g a z e t t e THE CHRONICLE OF CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY

Spring 2009 Vol. 18, No. 2

CEU Community Meets Next President and Rector, John Shattuck

On January 15, 2009, CEU held an open the search for truth, which needs the values meeting to announce the appointment of its of an open society, in the context of both next President and Rector, John Shattuck, global and local circumstances, to bear fruit. as well as to give a first opportunity to the Summing up, Shattuck said that CEU “has wider community to meet him. John Shattuck all the tools to be a unique and powerful is currently CEO of the Kennedy Library institution,” and “an intellectual magnet.” Foundation, and a former US Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and Assistant Secretary Following his talk, Shattuck fielded sev- of State for Democracy, Human Rights and eral questions from the large gathering of Labor under President Clinton. He also teach- the CEU community. This was followed es international relations at Tufts University. by a press conference alongside Yehuda Elkana and Leon Botstein, during which President-Rector Elect Shattuck comes to Shattuck answered a variety of questions CEU after a distinguished career spanning from both local and international media. more than three decades in higher education, interna- tional diplomacy, foreign policy and human rights. Prior to his government service, John Shattuck was a Vice-President at Harvard University, taught at the Opening remarks at the meeting were provided by Harvard Law School, and was a Research Associate Chairman of the CEU Board of Trustees, Leon Botstein, at the Kennedy School of Government. He is also the with additional introductory words from current CEU author of three books, including Freedom on Fire, a President and Rector, Yehuda Elkana. In his remarks, study of the international response to genocide and Rector Elkana expressed deep appreciation for the aca- crimes against humanity in the 1990s, published demic values brought by John Shattuck, adding that he was by Harvard University Press, and Rights of Privacy, confident of President-Rector Elect Shattuck’s awareness a casebook on US constitutional law and the pro- of what needed to be done at the university, especially with tection of privacy. He has published more than 50 regard to CEU’s commitment to engagement in teaching articles on human rights, civil liberties, international and research, as well as with its relationship to OSI. relations, public service and higher education. In 2007 he was elected to the American Academy of In his first words, President-Rector Elect Shattuck Arts and Sciences, and he has received honorary expressed his gratitude to all involved in the Search degrees from the University of Western Bohemia Committee, and especially to George Soros, CEU in the Czech Republic, the University of Rhode Founder and Honorary Chairman, Board of Trustees. Island, Kenyon College, and the John Jay College of He also pointed out his admiration for the great strides Criminal Justice at the City University of New York. forward the university had taken in the last decade under the leadership of Yehuda Elkana, emphasizing A graduate of Yale Law School, where he received the transition CEU has made in its outreach—from a JD degree, Shattuck was awarded an MA from regional, to global. After touching on his background, Clare College, Cambridge University, with First where he highlighted his in-depth experience in the Class Honors in international law, and a BA from fields of human rights and the rule-of-law across many Yale College, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. continents, Shattuck pointed out the greatest attraction CEU held for him—in the form of a “tremendous admi- John Shattuck will become CEU’s fourth President and ration for its mission.” He went on to place emphasis on Rector, in August, 2009. C E U A c a d e m i c Appointments C o m m u n i t y M e m b e r s

Receive Recognition Thilo Daniel Ohad Samuel Bodenstein has Parnes has been appointed been appointed Associate Professor Associate in the Department Professor in the Peter Balazs, Professor, Department of International of Public Policy, Department of Relations and European Studies, was featured in the latest effective March 1, History, effective EU “Jean Monnet Success Stories” brochure. Balazs’s ad 2009 January 1, 2009 personam Jean Monnet Chair of EU Politics (since 2005) Gabriella at CEU forms the basis of the Center for EU Enlargement Serge Sych has Kemeny has beeen been appointed Studies (CENS) of which he is the founding director. One of appointed Human Director of the center’s strategic partners is the worldwide network of the Resources Director, Alumni and European Community Studies Association (ECSA) of which effective Corporate November 3, 2008 Balazs also is Vice-President. Relations, effec- tive February 1, 2009 Karoly Bard, CEU Pro-Rector for Hungarian and European Union Affairs/Chair, Human Rights Program, Department Zoltan Miklosi has been appointed of Legal Studies, was nominated by the Directorate General Assistant Professor Justice, Freedom and Security of the European Commission in the Department (EC) to join a small expert group which the EC is planning of Political Science, to set up to reflect on the future of criminal law and judicial effective January 1, cooperation in criminal matters in the European Union. The 2009 advisory group will review the current state of affairs of EU criminal law 10 years after the Treaty of Amsterdam, which gave a boost to the creation of a common judicial space, and the Program of Tampere, which defined its main priorities. recognized competence, to give an opinion on candidates’ The advisory group will also assist the EC to define the mid- suitability to perform the duties of judge at the Civil Service and long-term policy priorities for post-Lisbon Treaty times. Tribunal.

CEU Honorary Doctorate recipient Peter Brown, Roderick Martin, Professor of Management, CEU Business currently Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History, School, received a grant from the American Chamber of Princeton University, recently received the 2008 Kluge Prize Commerce in Hungary. The grant is given as part of a drive to for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Humanity. Given help launch university and college courses which are focused by the US Library of Congress, the Kluge Prize is endowed on ethics and corporate governance, in order to develop by John W. Kluge, founding chairman of the James Madison Hungarian business culture. The 2008 grant tender attracted Council, the library’s private sector advisory body. It rewards 15 applications from 12 different higher education institutions lifetime achievement in the study of humanity with focus on across Hungary. disciplines not recognized by Nobel prizes. Such disciplines include history, philosophy, politics, anthropology, sociology, Miklos Sukosd, Associate Professor, Department of Political religion, criticism in the arts and humanities, and linguistics. Science, was awarded the Media Prize 2008 of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest. Presented in a ceremony which Laszlo Csaba, Professor, Department of International took place on December 15, 2008, the award is in recognition of Relations and European Studies, was re-elected as co-chair Sukosd’s involvement in European media research projects (per- of the International Studies Committee of the Hungarian taining to Central European media politics, and European media Academy of Sciences, for the 2008-2011 period. pluralism). The Cultural Prizes for Excellency of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Budapest were established in 2007. Csilla Kollonay Lehoczky, Professor, Department of Legal Studies, has been appointed as a member of a selection com- Gyorgy E. Szonyi, Professor, Department of History, has been mittee for the Council of the European Union. The task of awarded with a ten months’ Leverhulme Visiting Professorship the committee, which is composed of seven members, is to at the English, Media, Film and Communication Department, evaluate the candidates to the Civil Service Court provided Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, England. There are five for by the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice. such scholarships given out in the humanities in the whole of The members of the committee were chosen, according to Great Britain per year. Szonyi will give lectures and seminars, the Protocol, from among former members of the Court engage in collaborative projects and work on a monograph of Justice and the Court of First Instance and lawyers of entitled The Cultural History of Enoch from Biblical Times to New Age Mysticism.

