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Our researcher Isabelle Riepe defends her #PhD thesis on how the idea of World Literature took shape in late 18th-mid 19th century Germany, focusing on the dynamics of the German book market of the period 👉 loom.ly/I3KIFuk

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Watch Isabelle's #MyPhDPitch video 🎥 loom.ly/7Yd-Rp8
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🎓 Congratulations to @isabelleriepe.bsky.social on successfully defending her #PhD thesis!

Discover more about her research in her #MyPhDPitch video below. 🎥👇
Our researcher Isabelle Riepe defends her #PhD thesis on how the idea of World Literature took shape in late 18th-mid 19th century Germany, focusing on the dynamics of the German book market of the period 👉 loom.ly/I3KIFuk

Want to know more?
Watch Isabelle's #MyPhDPitch video 🎥 loom.ly/7Yd-Rp8
October 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
⛪️ What can 16th century religious refugees teach us about how we welcome others?

At the @eui-history.bsky.social Department, @natalia-woszczyk.bsky.social explores how emotions shaped refugee experiences — and the politics of compassion — in the Reformation era.

#MyPhDPitch 📱 Stay tuned for more!
April 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
⚓ #MyPhDPitch: @maximemorel.bsky.social @eui-history.bsky.social studies how naval ceremonies between 1500–1700 turned salutes and flags into powerful political rituals that could even spark wars.
May 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
🗞️ #MyPhDPitch: While at 𝘎𝘢𝘻𝘦𝘵𝘢 𝘞𝘺𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘻𝘢, @pamilewska.bsky.social saw 100+ lawsuits used to silence journalists.

Now at @eui-law.bsky.social, she explores how powerful actors weaponise the legal system against journalists in Poland & Hungary, and how the EU can protect free expression.
April 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
⛪️ What can 16th century religious refugees teach us about how we welcome others?

📺 Watch the #MyPhDPitch by our researcher @natalia-woszczyk.bsky.social 👇

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⛪️ What can 16th century religious refugees teach us about how we welcome others?

At the @eui-history.bsky.social Department, @natalia-woszczyk.bsky.social explores how emotions shaped refugee experiences — and the politics of compassion — in the Reformation era.

#MyPhDPitch 📱 Stay tuned for more!
April 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🌱 Can your shopping choices help fight climate change? Eva Franzmeyer, PhD researcher at @eui-eco.bsky.social says yes — with the right policies.

🎥 In this #MyPhDPitch, Eva shows how data and theory can guide smart climate action.

Stay tuned for the next #MyPhDPitch from the EUI community! 🎓
April 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
📽️✨ #MyPhDPitch is back this academic year!
▶️ Watch the video w/ @pablocaneet.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social & find out why Spain & Portugal took different paths during the 2008 crisis, and what democracy had to do with it.
February 12, 2026 at 10:51 AM
📽️✨ #MyPhDPitch: @gatybiyo.bsky.social @eui-law.bsky.social reflects on fieldwork with the Baka people in Central Africa and what happens when state property law meets Indigenous ways of understanding the forest.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
💻 #MyPhDPitch: @lmonterosantos.bsky.social @eui-law.bsky.social explores one of the EU’s biggest digital challenges: can data protection and innovation coexist?
May 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
🏙️What happens when a city loses its capital status? #MyPhDPitch

In 1999, Poland cut its regions from 49 to 16, leaving 31 cities without their former role. At @eui-eco.bsky.social, @martakorczak.bsky.social studies how this reform shaped local development, from brain drain to lost business appeal.
May 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🗳️ Why are parliaments still dominated by older politicians?

@ievahofmane.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social looks at how young people enter, survive & shape politics in Latvia and Estonia. Her research asks: are parties holding youth back? & Do young MPs speak up for their generation?

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June 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
📚 What if world literature wasn’t just about classics, but booming book markets? #MyPhDPitch

@eui-history.bsky.social PhD researcher @isabelleriepe.bsky.social‬ traces how 18th century German publishers, print networks & historians helped shape 'world literature' as a global, commercial phenomenon.
May 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🌿 In 2018, Colombia recognised territory as a victim of armed conflict, echoing Indigenous views of nature as alive.

At @eui-law.bsky.social, Nina Bries Silva explores what this means for justice, accountability & the future of transitional justice. #MyPhDPitch
June 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🇪🇺 What happens when EU citizenship rights clash with national security?

Clara Muller, PhD researcher at @eui-law.bsky.social, studies how the EU Court balances free movement with state interests, guided by principles like national competence, reasonableness & EU values.

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June 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🌍 #MyPhDPitch: Isola Clara Macchia @eui-law.bsky.social studies why EU trade deals with labour & environmental rules are rarely enforced.

Her research shows how legal discretion and political pressures shape when the Commission acts.
April 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
#MyPhDPitch: Zuzanna Samson @eui-sps.bsky.social studies the Polish–Belarusian frontier, where some locals first met migrants via graves in cemeteries. Her research shows how these deaths reveal how borders shape migrant lives & local responses.
March 12, 2026 at 11:20 AM
🤖 If AI commits a crime, who is to blame?

@elinanerantzi.bsky.social, PhD researcher at @eui-law.bsky.social, explores the legal puzzle of criminal responsibility in the age of #AI.

🎓 #MyPhDPitch is a new series spotlighting EUI PhD research — one minute at a time.

💡 More episodes coming soon!
April 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🗳️ Does where we vote shape how we vote? #MyPhDPitch

Thomas Taylor at @eui-eco.bsky.social shows postal voting in the US narrows the partisan gap between married men and women, partly by increasing political discussion at home.
February 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
💼 After the Berlin Wall fell, East Germany changed fast—but many workers lost social status.

Robert Schall @eui-eco.bsky.social studies how Treuhand-led privatisations hit labour markets. More closures meant steeper status drops, even as wages rose.

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June 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
How do ideas about race change over time? #MyPhDPitch

Roberto Larrañaga @eui-history.bsky.social studies how Spanish intellectuals around 1900 redefined race during a moment of crisis & imperial decline, framing it less as biology and more as national character.
March 19, 2026 at 10:21 AM
📉 EU merger control often takes “snapshots” of markets, missing how fast they change.

@eui-law.bsky.social PhD researcher Anouk van der Veer studies how merger law can better reflect innovation & transformation, helping the EU make smarter, future-proof decisions.

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May 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🎓 Why do educational opportunities in Finland remain socially stratified?

@lintuslotta.bsky.social, PhD researcher at @eui-sps.bsky.social, studies how time, place & institutions shape access to education — and how local differences reinforce inequality. 🎒

💡 More #MyPhDPitch videos coming soon!
May 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🌍 What causes CO₂ emissions? And how does climate change affect daily life?

Benjamin Hattemer, PhD researcher at @eui-eco.bsky.social, studies how carbon pricing impacts firms and how rising temperatures shape education, health & labour.

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June 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🌐 Who’s really policing cybercrime in Europe? #MyPhDPitch
At @eui-law.bsky.social , Leonore ten Hulsen explores how platforms like Meta & TikTok are being drawn into EU law enforcement. As private firms take on public roles, her research asks: 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘦?
May 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM