THE POLITICAL ECONOMY RESEARCH GROUP and

THE HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH GROUP 
cordially invite you to the guest lecture

The Political Economy of Higher Education Finance

by

Julian L. Garritzmann
University of Konstanz, University of Zurich 

Discussant: Kata Orosz, Associate Research Fellow at the Yehuda Elkana Center for Higher Education at CEU 

This is to cordially invite you to the doctoral defense of 

Huseyin Emrah Karaoguz
(DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE)

THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INNOVATION: TECHNOLOGICAL NATIONALISM, EXECUTIVE INTERFERENCE, AND NEO-POPULISM IN THE R&D SECTOR IN TURKEY 

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE:

Laszlo Csaba (supervisor, CEU)
Attila Folsz (CEU)
Ziya Onis (Koc University, Istanbul) 
Julius Horvath (chair, CEU)

Date and time: 31 March, 2017, 9:30 am

Elisabeth Ivarsflaten:
What Unites the Electorally Successful Populist Radical Right in Western Europe 2.0

Are you in the middle of preparing your application to Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations? Or do you still have some questions before starting the process?

Join our video chat session with the representatives of the school to discuss the degree programs, get application tips and hear first-hand experiences of students and professors. Get all your questions answered on January 17, 2017.

Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Time: 1 PM CET (Budapest time)

This is to cordially invite you to the doctoral defense of 

Miklos I. Zala 
(DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE)

The Devout and the Disabled: Religious and Cultural Accommodation as Human Variation

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE:

Andres Moles (supervisor, CEU)
Janos Kis (CEU)
Daniel Weinstock (external member, McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy)
Zoltan Miklosi (chair, CEU)

Date and time: 17 February, 2017

Venue: Senate room

This is to cordially invite you to the doctoral defense of 

Sasikumar Shanmuga Sundaram 
(DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN POLITICAL SCIENCE)

Scorekeepers, Game Players and Political Action:
Normativity and Practical Reasoning of Brazil and India in International Politics

DISSERTATION COMMITTEE:

Xymena Kurowska (supervisor, CEU)
Paul Roe (CEU)
Patrick Thaddeus Jackson (American University in Washington, DC) 
Erin Jenne (chair, CEU)

Date and time: 12 January, 2017, 3 pm