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PhD candidate Ihor Moshenets publishes report in Energy Post

January 25, 2024
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DPP PhD candidate Ihor Moshenets has published a report in Energy Post. The analysis concentrates on policy measures undertaken by EU and US to limit their dependency on Russian civil nuclear energy industry in situation of non-inclusion of this industry in sanctions lists after the start of full-scale Russian invasion to Ukraine.

DPP wins prestigious, large-scale EU research project RESPOND - Rescuing Democracy from Political Corruption in Digital Societies

January 24, 2024
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The CEU team led by Mihály Fazekas (CEU DPP) consists of Ágnes Bátory (CEU DPP) and Arieda Muço (CEU EcoBus) and will involve many other colleagues at the postdoc, PhD and MA levels. 

Journalism Class at DPP Launches New Cross-Border Investigation

January 23, 2024
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A cohort of 12 students in the “Journalistic research and investigation” course at CEU’s DPP launched a new cross-border investigation earlier this month. Conducted by lecturer Marius Dragomir, the course, now in its fourth year, is designed to familiarize students with how a journalistic investigation is conducted.

The Shattuck Center participates in the Human Forum

January 18, 2024
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CEU’s Shattuck Center participated in the Human Forum in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, on November 28th – 30th, 2023. Initiated by the civic platform NOT IN OUR TOWN in Banská Bystrica, the Human Forum attracts hundreds of civil society organizations, activists, politicians, businesspeople, and academics who each year come together to discuss topics of Human Rights, participation, mobilization, democracy, and civil society in Slovakia, Central and Eastern Europe, and beyond.

Mihaly Fazekas publishes paper in Public Choice

November 13, 2023
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DPP Associate Professor Mihály Fazekas published a paper in Public Choice, co-authored with Emmanuel Wittberg. The article looks at whether corruption risks in public procurement impact the profitability of firms in the Swedish construction industry. Unlike previous studies linking corruption and firm performance in high corruption risk environments, the authors look at Sweden which is known to be clean.