security Theory
Abstract. Traditionally, Ontological Security Studies (OSS) have focused on the anxieties and crises of unitary states. More recent scholarship, however, h
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Journal of Regional Security Vol. 20, No. 1 (2025) has been published: scindeks.ceon.rs/issue.aspx?i.... This special issue explores the impact of institutions on radicalization and violent extremism (VE) in the Balkans and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. #openaccess
CALL FOR PAPERS Journal of Regional Security Special Issue on Energy and Regional Security Dynamics (Spring 2027) Guest Editor: Dr Nevena Šekarić Stojanović, Institute of International Politics and Economics Deadline 31 January. More information : cis-fpn.rs/call-for-pap...
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Victor Asal From Pentagon to Classroom: RAND’s Hedgemony as a Pedagogical Tool in Graduate IR and Security Studies @jpseeditors.bsky.social @filipejdus.bsky.social Krivokapić Popović @markodkovacevic.bsky.social @vardamilan.bsky.social Aleksandra Rajković www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
From Pentagon to Classroom: RAND’s Hedgemony as a Pedagogical Tool in Graduate IR and Security Studies
Since its founding, most of the games for which the RAND Corporation has been known were either strictly confidential or too complex to be used in a university setting. In 2020, RAND transformed a ...
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