European Studies

Viktoria Mohacsi, Roma politician who served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 to 2009, was among a group of Roma rights activists and scholars who met Friday at CEU to discuss the status of Roma citizens in Eastern and Western Europe and the Roma’s political footing within an enlarged EU.

Her visit was organized as part of a panel discussion of Romani Politics in Contemporary Europe: Poverty, Ethnic Mobilization, and the Neoliberal Order, a new volume on how

As part of the 2010 Jean Monnet Guest Lecture Series, Professor Michelle Cini presented her public lecture: “Ethics Reform and Lobbying in the European Commission”, on March the 5^th. The lecture and subsequent discussion were chaired by Uwe Puetter, Professor, Department of Public Policy.

The 2010 Guest Lectures of the Jean Monnet Module on European Integration continued on March 4th, featuring Gerda Falkner, Director of the Institute for European Integration Research at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Professor at the Department of Government, University of Vienna, who delivered her lecture: “Implementing EU Policies: Challenges for the Member States and the European Commission.”

On 2 March, the Open Society Archives at CEU hosted Katalin Marton, author, journalist and scholar for a public lecture based on insights from her new book "Enemies of the People, My Family's Journey to America." At the event, which took place it the central hall of the Archives, John Shattuck, President and Rector, CEU, gave opening remarks; while Istvan Rev, Director, OSA at CEU, acted as the chair and moderator.