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Woodward Dissects Liberal Interventions in the Horn of Africa after the Cold War

November 13, 2014
Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Reading Peter Woodward spoke about the history and different types of intervention that have taken place in the Horn of Africa during a public lecture at the School of Public Policy (SPP) at Central European University on November 10.

Professor Wiktor Osiatynski Teaches Course on Constitution-Making Based on Real-World Experience

November 11, 2014
This semester, CEU Professor Wiktor Osiatynski is teaching a special one-week intensive course on “Challenges to Open Society during Transition.” Reflecting on his experience as an advisor to several Constitutional Committees of the Polish Parliament from 1990-1997, Professor Osiatynski is sharing valuable insights with SPP students on prospects, challenges, and threats to open societies during the transition to constitutionalism and rule of law, democracy, and open markets.

Wilson Untangles the Role of Religion in Turkey Today

November 11, 2014

During a faculty research seminar at the School of Public Policy (SPP) on November 7th, Visiting Research Fellow Brett Wilson made a number of salient observations on religion and nationalism in Turkey. Wilson, who is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Macalester College, has been conducting research on modernization and religious transformation in the Muslim world with a focus on Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean for many years.

SPP Students Hear a Different Point of View about U.S.-Iranian Negotiations

November 6, 2014

This semester, some SPP students are benefiting from an invaluable opportunity to learn about the complex relationship between Iran and the West, and to discuss and debate their nuclear dispute with former diplomats from Iran and the United States. They are enrolled in “Iran and the West: Crisis Policymaking in Practice.”  The course, led by Visiting Professor Jon Greenwald, a former senior U.S.

SPP Prof. Julia Buxton Highlights the Great Disconnect Between Drugs and Development

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.