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Tag: Eastern Europe
How Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right: Still Missing the Point, Reinscribing Stereotypes about Eastern Europe
A short response to Dr. Monika Nalepa’s August 2 rebuttal to our letter: “Here’s the…
An Open Letter to the Editors of the Monkey Cage Blog of the Washington Post Online Edition
July 23, 2016 Dear Editors, We, the undersigned scholars, write this letter in response to…
Queer As Turbofolk (Part I): “Eastern Europe Is Homophobic”
You’ve read Lily’s How to write about the Balkans piece. Here’s my take on how to write…
Extinguishing Politics: The Euromaidan & EU Policy in BiH
A curious contrast has emerged over the past week or so. In the Ukraine, the…
Fascism and the EU
Welcome to the first edition of “Fascism and the EU”, wherein we track the movements…
Chernobyl Stag Parties: British Bachelors in Eastern Europe
Cheap flights have encouraged gangs of young men to leave their dismal homeland and terrorize…