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November 17, 2014

Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz answered questions from a diverse group of students in an informal question-and-answer session at the School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European University on November 11th. SPP Dean Wolfgang Reinicke moderated the event that was co-organized by SPP and CEU’s Department of Economics.

November 5, 2014

Julia Buxton, Professor of Comparative Politics at the School of Public Policy (SPP), outlined key conclusions from her forthcoming report on the relationship between drugs and development in a stimulating faculty research presentation on Thursday, October 16.

October 22, 2014
In a speech at the School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European University on October 17, Assistant Professor Oliver Stuenkel from Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in São Paulo, Brazil analyzed the evolution of the BRICS from 2001, when the term was first coined by an investment banker, to today.
October 15, 2014
The School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European University and the Council of Europe co-organized a five-day immersion workshop for future democratic leaders from the Black Sea region October 6-10, 2014. Thirty-two researchers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and activists from seven countries traveled to Budapest to participate in a series of engaging discussions to develop practical solutions to regional policy problems in the areas of democratic institution building, security policy, and transition economics.