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Are We Descending into a Repeat of the European Nightmare?

September 26, 2016
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"Is the current economic crisis in Europe going to become a repeat of the 1930s – a return of the European nightmare?" asked Sylvia Walby during a public lecture co-hosted by the School of Public Policy and the Center for Policy Studies at CEU on September 15. Walby's keynote address launched the Gender and the Economic Crisis conference that took place on September 16.

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In His Own Words: Raman Tkachou at the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)

September 26, 2016
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Raman Tkachou, Belarus
MPA candidate, class of 2016

Intern, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)

I have been interested in the topic of human rights for a long time, and am especially eager to learn about new ways to promote human rights in my home country, Belarus. I did my internship at the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) in Geneva, an independent NGO dedicated to promoting and protecting human rights.

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Dissecting the Economic Crisis and its Impact on Women

September 22, 2016
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The economic crisis in Europe continues to have broad and far-reaching effects on all segments of society. Some groups, however, have been more affected than others. During a day-long conference on September 16 organized by the School of Public Policy and the Center for Policy Studies at CEU, academics, practitioners, and activitists explored the gendered impacts of the crisis.

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Fiscal Consolidation Less Likely When Governments Fear Electoral Punishment

September 21, 2016
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In a recent article published in the European Journal of Political Research, SPP Assistant Professor Evelyne Hübscher and University of Geneva Associate Professor Thomas Sattler explore the tension caused by government efforts to “implement unpopular fiscal consolidation packages in order to raise their macroeconomic credibility among financial investors.”

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The Future of Drug Policy Reform After UNGASS 2016

September 12, 2016
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Twenty-seven civil society activists, researchers, and practitioners from 20 countries traveled to Budapest last week to participate in an executive course on the opportunities and challenges to drug policy reform after the April 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Drugs. The workshop, which was funded by the Open Society Foundations, was organized by the Global Policy Academy at CEU's School of Public Policy.

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