Open Research Repository
The Open Research Repository (ORR) is the official institutional repository of the Central European University. The repository provides access to the research output of the CEU community by collecting open access versions of scholarly works authored or co-authored by CEU faculty and students.
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Item Women’s Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond:A new transnational history(UCL Press, 2025-08)This collaborative monograph presents a deeply researched, inclusive history of women’s labour activism in Eastern Europe, Austria, Turkey and transnationally, from the age of empires to the late twentieth century. It explores women’s activism and organizing to improve the working conditions and living circumstances of lower-income and working-class women and their communities in the region and internationally. Moving beyond the celebratory or partisan perspectives of many classical and some feminist labour histories, Women’s Labour Activism in Eastern Europe and Beyond provides a careful historicization of women’s actions in a multiscalar perspective. Through a study of diverse contexts, the authors follow women aligned with a wide range of political persuasions, highlighting unexpected elements and continuities of women’s labour activism. Women’s activities are seen in the workplace, in the everyday, within and across social movements and organizations, and inside the state, all presented through a framing that spotlights long-term developments and bridges the divide between the literatures on state socialist and capitalist societies concerning gendered labour politics and activism. Combining a regional focus and transnational perspectives, the authors examine the sources of women’s labour activism in the region and the role of activists from the region within international women’s, labour and inter-state organizations. Moving women’s labour activism from the margins of labour, gender and European history to the centre of historical study, the volume makes an innovative contribution to the new global histories of labour and gender.Item Building solidarities and alliances between degrowth and food sovereignty movements(2025)Degrowth and food sovereignty movements share commitments to social-ecological transformation, democracy and the flourishing of human and non-human life. Encounters between the two movements have been relatively limited, however. This contribution is based on a literature review and a workshop held at the 9th International Degrowth Conference in Zagreb, Croatia, in 2023, where activists, academics, and practitioners collectively explored alliance formation between degrowth and food sovereignty movements. It explores the barriers, gaps, and differences in their political and organizing traditions that may block opportunities for collaboration in different contexts. It also investigates cases of mutual support and collective organizing for transformation already in existence.Item Divergent accumulation patterns of SNVs and INDELs reveal negative selection in noncancerous cells(2025-10-06)Somatic mutations accumulate with age in human tissues. Clonal amplification of some mutations causes cancers and other diseases. However, it is unclear if random mutation accumulation affects cellular function without clonal amplification. We tested this in cell culture, avoiding the limitation that mutation accumulation in vivo leads to cancer. We performed single-cell whole-genome sequencing of fibroblasts from DNA-mismatch-repair-deficient Msh2−/−mice and controls after long-term passaging. While maintaining the same growth rates, in the Msh2−/−fibroblasts, single-nucleotide variants increased up until >50,000 per cell, with small insertions and deletions plateauing at ∼16,000 per cell. We provide evidence for genome-wide negative selection and large-scale mutation-driven population changes, including significant clonal expansion of preexisting mutations and widespread cell-strain-specific hotspots, likely caused by positive selection of mutations in specific genes. Since negative selection to prevent mutations with adverse effects in vivo during aging is difficult to envision, these results suggest a causal role of somatic mutations in age-related cell functional decline.Item Climate change anxiety and its effect on emotional and functional health:Regional analysis(2025-10)This study examines the impact of climate change anxiety on emotional and functional health across diverse demographic groups. Using Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Duhok as a case study, demographic predictors, and functional impairments, were assessed by the Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS). A cross-sectional study was conducted between July 28, 2024, and January 28, 2025, in the three main cities of the Kurdistan Region, using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using the 13-item Climate Change Anxiety Scale (CCAS), translated into Kurdish and Arabic. The tool measured cognitive-emotional and functional impairment domains. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 29. Chi-square, Kruskal–Wallis, Mann–Whitney U, Pearson correlation, and regression analyses were used to examine associations and predictors of climate anxiety. The results show that cognitive-emotional factors significantly predicted functional impairment, explaining 70.3 % of the variance, with a strong correlation (r = 0.838). The findings suggest that climate change anxiety negatively affects emotional and functional well-being, particularly among older individuals, urban residents, and those in financially precarious situations. This study concludes that high levels of climate anxiety are influenced by age, geography, and housing. Interventions should promote resilience, awareness, and sustainable urban planning. Integrated policies and further research are essential to address these challenges.Item Defining key concepts for mental state attribution(2024-04-11)The terminology used in discussions on mental state attribution is extensive and lacks consistency. In the current paper, experts from various disciplines collaborate to introduce a shared set of concepts and make recommendations regarding future use.
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