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CERiM Central and Eastern Europe hub (CEEhub) brings together research, outreach and education on Central and Eastern Europe at @maastrichtu.bsky.social.
Learn more about our key areas of expertise: https://cerim.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ceehub
Learn more about our key areas of expertise: https://cerim.maastrichtuniversity.nl/ceehub
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:
Challenges of doing research in authoritarian states - Giselle Bosse
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November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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:
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.
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.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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.
Prof Giselle Bosse - Prof Giselle Bosse - Maastricht University
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November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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.
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.’
Memory, post-fascism and the far-right | Italian Political Science Review / Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica | Cambridge Core
Memory, post-fascism and the far-right - Volume 55 Issue 2
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November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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.
When the Past Determines the Future: The Role of Memory in Foreign Policy Decisions | NWO
Political actors often resort to history to make sense of the present. Yet little is known about how the interpretation of the past frames contemporary political decisions. My project studied how actors in the European Parliament used contested memories of war and conflict during the Ukraine crisis. By analyzing the triangular interplay between the interpretation of past events, political mobilization and legitimacy in decision making, it studied the cultural heritage of war and conflict as enabler or constrainer of foreign policy choices. The results of the project will be published in an high-impact peer reviewed international journal.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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:
Dr Aline Sierp (A.) - Dr Aline Sierp (A.) - Maastricht University
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November 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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:
Professor Milada Anna Vachudova is a Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her recent work explores the trajectories of European states amidst strengthening ethnopopulism and democratic backsliding, and how these changes impact party systems and the EU.
May 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Professor Milada Anna Vachudova is a Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her recent work explores the trajectories of European states amidst strengthening ethnopopulism and democratic backsliding, and how these changes impact party systems and the EU.