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Roch Analyzes EU Twinning Projects from a Process Perspective

November 15, 2016
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In his dissertation "Possibilities and Limits of Cross-Country Administrative Cooperation at Europe's Fringes: A Process Perspective on EU Twinning in Moldova and Lebanon," Stefan Roch, who successfully defended on November 11, explored how EU Twinning projects support reform processes within beneficiary organizations. "A lot of research has been done on the impact of Twinning projects," Roch noted, "but not much has been done from a process perspective. I wanted to look at administrative cooperation from this angle to find out if and how these projects succeed."

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Ashraf Presents Research on the Spatiality of Power in Cyberspace

November 14, 2016
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SPP Assistant Professor Cameran Ashraf presented on "The Spatiality of Power in Cyberspace" during a workshop on state responses to cyber threats at the Center for Long-Term Cyber Security at UC Berkeley on November 4.

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Classmates and Friends Gather to Remember Alumnus Sudish Niroula

November 7, 2016
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Twenty former classmates, faculty, staff, and other friends from Budapest gathered at CEU on November 2 to remember Sudish Niroula (Mundus MAPP ‘14) who died in a tragic motorcycle accident on August 7, 2016. “There was never a dull moment with Sudish. He was uniquely interesting and fascinating,” remembered Nick Wallace (Mundus MAPP ‘14).

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Nazareth Shares his Insights about Gandhi’s Outstanding Leadership

November 2, 2016
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"Gandhi was not just an 'apostle of nonviolence. He was first and foremost an 'apostle of truth.'" That was one of the messages that Pascal Alan Nazareth stressed during his public lecture at the School of Public Policy at CEU on October 24. The occasion for the event, which was co-organized by the CEU Department of History and the Embassy of India in Budapest, was the launch of the Hungarian edition of Nazareth's book, Gandhi's Outstanding Leadership.

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Wike Shares Pew Survey Data on Populism and Political Upheaval

October 28, 2016
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Richard Wike presented some key findings from recent Pew Research Center surveys during a public lecture that was organized by the School of Public Policy and its Center for Media, Data and Society on October 26.

He began his presentation by focusing on the U.S. presidential elections, noting that both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have very high negative ratings. The primary reason voters give for supporting Donald Trump is that “he is not Clinton.” The top reason that her supporters give for why they will vote for Hillary Clinton is that “she is not Trump.” 

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