Editorial Board
The editorial board is in charge of choosing the published articles and giving the main orientations of the blog. It is composed of a variety of profiles, from professors to students and Phd candidates.
Jean-Michel De Waele
Professor at ULB and researcher at the CEVIPOL, specialist on Central and Eastern Europe political landscapes and on left wing parties in the region.
Anthony Persona
Political Science student at ULB, interested in radical right parties, their treatment of ecology and environmental issues in Europe.
Gianmarco Bucci
PhD candidate at Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, studying mainstream Left’s response to the rise of the radical right in Central and Eastern Europe. Writter on East Journal, an italian magazine focused on the politics, society and culture of the region.
Mona Vandeweerd
Political Science student at ULB, interested in international relations and the analysis of global political dynamics, with a particular focus on issues in Europe.
Michel Perottino
Associate professor and researcher at the Institute of political studies, Faculty of social studies, Charles University, specialist on Czech politics and political parties.
Cristian Preda
Professor at the University of Bucharest. Former MEP from 2009 to 2019. Interested in party politics, elections, political history and regimes.
Kinga Torbicka
Assistant Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw. Main areas of research include security in the EU and NATO – geopolitical and military dimensions; comparative analysis of the national security systems of EU countries.
Contributors
Our contributors are researchers and teachers specialized in Central and Eastern Europe studies from all around Europe to bring an European and local point of view on the region.
Michel Perottino
Associate professor and researcher at the Institute of political studies, Faculty of social studies, Charles University, specialist on Czech politics and political parties.
Petia Gueroguieva
Senior assistant professor at the Department of Political Science of the New Bulgarian University. Specialist of CEE politics and parties, europeanization and democratization.
Sergiu Mișcoiu
Professor at the Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University. Specialist of nation-building processes and political transition in CEE and Francophone Africa.
Ervin Goci
Professor at the Faculty of History and Philology, University of Tirana. Working on communication theories, theories on public space and community engagement.
Alexandra Iancu
Professor of comparative politics at University of Bucharest interested in political parties and ideology, democratization and democratic backsliding.
Antony Todorov
Professor at the New Bulgarian University. Former president of the Bulgarian Political Science Association from 2001 to 2012. Interested in party politics, elections and democracy.
Cristian Preda
Professor at the University of Bucharest. Former MEP from 2009 to 2019. Interested in party politics, elections, political history and regimes.
Ivaylo Dinev
Researcher at the Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) in Berlin and coordinator of the Multi-method data laboratory of the KonKoop research network. Specialist of social movements, protests and civil society.
Johannes Heidecker
Former manager in industries with a long-time experience in several Central and Eastern European countries. Former economic advisor for North Macedonia’s PM.
Juraj Marušiak
Senior research fellow at the Slovak Academy of Sciences. Speicalist of political regimes and regional cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe.
Sean Hanley
Full-time professor at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College of London. Specialist of the transformations and emergence of political parties in CEE.
Vladimir Mitev
Bulgarian and Romanian-speaking journalist, and editor at the Romanian section of Radio Bulgaria. Specialized on political life of CEE
Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat
Poland-based journalist focused on social changes and political life in CEE. Specialized on social movements, labour and human rights.
Wojciech Albert Łobodziński
Former correspondent from France, Italy and Poland for Cross-border Talks. Current Generation Climate Europe’s new Membership Coordinator.
Michał Kuryłowicz
Researcher at Jagiellonian University, Poland. Specialist of Eurasian politics and Russian relations with CEE countries.
Kinga Torbicka
Assistant Professor at the Department of Strategic Studies and International Security, Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw. Main areas of research include security in the EU and NATO – geopolitical and military dimensions; comparative analysis of the national security systems of EU countries.
Claudia Bădulescu
Post-doctoral researcher at ULB and IEE. Specialized in the study of democratic consolidation in CEE since 1989 and European integration process.
Sarah Bomba
Phd Student at the INALCO in Paris, working on religious lobbyism in Poland after 1989.
László Andor
Professor at Hertie School of Governance, Berlin. Former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion (2010-2014).
Maria-Luisa Guevara
Romanian researcher and activist for housing rights, workers’ rights of non-European workers and progressive issues in general.
Neira Sabanovic
Phd student at ULB, working on the mobilization of collective memory in the discourses of fear in the Western Balkans.