RISO Printing Lab RISO printing is celebrated for its bold colors, unique textures, and eco-friendly, resource-efficient process. These qualities make it perfect for producing low-cost, serialized publications. Artists, activists, and independent publishers worldwide have long appreciated RISO's potential, and now it is being harnessed in Tirana too, as a collaborative tool for artistic and political engagement.
Albanian general elections 2025: Out with the old, in with the same? Commentary On 11 May 2025, Albania will hold parliamentary elections, the first since officially opening EU accession negotiations. While some significant changes mark this election—most notably, diaspora voting and partial candidate list openness—major systemic factors remain unchanged. The Socialist Party (SP), in power since 2013, appears poised for an unprecedented fourth mandate. By Alba Cela
A vanishing line: the digital sphere and the increasing singularity of state and party Commentary The app ‘Aktiv1st’ is tracking the social media activity of Socialist Party members in Albania and ranking them according to engagement levels. This is just the most recent episode in a process of dramatic erosion of the lines that separate party and state By Alba Cela
Foreign Policy of Small States “Understanding the Foreign Policy Behavior of the Balkans from a Small States Perspective" is an academic workshop focused on the foreign policy dynamics of small states in the Western Balkans. With a thematic focus on small states and their foreign policy, as well as case studies from the Western Balkans, the event brought together leading academics whose work intersects with EU and Balkan politics.
Where do we stand? The overlook of LGBTIQ+ rights across the globe Analysis Feminist and LGBTIQ+ issues are almost as diverse as the communities themselves, yet both movements are discriminated against, marginalized, often attacked, and violated, simply because of their non-conformity to conventional and hegemonic notions of gender. By Joanna Barelkowska
Green transition in the global framework Analysis The concept of “just transition” has so far arrived in Eastern and Southeastern Europe only as a fragment of nice environmental jargon. There is a lack of protagonists strong enough to create conditions for a more powerful social and political impact. In order to act within ecological limits and remain below a warming of 1.5° Celsius, we must also consume less. Until now, consumption, like growth, has been equated with well-being and prosperity. By Vedran Horvat
