I provided some comments for The Kyiv Independent, looking back at the development of Russian internet censorship and surveillance over the past ten years. #Commsky #Russia #DigitalRights

Few thought Russia could build a surveillance state. Here’s how it did it

In the summer of 2016, Russia's security services gained unprecedented access to citizens' private calls, messages, and photos. The so-called Yarovaya laws demanded that telecoms companies store user...

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What if democracy is sustained not only in parliaments and elections, but also in everyday life? 🎉 Giselle Bosse has received an €800,000 NWO grant for Invisible Heroines, studying how #women sustain #democracy in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia & Armenia, and rethink how we measure #democratisation.

Prof. Giselle Bosse has been awarded an €800,000 NWO SSH Open Competition L grant for a new five-year research project entitled Invisible Heroines: Women and the Democratisation of Everyday Life in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood.

We are excited to host Daniel Hegedüs, deputy director of the Institut für Europäische Politik, in Maastricht on 23 April for the Jean Monnet lecture: "International determinants of autocratisation and democratisation in the EU in an age of geopolitical upheaval" Don't miss it! Attendance is free

Will the #EU be able to make decisions faster if obstructer Viktor #Orbán loses the elections in #Hungary? Find out @mariellew.bsky.social's answer on the @studioeuropa.bsky.social and @haagschcollege.bsky.social @cafeeuropa.bsky.social podcast 👇 studioeuropamaastricht.nl/nl/2026/04/0...

🌐 What happens when a country #disconnects from the global #internet? @mariellew.bsky.social explores the impact on #information, #communication & #digital control. 🔗 shorturl.at/at1IE 🔗 shorturl.at/S6RhY 🔗 shorturl.at/svnoJ

How do you translate complex academic knowledge into a clear story for a broad audience? Read the interview with CEEhub's Professor Giselle Bosse and Maurice de Heus of regional broadcaster L1 on the role journalists and scholars play in informing public debate on Europe.

Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🌍 How do we bring #Europe closer to the region in an age of fast news & #polarisation? @gisellebosse.bsky.social, together with @mauricedeheus.bsky.social reflect on #nuance vs #headlines, and why it matters. 🔗 www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/between...

Great piece by FRANCE 24 on how Russia pushes the Max messenger onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram - with some comments by me.

Russia's Max: The unencrypted super-app being forced on citizens

Russia is pushing its Max messenger -- a social media platform without encryption -- onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the cou...

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Check out this policy brief on Russia's deepening internet censorship by @mariellew.bsky.social

Mariëlle Wijermars@mariellew.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In my latest policy brief, I argue policymakers should anticipate further escalation of Russian internet censorship, including the blocking of all remaining foreign platforms and messaging apps *very soon*. #Russia #Censorship #InternetGovernance #Polisky #IRsky #commsky

#PoliSky #IRsky #HistorySky #Commsky #Ukraine #Russia #CEE #MemoryStudies #AcademicSky

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times@umceehub.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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.

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.

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. ...

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

Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣Hiring📣 Assistant Professor in Science, Technology & Society Join a vibrant, international community, contribute to #interdisciplinary research & teaching on #sustainability, #innovation & #society. Apply before 8 February 2026👉 shorturl.at/qLCBb #AcademicJobs #STS

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

Darian Meacham@posteurope.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🚨We've got two tenure track posts in political philosophy @maastrichtu.bsky.social.🚨 Deadlines are 31 January and 26 February. #philosophy #academicjobs | @apaphilosophy.bsky.social www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3566... www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3574...

🚨 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 vacancies.maastrichtuniversity.nl/search/?crea...

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.

Mariëlle Wijermars@mariellew.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New article just published in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social with Olga Dovbysh, in which we conceptualise the nexus of authoritarianism and digital innovation uptake in Russian media and introduce the concept of 'authoritarian algorithmic publics' (AAP). #Commsky #Polisky #CEEsky #Academicsky

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. #EUsky #Polisky #CEEsky #AcademicSky

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times@umceehub.bsky.social · 9mo ago

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. #Polisky

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. #Polisky

Is EU enlargement GEOPOLITICAL? | EuropeChats Episode 28

YouTube video by Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)

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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. #AcademicSky #HistorySky #PoliSky #MemoryStudies #EuropeSky #CEE

CERiM CEEhub - Grounded knowledge for challenging times@umceehub.bsky.social · 9mo ago

What role does memory play in political decision making? Meet Dr Aline Sierp, CERiM CEEhub expert on transnational memory and identity politics. #HistorySky #PoliSky #MemoryStudies #EuropeSky #CEE #AcademicSky

What role does memory play in political decision making? Meet Dr Aline Sierp, CERiM CEEhub expert on transnational memory and identity politics. #HistorySky #PoliSky #MemoryStudies #EuropeSky #CEE #AcademicSky

Understanding Europe: On Memory and Identity

YouTube video by Understanding Europe

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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 🌐 Details ☞ www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/bachelors-op...

🤝📅 Are you a FASoS researcher and do you want to design research with communities? Join our hands-on workshop at FASoS on 30 October with Branko Popovic (FASHIONCLASH) to explore skills for meaningful, lasting collaborations. Register now to secure your spot! 👉 tinyurl.com/4n2n8kxh

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

Aleksandra Komornicka@olakom.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Happy to share my new article on Japan’s impact on the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Happy to share my new article on Japan’s impact on the rise of East–West trade in Europe during the long 1970s: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Back from our summer ☀️ break with an interview! Read about @blenormand.bsky.social's new @erc.europa.eu project, "Women Migrants from the Northern Mediterranean and Work in Postwar Northwestern Europe" (FeMMiWork). Read the interview here: ceureviewofbooks.com/interview/in...

Interview with Brigitte le Normand on her ERC-funded project FeMMiWork - CEU Review of Books

Brigitte le Normand talks to us about her new ERC-funded project, Women Migrants from the Northern Mediterranean and Work in Postwar Northwestern Europe (FeMMiWork).

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