The #Democracy Institute builds on @CEU’s tradition of world-class #research and societal engagement, focusing on the decline and revival of democracies.

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πŸ’‘ We will examine 35 years of CEU’s engagement with democratic transformations and anti-democratic backlashes. πŸ—£οΈ BalΓ‘zs TrencsΓ©nyi πŸ—£οΈ IstvΓ‘n RΓ©v πŸ—£οΈ Carlotta Sallach πŸ—£οΈ Carsten Q. Schneider πŸ—£οΈ @erinjenne πŸ—£οΈ LΓ‘szlΓ³ Kontler πŸ—“οΈ June 25, 6:30pm Details: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/Ht0naV3p
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πŸ’¬πŸ—žοΈ 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. πŸ‡­πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί Details: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/ft2VWYJ7

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πŸ’‘ This panel at our Annual Conference will explore when and how recognition and redistribution were decoupled. πŸ—£οΈ Viola Zentai πŸ—£οΈ Gabor Petri πŸ—£οΈ Teodor Mladenov πŸ—£οΈ @mivanche πŸ—£οΈ @patrizia_zanoni πŸ—“οΈ June 25, 4:30pm πŸ“ Budapest Details & registration: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/Ht0naV3p
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We mourn the loss of RaΓΊl Pacheco-Vega, Professor at FLACSO MΓ©xico, and a Methods Clinic mentor in our @OSUNForum. He shaped a generation of our fellows and helped knit our community together across continents. cutt.ly/at9e8lJF
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βœοΈπŸ“„ The rule of law must govern future EU enlargement to restore the process’s credibility and encourage candidates to implement the much-needed reforms, our Post-doctoral Researcher Elena Basheska writes in the latest DI Working Paper. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Details: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/jt2Vmt0b
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πŸ’¬πŸ—žοΈ Our Research Affiliates Edit Zgut-Przybylska and @DanielHegedus82 commented to the @FT on the negotiations between the European Commission and the new Hungarian government. πŸ‡­πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡­πŸ‡Ί Details: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/Yt2Vxmmx

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πŸ’‘ This panel will look at ecological urgency as a driving force behind the collapse of democratic faith. πŸ—£οΈ Stephen Stec πŸ—£οΈ Hannah Holleman πŸ—£οΈ James McCarthy πŸ—£οΈ Irina Velicu πŸ—“οΈ June 25, 2:30pm πŸ“ Budapest Details and registration: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/Ht0naV3p
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πŸ“£ The 14th Interpretive Policy Analysis Conference invites workshop and lab proposals. πŸ’‘ The conference will run around five parallel workshops and will include critical-interpretive research β€˜labs.’ ⏰ Deadline: July 3 Learn more: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/kt2VhCX3
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πŸ’‘ This panel at our Annual Conference will explore how manufactured fear corrodes democratic imaginaries from within. πŸ—£οΈ Francesco Trupia πŸ—£οΈ @kris_fidan πŸ—£οΈ Attila Melegh πŸ—£οΈ @kasianarkowicz πŸ—“οΈ June 25, 12pm πŸ“ Budapest Details and registration: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/Ht0naV3p
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πŸ—žοΈ Journalists from @nytimes visited Hungary to draw lessons from the Hungarian elections, and they spoke with our researchers, Balint Magyar and Balint Madlovics. Details: πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/YKqAU πŸ“· MΓ‘tΓ© Bartha, The New York Times
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Can the Law Secure the Future of Democracy? πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ πŸ’‘ This panel at our Annual Conference will explore the purpose of the rule of law. πŸ—£οΈ @KrygierM πŸ—£οΈ AndrΓ‘s SajΓ³ πŸ—£οΈ Renata Uitz πŸ—£οΈ @BGrabowskaMoroz πŸ—“οΈ June 25, 10am πŸ“ Budapest Details and registration: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/Ht0naV3p
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πŸ”œ Don’t forget to register now and join us on Monday for this seminar with @DrPhilipJHowe and Laszlo Bence Bari! ⏰ June 8, 11am CEST πŸ“ Budapest, Nador u. 13 Details: πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/0rUJu Registration: πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/VXI26
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‼️ Registration closes today ‼️ Don’t miss our conference on how to un-capture the media in Hungary. πŸ—“οΈ June 8, 1pm CEST πŸ“ Budapest, Nador u. 15 Details and registration: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/4tMWExnG
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✍️ 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. πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· Details: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/ct0nd6Kg

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πŸ’‘ Register now for our Annual Conference, which will examine the relation between democracy’s past horizons and its present struggles with contingency. πŸ—“οΈ June 25-26 πŸ“ Budapest, Nador u. 15 Details: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/Ht0naV3p Registration: πŸ‘‰ cutt.ly/yt0nsaPG
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πŸ’¬πŸ—žοΈ 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: πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/mjyGW

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⏰ ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT TO APPLY! ⏰ Don’t miss your chance to apply to our unique leadership program. πŸ—“οΈ Deadline: June 5 Details: πŸ‘‰ tinyurl.com/pvtw3e89
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πŸ‘₯ 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: πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/SoISo

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πŸ”œ Don’t forget to register now and join us on Thursday for this discussion! πŸ—£οΈ @AnneliseRussell πŸ—£οΈ @SeanMTheriault πŸ—£οΈ @boralexander1 πŸ—£οΈ @Miklos__Sebok πŸ—“οΈ June 4, 2pm CEST πŸ“ Budapest, Nador u. 15 Details: πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/6tNUZ Registration: πŸ‘‰ shorturl.at/OAPaL
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CEU Democracy Institute retweeted
πŸŽ™οΈ 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. πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Listen to it now: πŸ‘‰ tinyurl.com/c7px848y
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