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 George Soros Lecture on the G l o b a l Global Financial Crisis E c o n o m i c C r i s i s On November 11, 2008, George Soros, C o n f e r e n c e CEU Founder and Honorary Chairman, Board of Trustees, legendary financier and philanthropist, and widely-read author, On February 6, 2009, CEU hosted a con- held a lecture entitled “Comments on the ference, organized by the British Embassy Global Financial Crisis.” In his talk, Soros in Budapest and the CEU Department focused on the current international finan- of Public Policy, the first in a seminar cial situation and offered his insights and series focused on “The Global Economic predictions vis-a-vis the repercussions and Crisis.” Howard Michael Robinson, evolution of the crisis—many of which he Provost/Academic Pro-Rector/Professor, had also detailed in his recent book, The Department of Philosophy, welcomed the New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The participants and also served as chair for Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means. the event, while HM Ambassador Greg Dorey, gave the introductory remarks. Lajos Bokros (CEU COO/Professor, Department of Public Policy; Department Entitled “Challenges and Opportunities of Economics) chaired the event and initi- for Europe” the event united distinguished ated commentary with a series of probing on international relations and addressed keynote speakers: Sir Andrew Cahn, Chief questions relating to the causes of, and the dilemmas faced by the Euro zone—in Executive, UK Trade and Industry; Minister reactions to, the current crisis—called addition to addressing questions deal- Gordon Bajnai, Ministry for National by many the most severe since the Great ing with the US, and to a lesser extent, Development and Economy, Hungary, and Depression. Hungarian, economic situations. Julius Horvath, Head/Professor, Department of Economics, CEU. Panelist discussants In the lively question and answer session The CEU premises hosted over 500 included Gregor Irwin, Chief Economist, that followed, Soros addressed various attendees—including members of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office topics put forth for discussion by the university’s student body, with a signifi- as well as Abel Garamhegyi, Government highly-engaged audience. Among these, cant contingent from the Business School, Commissioner for International Economic he described the shortcomings of the faculty, alumni, staff, and a small group of Affairs, Ministry for National Development international financial system and how media, and members of the diplomatic and Economy, Hungary. the field of alternative energy can provide corps—who filled the CEU Auditorium, a solution to the building of a more solid as well as the three additional screen- The seminar series will concentrate on the future economic foundation. Soros also ing areas set up to meet the enormous major challenges and opportunities aris- analyzed the effect of the current crisis demand for seats. ing from the global resource crunch, with a focus on energy, climate security, trade Geza Vermes Receives CEU and investment, food and water security and international institutional reform. It Honorary Doctorate examines the problems and also looks at how international institutions, including On December 4, 2008, Geza Vermes, an The Changing Faces of Jesus (2000), The the EU, should work to resolve them. international authority on religious his- Authentic Gospel of Jesus (2003), The The role of other players—private sector, tory, was awarded an honorary doctorate Complete Dead Sea Scrolls (2004), The national governments, NGOs—is also by Central European University. Geza Passion (2005), The Nativity (2007), and examined. The next session in the series Vermes is Professor Emeritus of Jewish The Resurrection (2008). In addition to takes place at CEU on March 20, 2009. Studies, University of Oxford, Fellow of CEU' award, Geza Vermes has been Wolfson College, Fellow of the British granted honorary doctorates from the For more information visit: Academy and the European Academy universities of Edinburgh, Durham and www.ukinhungary.fco.gov.uk of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, and Sheffield. Director of the Forum for Qumran Research, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and At the awarding ceremony, Aziz Al- Jewish Studies. Azmeh, CEU University Professor and Gyorgy Gereby, Head/Associate Professor, His area of expertise covers Judaism Department of Medieval Studies, deliv- and early Christianity, as well as the ered the laudatio and Howard Michael Dead Sea Scrolls and the life of Jesus. Robinson, CEU Provost/Academic His most influential books are The Dead Pro-Rector/Professor, Department of Sea Scrolls in English (1962), Jesus the Philosophy, welcomed Vermes and pre- Jew (1973), Scripture and Tradition in sented the honorary doctorate in the Judaism (1981), The Religion of Jesus the name of the Senate of the university. The Jew (1993), Discoveries in the Judaean event also included a musical interlude Desert XXVI (1998), Providential by Ildiko Szabo who performed Niccolo Accidents: An Autobiography (1998), Paganini’s Capriccio No.13.

 Development Office News

New York Event Education, is entitled to receive 1% dona- tions under this 1% Law. George Soros, CEU Founder and Honorary Chairman, Board of Trustees, Staff, faculty, alumni and friends who pay hosted a dinner discussion on the topic taxes in Hungary and who do not already of “Global Relations with Russia after designate their 1% elsewhere are being the Georgian Crisis” in November, 2008. invited to direct their 1% to CEU. This The event brought together expert speak- year, contributions of the 1% will benefit ers on the topic, including Lajos Bokros, the CEU Roma Access Program. CEU COO/Professor, Department of Public Policy; Department of Economics The Roma Access Program is a 9-month and Mark Leonard, Executive Director, preparatory course for promising young European Council on Foreign Relations. Roma students from Central and Eastern The evening provided an opportunity to Europe. This program is for Roma who introduce the evening’s guests—leaders in have, or are about to receive, their first business philanthropy and the diplomatic degree, and who wish to improve their corps—to the type of intellectual dialogue chances to get an international scholarship taking place daily at CEU and to develop for a Master’s degree. It aims to prepare new friendships in order to expand CEU’s students for their chosen field of study reach in terms of development. through intensive training, accustom them to advanced academic life and raise their Annual Fund and Alumni English to a level adequate for post-gradu- Relations ate study. Twelve thousand EUR will pay for one full scholarship, and will cover trav- Given the current global financial downturn, el, tuition, housing, and a living stipend. and in order to synchronize the office’s fiscal calendar with the university’s academic one, For more information, or to download a the CEU Development Office has extend- designation form (for Hungarian tax pay- ed the 2008 Annual Campaign through July ers), visit www.ceu.hu/onepercent. CEU 31, 2009. The Annual Campaign supports thanks you for your support! student financial aid (in 2008-2009 six stu- dents enjoy Alumni Scholarships, thanks to CEU Donor Art the Annual Campaign). In addition, support for the Annual Fund may be designated to a CEU is proud to have received the first specific department. gift from the Foundation for Centripetal Art, which was formed in 2008 by Rafael In an effort to stimulate alumni giving, the of New York, New Jersey & Connecticut” and Junko Chodos, to make gifts of Junko 2008-2009 Alumni Scholarship recipients was created. Any alumni living in or trav- Chodos’s best works. “Individuation made phone calls to more than 100 alumni eling to the New York area, should stay Journal, No. 7, The Fall of Man” (bot- in all parts of the world. As a special incen- tuned via the Facebook group for upcom- tom) is displayed on the main floor of the tive, the first five alumni who gave a gift of ing chapter get togethers. Following the Faculty Tower Rotunda. 250 USD during the month of December New York event, a second alumni gather- 2008, received a personalized and signed ing was held in Minneapolis. The work depicts a human figure falling copy of George Soros’ new book, The from the sky, arms outstretched, into a New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The In December an alumni reunion was also pile of words. The figure’s mouth and eyes Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means. held in Moscow, Russia. Fifty alumni are open—as if he is screaming in panic; As a result of these efforts, Annual Fund participated in the event and nearly half and one can see directly into his rib cage, giving is up 32% over last year in terms of of them contributed to the CEU Annual which is replicated lower on his body. alumni participation. As of the printing of Campaign through a raffle and also by The work is one of several created by the this item, 225 alumni have donated a total direct contributions. artist in response to her reading of Erich of 22,782 USD. To keep track of progress Fromm. Says the artist: “These works or to contribute, visit: www.ceu.hu/alumni One Percent Tax Campaign are not an illustration of Erich Fromm’s (“latest news”). words: they are my response to them and Based on the 1% Law, taxpayers in part of the inner dialog I hold with him.” The Development Office took advantage Hungary have the right to petition the (From Junko’s Series Statement, 1995). For of recent travels to host CEU alumni get tax authorities to transfer 1% of their more details visit: www.junkochodos.com togethers. In New York City, around 25 previous year’s paid income tax to sup- alumni came together to network, share port the activities of one non-profit orga- For further information on how to memories, and to learn about CEU today. nization or institution of higher learn- make a gift to CEU, visit www.ceu. As a result of the gathering, the first ing. KEE (CEU), being an institution hu/about/supportceu or contact the in years for the New York Chapter, the of higher learning listed under Schedule Development Office at +36 (1) 472- Facebook group “CEU Alumni Chapter No. 1 of Act CXXXIX of 2005 on Higher 3401 or [email protected].

