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Advancing Knowledge on Crises,
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Serbia’s Political Odyssey: What to Expect from the 25 October General Elections?
This year marks the 26th anniversary of the fall of Slobodan Milošević’s regime in the Bulldozer Revolution that took place on 5 October 2000. Twenty-six years later, however, Serbia faces many of the same challenges. Under the rule of the autocratic Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and its dominant political figure, the former president Aleksandar Vučić, blatant corruption and institutional deterioration have remained constant. This year also marks a turning point: after near
11 hours ago


Why Democratic Societies Must Rethink Belonging: Migration, Social Transformation, and the Future of Democratic Inclusion
Immigration enforcement operations, deportation debates, and political rhetoric have once again placed migration at the center of public discussion in the United States and across Europe. Yet these debates increasingly affect people who are not immigrants at all. Citizens, permanent residents, and long-established communities continue to have their belonging questioned because of their language, appearance, religion, or cultural background. If citizenship is meant to guarante
Sep 17


Governing AI in Education: The Cost of Convenience and the Future of Independent Thought
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gradually becoming a normalized facet of modern education. Students now use it to explain concepts, generate ideas, organize essays, and at times to even complete written work. In many ways, this technology can truly be undeniably useful- it saves time, expands access to learning, and offers support when students are in need of guidance. At the same time, its rapidly growing role in education raises a more urgent and far reaching policy questio
Jun 26
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