Serbia's civic awakening: the 2024–2025 student protests in focus

The 2024–2025 student protests, sparked by the Novi Sad station collapse, are Serbia’s strongest civic challenge to authoritarianism. Over five phases, the movement evolved from spontaneous rallies to international outreach. Despite repression, students moved toward political engagement. An analysis by Strahinja Subotić for the "Friends of the Western Balkans" series, an initiative by FEPS with CeSPI, FES SOE, FMS, Jaurès, Sorsa, Renner, Palmecenter, and Progresiva.