Welcome! The East European Politics Graduate Workshop (EEPGW) is a once a month, online workshop for political science graduate students. We aim to create an environment for those working on East European politics (broadly understood) to seek feedback and build community amongst other graduate students working on similar topics.

We welcome graduate students at any stage in their career. Feel free to reach out to us at eepg.workshop@gmail.com with further questions.

CfP: Graduate Working Group on Democratic Politics and Public Opinion in East-Central Europe Time Sharing Survey and APSA 2025 Pre-Conference Workshop

The East European Politics Grad Workshop is excited to invite applications for participation in a Time-Sharing Survey and Graduate Working Group on Democratic Politics and Public Opinion in East-Central Europe.

Applicants can submit a public opinion based design to be fielded in an East European country in late Spring 2025 on a time-sharing survey with all costs covered by EEPGW. Successful applicants will participate in a one-day online workshop with other graduate students on 25 April 2025, have their survey questions fielded in the time-sharing survey, and then present their completed projects a pre-APSA workshop on Wednesday 10 September 2025.

DEADLINE for submission: February 7th, 2025 Midnight PST

Please see THIS DOCUMENT for the full Call for Papers including application details and an FAQ. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at eepg.workshop@gmail.com. Applications must be submitted via THIS FORM.

If you are a PhD-holding individual interested in reviewing proposals, discussing papers, or attending the workshop, please register your interest in this short form. We thank you for your time and interest.

The Graduate Working Group on Democratic Politics and Public Opinion in East-Central Europe is kindly sponsored by a 2024-25 Summer APSA Centennial Center Grant.

Fall/Winter 2024-25 Workshop

Friday December 13th 11-12 AM EST

“ Legacies of Repression in Times of Crisis: Evidence From Museum Visitor Books,” Isabelle DeSisto (Princeton University)

Discussant: Frances Cayton (Cornell University)

Friday January 3rd 11-12 AM EST

“Goodbye Comrades! Origins of Illiberal Political Preferences,” Ludwig Schulze (European University Institute)

Discussant: Isabelle DeSisto (Princeton University)

Friday January 17th 11-12 AM EST

“When Do Voters Punish Corrupt Candidates? Evidence from Hungary,” Krisztina Szabó (CEU, Royal Holloway, presenter), co-authored with Ádám Reiff (CEU), Joost van Spanje (RHUL) Discussant: Hanna Folsz (Stanford University)

Friday February 7th 11-12 AM EST

“The End of Eastern Exceptionalism? Othering And Polarization in Eastern Europe,” Tadeas Cely (Masaryk University Brno), co-authored with Lenka Hrbkova (Masaryk University Brno), Matej Jungwirth (Northwestern University)

Discussant: Konstantin Bogatyrev (Bocconi University)

Friday March 7th 11-12 AM EST

“Democratic Restoration and Perceptions of Democracy,” Frances Cayton (Cornell University) and Hanna Folsz (Stanford University)

Discussant: Marc Jacob (University of Notre Dame)

Statement on Russia’s War Against Ukraine

The EEPGW wholeheartedly condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s sovereignty over the last ten years and its recent full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We stand in support of Ukraine and its people as they fight in support of their country and freedom. For more information on the war, and how to support the Ukrainian war effort, refugees, and media, we include resources compiled by Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute and Razom for Ukraine.

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