Welcome to the media section of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM)!  

You can find a concise overview of our institute’s history, scope, and activities in the general information for media (2023)

Are you working as a journalist? Join our mailing list for updates by sending us an e-mail to idm@idm.at and we’ll keep you informed on relevant media events. 

Areas of Expertise: 

Sebastian Schäffer:  European Integration, reform of European Governance, Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy (especially Moldova, Ukraine and Western Balkans), Future Scenarios, European Union Strategy for the Danube Region

Sophia Beiter: Citizen participation in the EU, European politics, Bulgaria, Black Sea Region, Russia, minorities, language policy, EU integration  

Kamila Bogdanova: Foreign policy and security in Central and Eastern Europe and former Soviet Union, Frozen Conflicts, Geopolitics, Terrorism, Migration

Malwina Talik: Polish politics, migration, democratization and democratic backsliding, post-communist transformation, women’s studies, politics of memory in Poland, V4-China relations, global studies and global history 

Peter Techet: Politics, culture and history of Hungary and the Western Balkan countries; legal / constitutional issues from the region; populism / autocracy / “illiberal democracy”; media politics of Hungary and Western Balkan countries

Rebecca Thorne: Climate, environment and energy in Central, East and Southeast Europe

 

Are you looking for an expert on a specific country of Central East and Southeast Europe? Please visit our team page for further details on our country-specific expertise.