Faculty Spotlight

Professor Judit Sándor represented the Central European University at the 28th General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, which was held in Vatican City between February 20 and 22, 2023. The conference focused on the theme “Converging on the Person: Emerging Technologies for the Common Good” and it brought together more than 200 notable academics and researchers from the most prestigious universities and research centers in the world, as well as the representatives of UNESCO and WHO. The president of the European Group of Ethics was also present at this high-level global meeting on bioethics.

Mixed electoral systems used to be the odd ones out, but they have become commonplace in democracies around the world, as legislators aim to combine proportional representation with direct elections in local districts. In this new article, Daniel Bochsler identifies the magic balance between district and party seats: