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The Challenge of Populism in West Europe: Impact on Traditional Left-wing and Right-wing parties

The HSE-FUB online workshop series "Varieties of Populism in East and West" continued on January 24th.

Long-Term Decline of Regions and the Rise of Populism: The Case of Germany

The HSE-FUB online workshop series "Varieties of Populism in East and West" continued on December 6th. The theme of the third workshop was "Long-Term Decline of Regions and the Rise of Populism: The Case of Germany".

Children and childhood in the discourse and political practices of populists in Central and Eastern Europe

On November 11th, the HSE-FUB online workshop series "Varieties of Populism in East and West" continued. The focus of the second seminar was "Children and Childhood in Populist Discourse and Political Practices in Central and Eastern Europe." Dr. Mikołaj Rakusa-Suszczewski (University of Warsaw) was the guest speaker.

Economic features of populism in some CEE countries

The online workshop series "Varieties of Populism in East and West" began on October 25th. The first seminar's topic was "Economic Features of Populism in a Few CEE Countries."

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programs

A presentation of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programs was held online on the 1st of July. This workshop was a part of a joint HSE University and FUB project “Populism and New Conservatism in East and West: Socio-Economic and Political Patterns at the Beginning of the 21st Century” supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programs

A presentation of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship programs was held online on the 1st of July. This workshop was a part of a joint HSE University and FUB project “Populism and New Conservatism in East and West: Socio-Economic and Political Patterns at the Beginning of the 21st Century” supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Illustration for news: Digital Workshop “Varieties of Populism in East and West”

Digital Workshop “Varieties of Populism in East and West”

On May 27 the first workshop “Varieties of Populism in East and West” was held online. This workshop was organized by the Free University Berlin (FUB) and the HSE University as a part of the three year-long Alexander von Humboldt institutional partnership project. The project aims to strengthen the bonds between the universities and bring together scholars interested in studying different aspects of populism.

Digital Workshop "Varieties of Populism in East and West"

Tomorrow, on May 27 the digital workshop "Varieties of Populism in East and West" organized by Freie Universität Berlin and Higher School of Economics Moscow will be held online on Zoom platform.

New stage of cooperation: the HSE University and the FU Berlin

In March 2021 the HSE University and Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) were awarded an institutional partnership grant from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to foster cooperation between these two institutions and to involve in it a broader group of younger fellows and doctoral students. On May 27th this project will start with a digital workshop "Varieties of Populism in East and West" (deadline for submission is April 23rd; for more info about the workshop see the link at the end of the news). We interviewed Professor Dr. Katharina Bluhm, director of the Institute for East European Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin, about the goals of this project and prospects of cooperation between the HSE University and the FUB.

Project Starts

On February 18, a kickoff meeting of key participants from both sides was organized to exchange ideas about the adaptation of the project realization to the pandemic and especially of the first steps of the project to be done in 2021.