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Donau, quarterly for South Eastern Europe, was founded by (former) students of History, Journalism, International Relations and Slavic and Hungarian Studies at the University of Groningen. Recently, graduates from other universities in the Netherlands and Flanders have also joined the editorial board.

Donau is the newest project of the Central and Eastern Europe Platform 'Spartak', which amongst others has organized conferences and exchange projects with student groups from Central and Eastern Europe. We are in close contact with fellow students and young researchers in Germany, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania, Hungary and Poland.

Combining a scientific and journalistic approach, the articles in Donau cover topical and historical subjects connected with the politics, cultures and societies of the countries concerned. Being the first periodical about South Eastern Europe in Dutch language, Donau aims to bring down stereotypes and to give a varied and unbiased view on the region. Therefore, besides contributions from Western specialists, we especially welcome contributions from students and (young) scholars from the region. In this way, Donau targets to become the most renowned periodical on South Eastern Europe in the Low Countries.

Editorial advisory panel:

• Mevr. dr. Elka Ágoston-Nikolova (vooheen Vakgroep Slavische taal- en letterkunde Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
• Prof. dr. Raymond Detrez (Vakgroep Slavistiek en Oost-Europakunde Universiteit Gent, België)
• Prof. dr. Holm Sundhaussen (Osteuropa-Institut, Freie Universität Berlin, Duitsland)
• Prof. dr. Dennis Deletant (School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, Verenigd Koninkrijk, en Vakgroep Roemeense taal- en letterkunde, Universiteit van Amsterdam)
• Prof. dr. Erik-Jan Zürcher (Vakgroep Turkse talen en culturen, Universiteit Leiden)
• Dr. Mile Bjelajac (Instituut voor Recente Geschiedenis Belgrado, Servië)