 Conference on Relevance of Gandhian Thought

From December 1-3, 2008, CEU hosted Department of Indo-European Studies of non-violence, uplifting the poor, creat- an international conference on “Gandhi (ELTE); the Csoma de Koros Society; ing a civil society and an Indian model of in a Globalized World: Contemporary the Open Society Institute, Budapest, the secular state etc., while emphasizing Relevance of Gandhian Thought.” Part of and the Le Meridien Hotel, Budapest. the present relevance of these ideas. It an “India Week” festival, the event reunited It was held in commemoration of the combined the perspective of the humani- renowned scholars from all over the world, sixtieth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s ties with that of the social sciences and including Lord Bhikhu Parekh, University death in January 1948. Its primary aim was also addressed the possible applicability of Westminster (bottom right), and Ashis to prove the contemporary relevance of of the Gandhian ideas in the Middle East. Nandy, Indian Council of Social Science Gandhiji’s philosophy and political thought Additionally, the panelists also tackled Research (top). Also, among the speak- and to present the Gandhian legacy as a issues such as the economic and envi- ers were members of the Gandhi family: valid alternative for solving the problems ronmental challenges of the contempo- Rajmohan Gandhi, University of Illinois of the globalized world. The event dealt rary world and the possible and actual at Urbana-Champaign (bottom center); with the history of Gandhiji and his ideas Gandhian approaches to these problems. Madame Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni and Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, University of the The event was opened by Yehuda Elkana, Western Cape, South Africa. CEU President and Rector, HE Ranjit Rae, Ambassador of India to Hungary The conference was organized by Central (bottom left) and Lord Bhikhu Parekh, European University in cooperation with University of Westminster. In conjunction the Embassy of India, Budapest, and the with the conference, an exhibition entitled Indian Council for Cultural Relations “Etikoppaka—Touched by the Mahatma: (ICCR); with the support of the Hungarian An Indian Village Inspired by Gandhi” Ministry of Education and Culture; was opened by Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign at the Open Society Archives at CEU, on Affairs; the Municipality of Budapest; December 1, 2008 (see page 20). Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest,

Theodor Meron Delivers Fourth Marek Nowicki Memorial Lecture

On November 27, 2008, CEU hosted the fourth Marek tional organizations. He co-authored the Charter of Rights and Nowicki Memorial Lecture, delivered by the Honorable Judge Freedoms and helped shape the Polish Constitution. He was an Theodor Meron. Entitled “The Humanization of the Law of instigator and supporter of human rights movements in authori- War,” the event was organized by the Open Society Institute tarian countries and new democracies—especially in Poland and and the Department of Legal Studies, CEU. the other post-Soviet states.

Yehuda Elkana, CEU President and Rector, opened the event, while Theodor Meron was elected to the UN War Crimes Tribunal the introductory remarks were delivered by Wiktor Osiatynski, at the Hague in 2001, where he was instantly assigned to the CEU University Professor. The lecture was chaired by Renata Appeals Chamber. There he heard numerous cases from both Uitz, Associate Professor/Chair, Comparative Constitutional Law the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Program, Department of Legal Studies, CEU. (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and was president of the ICTY from 2003-2005. A The Marek Nowicki Lecture honors the memory of the late leading scholar of international humanitarian, human rights, and Marek Nowicki (1947-2003), an eminent international human international criminal law, Judge Meron wrote some of the books rights activist and defender. Nowicki served as an expert on and articles that helped build the legal foundations for interna- human rights for the Polish parliament and for various interna- tional criminal tribunals.

 First Destination Survey 2009

Launched for the first time in 2007 by the Alumni Relations When asked to detail the industry/field that best describes their and Career Services (ARCS) team, the First Destination Survey employer, the results show 10.2% work in strategic manage- is part of the university’s commitment to assess CEU students’ ment/consulting, 9.1% in academia/education, 7.4% in civil success and satisfaction with the attainment of their career society organizations, equally 6.3% in each of: human rights, objectives. Each year the university’s fresh graduates can share project/program management, law or banking/finance, followed information with ARCS about their employment and educa- by 5.1% in each of: government, media and training/instruction tional activities, as well as their personal perspectives. In addi- sectors. Environmental sciences were chosen by 2.3% of the tion to supporting university-wide marketing and recruitment respondents, while cultural institutions employ 1.1% of CEU activities, the data collected from the survey will help the newly- graduates. integrated ARCS team to provide efficient services to students, alumni and employers. Special attention should be paid to the reputation of CEU stud- ies among employers of current graduates. It is very encouraging This year 161 respondents (more than 50% of the target group), to note that, in 81.2% of the cases, the CEU given qualification all Master’s graduates from the 2008 class, shared their “life had been viewed favorably. This serves as proof of the reputation after CEU” experiences, by participating in an online survey achieved by the university’s high quality teaching process, which designed and conducted by ARCS. An encouraging 85.1% of thus empowers graduates to immediately apply on a practical respondents were either employed (60.9%), or continuing their level the knowledge and skills acquired at CEU. Another factor studies (24.2%) by December 2008 (up by almost three percent touched upon in the survey was the length of the job search peri- from last year. od. While 36.3% of the respondents were already employed by the time of graduation in 2008, a total of 88.3% were employed Employment situation within less than two months after graduation. For more than half of the students, accepting a job offer happened after only a The largest group of the graduates who were employed (full- or maximum of five CVs were sent and/or three job interviews had part-time, self-employed or serving as interns) chose to start been attended. their career in the private sector. It is interesting to note the increasing number of respondents (3.9% this year) who are Continuing studies enrolled in Graduate Trainee Programs organized by multina- tional corporations, which offer them complex training and real The percentage of the respondents who are continuing studies international exposure. at different institutions around the world for a second Master’s, or at doctoral level, in social sciences programs, humanities and different professional fields (communication, business, law, media, managerial economics, human resources) is 24.2%. Of these 82.1% declared that they were very well prepared by CEU in comparison with their new classmates, while the rest of the respondents regarded the level of training as average: informa- tion extremely important when assessing CEU’s reputation in the international academic world.

The First Destination Survey 2008 is an example of an inte- grated marketing approach that has worked well as a basis for the Alumni Relations and Career Services integration process, and has since served as an indicator for the strategic direction for the unit.

NGO Fair, Fifth Edition

On February 17, 2009, CEU hosted “The program has improved a lot during the fifth edition of the Annual NGO the last few years. It is a great opportunity Fair, an event organized by the Human for providing new cooperation, so thank RightS Initiative (HRSI) at CEU in coop- you for this great job. Looking forward to eration with Alumni Relations and Career seeing you in 2010,” said one of the par- Services. Twenty Budapest-based NGOs ticipants. HRSI is CEU’s awareness-rais- participated at the fair, among which were: ing and capacity-building organization; Public Interest Law Institute, Council of it helps students to engage in the civil Europe Information and Documentation sphere and, thus promote human rights. Center, Freedom House, European Roma Rights Center and many others. The event For more details visit: yielded a high number of internship offers www.hrsi.ceu.hu/NGOFAIR from the participating organizations and attracted hundreds of CEU students.

 CEU Business School News

CEU Business School be more integrated into society. According and, unfortunately, not even at universities Launches the Alumni to Bokros, business schools have a great where they often have top sociologists, MasterClass Series opportunity and also a major obligation economists and political science professors to not only teach people how to conduct living and working in such close proximity CEU Business School has launched the business in a complex society, but also to each other. Hence socio-economic and ‘Alumni MasterClass Series’ which brings to introduce them to a higher business financial problems, which have dramatic together well-known and highly regarded culture of enhanced social values—rather consequences, especially for some levels professionals to speak on relevant and than focusing on the goal of accumulat- of society, remain unsolved. current topics, exclusively for its alumni. ing extreme wealth which has been so Throughout this year, and going forward, prevalent in the past. In his opinion, busi- The gathered leaders of CEU Business CEU Business School hopes to develop ness schools need to rethink what they School including Eva Porras, Associate these MasterClasses into a tradition to teach their students who will become Dean for Academics and Yusaf Akbar, pass on the latest in thought leadership tomorrow’s business leaders so that they MBA Program Director (fourth from left) on crucial business issues and to create an better understand the socio-political fac- were also of the same opinion, that is that environment where all of its alumni can tors that impact their business—and con- governments should also take the ‘opportu- meet, learn and exchange ideas for the versely, how their business strategies and nity’ presented by the crisis to have a much benefit of their organizations and their own tactics can also severely affect society, the bigger role in ensuring that future business career. Four sessions are planned in 2009 economy, governments and last, but not strategies have a much more positive effect which all focus on practical professional least, the environment. on society as a whole—whether it means development programs of special interest greener automobiles or more micro-credit to senior managers and executives. At the Regarding this opinion Paul Garrison options becoming available to deprived first event which took place on January 20, (third from left) stated that as the first busi- areas or disadvantaged people. 2009, Paul Garrison, Dean and Managing ness school in Eastern Europe to offer an Director, CEU Business School, gave a MBA in 1988, CEU Business School had New Developments at lecture on “Exponential Marketing—How already taken the global lead in integrating CEU Business School’s To Make the Recession Somebody Else’s a broader understanding of socio-political Romanian Branch Problem” which proved to be a great suc- factors into a classic MBA education even cess with the 45 gathered alumni. before the crisis. CEU Business School The CEU Business School has started its started re-structuring its Trans-national second joint consulting project with the MBA—The Problem or the MBA program over a year ago in order to Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins Solution? create a new breed of managers who can University. On Saturday, January 24, truly go global and local at the same time 2009, a video-conference was held for 17 Does business education hold any respon- by understanding best business practices CEU Executive MBA students from the sibility for the decisions made by notable and standards on a global basis, as well as Romania branch and 26 MBA Fellows leaders of the economy, and thereby for also being aware of the political, social and Students from Baltimore, Maryland. The the current financial crisis? This question environmental realities of each market in 42 students will be working as teams on has been on the agenda of the Central which they do business. nine real consulting projects from multina- European University’s Business School tional companies with offices in Romania for quite a while now. Reacting to Paul Garrison’s statements such as Kraft Foods, PriceWaterhouse Arpad von Lazar, Professor Emeritus and Coopers, Western Union and Xerox. During a press conference in December a leading figure in the development of 2008 Lajos Bokros, Chairman of the the renowned Fletcher School of Public A consulting project is also in process for CEU Business School Advisory Board Policy in Boston, and Instituto Empresa the most prestigious symphony orches- and CEU COO/Professor, Department of in Spain (first from left), expressed his tra in Romania, the ‘George Enescu’ Public Policy; Department of Economics disappointment that business and pub- Philharmonic which is based in the world- (second from left), raised the important lic policy experts do not communicate famous Atheneum concert hall. The proj- issues of how business education should with each other enough: not in real life ects will last 12 weeks and will culminate in a final week (April 11-17) when the 26 Johns Hopkins students, along with three Johns Hopkins professors, will travel to Bucharest to spend time onsite and with their respective clients and then deliver a final presentation to the clients.

The CEU Business School in Romania will also be one of the main sponsors for the HR-Club of Romania for 2009, a professional association whose mission is to act as the most representative voice of the HR profession in Romania by deve- loping and promoting good practices in the field.

 C M C S W o r k s h o p T h e F i r s t E r a s m u s Results in Declaration M u n d u s C o n f e r e n c e on the Right of Access on Climate Change and to Information Higher Education

From December 12-14, 2008, the Center for Media and Organized by the Erasmus and climate change; energy, Communication Studies (CMCS) hosted an International Expert Mundus Students and Alumni technological progress and Workshop entitled “From Public Data on Sunshine to Sunshine Association (EMA), the climate change; public policy on Public Data: Global Norms on Access to Environmental Department of Environmental and legal response to climate Information: A Point of Departure for Improving International Sciences and Policy, CEU, and change; and socio-cultural and Access to Information.” The event was co-organized by CMCS the European Commission, economic aspects of climate and Access-Info Europe, with the support of the OSCE Directorate General for Culture change. Representative on Freedom of the Media. and Education, the two-day conference (February 26-27) The conference marked a at CEU brought together par- milestone in the history of the ticipants from more than 20 Erasmus Mundus Association countries, and was the very (EMA), as it was the first inter- first large-scale academic event disciplinary conference with a originated by EMA. thematic focus organized by EMA. This successful initia- Among the speakers were Pedro tive not only reviewed one of Martinez-Macias, European the major challenges humans Commission, Directorate face today, but brought togeth- General for Culture and er scholars and EMA mem- Initiated by Peter Molnar, Senior Fellow, CMCS, the workshop Education, and Diana Urge- bers, offering a platform for aimed to raise awareness on, and launch a solution-oriented discus- Vorsatz, Professor, Department exchanging ideas and building sion about, where internationally-developed safeguards on access of Environmental Sciences a stronger network among the to environmental information are leading, and how they can help and Policy, CEU, member of EMA community. The event to drive more progress in the field of access to public data in the the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize further proved that the wide OSCE, EU, Council of Europe (CoE) regions and beyond. co-winning United Nations’ spectrum of disciplines cov- Intergovernmental Panel on ered by the EM programs can Over three days, the participants analyzed internationally-devel- Climate Change (IPCC)/ offer a unique multidisciplinary oped safeguards on access to environmental information, and Director of the Center for approach to tackling complex discussed how those norms can foster the improvement of access Climate Change and Sustainable issues. to public data in other fields. Focused debates occurred on the Energy Policy (3CSEP), CEU. text of the recently revised CoE Convention on Access to Official At the conference a com- Documents which has stirred up fierce controversies among many The event featured many inspir- munication and network- international NGOs and experts with regards to the weaknesses ing and interesting presenta- ing platform for interested of several of its provisions. As a result of the discussions on the tions, from the far-reaching EMA members, the Erasmus CoE Convention and in reference to best practices available implications of the changing Mundus Climate Change elsewhere, the workshop participants drafted and adopted the climate to the available options Forum, was also established “Budapest Declaration on the Right of Access to Information.” the world may have in order to enhance the life-long net- The Declaration, drafted and signed by the experts present at the to respond to mitigating, and working and interpersonal workshop, takes a progressive approach by underlining the need adapting to, climate change. connections leading to a posi- to recognize access to information as a fundamental human right, tive collective response to the beyond the presently attributed status of fundamental freedom. Breakout sessions focused on climate change issue from the The document affirms the need to continue to work on further agriculture, ecology, forestry EMA community. expanding the CoE body of rules that guarantees the right of access to information both geographically—including all regions of the world, and inter-institutionally—and that such a body of rules should bind not only states but also inter-governmental organizations and other bodies undertaking public functions. The full text of the Declaration is available at www.cmcs.ceu.hu/foi/ declaration.

The event gathered key international experts on access to public data such as: Frank LaRue, Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, UN Commission on Human Rights, Miklos Haraszti, Media Freedom Representative, OSCE, Commissioner Jaime Aparicio, OAS Juridical Committee, Jeremy Wates, UNECE Aaarhus Convention and Darian Pavli, Open Society Justice Initiative.

For more information visit: www.cmcs.ceu.hu/foi/workshop  A l b a n i a n F o r e i g n CELAB Participates in Minister CENS lecture the Work of UNESCO

On February 10, 2009, the Center for EU Enlargement Studies The Center for Ethics In the most of the coun- (CENS) hosted a public lecture by Lulzim Basha, Minister of and Law in Biomedicine tries of the CEE region there Foreign Affairs, Albania (left), entitled “European and Euro- (CELAB) hosted a joint was no available translation Atlantic Integration of Albania.” international workshop from of UNESCO Declarations. November 7-8, 2008. To date three internation- Basha analyzed the changes in all Southeastern European coun- al declarations of crucial tries over the last decade and indicated that the most important The participants discussed importance, albeit without challenge left is for the people of the region to convince them- the outcome of a UNESCO binding force, have been selves that the remaining difficult step towards integration is grant which CELAB received adopted in the field of bio- worth taking. He underlined that one of the messages of the in May 2008, aimed at imple- ethics. The first bioethics- 21st century is that those countries that have not yet finalized menting UNESCO’s bio- related Declaration, the 1997 placing themselves in such cooperation frameworks as the EU ethics declarations in five Universal Declaration on the and NATO, must hurry to do so. countries of the region. The Human Genome and Human

In his speech, he addressed the challenges that Albania specifi- participants in the workshop Rights bore a title resembling cally faces before its accession to the EU: corruption, organized analyzed the lessons, expe- the title of the Universal crime (and the perception thereof), and widespread bureau- riences, and results of the Declaration of Human cracy. The minister also commented on the other aspect of the project: the translation and Rights, a basic human rights issue—what the European Union is doing for Albania. While he dissemination of the docu- document of the United acknowledged that investments (beyond financial investments) ments carried out by Judit Nations. The second text, in the region have been enormous, he also emphasized that the Sandor, Director, CELAB and the International Declaration task of the EU is not yet finished. Bold decisions need to be taken her colleagues Petra Bard, on Human Genetic Data was in relation to the Western Balkans so that the process started at Eniko Demeny, researchers, adopted in 2003 and is also a the Thessaloniki European Council [promising a European per- CELAB. Translations were widely cited document. spective to states of the region] can be completed. prepared together with part- ner institutions in Belgrade, In 2005 the Member States During the Q&A session which followed Basha also discussed Brno, Rijeka, Siena and unanimously voted for the Albania’s upcoming Parliamentary elections (set for June 2009), Zagreb. Participants included: adoption of the third dec- the free and fair conduct of which is a key condition for the fur- Violeta Besirevic, Josef Kure, laration, the Universal ther progress of Albania toward EU membership. Katerina Hvezdova, Miomir Declaration on Bioethics and Matulovic, Alessandro Spina, Human Rights. The event was chaired by Peter Balazs, Director, CENS/Professor, Michaela Vanharova, Marco Department of International Relations and European Studies. Ventura.

