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By Petia Gueorguieva, New Bulgarian University. This article was first published in the Hermès review on the 15th of December 2025. Link to the original article in French: « Dehors la mafia », les protestations bulgares provoquent la chute du gouvernement à la veille de l’adhésion à la zone euro – Revue Hermès – Cognition – Communication […]
We have sent two questions to many researchers in Central, Eastern and Balkan Europe about the impact of the war in Ukraine on their respective political landscapes. In this article, three Polish researchers responded and we publish their answers in their entirety. The two questions were: Michal Kurylowicz, Jagellonnian University, Krakow The war in Ukraine […]
We have sent two questions to many researchers in Central, Eastern and Balkan Europe about the impact of the war in Ukraine on their respective political landscapes. In this article, two Hungarian researchers responded and we publish their answers in their entirety. The two questions were: Attila Ágh, Corvinus University Ukraine has been blamed for […]
We have sent two questions to many researchers in Central, Eastern and Balkan Europe about the impact of the war in Ukraine on their respective political landscapes. In this article, a Bulgarian researcher responded and we publish his answer in their entirety. The two questions were: Antony Todorov, New Bulgarian University The war in Ukraine […]
We have sent two questions to many researchers in Central, Eastern and Balkan Europe about the impact of the war in Ukraine on their respective political landscapes. In the first article in this series, three Albanian researchers responded and we publish their answers in their entirety. The two questions were: Prof. Dr. Afrim Krasniqi, Institute […]
By Claudiu Crăciun, Faculty of Political Science, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), Bucharest. Note: The article is based on a chapter by Claudiu Crăciun and Alexandru Filippi, « The Partisan Left and the Electoral Left: A Picture of Mutual Searching » (2025), found in a book currently in press. On Friday [the 7th […]
By Balázs Brucker, ELTE CERS Institute for Regional Studies, Pécs, Hungary Introduction Over the past decade, cities around the world have become increasingly important players in international affairs.[1] Through the practice of city diplomacy, urban governments engage with global networks, international organizations, and foreign partners – often pursuing agendas that diverge from those of their…
By Cristian Pîrvulescu, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest. This article was first published in Hotnews on the 25th of September 2025. Link to the original article in Romanian: Un viitor amanetat și alte fantome care bântuie România în aceste zile – HotNews.ro For the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, public debt and […]
By Cristian Pîrvulescu, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest. This article was first published in Hotnews on the 16th of June 2025. Link to the original article in Romanian: De ce nu e suficient să „funcționeze mai bine”: nemulțumirea românilor în argumente – HotNews.ro. Political Scientist Cristian Pîrvulescu Responds to Sociologist Dumitru […]
By Kinga Torbicka, University of Warsaw. Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine triggered a lasting “securitization” of public debate in Poland: issues of defense, national resilience, and deterrence have become the core of state policy. There has been an unprecedented increase in defense spending (over 4.7% of GDP in 2025, with projections reaching 4.81%[1] in 2026), […]
