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Journal of Democracy: Explaining Eastern Europe

August 27, 2018

The July issue of the Journal of Democracy headlines a 7-essay cluster exploring the causes of East Central Europe's growing illiberalism and the prospects for halting democratic backsliding in the region.

Book: European Territorial Cooperation

August 8, 2018

A new book is out, edited by Eduardo Medeiros, with contributions from CEU Center for Policy Studies colleagues Sara Svensson and Peter Balogh.

To what extent are independent regulatory agencies in the media sector really independent?

August 1, 2018

Impartial implantation and enforcement of laws applying to radio and audiovisual media is essential for the creation and respect of media freedoms in line with European standards, notably with those set by the Council of Europe but also increasingly with the European Union legal framework.

Rethinking Open Society: New Adversaries and New Opportunities

July 13, 2018

This collection, edited by CEU President and Rector Michael Ignatieff and Research Fellow Stefan Roch, embodies CEU’s continuing  mission—to educate skeptical, passionate and informed citizens.

The Guardian Opinions quotes CPS researcher Vera Messing

July 3, 2018

The article 'Hostility to migrants is not born of rising numbers but a failure of hope' by Kenan Malik published in the The Guardian Opinions quotes a study by Vera Messing (CEU Center for Policy Studies) and Bence Sagvari (Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre for Social Sciences): "Looking Behind the Culture of Fear.