David Doruzka Trio Concert on CEU Stage

On February 23, 2009, the Center for at CEU as he had performed for the appeals to listeners abroad as well as in Arts and Culture (CAC) organized a university’s community in 2008 as well, in his home country, and who push and concert by one of the most impressive a concert “Christ in the Desert” together cross stylistic borders with their art at the young guitarists on the Czech jazz scene, with David Danel, violinist, and Dan same time. The trio’s interplay is dynamic David Doruzka and his Trio (which Dlouhy, percussionist. and sensitive; it is deeply rooted in the includes Tomas Liska, bass, and Martin jazz tradition but at the same time stays Novak, drums). The performance entitled David Doruzka is one of the few young open to experiments and borrowing from “Silently Dawning” was Doruzka’s second Czech jazz musicians whose music other genres in today’s musical world.

 CEU Research in the Spotlight

Welcome to the Fourth Research Section in the CEU Gazette! In - Can be easily and interactively updated by researchers and this edition, the section includes an introduction to the new Research research administrators themselves; Center on Cognitive Development Studies, a profile of a successful - Will ensure interlinkage and avoid duplication of content. For CEU researcher and introduces new databases in the Library. example, a research project, a faculty profile, or a publication may be displayed in relation to a research center, a research An intensive work process is currently under way to increase the project or a particular research topic; visibility of CEU research on the Internet. The focus of these - Will serve both internal and external communication purpos- efforts is the CEU Research Web Portal, which will provide es—whereas some content will be visible for the general public, a central gateway to CEU research. The Research Portal will the researchers will also be able to use the system to exchange include information about: documents and data internally.

- CEU research themes and topics; The CEU Web Supervisory Committee, its Web Task Group - Research units (such as departments, research centers, groups and consulting IT professionals are now working on developing and initiatives); the Portal, assisted by a growing number of “Early Adopters”— - Profiles of CEU researchers; researchers, PhD students and staff who are willing to try and - Research publications (also linked to the CEU Institutional test new features and provide feedback for the developers. The Repository); aim is to have the Research Portal ready by the Summer of - Research projects and other activities. 2009. Those interested in becoming Early Adopters and using the CEU Pilot Research Portal for enhancing the visibility of The Portal will be part of the new CEU Website which uses their publications, profile and projects, should contact Brandon an open-source content-management system called Drupal, also Krueger ([email protected]) or Aleh Cherp ([email protected]). used by Harvard Science (Science and Engineering at Harvard University), Recovery.Gov (The US White Hourse recovery pro- Aleh Cherp gram), the UN (endpoverty2015.org), Amherst College (www. Director for Research and International Cooperation/Professor, amherst.edu), Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org) and many Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy other organizations. Using Drupal means that the Research Portal:

Cognitive Development Center

The CEU Cognitive Development Center (CDC) was established in September 2008 by Gergely Csibra and Gyorgy Gergely (both faculty members in the Department of Philosophy).

The mission of CDC is centered around scientific research on the cognitive devel- opment of babies and children, while also playing an active role in the PhD program of the Department of Philosophy. The research work of the center addresses questions related to the ontogenesis of human cognitive capacities, especially action interpretation, emotional develop- ment, social cognition, and basic cultural learning mechanisms. CDC’s activity also involves running a week- Together with the Department of ly Journal Club Group and a seminar series. Philosophy, CDC will organize the 17th CDC studies with infants and children Within the framework of the series, CEU Annual Conference of the European involve creating situations in order to faculty members are joined by guest speak- Society for Philosophy and Psychology, observe their behavior, or presenting ers from Ghent University, the Hungarian at CEU, from August 27-30, 2009. This them with engaging stimuli in order to Academy of Sciences, and Eotvos Lorand interdisciplinary event, will involve the measure their reactions. The studies University. The first lecture in the win- participation of leading international are designed to test specific questions ter semester took place on February 4, scholars in the fields of philosophy, psy- about infants’ cognitive capacities, and 2009, and was delivered by Brenda Philips, chology, linguistics, anthropology, neuro- to use the results towards confirming or University of Sheffield, UK. The event science etc. modifying theories of human cognitive focused on the topic of “Acquiring Artifact development. They are run in CDC’s Knowledge: How Children Use Pedagogical For more information visit own Babylab with the help of Agnes and Intentional Cues to Learn the Function http://web.ceu.hu/phil/cogdev/events Volein, Babylab Manager, and Maria of Novel Tools.” Toth, Babylab Coordinator.

10 Researcher Profile: Tamara Steger, Department of Environmental Sciences a n d P o l i c y

How would you characterize your for Mutual Understanding to build a research over the years? Transatlantic Initiative for Environmental My research has evolved over the years Justice. We brought together environ- of course, but I can say there is a com- mental justice activists from the United mon thread in all my work—environment, States as well as from CEE to explore democracy, and justice. synergies and share ideas for promoting environmental justice. This was incred- How did you end up doing research ibly successful in that it established a in Central and Eastern Europe? bridge to environmental justice efforts In 1999, I started to study environmental- across the Atlantic, but also inspired ism in Central and Eastern Europe with several projects amongst the expanded support from the Roscoe Martin Fund. network of activists. I was drawn by the discovery that the environmental movements in Central and Do you work on other research Eastern Europe played key roles in the Your research on environmental jus- projects? transition from the single party regimes to tice in Central and Eastern Europe I also manage an FP6 effort known as multi-party parliamentary systems. Later, was the first of its kind. How did you EPIGOV in which CEU is a partner in I realized more succinctly how these embark on this research? trying to figure out what types of gov- earlier movements pushing for political I began to pursue the idea of environ- ernance structures are most conducive change were in many cases movements mental justice in Central and Eastern to environmental policy integration in for environmental justice. Europe which eventually culminated in Europe. This effort involved a series of the Environmental Justice Program at conferences to explore state-of-the-art Before specifically pursuing environ- CEU (see http://web2.ceu.hu/EJP). This research in environmental policy integra- mental justice as a research agenda, I started with a PHARE grant in addi- tion. Keti Medarova, a PhD student in the continued to build on my research on tion to support from the Open Society Department of Environmental Sciences environmental movements and had the Institute (OSI) and CEU. In collabora- and Policy, and I delivered a paper enti- opportunity to study environmental orga- tion with the former CEU Center for tled, “EPI in Central and Eastern Europe” nizations in Macedonia and Albania with Human Rights, I launched our first set of which was very well received by the part- the support of a CEU faculty research workshops involving environmental and ners, and will be published in a book. grant. human rights activists as well as lawyers and academics from the region. The I am also a senior researcher with the My work on environmental movements workshop resulted in the establishment CEU Center for Climate Change and in post-socialist contexts then expanded. of the Coalition for Environmental Justice Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP), and I wanted to study the environmental (CEJ), and an informational brochure that manage the project, “Contextualizing movement or environmental non- was distributed widely to environmental, behavioral change in energy programs governmental organizations in China, to women’s and human rights organizations involving intermediaries and policymaking understand more about the relationship throughout Europe. organizations working toward changing between environmental movements and behavior” (CHANGING BEHAVIOR). political regimes. Fiona Borthwick, a PhD It was in fact the brochure that led This research involves several European student in our department, had done the Health and Environmental Alliance partners in a concrete research effort some research in mainland China and (HEAL) to contact me to do some to figure out what works to help people Taiwan, and so she and I collaborated on research on environmental justice in the reduce their energy consumption, largely research, studying environmental non- region. This culminated in the ground- at the household level. This work is governmental organizations in China. We breaking case study report, “Making the implemented with important and signifi- presented our findings at the European Case for Environmental Justice in Central cant contributions from my PhD student, Consortium for Political Research and Eastern Europe.” The case study Yulia Barabanova, and MESPOM student conference in Budapest, in September report was the collective effort of faculty Justin Pariag. 2005. This work launched the China and PhD students in the Department of Initiative at CEU which subsequently Environmental Sciences and Policy here The work that especially draws me now is received a CEU research grant to explore at CEU, as well as activists and scholars that on energy poverty. I recently submit- dam issues in China, culminating in a from the Coalition for Environmental ted an FP7 proposal to conduct research MESPOM Master’s Thesis by Cui Meng Justice, with several other publications on energy poverty in Europe. This research Meng entitled, “An Indebted Nation in resulting from this work. integrates my work on environmental jus- Grand Development—The Emerging tice in a timely and meaningful way that Concept of Environmental Justice in the In collaboration with the Coalition for takes into consideration energy issues and Debate over Hydroelectric Development Environmental Justice, David Pellow, global trends. We hope to look at energy in Southwest China.” Eventually, the University of Minnesota and Rebecca poverty from a social equality and social China Initiative expanded with the critical McLain of the Institute for Culture and cohesion perspective with an emphasis on involvement of Randy Kritkausky from Ecology in Portland, Oregon, we applied especially vulnerable communities. ECOLOGIA. for, and received, funding from the Trust

