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November 22, 2016
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"I'm interested in the topic of climate change and governance, but I don't have a legal background, so it was a big surprise to win a bronze award for my essay," explains second-year MPA student Hanh Nguyen. Successful finalists of the legal essay competition, including Nguyen, were invited to attend CISDL's (the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law) Conference of the Parties (CoP22) in Marrakesh, Morocco on November 11.

November 21, 2016
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During a public lecture at the School of Public Policy on November 16, CEU Professor Botond Kőszegi offered a behavioral economist’s perspective on big data and privacy.

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."

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.