The #Democracy Institute builds on @CEUβs tradition of world-class #research and societal engagement, focusing on the decline and revival of democracies.
π¬ποΈ Our researcher Janos Kis spoke with @qubithu about how Hungary could adopt a legitimate new constitution and how officeholders appointed by Fidesz could be removed through lawful means. ππΊππΊ
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π‘ This panel at our Annual Conference will explore when and how recognition and redistribution were decoupled.
π£οΈ Viola Zentai
π£οΈ Gabor Petri
π£οΈ Teodor Mladenov
π£οΈ @mivanche
π£οΈ @patrizia_zanoni
ποΈ June 25, 4:30pm
π Budapest
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βοΈπ The rule of law must govern future EU enlargement to restore the processβs credibility and encourage candidates to implement the much-needed reforms, our Post-doctoral Researcher Elena Basheska writes in the latest DI Working Paper. πͺπΊ
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π¬ποΈ Our Research Affiliates Edit Zgut-Przybylska and @DanielHegedus82 commented to the @FT on the negotiations between the European Commission and the new Hungarian government. ππΊππΊ
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π‘ This panel will look at ecological urgency as a driving force behind the collapse of democratic faith.
π£οΈ Stephen Stec
π£οΈ Hannah Holleman
π£οΈ James McCarthy
π£οΈ Irina Velicu
ποΈ June 25, 2:30pm
π Budapest
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π£ The 14th Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference invites workshop and lab proposals.
π‘ The conference will run around five parallel workshops and will include critical-interpretive research βlabs.β
β° Deadline: July 3
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π‘ This panel at our Annual Conference will explore how manufactured fear corrodes democratic imaginaries from within.
π£οΈ Francesco Trupia
π£οΈ @kris_fidan
π£οΈ Attila Melegh
π£οΈ @kasianarkowicz
ποΈ June 25, 12pm
π Budapest
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Can the Law Secure the Future of Democracy? π§ββοΈ
π‘ This panel at our Annual Conference will explore the purpose of the rule of law.
π£οΈ @KrygierM
π£οΈ AndrΓ‘s SajΓ³
π£οΈ Renata Uitz
π£οΈ @BGrabowskaMoroz
ποΈ June 25, 10am
π Budapest
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π Donβt forget to register now and join us on Monday for this seminar with @DrPhilipJHowe and Laszlo Bence Bari!
β° June 8, 11am CEST
π Budapest, Nador u. 13
Details:
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Registration:
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βΌοΈ Registration closes today βΌοΈ
Donβt miss our conference on how to un-capture the media in Hungary.
ποΈ June 8, 1pm CEST
π Budapest, Nador u. 15
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βοΈ Amid regime transition, the opposition needs to mobilize, our Research Affiliate @edgarsar91 writes in a contribution to the ISPI Med This Week series on the recent opposition crackdown in Turkey. πΉπ·πΉπ·
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π‘ Register now for our Annual Conference, which will examine the relation between democracyβs past horizons and its present struggles with contingency.
ποΈ June 25-26
π Budapest, Nador u. 15
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π¬ποΈ What begins with the control of gender equality often expands into the control of dissent, the dismantling of civil society, and the concentration of power, our researcher @petoandrea told Slovak portal Ε½eny v meste in an interview.
Details:
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β° ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO APPLY! β°
Donβt miss your chance to apply to our unique leadership program.
ποΈ Deadline: June 5
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π₯ Our Research Affiliate Jozsef Slezak presented his research exploring how food systems are increasingly connected to broader challenges at the 2026 Interdisciplinary Conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS).
Details:
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ποΈ In the new episode of our series produced in collaboration with the @JoDemocracy, James Loxton discusses prominent cases of former dictators or their children being elected democratically.
π§βπ» Listen to it now:
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