11 Online Databases at the CEU Library

The importance of the Deep Web odical databases: JSTOR, Science Direct, The CEU Library continues to pro- Databases should not be underestimated. SpringerLink, Ebsco Electronic Journals, vide its visitors not only with basic Searching in these databases is the only Central and Eastern European Online online reference sources such as way to find relevant, reliable, high-qual- Library, Info Trac Custom Journals and Encyclopedia Britannica, New Palgrave ity, up-to-date, professional answers to e-book collections, ACLS Humanities Economics Dictionary Online, or Gale research questions. Their user-friendly E-book, Oxford Scholarship Online. Virtual Reference Library, but also satis- interface easily joins Google-like search- Such must-have academic databases as fies more sophisticated research needs ing tools with the ensuing possibility of Academic Search Complete or Business with special databases such as: Country ensuring the smartest search strategies. Source Complete, Lexis Nexis Academic Report, Econlit, Sociological Abstracts, Users can thus find the features they and Westlaw also contain many academic International Medieval Bibliography are accustomed to when using social journals and magazines in full text. To Online, Odyssee, International Financial networking platforms such as Facebook: facilitate users’ access to this information, Statistics, MathSciNet, Philosopher’s Index, sharing search results with friends and all the journals (print and online) are and Web of Science. participating in forums. searchable through the library’s Journal Search tool, with a future feature, being For questions, online help, tutorials visit: CEU Library is proud to be able to the E-book Finder, which will facilitate www.library.ceu.hu/databases.html grant its users access to famous peri- access to all the e-books.

Erasmus Programs–A Closer Look

Interview with Natalia Nyikes, Academic tion to these, there are new staff mobility Mobility Grants Coordinator/Erasmus opportunities that also attract attention Coordinator, Research Development and from the community. The announcements Support Office (RDSO). of the Erasmus Office reach many stu- dents and colleagues through emails and What is the goal of the Erasmus pro- presentations. In many ways it is a devel- grams? oping process and our Erasmus funding The purpose of Erasmus is to encour- from the Tempus Public Foundation grows age transnational cooperation among uni- each year. versities, fostering the European mobility of students, teachers and staff members. Naturally, hi-profile researchers and stu- Erasmus is a part of the Lifelong Learning dents also come through other programs— Program (LLP) within which the European like CEEPUS, or as part of the Marie Curie Commission has integrated its various edu- training Networks. cational and training initiatives under a single umbrella. LLP enables individuals at How many Erasmus students come all stages of their lives to pursue stimulating to CEU? What countries are they learning opportunities across Europe. from? grant only once during their higher edu- CEU has 12 incoming Erasmus students When did the Erasmus programs start cation studies. As Central European in Academic Year 2008/2009. These stu- developing at CEU? University is a graduate institution most dents come from Germany, Belgium, The first Erasmus University Charter was students who come from the EU have Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Finland, granted to CEU in 2005. The Erasmus already used their Erasmus student grant France, Turkey and Spain and spend three Charter we have now is for 2007-2013 during their undergraduate studies; thus to nine months at CEU. and it is now an “extended” charter, which we focus on PhD teaching staff mobility means that not only students and faculty opportunities for them. It is an excellent What do these mobilities mean at the can make use of mobility opportunities, but way for PhD students to practice teaching, academic networking level? also student internships and staff training as CEU has no undergraduate students. Erasmus mobility activities result in are possible under the Erasmus Scheme. increased possibility to network through What is the level of interest at CEU the bilateral agreements. We now have 50 Who at CEU can apply? towards these programs? valid Agreements, from about 20 countries, Applications are open to students, fac- Three years ago we started by sending alto- with institutions such as EUI, Gottingen, ulty and staff members who come from gether four people. This year the expected Leuven, Lund, Utrecht, Padua, Manchester the Member States of the EU, or from the total number of mobilities is 35. The reason and Humboldt universities. Erasmus is three European Economic Area countries for the growth in numbers is the growing beneficial for both our academic com- and from Turkey. Permanent residents in publicity that the Erasmus Program gets munity and CEU’s regional and European Hungary are also eligible to apply. within the university and also the active profile—which is the main priority. institutional participation, which gener- Are there any other preconditions? ates increased interest on the part of CEU For more information visit: Students may receive an Erasmus study students and faculty members. In addi- www.ceu.hu/academics/nondegree/llp

12 C E U L i b r a r y Department of Medieval R e c e i v e s B o o k s Studies Celebrates 15 t h D o n a t i o n Anniversary

Established in 1993-1994, evalists. The keynote speech of CEU’s Department of Medieval the event will be delivered by Studies has revitalized the study Giles Constable (Institute for of the Middle Ages in East Advanced Study, Princeton). Central Europe. By promoting interdisciplinarity and encour- The department has maintained aging international cooperation, excellent contacts with most the department has institution- of its alumni, many of whom alized innovation and triggered have become scholars working a profound mental change in at universities, archives, and approaches towards the medi- research institutes, while others eval world. are engaged in writing, cultural affairs, or politics. The alumni meeting will end with Its 15th anniversary celebrations take place an evocation of the 'good old times' on a in March 2009. Following a special alumni Sunday excursion to Pannonhalma. session at the conference on “Monastic Landscapes: Spiritual and Physical,” alumni Marianne Saghy, Associate Professor, will discuss “Quo Vadis, Medieval Studies? Department of Medieval Studies Tradition and Innovation in Medieval Research” within the framework of a For more information visit: roundtable reuniting world-famous medi- http://medstud.ceu.hu The CEU Library has been able to expand its collection of books dealing with Byzantine Studies. The additions to the collection were presented to the First CEU International CEU Library by German Ambassador to Commercial Arbitration Hungary, Dorothee Janetzke-Wenzel, in P r e - M o o t the presence of Chief Librarian Maria Szlatky and a small gathering, on February 10, 2009. The Department of Legal Studies of CEU hosted an international commercial arbi- tration pre-moot from March 8-9, 2009. The event is an open final rehearsal for the The new books, worth some 3,000 EUR, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition, at were donated to CEU by the German which CEU is represented this year by a team of five International Business Law Research Council (DFG) following students. The pre-moot is a first not only for CEU, but for Hungary as well, and will an application from CEU’s Center for host eight teams from Hungary, Germany, France, Croatia, Romania and the Czech Hellenic Traditions last November. Republic. The legal hearings will be arbitrated by well-known arbitrators, members of legal academia and legal practitioners, who will also ensure a high professional level Niels Gaul, Director, Center for for the event. The hearings will be conducted in English, following the pattern of the Hellenic Studies and Assistant Professor, oral phase of the Vienna Vis Moot Competition. Department of Medieval Studies, said that these significant and valuable lexi- cons and books on prosopography and CEU to Host First China-EU the legal and diplomatic histories of Byzantium would help improve the School Course teaching of Byzantine Studies at CEU, as well as being appreciated research tools for the PhD and MA students CEU will host the China-EU School sentations—given by a mix of senior legal working in the field. of Law’s first course for European legal researchers as well as renowned experts professionals, scheduled to take place with long-standing professional expertise Ambassador Janetzke-Wenzel also from May 21-23, 2009. Titled “Foreign in Sino-European legal affairs—not only expressed her appreciation for the possi- Investments in China—Secrets of a include general subjects, such as an bility granted to the students of Andrassy Boom,” the course is organized by Stefan introduction to Chinese law, joint ven- University to use the CEU Library. Messmann (Professor/Head, Department tures in China or Chinese property law, of Legal Studies) and Knut B. Pissler but also cover current topics of interest, (Max Planck Institute for Comparative such as fiscal regulation, antitrust policy and International Private Law, Hamburg). and labor law in China. It offers a thorough overview of legal issues relating to foreign investment in For more information visit: China. The topics of the individual pre- www.cesl-beijing.eu

