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New Publications

July 15, 2025
PolSci Faculty

The CEU Department of Political Science is proud to announce two recent publications by faculty members Daniel Bochsler and Judit Sandor.

New Publication by Professor Carsten Q. Schneider

June 6, 2025
Carsten Schneider

Prof. Carsten Q. Schneider has co-authored a new article:
“Strongmen” Don't Redistribute: Illiberal Leaders on the Right and Worsening Economic Inequality
(Illiberal Politics in Europe, Vol. 13, 2025)

Using data from 38,000+ speeches across 120 countries and advanced machine learning models, the study shows that illiberal leaders on the right increase economic inequality, despite promises of redistribution.

Democracy Talk #6: Why leaders undermine their democracies

June 3, 2025
Democracy Talk

­Democracy Talk #6: Why leaders undermine their democracies: What European democracies can learn from the USA under Trump

Susan Stokes on what European democracies can learn from the USA under Trump

Thursday, 12 June 6 PM

FES Regional Office Vienna

Reichsratsstraße 13/12 (4th floor)

1010 Vienna

Political Science MA Alexandra Niculae Presents at ASN 2025 World Convention

May 26, 2025
ASN World Convention

We are proud to share that Alexandra Niculae, a second-year MA student in Political Science at CEU, recently participated in the ASN 2025 World Convention, co-hosted by the Harriman Institute at Columbia University in New York City.

Alexandra presented her paper titled “Crusader of the Orthodox Nation: Copying the Hungarian Populist Instrumentalization of Religion in Romania” as part of the Religious and National Minorities panel. 

Seminar Announcement: Informal Workers as Outsiders – Political Participation and Voice Across MENA Countries

May 22, 2025
Anil Dman

Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: QS A415 and via Zoom
Zoom ID: 989 1394 5271 | Passcode: 048427