Participation criteria

Advanced students of Eastern European studies, specifically the historical or social sciences, as well as doctoral students who focus on Eastern (and East‐Central) Europe and at least on one of the following topics, are invited to apply:

  • Populism
  • Illiberal tendencies
  • Authoritarian developments
  • Nation and nationalism
  • Identity politics
  • Social movements
  • Political Extremism
  • Minorities
  • Concepts of freedom
  • Forms of protest
  • Civil society
  • Personalism