Dr. R. Vilpišauskas will teach a course at Karleton University. Our lecturer will also conduct research on the implications of U.S. presidential elections for transatlantic economic and political relations, and the management of the war in #Ukraine.

Which factors explain why some countries decide to embrace a regulatory sandbox mechanism for #FinTech while others do not? Find out this and more in the publication, co-authored by Kuokštis 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine and Vytenis Čipinys: bit.ly/4e4AVxU

In a recent publication, Dr Jelena Šalaj reflects on photographing her family, noting that while the images may not fully capture motherhood’s inner experience, photography provides a sense of symbolic power and has therapeutic potential. Full article: bit.ly/4euXMCo

🍂It's that time of the year again! Submit proposals of papers and panels for the Annual Lithuanian Political Science Conference 2024 "The Year of #Elections: Lithuania, Europe, the World" (Dec 5-6). 👉More: tspmi.vu.lt/en/conferences… 👉Proposals: forms.office.com/pages/response…

Rūta Marija Remeikaitė has begun research, funded by the Research Council of Lithuania, on how Middle Eastern #migrants in Lithuania build their social and economic #identity. She will observe communities in Vilnius and conduct interviews. Find out more: bit.ly/3NaCNsZ

👉 Less than a week left to the Online Coffee Talk on research impact in #HorizonEU applications! ❓ What is impactful research? How to design the pathways towards impact and present them in the Horizon Europe applications? Join us and find out: facebook.com/events/5282742…

⌛️ A post-election night reminder! Only 2 weeks left to submit your proposals for the Annual 🇱🇹 Political Science Conference! Don't miss your chance to contribute to the most important #PoliticalScience event in 🇱🇹. ❗️ This year's keynote - Assoc. Prof. Allan Sikk (UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies).

Join the EUROPAST lecture by prof. Michael Bernhard! Using novel data on anti-foreigner violence in post-unification 🇩🇪, he'll address how #memory policies aim at reconciling with past historical violence and influence present-day anti-foreigner violence. ⬇️Register below

Congratulations to the IIRPS VU research team who, as part of the international project, received funding for the study aimed at exploring the responses of churches in Finland, Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine to the crises of democracy and war against Ukraine.

To what extent do #NATO members actually free ride on defense spending? Dr. Ringailė Kuokštytė and Kuokštis 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine find that free riding does occur within NATO, but the effects are significantly more pronounced in the long run than in the short run: bit.ly/48yhXgX.

Dr. Rasa Navickaitė - a new #postdoc fellow at the IIRPS VU! During the two-year project, the researcher will explore whether political homophobia in Lithuania originates from the Soviet past or contemporary transnational influences. More on the project: bit.ly/4eeQ2E9

Combining social research and activism, Agnieška Avin works for Roma integration in Lithuania. In the 6th episode of the #EUROPAST podcast, we discussed the community's linguistic diversity, cultural history, and much more. 🔊 Listen here: youtu.be/74xdIjMWECo

The #AnnualConference is next week! 📢 Don’t miss exciting keynotes, engaging panels on elections and other no less relevant political science themes + a discussion between researchers and Lithuanian MPs. 👉 Check out the full programme here: bit.ly/4fMCUYl