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Our alumna Dr. Andreea Nastase publishes book on public ethics at the European Commission

September 29, 2016

Andreea Nastase’s book “Public Ethics at the European Commission: Politics, Reform and Individual Views” (Routledge, 2016) investigates how Commission officials think about questions of integrity and ethical behaviour in public office.  With a focus on the administrative services, it demonstrates that the Commission has practiced ethics regulation as a form of reputation management, where the purpose has been to handle public perceptions and strengthen itself against increasingly aggressive scrutiny from the European Parliament, the press, and watchdog-type NGOs.

Political Science PhD alumna - Renata Kralikova - works for MESA10

September 23, 2016

MESA10 is an independent think tank, non-governmental, non-profit organization. Its name denotes an abbreviation of Macro Economic and Social Analyses and symbolizes its 10 founders. 
Since its founding in 1992, MESA10 champions individual liberty, free market economy and a government of limited powers. It promotes private initiative, individual rights, democratic principles and values such as free competition, equality of chances, free enterprise, openness of the economy and inviolability of private ownership. 

Welcome Orientation for incoming PhD students

September 13, 2016

A general orientation on the PhD program has been held yesterday for the 1st year PhD students of the AY 2016-17.

You can download the presentation here.

Zero-week starts with intro-sessions of PhD courses

September 12, 2016

The Doctoral School launches Academic Year 2016-17 with its traditional Zero-week sessions, taking place from Monday to Friday, 12-16 September. As every year, the Zero-week offers a glimpse into the PhD-level courses that are offered for our students throughout the year.