Join us for a compelling discussion on Hungary's role and its impact on the future of the European Union, featuring insights from Zsuzsanna Szelényi, Founding Director at the CEU Democracy Institute Leadership Academy, and Stefano Bottoni, Associate Professor at the University of Florence. Dive into the research on autocratic politics and the historical legacies of illiberal rule in contemporary Hungary. This virtual lecture is part of our EU Enlargement Series, spotlighting Hungary's evolving political dynamics. Don't miss this in-depth analysis from leading experts on the challenges and implications for democracy in Central and Eastern Europe.
Moderators:
Gabriella Lukacs, University of Pittsburgh Erica Edwards, University of Pittsburgh
Panelists:
- Zsuzsanna Szelényi, Founding Director: CEU Democracy Institute Leadership Academy
Ms. Szelényi is a former politician from Hungary, foreign policy specialist, author, and founding director at the CEU Democracy Institute Leadership Academy. She is conducting research about how autocratic politics is influencing and shaping the future of the European Union. In the framework of the Democracy Institute Leadership Academy her team develops curriculum supporting pro-democracy activists in Central and Eastern Europe. Her book 'Tainted Democracy, Viktor Orbán and the Subversion of Hungary' was listed among the best books in 2023 by Foreign Affairs. - Stefano Bottoni, University of Florence
Dr. Bottoni, PhD in Modern and Contemporary History (University of Bologna, 2005)is an Associate Professor at SAGAS Department of the University of Florence. Between 2009 and 2019, he has been Senior Research Fellow at the Research Center for the Humanities of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He was visiting fellow at the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung (Potsdam, 2012), and Fellow of Imre Kertész Kolleg (Jena, 2015). His current research focuses on the historical legacies of illiberal rule in contemporary Hungary. He is the author of Orbán. Un despota in Europa (Roma, Salerno Editrice, 2019) and Obsessed with Power: Orbán's Hungary, published in Hungarian by Magyar Hang Könyvek in 2023.
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