13 Recent Public Academic Events

To help give an indication of the variety of Human RightS Initiative Open Society Archives at CEU academic and cultural happenings at CEU, “Migration, Tolerance and Xenophobia “The Death and the Picture. each Gazette offers a list of recent public in Ukraine” Representation of War Criminals and lectures, workshops, conferences, seminar Oksana Dutchak (MA candidate, the Construction of Divided Memory series and other events which have taken Department of Sociology and Social About WWII in Hungary” place at the university. This list (October 1, Anthropology, CEU) Andrea Peto (CEU) 2008-January 31, 2009) is meant to be as October 20, 2008 October 29, 2008 comprehensive as possible. Center for Media and Communication Department of Sociology and Social For a complete list of arts and culture events Studies Anthropology visit: www.cac.ceu.hu “Mobile TV and Its Implementation in “The Urban Toilet as Intersection of Central and Eastern Europe” Race, Class, and Gender” Lectures Claus Sattler (Broadcast Mobile Harvey Molotch (New York University, US) Convergence Forum, Germany) November 3, 2008 Department of Sociology and Social October 21, 2008 Anthropology Department of History ”Indignity, Capitalism, and Counter- Human RightS Initiative “Russian Liberals: Architects of the movements” “The Reform of the UN Human Gulag?” Tania Li (University of Toronto, Canada) Rights System. Whether the Recently Daniel Beer (Royal Holloway, University of October 1, 2008 Created Human Rights Council Can London, UK) Contribute to the Better Protection November 4, 2008 Department of International Relations and and Promotion of Human Rights All European Studies Over the World?” Department of History and Pasts, Inc. “Social Learning and Norm Diffusion Istvan Lakatos (Hungarian Ministry of Center for Historical Studies in Russia” Foreign Affairs) “Urban Betterment? A New Era of Flemming Splidsboel Hansen (Danish October 22, 2008 Municipal Policy in Vienna, Prague, Defence College) and Budapest 1867-1914” October 3, 2008 Department of International Relations and Susan Zimmermann (CEU) European Studies November 4, 2008 Center for Media and Communication “The 2008 Presidential Election and Studies the Future of American Politics: A Department of Legal Studies “Secrets and Spies: How the CIA Continued Revolt of the Moderates?” “Dialogue of Civilizations and Human Has Evaded the US Freedom of Charles D. Hadley (University of New Rights: an Egyptian Perspective” Information Act“ Orleans, US) Wael Kamal Aboulmagd (Minister Martin Halstuk (Pennsylvania State October 22, 2008 Plenipotentiary, Deputy Assistant Foreign University, US) Minister for Human Rights, Social and October 9, 2008 Department of Sociology and Social Humanitarian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Anthropology Affairs, Cairo, Egypt) Center for Arts and Culture and Tranzit.hu “Rethinking the Panopticon” November 6, 2008 Free School for Art Theory and Practice Philip Smith (Yale University, US) “Interventionist Art, Dark Matter and October 27, 2008 Department of Political Science the Rise of Enterprise Culture” “EU as a Regional Hegemon—From Gregory Sholette (Queens College, New Department of Public Policy Enlargement to the European York, US) “Local Self-Government in the Neighborhood Policy” October 9, 2008 Context of Local Democracy” Dimitar Bechev (Worcester College, Olena Babinova (CEU Visiting University of Oxford, UK) Department of Gender Studies Fellow/National Academy of Public November 6, 2008 “Gender Citizenship, Roles and Administration, Office of the President of Identities (From the Late- to Post- Ukraine) Department of Medieval Studies Soviet Russia)” October 28, 2008 “The History of South Indian Anna Temkina (European University at Christianity on the Basis of Newly Saint Petersburg, Russia) Department of Sociology and Social Found Documents—Methodological October 16, 2008 Anthropology Challenges and Possible Answers” “Caste and Class in India” Istvan Perczel (CEU) Human RightS Initiative at CEU and G. Karunanithi (Manonmaniam Sundaranar November 6, 2008 People in Need (Czech Republic) University, India) “Burma: One Year after the Saffron October 28, 2008 Department of Gender Studies Revolution” “Performing Selves: the Sensual Speker: Zoya Phan (International Department of History and Pasts, Inc. Spectacle of Women’s Labor” Coordinator, Burma Campaign UK). Center for Historical Studies Beverly Skeggs (University of London, UK) October 16, 2008 ”The Role of Images in the ‘War on Lauren Berlant (University of Chicago, US) Terror’” November 7, 2008 Department of Philosophy W. J. T. Mitchell (University of Chicago, US) “What If Skepticism Is True? (An October 29, 2008 Human RightS Initiative Exercise in Reliabilism)” “Action Week for Tolerance: ‘Between Ruth Weintraub (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) Department of Public Policy Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitsm’” October 17, 2008 “The Caspian Sea and European Category Energy Security” Yana Ziferblat Knopova (MA candidate, Edward Chow (Center for Strategic Department of Gender Studies, CEU) International Studies, Washington DC, US) November 11, 2008 October 29, 2008

