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One-year and Two-year Master's in Politics accredited in Austria and the US.
New article by Krystof Dolezal: “Catholicism Meets Liberalism in Eastern Europe” explores how postwar Czechoslovak Christian democrats blended faith, liberalism & nationalism.
Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/0966...
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🌍 Apply now to the MA in Politics at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, Austria! 🇦🇹

💡 Study in English, connect with a global network, and pave your future in politics!

politicalscience.ceu.edu/how-apply-ma

#MAinPolitics #CEU #GraduatePrograms #Scholarships #Research #PoliticalScience
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
🎓 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
September 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📢 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
September 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📰 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....
July 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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
July 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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
June 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🎓 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
May 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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
May 21, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📢 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
May 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
🗳️ 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
April 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
📢 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).
April 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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
March 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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....
March 12, 2025 at 11:35 AM
📅 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
March 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
📢 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
February 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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
February 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
🌍💶 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...
February 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📢 #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
January 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
📢 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
January 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🌍 Want to be part of a community that inspires and supports your success? Apply to CEU and join a network that’s here to guide you every step of the way! 💼✨
politicalscience.ceu.edu/how-apply-ma

Image credit: CEU / Sotiris Bekas
#centraleuropeanuniversity #ceu #seeyouatceu #politicalscience
January 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Join us for the seminar:
"The Power of Unpolitics" by Paul Taggart (University of Sussex)
🗓️ January 22, 2025 | 🕒 13:30 CET
📍 Vienna Campus, B-505 or online
Taggart will explore how unpolitics shapes democratic politics and fuels anti-establishment movements.

Register: bit.ly/4jklNiT
January 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🌍 Apply now to the MA in Politics at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna, Austria! 🇦🇹

💡 Study in English, connect with a global network, and pave your future in politics!

politicalscience.ceu.edu/how-apply-ma

#MAinPolitics #CEU #GraduatePrograms #Scholarships #Research #PoliticalScience
January 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Happy Holidays from the Department of Political Science to our alumni, students, faculty, and friends! Wishing you a season filled with joy and reflection. 🎄✨ #PoliticalScienceCommunity #HappyHolidays
December 20, 2024 at 9:33 AM
🎓 SAVE THE DATE!

Want to learn about the CEU Master’s in Politics? Join our LIVE Q&A webinar on January 14 at 14:00 CET.

✅ Admissions insights
✅ Curriculum highlights
✅ Ask faculty & students YOUR questions!

🗓️ Register here: forms.office.com/e/FGd34MKFN9

#CEU #MastersProgram #HigherEd
December 17, 2024 at 7:50 AM