https://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mkpoogkoic27Is Europe's youth diverging from established political narratives? Find out at the @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social seminar with Richard Q. Turcsányi & Anastas Vangeli. 🗓️ May 7 | 12:00 PM CET 🔗 https://recas.info/cas-see-seminars-with-guests-richard-q-turcsanyi/ Supported by OSF_WB, @erstestiftung.org, & RBF.30 Apr 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpoogkoic27https://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mkkmiraba22jAnastas Vangeli explores how Balkan Gen Z navigates "semi-peripheral uncertainty." Forget the stereotypes of apathy—this study builds a framework to understand youth agency across mobility, work, ecology, and geopolitics. 🔗 Full details: recas.info/fellows/ #RECAS_SEE28 Apr 2026 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkmiraba22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mka7saozqs2kProf. Eric Champion joins RECAS Fellow Ana Gavrilović to discuss how virtual worlds & video games reshape civic imagination & public engagement. 🗓️ April 30 | 11 AM CET 🔗 recas.info/cas-see-semina… Support by OpenSocietyFund Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org, & Rockefeller Brothers Fund.24 Apr 2026 09:32 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mka7saozqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mk3kwtnh322kRECAS recently hosted an Academic Policy Lab webinar on mastering postdoctoral funding applications. Facilitated by Dr Katarina Kušić, the session focused on helping WB researchers access international grants. Full recap: 🔗 https://recas.info/recas-hosts-webinar-on-postdoctoral-funding-opportunities-for-early-career-researchers/22 Apr 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3kwtnh322khttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mjyrqryau22wAna Gavrilović explores how youth in SE Europe use #Minecraft, #Roblox, & indie games as "free" digital spaces for political resistance and civic imagination. Gaming isn't just play—it's an arena for negotiating power & democracy. ⬇️21 Apr 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyrqryau22whttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mivjthwj4s2pDo migrants "export" democracy? This research examines political remittances among young migrants from Serbia and Croatia in the EU & US, exploring how their movement shapes views on gender, policy, and economic power. 🔗 recas.info/fellows/ Supported by OSF WB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF.07 Apr 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivjthwj4s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3miizr7p7sc27Join Peter N. Funke & Dragana Mrvoš to discuss "Narrative Power in an Era of Crisis"—exploring how social movements move beyond echo chambers to build mass power. 📅 08/04/26 | 2:00 PM CET 🔗 https://recas.info/cas-see-seminars-with-guests-peter-n-funke/ Supported by OSF WB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF.02 Apr 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3miizr7p7sc27https://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3midvmzwijs2vExploring the Democratic Potential of Digital GenZs across SE Europe. This project examines how digital integration and economic autonomy reshape political imaginaries and civic action among youth in hybrid regimes. 🔗 recas.info/fellows/ Supported by OSF_WB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF.31 Mar 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3midvmzwijs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mhxunjgfvs2hJoin Lura Pollozhani & Borjan Gjuzelov to discuss "Democracy Pulse." With 79.7% of WB Gen Z backing democracy but rejecting formal politics, is their hope "critical" or "cruel"? 📅 02/04/26 | 12:00 CET 🔗 https://recas.info/cas-see-seminars-with-guests-lura-pollozhani/ Supported by OSF WB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF.26 Mar 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxunjgfvs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mhupv2mois2c❗️Due to unforeseen circumstances, the seminar has been moved to 14:00. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhupv2mois2chttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mhsfiu2qv22xHow does ecological postponement in SE Europe impact youth rights? Meet our RECAS Fellow Srđan Kukolj, find out more about his research here: recas.info/fellows/ Supported by OSF WB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF. #RECAS_SEE #EnvironmentalJustice #YouthAgency @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social24 Mar 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsfiu2qv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mhgb7l273s2cJoin Vlatka Matković & Srđan Kukolj to discuss "Decision-Making as a Democratic Site" — examining how lived experience is converted into institutional evidence. 📅 26/03/26 | 12:00 CET 🔗 https://recas.info/cas-see-seminars-with-guests-vlatka-matkovic/ Supported by OSF WB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF. @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social19 Mar 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgb7l273s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mhb2bejnyk2iHow can youth voices reshape migration governance in the Western Balkans? This project uses participatory foresight to connect youth migration scenarios in Skopje to formal policy processes. 🔗 recas.info/fellows/ Funded: OSF WB, @erstestiftung.org & RBF. #RECAS_SEE #AcademicSky17 Mar 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb2bejnyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mh3w5qusfc2sThe RECAS Fellowship Project Surgery took place at the Moise Palace on the island of Cres from 9–14 March 2026. Fellowships are supported by OSF Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund. #RECAS_SEE #RECASFellowship @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social15 Mar 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh3w5qusfc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mgxc7vd2ac2dRECAS Surgery Week 2026 brought fellows and mentors together at Moise Palace on Cres for several days of presentations, feedback, and scientific exchange. Read more about this year’s discussions and presentations on our website: https://recas.info/recas-surgery-week-2026-concludes-at-moise-palace-in-cres/13 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxc7vd2ac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mguwdtm7as2hFinal day of RECAS Surgery Week 2026 After two days of intensive discussions, feedback, and shared reflection, our fellows closed Surgery Week with projects exploring youth resistance, digital spaces, language, migration, and new forms of solidarity across Southeast Europe. ⬇️12 Mar 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguwdtm7as2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mgse6hr63c2sSecond day of RECAS Surgery Week 2026 at Palača Moise - Moise Palace in Cres! Conversations continued with projects exploring eco-digital politics, cultural futures, migration, and youth agency across Southeast Europe: ⬇️🧵11 Mar 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgse6hr63c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mgq5gvr3522mDay 1 of RECAS Surgery Week 2026 is underway! Our fellows opened the week at the Moise Palace in Cres with projects exploring youth, democracy, digital agency, and climate activism across Southeast Europe.10 Mar 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgq5gvr3522mhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mgfxor7l2c2pHow do we build resilient pathways in an era of change? Join us for a Seminar with Guests on "Foresight and Futures Literacy," featuring Prof. Marina Andeva and RECAS Fellow Vanja Askapova. 📅 20/03/26 | 12:00 CET 🔗 Learn more: https://recas.info/cas-see-seminars-with-guests-marina-andeva/06 Mar 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfxor7l2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mg5oxz5x5s25How does the network of democratic attitudes vary across generations? This project uses European Social Survey (ESS) data to map the structure of democratic beliefs and their impact on political participation and resilience to backsliding. ⬇️ @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social, @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social03 Mar 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5oxz5x5s25https://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mfr6xgy3ms2eWhy is democracy being abandoned for the nation? Join us for a @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social Seminar with Filip Milačić & Nemanja Batričević as they discuss democratic backsliding through the lens of nationalism in Serbia, Hungary, Poland, Israel, & Turkey.26 Feb 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfr6xgy3ms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mfm3o7vfw22sHow does political ecology shape youth climate activism? 🔗 recas.info/fellows/ Supported by Open Society Foundation Western Balkans, @erstestiftung.org & Rockefeller Brothers Foundation24 Feb 2026 11:44 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfm3o7vfw22shttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mf7ieh6bhs2jHow do France and Japan frame China’s climate diplomacy? Join us Feb 26 at 12 PM (CET) for a @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social Seminar with Zhou Xuan and Mo Langgee. Using computational analysis, they decode the complex narratives of energy transition in European and East Asian media.19 Feb 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7ieh6bhs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3mf2eefty3k2uCan new minority speakers disrupt hegemonic borders? René Bogović’s new project in Rijeka examines how youth adopting Italian/Slovene are creolizing ethnolinguistic boundaries and creating blueprints for transethnic solidarity in SE Europe. 🔗 recas.info/fellows/17 Feb 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2eefty3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3menqmvxmjc2wCan language be both a tool for unity and a mechanism for exclusion? Join us Feb 19 at 12 PM (CET) for a CAS SEE Seminar with Vinícius Venâncio: “Lessons from the Global South: Language, Belonging, and Exclusion in Cape Verde.” Moderated by Rene Bogović. 🔗 https://recas.info/cas-see-seminars-with-guests-vinicius-venancio/12 Feb 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3menqmvxmjc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3meiss4rwus2nHow are youth in SE Europe moving from "Margins to Makers"? RECAS Fellow Aleksandra Bajde's project examines youth-led ecological imaginaries in Belgrade & Ljubljana. Her work shows how art & music reclaim democratic agency under precarity. recas.info/fellows/ #RECAS_SEE #YouthAgency #AcademicSky10 Feb 2026 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3meiss4rwus2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3me4g6x55ak2zSave the date! 🗓️ Feb 12, 12:00 PM (CET) Zoom @cas-see-uniri.bsky.social Seminar with frients: “Creative Ecologies and Sonic Futures” featuring composer Sara Stevanović in conversation with RECAS Fellow Aleksandra Bajde. Exploring the intersection of sound, ecology, and youth agency. ⬇️05 Feb 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4g6x55ak2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/recassee.bsky.social/post/3md3irieuak2kRECAS workshops in 6 capitals reveal a divide between integration optimism & "negotiation fatigue." Yet, all agree: youth agency must be central to policy, and democratic reforms are essential best practices. Read more: 🔗 https://recas.info/recas-youth-deliberative-workshops-perspectives-on-europe-and-political-futures/ #WesternBalkans #Democracy #RECAS_SEE #Youth23 Jan 2026 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:6xcfjj2e72p3or5ivcs62sqg/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3irieuak2k