Department of Political Science

🎓 Alumni Research Spotlight
CEU Political Science alumnus Ihor Masiakin is leading a project on integrating 🇺🇦 defence-tech startups into EU value chains — exploring how battlefield innovation can shape Europe’s defence future.
Read more: bit.ly/4noNrwK

📅 Oct 2025 – Feb 2026

📢 Dept. Seminar | Sept 24, 13:30 CET
Mobilizing for Democracy Under Authoritarianism
w/ Aykut Ozturk (Glasgow University)

📍 Vienna Campus B-505 + online
☕ Coffee reception after

🔗 Register to get the link:https://forms.office.com/e/1quFv8Hd1k

📰 New from our faculty: Daniel Bochsler publishes in Democratization!
He introduces a veto-player theory of secession to explain why reforms in the USSR & Yugoslavia led to independence claims—even without nationalism.
📖 Open Access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A few weeks ago, we cheered on the CEU Political Science Class of 2025.
The gowns have been packed away, but the memories are still fresh. 🎓

#CEUGrad2025 #PoliSci

New article co-authored by Prof. Carsten Q. Schneider:
“Strongmen” Don’t Redistribute
Illiberal right-wing leaders worsen inequality, not reduce it.
📖 Open access: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

#PoliticalScience #CEU #Illiberalism #Inequality #NewResearch

Congratulations to Prof. Martin Kahanec, who has been appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to the European Commission. 👏 As part of the Scientific Advice Mechanism, he will help shape EU policymaking with insights over the next three years.

Read more: www.ceu.edu/article/2025...
#CEU #publicpolicy

🎓 Why CEU Political Science?
“Academic rigor, amazing people, professional support, and educational prestige.” – Ildar Daminov, MA’22

📍 Study in Vienna
📅 Apply by July 1 (no visa needed)
🔗 politicalscience.ceu.edu/how-apply-ma

#CEU #Politics #GradSchool #Vienna

Thank you to all who joined the Democracy, Illiberal Alternatives, and Culture Wars conference (May 19), co-hosted by CEU PoliSci and Georgetown. A powerful day of ideas on democracy and its challengers.
#CEU #Georgetown #Democracy

Join us on Monday 18.00h in Vienna.
with @scharlatanja.bsky.social @ninogoz.bsky.social
by @ceu-polsci.bsky.social ‬ & @fesonline.bsky.social line.bsky.social
‬
democracy.fes.de/e/democracy-...

Last seats available! Register by May 21 to secure your spot!

📢 Reminder: One Week to Go!
Join us May 19, 2025, for a conference on:
🗳️ Democracy, Illiberal Alternatives, and Culture Wars
📍 Central European University | ⏰ 12:50 PM – 7:00 PM
events.ceu.edu/2025-05-19/d...
@georgetowncew.bsky.social @notredame.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social @univie.ac.at

Registration Closes 13 May!! 📢

- 30% discount for Student members 🎓
- 15% discount for all other members 🤩

#summerschool #methodsnet #CEU
@weareceu.bsky.social @ceu-polsci.bsky.social

🗳️ Democracy, Illiberal Alternatives & Culture Wars
📍CEU | 🗓️ May 19 | 🕐 1–7PM
Top scholars unpack polarization, populism, nationalism & more.
Co-hosted by CEU & Georgetown.
💡Full program: bit.ly/3EE36qL
#Democracy #CultureWars #CEU

🗳️ Democracy, Illiberal Alternatives & Culture Wars
📍CEU | 🗓️ May 19 | 🕐 1–7PM
Top scholars unpack polarization, populism, nationalism & more.
Co-hosted by CEU & Georgetown.
💡Full program: bit.ly/3EE36qL
#Democracy #CultureWars #CEU

YouTube video by Central European University Why Choose the Department of Political Science at CEU?

We're thrilled to share our brand-new Department of Political Science video – featuring our amazing faculty, students, and alumni!
youtu.be/X1kS2AphbBQ
@weareceu.bsky.social

📢 Two Weeks Left to Apply! 🚀
Thinking about a one- or two-year MA in Politics? Time is running out! ⏳
📅 Deadline: April 15, 2025
📍 Study in Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹
🌍 For self-financing applicants from non-EU/EEA countries requiring a study visa (excluding visa-sensitive countries).

