CEEISA Doctoral Network

The CEEISA Doctoral network was launched on 24 June 2022 at the CEEISA 2022 convention in Bratislava. This initiative aims to connect and empower doctoral students from Central and Eastern Europe. This is done through needs-driven events, organized with the support of CEEISA. This should help PhD students from the region build their professional capital and bring closer to each other their small and often isolated but geographically proximate and linguistically and culturally familiar PhD communities, who are often working on similar subjects but unfortunately past each other. The network is strongly supported by the CEEISA governing bodies, but it is student-led.

If you would like to join the CEEISA Doctoral Network, please write to filip.ejdus@fpn.bg.ac.rs

Events

Doctoral workshop at the Centre for International Studies and Development, 3 - 4 July 2023

(Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland)

On 3rd and 4th July, Prof. Stefano Guzzini and Prof. Kopper Akos conducted a workshop at the Centre for International Studies and Development (Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland), co-sponsored by CEEISA. The workshop was divided into two parts. During the first part, Prof. Guzzini and Prof. Akos analysed the participating PhD students and candidates’ papers, while the second part was devoted to journal publishing – how to successfully submit the paper in a recognised scientific journal. The professors provided valuable remarks and tips for the participants both regarding the papers they submitted and more broadly concerning overall journal publishing.  

The workshop turned out to be a success thanks to the professional approach from both professors and the PhD students’ involvement. The guidance provided by the professors greatly improved the PhD students and candidates’ knowledge and the quality of their papers. It will definitely increase the chances for the participants to be published in recognised scientific journals.

We would like to thank Prof. Stefano Guzzini and Prof. Kopper Akos for their time and commitment, as well as the PhD students and candidates for their participation, discussion and questions.

Ljubljana Workshop on International Relations (LWIR): Meeting of the Emerging Scholars from the CEEISA Doctoral Network and the Region, 4 - 5 May 2023

(Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

The Ljubljana Workshop on International Relations (LWIR) took place on the 4th and 5th of May 2023 and was co-organized in collaboration with the CEEISA Doctoral Network. The workshop brought together a group of doctoral researchers from the CEEISA Doctoral Network and the surrounding region who presented their research and addressed the common needs and challenges faced by doctoral students in the field of international studies. The workshop consisted of two main components: i) conference panels, which provided an opportunity for doctoral students to present their research work, receive valuable feedback and advice from their peers and professors, and ii) workshop sessions dedicated to publishing opportunities and critical thinking about the production of knowledge associated with academic work. These sessions aimed to facilitate discussions on the publishing process, with a unique format that allowed editors from regional journals to directly engage with doctoral students.

The Ljubljana workshop was held parallel to the Student Conference on International Relations organized by the Student Society for International Relations, Globallis, in collaboration with the Chair and Center for International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana.

Participants: Mario Schäfer, University of Passau Francesco Spera, Unisalento; Leposava Ognjanoska, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje; Marinela Marichikj-Tusheva, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Milan Varda, University of Belgrade Nikola Adamovská, Prague University of Economics and Business Patrycja Pichnicka-Trivedi, University of Warsaw; Ajda Hedžet, University of Ljubljana; Melika Mahmutović, University of Ljubljana

Academic staff: Prof. Dr. Filip Ejdus, University of Belgrade Prof. Dr. Stefano Guzzini, Uppsala University Prof. Dr. Anna Leander, Geneva Graduate Institute Asst. Prof. Faris Kočan, University of Ljubljana Asst. Prof. Jure Požgan, University of Ljubljana, Prof. Rok Zupančič, University of Ljubljana, Asst. Prof. Marko Kovačič, , University of Belgrade

Organizers: Ajda Hedžet, University of Ljubljana Melika Mahmutović, University of Ljubljana