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CEU to lead new Horizon Europe project on how workplace inequalities shape democratic trust, participation, and resilience

June 17, 2026

We are delighted to announce that the INDEMTRUST project (Inequality and Democracy in Europe: Trust, Participation, and Resilience), led by CEU's Shattuck Center for Human Rights at the Department of Public Policy, has been selected for funding under Horizon Europe, the European Union's flagship research and innovation programme.

DPP Professor Evelyne Hübscher, together with Alexandru Moise, has published a new article in the European Journal of Political Research.

June 17, 2026

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DPP Professor Evelyne Hübscher, together with Alexandru Moise, has published a new article in the European Journal of Political Research.

DPP’s Felix Butzlaff and Bence Hamrak have co-authored an article with the European Journal for Political Research: “The paradox of representation: How identity fragmentation complicates voter-party congruence”

June 2, 2026

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Felix Butzlaff, Postdoctoral Fellow at DPP, and Bence Hamrak, wo completed his dissertation at CEU in January of this year, have co-authored an article with the European Journal for Political Research, together with Jozef Mintal, Robert Vancel, and Kamila Borseková from Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica in Slovakia.

Bernadett Sebaly has published a new article titled “Civil Society as a Terrain of Struggles: Understanding Illiberal Dynamics through the Agency of Regime-Aligned Civic Organizations.”

May 6, 2026

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Changing civil society dynamics are often interpreted as the state’s encroachment upon an autonomous sphere of democratic activity, presumed to be respected by liberal democratic regimes but violated by illiberal ones. The paper argues that such a normative autonomy/encroachment framework overlooks how illiberal civil society configurations are actively shaped by conflicts and structures carried over from liberal regimes.

DPP Professor Evelyne Hübscher’s review article on “Austerity and Populism” is now available as a pre-print on the website of the Annual Review of Political Science.

February 2, 2026

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A large literature explains the rise of populist parties with the economic insecurities stemming from globalization and technological change. But despite the long-standing focus of the comparative and international political economy literature on fiscal policy, these studies largely ignore governments and their economic policies. This article brings policy back into the picture by reviewing the research agenda on the political effects of fiscal policy, and fiscal austerity in particular.

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CEU to lead new Horizon Europe project on how workplace inequalities shape democratic trust, participation, and resilience

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DPP Professor Evelyne Hübscher, together with Alexandru Moise, has published a new article in the European Journal of Political Research.

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DPP’s Felix Butzlaff and Bence Hamrak have co-authored an article with the European Journal for Political Research: “The paradox of representation: How identity fragmentation complicates voter-party congruence”

Read more

Bernadett Sebaly has published a new article titled “Civil Society as a Terrain of Struggles: Understanding Illiberal Dynamics through the Agency of Regime-Aligned Civic Organizations.”

Read more

DPP Professor Evelyne Hübscher’s review article on “Austerity and Populism” is now available as a pre-print on the website of the Annual Review of Political Science.

Read more