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL 26 MARCH

Departmental Seminar
Beyond De-Territorialization and Re-Ethnicization: The Politics of Granting Citizenship and Voting Rights to Non-Resident Nationals
🗣 Joachim Blatter, University of Lucerne
📅 Wed, March 19, 13:30 – 15:10(CET)
📍 Vienna Campus, Room B505/Online
RSVP:
forms.office.com/e/dskkeSsPNq

New Publication by Dr. Robert Sata, in Politique européenne: The 2024 European Elections in Hungary: The First Stumble of the Orbán Regime and the Appearance of a Real Competitor.

🗞️ Read the full article (available in English & French) here: shs.cairn.info/journal-poli....

Don’t miss out – Early Bird discount (15% off) available until today!

a red Frecciarossa train, waiting for departure at Firenze S.M.N

super excited to return to my alma mater 🇦🇹 @ceu-polsci.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social Tmr to present work-in-progress w/ the great @benhmrk.bsky.social on the effect of descriptive representation on local-level political engagement in the context of 🇸🇰 pres election: events.ceu.edu/2025-03-12/d...

📅 Panel Discussion: Georgia’s Uncertain Future
🗓 March 13, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (CET)
📍 Vienna Campus & Online (Zoom)

Join experts to explore Georgia's democratic challenges amid political repression, contested elections, and growing Russian influence.

🔗 RSVP: forms.office.com/e/N7qpgXRtRG

Transforming Borders: Rethinking Post-Socialist Transitions, State-Market Dynamics, and European Integration

@ceu-polsci.bsky.social Central European University we celebrate the scholarship of Laszlo Bruszt with a conference with PERG. Please consider applying and presenting!

events.ceu.edu/2025-04-11/t...

📢 Seminar Alert! 📢

Join Sarah Engler as she presents her research on how politicians’ cultural consumption affects electoral appeal.

🗓️ Feb 26, 2025 | ⏰ 1:30–3:10 PM CET
📍 CEU Vienna & Online
🔗 Register: forms.office.com/e/dskkeSsPNq

#PoliticalScience #Elections #ClassSignaling #SymbolicPolitics

Join us for a #departmentseminar with Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski as he explores the concept of #guerrillademocracy—examining resistance against tyranny through civil disobedience, real-world activism, and cyber resistance.
Register to receive the Zoom link: forms.office.com/e/dskkeSsPNq

Early Bird Registration opens on February 11 for #MethodsNET Summer School 2025 with CEU! @weareceu.bsky.social , @ceu-polsci.bsky.social
📍 Vienna, Austria | June 30 – July 18
Research methods training in diverse approaches!
15% Early Bird discount until March 11
Select your course: bit.ly/4gLbv9V

🌍💶 How can central banks fight the climate crisis?

Professor Anil Duman leads @weareceu.bsky.social’s role in #FINANCE4GREEN, a Horizon Europe project exploring green central banking & sustainable finance for a net-zero future.

Project's EU page: cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...

📢 #PoliticalScience #Seminar Series – February 2025 🎓🗳️

The CEU Political Science Department is hosting a lineup of insightful talks this February! Join us in person (CEU Campus, B505) or online for discussions with top scholars.

🔗 Register to join online: forms.office.com/e/dskkeSsPNq

📢 Seminar Alert: Embedded Autocracy: Hungary in the EU

📅 Jan 29, 2025 | 🕒 1:30 PM – 3:10 PM
📍 Vienna Campus, Room B-505 | 💻 Online

Join Prof. András Bozóki (CEU) & Prof. Zoltán Fleck for a discussion on Hungary’s autocratic shift and its EU impact.

👉 Register: bit.ly/4jpMOl7

📢 Apply Now: George Soros Visiting Chair

CEU’s Department of Public Policy invites outstanding scholars and practitioners to apply for the George Soros Visiting Chair (AY 2025-2026), honoring the legacy of CEU’s founder.

🗓️ Deadline: March 15, 2025
📩 More info: dpp.ceu.edu/gs-chair