The Department of Political Science is proud to present the annual sequence of the doctoral conference. The conference provides the occasion for advanced and first year PhD students to present their work.
Fourth Annual Doctoral Conference - 2009
Department of Political Science
Central European University
30-31 March 2009
Co-organized with the Doctoral School of Political Science of Corvinus University
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Monday, March 30 |
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| 8:30-9:00 | Reception | ||
| 9:00-10:00 | Opening Lecture: Maurizio Cotta - European Citizenship: Theoretical Problems and Political Challenges | ||
| 10:30-12:30 | The Politics of Social Dialogue | Politics of Higher Education | |
| chairs | Andras Bozoki, Andres Moles | Liviu Matei, Levente Littvay | |
| Sari Rannanpaa | Tamas Polgar | ||
| Endre Halasi | Daniel Horn | ||
| Gonzalo Torres | Elene Jibladze | ||
| Koba Turmanidze | |||
| 12:30-14:30 | Lunch Break |
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| 15:00-17:00 | Experts, Think-Tanks and Public Service | European Regions and Regional Politics | The Politics of Ethnic Minorities |
| chairs | Zoltan Miklosi, Tamas Meszerics | Carsten Schneider, Attila Agh | Anton Pelinka, Robert Sata |
| Andras Szalai | Sara Svensson | Stela Garaz | |
| Juraj Medzihorsky | Kristin Nickel Makszim | Istvan Gergo Szekely | |
| Andreea Nastase | Bojana Kocijan | Tunde Szekely | |
| Katalin Velich | |||
| 17:30-18:30 | Public Lecture: Radek Markowski: On Democracy | ||
Tuesday, March 31 |
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| 9:30-12:00 | Forms of Power and Mechanism of Social Control | Political Reconciliation and Responsibility | |
| chairs | Andras Bozoki, Gabriella Ilonszki | Janos Kis, Andras Lanczi | |
| Agnes Kiss | Laura Andronache | ||
| Dorota Szeligowska | Sanja Pesek | ||
| Krisztina Jager | Stearns Broadhead | ||
| Reka Varnagy | George Tudor Florea | ||
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch Break |
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| 14:00-16:30 | Issues in Comparative Political Economy | Party Politics in Europe | |
| chairs | Attila Folsz, Marta Kahancova | Zsolt Enyedi, Agnes Batory | |
| Magdalena Bernaciak | David Pupovac | ||
| Vera Scepanovic | Benedicte Williams | ||
| Tibor Meszmann | Dane Taleski | ||
| Davit Mamulaishvili | Attila Wieszt | ||
| 19:30 | Dinner for Panelists | ||
| Participating Papers without a Presentation | |||
| Aitalina Azarova | |||
| Oana Lup | |||
| Ekaterina Sokirianskaia | |||
| Marie Pachuashvili | |||
| Marina Nistotskaya | |||
Program |
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Monday, March 30 |
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| Monday, March 30 8:30-9:00 Corvinus University Old Building Rector's Auditorium (Room 2001) |
Registration |
| Monday, March 30 9:00-10:00 Corvinus University Old Building Rector's Auditorium (Room 2001) |
Opening Lecture: |
| Monday, March 30 10:00-10:30 Corvinus University Old Building Rector's Auditorium Foyer (Room 2001) |
Coffee Break |
| Monday, March 30 10:30-12:30 Corvinus Uni New Building Room 510 |
The Politics of Social Dialogue chairs: Andras Bozoki, Andres Moles Sari Rannanpaa: Social Dialogue in the Baltic States Abstract Paper discussant: Gonzalo Torres Endre Halasi: In Varietate Concordia. Explaining Diverse Political Strategies of National Roman Catholic Churches Abstract Paper discussant: Sari Rannanpaa Gonzalo Torres: Pride in Central Eastern Europe: Risk Variation and External Repertoire Brokerage for LGBT Movements Abstract Paper discussant: Laura Andronache Koba Turmanidze: What Goes Around and What Comes Around? Structural Analysis of Color Revolutions Abstract Paper discussant: Stela Garaz |
| Monday, March 30 10:30-12:30 Corvinus Uni New Building Room 714 |
Politics of Higher Education chairs: Liviu Matei, Levente Littvay Tamas Polgar: A Public Policy Analysis of the Hungarian Regional Knowledge Centres at University (RET) Scheme: Theoretical Perspectives, Policy Learning, Evaluation Abstract Paper discussant: Sanja Pesek Daniel Horn: Age of Selection Counts: A Cross-country Comparison of Educational Institutions Abstract Paper discussant: Tamas Polgar Elene Jibladze: Institutional Isomorphism in the Higher Education System in Post-Soviet Countries: Reasons, Results and Implications Abstract Paper discussant: Daniel Horn |
| Monday, March 30 12:30-14:30 3rd Floor Foyer |
Lunch Break |
| Monday, March 30 15:00-17:00 CEU Gellner Room |
