East European Politics Graduate Workshop

Abstracts are due today (11:59 PST) for our Spring/Summer 2026 series! We welcome work at all stages, from pre-analysis plans to late-stage working papers.

Submit at the form below! 💫🌟✨

EEPGW Call for Papers Spring/Summer 2026 Hi all, The East European Politics Grad Workshop welcomes submissions for Spring/Summer 2026 paper presentations. The EEPGW online workshop will be held one Friday a month between 11:00-12:00 AM ES...

🚨 A reminder! 🚨

The call for our Spring/Summer 2026 series is due THIS Friday, March 6 @ 11:59PST.

Presenters only need an abstract to submit:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

EEPGW Call for Papers Spring/Summer 2026 Hi all, The East European Politics Grad Workshop welcomes submissions for Spring/Summer 2026 paper presentations. The EEPGW online workshop will be held one Friday a month between 11:00-12:00 AM ES...

🚨 A reminder! 🚨

The call for our Spring/Summer 2026 series is due THIS Friday, March 6 @ 11:59PST.

Presenters only need an abstract to submit:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Wonderful to see "The Electoral Effects of State-Sponsored Anti-LGBTQ Measures," which @bogatyrev.bsky.social presented on behalf of himself and co-authors as part of our Spring-Summer 2024 series, now accepted @thejop.bsky.social. Please see below for the paper:

Save the date! 📆

Our next session is this Friday Oct 24 at 5pm CET/11am EST/8am PST, where @hannafolsz.bsky.social will present "Economic Retaliation and the Decline of Opposition Quality." We'll have comments from @ludwigschulze.bsky.social.

Link+paper via email list: eepg-workshop.github.io

We are looking forward to the first session of our new series this Fri. Oct. 10 at 5pm CET/11am ET. We have two papers about historical legacies in Estonia🇪🇪 from @isadesisto.bsky.social (Princeton) + Robert Lipinski (Oxford), and discussion from @krisztiszabo.bsky.social (RHUL, CEU). Come join!

We are looking forward to the first session of our new series this Fri. Oct. 10 at 5pm CET/11am ET. We have two papers about historical legacies in Estonia🇪🇪 from @isadesisto.bsky.social (Princeton) + Robert Lipinski (Oxford), and discussion from @krisztiszabo.bsky.social (RHUL, CEU). Come join!

Very happy to join in and excited to participate this semester!

Come join us! We have an awesome lineup of presentations this fall from grads and early career researchers. Our first workshop is next Friday 10/10 at 11ET/5pm CET.

You can get more info + sign up for our list-serv to get the papers and Zooms here: eepg-workshop.github.io

We look forward to a great set of presentations and discussions from graduates and early career researchers!

To receive links to the papers, workshops, and more information along the way, please see our website: eepg-workshop.github.io

And, we close out this season on February 6 with @unddom.bsky.social's paper "Do theories of spatial far-right voting apply in Eastern Europe? A Bayesian analysis of the Lithuanian case" and comments from Felix Beilin

In 2026, we'll reconvene on Jan 23 with "The Enemy of My (Historical) Enemy Is My Friend?: Evidence from the Wołyń Massacre" from @francescayton.bsky.social and @isadesisto.bsky.social + comments via Robert Lipinski

Our second time-sharing survey workshop is 12/5, featuring evidence from Slovakia:
1️⃣ “WWII Legacies, Memory Regimes & Support for Russia," @ludwigschulze.bsky.social
2️⃣ “Populists, their Challengers, & Shifting Conceptions of “The Elite," Will Halm
@lotemhalevy.bsky.social will serve as discussant

On 11/21, @ildardaminov.bsky.social presents "Beyond the Authoritarian Axis: Analyzing the Conditional Role of State Capacity in the Process of Authoritarian Diffusion in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan" and Daria Gerashchenko discusses.

Next, on Nov. 7 @matejjung.bsky.social will present “Thinking About Going Back Home in War: Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Republic" with @costinciobanu.bsky.social offering comments.

Then on 10/24, @hannafolsz.bsky.social shares her JMP: “Elite Economic Coercion and Opposition Political Selection in Authoritarian Dominant-Party Regimes"and @ludwigschulze.bsky.social discussing!

We kick off next week w/ papers from our Estonia time-sharing survey:
1️⃣ "The Democratising Effects of the 1989 Baltic Way Demonstration," Robert Lipinski
2️⃣ “The Historical Determinants of Eastern European Solidarity with Ukraine," @isadesisto.bsky.social
➕ Discussion from @krisztiszabo.bsky.social!

🎉 We're excited to share our Fall/Winter 2025-26 schedule! We have a stellar lineup of research highlighting cases from Central Europe to Central Asia🎉

Workshops are on Fridays 5pmCET/11amET/8amPST with links+papers shared on our list-serv the week before.
Sign up here⤵️
eepg-workshop.github.io

🚨CFP - DEADLINE AUG 7!🚨
Apply to present at the Fall/Winter 2025-26 Series of our monthly online East European Politics Workshop for grad students!

Submit your abstract BEFORE AUG 7: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... & sign up to our mailing list: eepg-workshop.github.io

We've extended our deadline for our time-sharing survey & APSA pre-conference until TUESDAY Feb 11 @ 11:59PM PT. A few deets:

1️⃣ CFP here: drive.google.com/file/d/1JwW8...

2️⃣ PhD holders interested in serving as a discussant/reviewer, can indicate interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🌟Applications are due tomorrow!🌟

Why apply?
-Free survey space for grad students
-Access to pre-survey workshop to fine tune your design & share your findings at a 2025 APSA Pre-Conference
-Meet a great community of grad students working on East Central Europe

More info below⤵️

This is due Friday!! Grads, feel free to hit me or @hannafolsz.bsky.social up with any questions -- this is a great opportunity to field (free!) survey designs focusing on East Central Europe.

One week left to apply!! Reach out with any questions & see more info below ⤵️

Two weeks left to apply -- this is a great opportunity for grad students working on the region. Feel free to reach out to me or @hannafolsz.bsky.social with any questions!

Great opportunity for students working on East Central Europe!

This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students to field survey questions for projects focusing on Eastern and East-Central Europe! More info below & feel free to reach out to me or @francescayton.bsky.social with any questions.

🚨 Two weeks left to apply!🚨
📆 Deadline: Feb 7 2025 @ Midnight PST

💫 Free survey space 💫 & APSA pre-conference for grad students studying East Central Europe -- see call for proposals and full FAQ below. We're excited to receive your submissions!

❓❓❓Questions? Contact us at eepg.workshop@gmail.com

🚨 New opportunity for grad students from @eepgworkshop.bsky.social: Apply for an opportunity to field your own survey questions with us for free! 🚨

CFP: drive.google.com/file/d/1JwW8...

Deadline: Feb 7th

Feel free to get in touch with me or @francescayton.bsky.social with any questions.

🎉🎉 Super excited to announce this new opportunity for grad students from @eepgworkshop.bsky.social! 🎉🎉

CFP & more info are here, though feel free to get in touch with myself or @hannafolsz.bsky.social with any questions.

drive.google.com/file/d/1JwW8...

Application deadline: Feb 7 @ Midnight PST

Great opportunity for grad students. Kudos for the organizers 🙌 @hannafolsz.bsky.social @francescayton.bsky.social