@lenkabustikova
Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida Director of the Center for European Studies Editor of East European Politics Editor of Cambridge Elements on Politics and Society from Central Europe to Central Asia www.lenkabustikova.com
A new issue of the Journal of Illiberalism Studies #JIS is out now! Just in time for the holiday period! Check out the thread below for what lies inside!
@ieres-gwu.bsky.social
www.illiberalism.org/jis-fall-2025/
@lenkabustikova.bsky.social and @petraguasti.bsky.social look at the conservative Polish legal network Ordo Iurisβ influence campaign targeting the Czech Senate to block the ratification of the Istanbul Convention.
Our article with Paul D'Anieri on impact of #Ukrainian public opinion on #peace negotiations is out @eepolitics.bsky.social! Sadly,the #war is going on and our research is still relevant.Thanks @oonuch.bsky.social @emmamateo.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
π₯³NEW issue out now! π www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... π @adamfagan.bsky.social @petrkopecky.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it @skvrnami.bsky.social @kovarek.bsky.social
Working with @lotemhalevy.bsky.social was super fun and super inspiring! I learned a lot from her about ugly times, my favorite kind of times to contemplate these days β¦ to new scholarship on liberalism π€©π₯π
It's an honor to have an article with @lenkabustikova.bsky.social in this special issue on Illiberalism with so many scholars whose work I've learnt so much from.
Thanks to @zsolt.bsky.social , @petraguasti.bsky.social , Dean Schafer, + BΓ‘lint Mikola!
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π¨ Confessional Illiberalism w @lenkabustikova.bsky.social π¨
We searched for a piece like this as scholars of extremism in CEE that might help students (but also other readers) understand the current "illiberal moment"βits variations and adjacent concepts. 1/5
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π₯Delighted to share that we've earned an Impact Factor of 3.1 for 2024! Stably ranked Q1 over the years, we are in the top 50 in Political Science & the top 5 in Area Studies thanks to Your contributions! π€© @adamfagan.bsky.social @petrkopecky.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it
Is Trzaskowski getting out of his PJs now ? Like keep watching the results and stuff?
In early May, we had a great panel on Rethinking Europe's East-West Divide and European integration @eustudies.bsky.social in Philly. Thanks to @lenkabustikova.bsky.social, Monika Sus and Sergii Glebov for their excellent papers and to @danielhegedus.bsky.social for his generous feedback! #EUSA25
π΅π±Coming UP this weekend: Presidential election in #Poland! Check the comments below & read some excellent research to get prepared ππ @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it #PolandElections
#ThrowBackPaper: Click here (open access) ππ #OpenAccessResearch π€ ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
π¨π¨ Accepted yesterday! π¨π¨
@lenkabustikova.bsky.social and I introduce the concept of "Confessional Illiberalism" and distinguish it from two other forms of illiberalism, reactionary and prejudicial illiberalism.
We also compare the concept to other '-isms' to tidy the backsliding literature.
π·π΄ Following the presidential election in #Romania? Read some exceptional research related to the #alegeriprezidentiale 2025! @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it - Check the commentsπ
I talked to Selcuk Gultasli @populismstudies.bsky.social.social about You-know-What
π₯The new issue incl. #FREE content is out now! π tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... π
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A bar chart showing how the vote shares of amongst female voters differ from the overall result
The modern gender gap is alive & well in #Germany: women were more likely to support the parties on the left (SPD, Greens, and well, Left), less likely to support the Christian Democrats & Liberals, and massively less likely (17% vs 24%) to vote for the #farright #AfD #btw25
Turns out, young German women are more afraid of extreme right than immigrants.
www.tagesschau.de/wahl/archiv/...
You were amazing
On Friday, I defended my PhD.
Thank you to @manesweisskircher.bsky.social and @lenkabustikova.bsky.social for being excellent opponents, and to everyone who supported me throughout this PhD!
π₯WORKSHOP CFP: "From βdemocratic backslidingβ to βre-democratizingβ: understanding how East European countries get back on a liberal democratic course" 3-4 June 2025 Charles University, Prague π Special Issue for @eepolitics.bsky.social π @adamfagan.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social
πThe 2023 EEP Best Article Prize goes to 'The grassroots of #Putinβs ideology: civil origins of an uncivil regime' by Ivan Grek (@RussiaProgram @ElliottSchoolGW). Huge Congrats!π₯³Read it 4 #FREE π www.tandfonline.com/journals/fjc...
The Center for European Studies at the Uni of Florida is hiring an Associate Director (AD). The AD oversees grants management, reporting, program evaluation, and serves as the coordinator for the Foreign Language and Area Studies prog. Salary: $69,000 β $78,000 explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
π₯ The new issue incl. #FREE content is out nowπ tandfonline.com/toc/fjcs21/4... π₯
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The Center for European Studies at the Uni of Florida is hiring an Associate Director (AD). The AD oversees grants management, reporting, program evaluation, and serves as the coordinator for the Foreign Language and Area Studies prog. Salary: $69,000 β $78,000 explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