Experts, Think-tanks and Public Service chairs: Zoltan Miklosi, Tamas Meszerics Andras Szalai: A Sole Group of "Superscientists" - Explaining RAND's Role in Cold War US Military Bureaucracy, 1946-62 Abstract Paper discussant: Daniel Horn Juraj Medzihorsky: Causes of Think Tank Sector Size: Post-Communist Countries and the World Abstract Paper discussant: Andras Szalai Andreea Nastase: Public Service Ethics in the European Commission: Towards a Model of Ethical Decision-making Abstract Paper discussant: Juraj Medzihorsky |
| Monday, March 30 15:00-17:00 Popper Room |
European Regions and Regional Politics chairs: Carsten Schneider, Attila Agh Sara Svensson: Implementation of Local Cross-Border Cooperation in Europe: The Capacity of Euroregions and the Role of Social Capital Abstract Paper discussant: Katalin Velich Kristin Nickel Makszin: Mapping Political Parties on Welfare State Reform in Visegrad Countries: The Politics of Redistribution in Postcommunist Central European Family Benefits Abstract Paper discussant: Tibor Meszmann Bojana Kocijan: Cabinet Stability in Post-communist Europe discussant: Attila Wieszt Abstract Paper Katalin Velich: The Regionalized States of Italy and SpainParty Organizations in Comparative Perspective: the Determinants of Hegemony versus Fragmentation Abstract Paper discussant: George Tudor Florea |
| Monday, March 30 15:00-17:00 CEU Senate Room |
The Politics of Ethnic Minorities |
| Tuesday, March 30 17:30-17:30 CEU Popper Room |
Public Lecture: Radek Markowski, Head, Electoral Research Section, Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences and Chair, Dept. of Political Science at Warsaw School of Social Psychology On Democracy Chair: Zsolt Enyedi |
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| Tuesday, March 31 9:30-12:00 CEU Gellner Room |
Forms of Power and Mechanism of Social Control chairs: Andras Bozoki, Gabriella Ilonszki Agnes Kiss: The Witch’s Brew of Censorship: Coordination and Control within the Censorship System (Romania, 1949 – 1965) Abstract Paper discussant: Reka Varnagy Dorota Szeligowska: Dynamics of Polish Patriotism after 1989: Concepts, Debates, and Identities Abstract Paper discussant: Krisztina Jager Krisztina Jager: The Policy Influencing Capacity of the Hungarian Parliament Abstract Paper discussant: Agnes Kiss Reka Varnagy: Political Elites in Local Politics Abstract Paper discussant: Juraj Medzihorsky |
| Tuesday, March 31 9:30-12:00 CEU Popper Room |
Political Reconciliation and Responsibility chairs: Janos Kis, Andras Lanczi Laura Andronache: Republican Political Obligation: A Justification Abstract Paper discussant: Sanja Pesek Sanja Pesek: Self-reflection in Post-criminal Societies: From Denial to Moral Responsibility Abstract Paper discussant: George Tudor Florea Stearns Broadhead: Moral Responsibility for Collective Crime: The Case for Minimum Participatory Actions (MPA) Abstract Paper discussant: Gonzalo Torres George Tudor Florea: Past Enemies Becoming Best Friends? Understanding Inter-ethnic Coalition Making in Post-Cold War Central and Eastern Europe Abstract Paper discussant: Laura Andronache |
| Tuesday, March 31 12:00-14:00 Gellner Room Foyer |
Lunch Break |
| Tuesday, March 31 14:00-16:30 CEU Gellner Room |
Issues of Compartive Political Economy |
| Tuesday, March 31 14:00-16:30 CEU Popper Room |
Party Politics in Europe chairs: Zsolt Enyedi, Agnes Batory David Pupovac: Radical Right in Central and Eastern Europe. Voting Behavior in Comapartive Perspective Abstract Paper discussant: Istvan Szekely Benedicte Williams: Identity Discourse in the European Union. The case of the Extreme Right Abstract Paper discussant: Agnes Kiss Dane Taleski: The Development of Political Party Organizations in Post-Conflict Societies Abstract Paper discussant: Stela Garaz Attila Wieszt: On the Applicability of the Cartel Party Model Abstract Paper discussant: Kristin Nickel Makszin |
| Tuesday, March 31 19:30- Venhajo Restaurant |
Dinner for Panelists |
| No presentations | Participating Papers without a Presentation Aitalina Azarova: The Presence of Soft Budget Constraints Preconditions in Russian Regions Abstract Paper Oana Lup: (Small) Talk that Matters: Mapping Personal and Political Discussion Networks across Europe Abstract Paper Ekaterina Sokirianskaia: Clans and Families in Ingushetia and Chechnya: Myths and Realities Abstract Paper Marie Pachuashvili: Governmental Policies and Their Impact on Public-private Dynamics in Higher Education across Post-communist Countries Abstract Paper Marina Nistotskaya: Organizational Design of a Welfare-Enhancing Public Bureaucracy: A Theoretical Perspective Abstract Paper |