14 Center for EU Enlargement Studies and Religious Studies Program Cognitive Development Center the International Centre for Democratic “Can Secularism Be Rehabilitated?” “A Case of Content-based Transition Rajeev Bhargava (Centre for the Study of Transmission Bias in the History of “The New Kosovo-Central Asia Developing Societies, India) Mathematics: Mental and Social Frontline against the Background of December 3, 2008 Mechanisms at Work in the Evolution the European Neighborhood Policy” of a Mathematical Concept” Armando Marques Guedes (Universidade Human RightS Initiative Christophe Heintz (Konrad Lorenz Nova de Lisboa, Portugal) “Neo-Slavery in the United States: Institute for Evolution and Cognition November 11, 2008 Trafficking of Migrant Workers from Research, Austria) India and Their Gandhian Campaign January 14, 2009 Jewish Studies Project for Freedom” ”Jewish (Over)Tones in Viennese and Philip Steger (Hill Museum and Center for Network Science Budapest Operetta” Manuscript Library, US) “Attainment Rhythms in US Army Ivan Sanders (CEU) December 3, 2008 Officer Careers, 1870-1960” November 12, 2008 Victor Corona (Columbia University, US) Religious Studies Program January 15, 2009 Center for the Study of Imperfections in “Living with the Dead Sea Scrolls: Democracy (DISC) Sixty Years of Personal Involvement Student Union Assembly “Internet Voting and E-democracy—A with Qumran” “Gaza Strip—The Story of the Biggest New Voting Channel for New Voters? Geza Vermes (University of Oxford, UK) Jail in the World” The Case of Estonia” December 4, 2008 Yana Ziferblat Knopova (Former CEO, Fabian Breuer (Robert Schuman Centre for Coalition of Women for Peace) Advanced Studies, Italy) Department of Gender Studies January 15, 2009 November 13, 2008 “Gay, Hungarian, Human: Homophobia and Queer Belonging in Department of Gender Studies Department of Sociology and Social Postsocialist Hungary” “Male and Female HE Created Anthropology Hadley Renkin (Colby College, US) Them. Two Traditions of Political “Materialities of State Socialism and December 5, 2008 Philosophy” Postsocialis” Ariella Azoulay (Bar Ilan University, Israel) Zsuzsa Gille (University of Illinois, US) Human RightS Initiative January 20, 2009 November 17, 2008 “‘Gender’ at the United Nations: The Approach(es) within the UN System Department of Philosophy Department of Philosophy Towards the Elimination of Gender “Heidegger’s ‘Untimely’ Critique of “Bonjour’s Indispensability Argument Violence” Technology” for Rationalism” Rachel Horst (MA candidate, Department Robert Scharff (University of New Gabor Forrai (University of Miskolc, of History, CEU) Hampshire, US) Hungary) December 8, 2008 January 20, 2009 November 18, 2008 Jewish Studies Project and the Leo Baeck Department of Philosophy Department of Medieval Studies and the Institute “Chrysippus on Physical Elements” Department of History “Still Better to Stay than to Leave. John Cooper (Princeton University, US) “The Silence of the Archives, the Ambiguities of Jewish Life in Nazi January 26, 2009 Renown of the Story” Germany 1933-1938” Natalie Zemon Davis (Princeton University, John Grenville (University of Birmingham, UK) Department of Philosophy US/University of Toronto, Canada) December 9, 2008 “The Mark of the Mental” November 24, 2008 Alberto Voltolini (University of Turin, Italy) Center for Media and Communication January 27, 2009 The Human RightS Initiative Studies “Dalit Women and Human Trafficking “Telepopulism - Media and Politics in Department of Environmental Sciences in India” Israel and the US” and Policy Robin Chaurasiya (CEU) Yoram Peri (Tel Aviv University, Israel) “What Improves the Environment?” November 26, 2008 January 7, 2009 Tamara Steger (CEU) Yulia Barabanova (PhD, Department of Department of Legal Studies Department of Gender Studies Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU) “Duty of Loyalty in Context of “The First, Second and the ‘Third’ Agnes Botos (PhD, Department of Managing the Corporation: Relations Economy. Gendering Production and Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU) Serbia-Russia” Reproduction in the Context of State Gerda Jonasz (PhD, Department of Dragana Radenkovic-Jocic, (University of Socialist Agrarian Transformation in Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU) Nis, Serbia) Hungary 1956-1989” Sergio Tirado Herrero (PhD, Department of November 27, 2008 Ildiko Asztalos Morell (Sodertorns Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU) University, Sweden) Ekaterina Tsvetkova (PhD, Department of Human RightS Initiative January 12, 2009 Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU) “Reproductive Health and Rights of January 30, 2009 Women in Pakistan” Department of History Tuba Samih (CEU) “Displacement and National/ Workshops/Conferences November 27, 2008 Transnational Identities: Reflections on the Experience of Displaced CEU Center for the Study of Imperfections Department of Medieval Studies Persons in the British and American in Democracy (DISC) and Freedom House “Of Trees and Men: Ancient Woodland Occupation Zones in Germany after Europe Management in Central Europe” the Second World War” “Challenges to Democratic Peter Szabo (Czech Academy of Sciences) Sheila Fitzpatrick (University of Chicago, US) Governance in New Democracies November 27, 2008 Bernadotte E. Schmitt (University of in Central Eastern Europe and the Chicago, US) Balkans” January 13, 2009 October 10, 2008 15 Center for Arts and Culture and Tranzit.hu Open Century Project Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium Free School for Art Theory and Practice “Comparative Political Thought— Series “Interventionist Art, Dark Matter, and Prospects and Problems” “Seeing Doubles and Singular the Rise of Enterprise Culture” November 27, 2008 Thoughts: Experience and Explanation October 10, 2008 in Delusions of Misidentification” CEU Center for EU Enlargement Studies Philip Gerrans (University of Adelaide, CEU Open Century Project (CENS), and French Institute, Budapest Australia) “Unwilling Executioners: Resisting “National and European Identities: October 7, 2008 Violence in Conflict Zones” Current Events and Future Trends” October 17, 2008 November 27, 2008 Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy PhD Seminar Series Department of International Relations and Human RightS Initiative “Communication of Science for Public European Studies “The Impact of War on Women” Debate” “Paradigm Change or Great Power December 1, 2008 Speaker: Angela Guimaraes Pereira (Joint Politics as Usual? Reflections on the Research Center, European Commission) 2008 Russian-Georgian War and Its Central European University in cooperation October 9, 2008 Implications” with: the Embassy of India in Hungary and October 20, 2008 the Indian Council for Cultural Relations Cities, Culture, Creativity: European Cities (ICCR); with the support of the Hungarian as Centers of Culture Seminar and Lecture Department of Environmental Sciences Ministry of Education and Culture; the Series: and Policy Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the “Paris and Vienna. How to Create the “Workshop on the Ethical Conduct of Municipality of Budapest; Eotvos Lorand Image of a ‘Kulturstadt’” Research Involving Human Subjects: University, Budapest, Department of Indo- Ilona Sarmany-Parsons (CEU) The Canadian Experience” European Studies (ELTE); the Csoma de October, 9 2008 October 22, 2008 Koros Society; the Open Society Institute, Budapest and the Le Meridien Hotel, Budapest Economics Seminar Series: Center for Policy Studies and the Budapest “Systemic Risk-Taking: Amplification Department of Gender Studies “Gandhi in a Globalized World: Effects, Externalities, and Regulatory “Intersectionality as Methodology: Contemporary Relevance of Gandhian Responses” Potentials and Challenges” Thought” Anton Korinek (University of Maryland, October 30, 2008 December 1-3, 2008. US) October 13, 2008 Political Economy Research Group (PERG) Department of History and Pasts, Inc. “The Current Financial Crisis: Causes, Center for Historical Studies, Convenor: Women and Transnational Citizenship: Consequences and Lessons for Theory Prof. Sally C. Humphreys (CEU) Teaching Empires Lecture Series: and Policy” “Modernity’s Classics” “Dutch Empire: Canonization of November 4, 2008 December 5-7, 2008 Colonial Culture: Gender and Ethnicity between National and The CEU Center for EU Enlargement Center for Media and Communication Transnational Identity” Studies (CENS), International Visegrad Studies (CMCS) and Access-Info Europe, Speaker: M. L. Waaldijk (Utrecht Fund and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung with the kind support of the OSCE University, the Netherlands) Budapest Representative on Freedom of the Media October 13, 2008 “EU Energy Policy and Infrastructure “From Public Data on Sunshine to Development—The Role of the Sunshine on Public Data: Global Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium Visegrad Countries” Norms on Access to Environmental Series November 4, 2008 Information: A Point of Departure “The Future of a Parfitian for Improving International Access to Reductionist” Center for Ethics and Law in Biomedicine Information” Milosz Pawlowski (CEU) “Local, Regional or International? December 12-14, 2008 October 14, 2008 Laws, Standards and Codes for Biotechnology” Human RightS Initiative Hellenic Colloquia Series November 7-8, 2008 “Workshop on Monitoring and “The Miracles of Saints Cyrus and Evaluation of Projects” John: the Latin Transmission of the Human RightS Initiative January 31, 2009 Greek Text” “Project Management” Bronwen Niel (Australian Catholic November 8, 2008 Lecture Series University) October 16, 2008 Department of Gender Studies, Corvinus Cities, Culture, Creativity: European Cities University, Budapest, Gender and Culture as Centers of Culture Seminar and Lecture Cities, Culture, Creativity: European Cities Research Centre Series as Centers of Culture Series “Quality of Life, Family-Friendly “European Cities: Towns, Plans and “British Perceptions of Italian Cities Workplace, Equal Opportunities” Society in the Nineteenth and Early in the Long Eighteenth Century” November 12, 2008 Twentieth Century in Europe” Rosemary Sweet (University of Leicester, Helen Meller (University of Nottingham, UK) Human RightS Initiative at CEU UK) October 16, 2008 “Fundraising for NGOs” October 2, 2008 November 22, 2008 Religious Studies Program 5 O’Clock Tea Budapest Economics Seminar Series Seminar Series Center for Policy Studies “Economic Destabilization and the “Monothelitism and Caucasus” “Entrepreneurship Developments Foreign Listings of Domestic Shares” Nikoloz Aleksidze (MA candidate, in Ukraine: Is There Any Space for Steven Plaut (University of Haifa, Israel) Department of Medieval Studies, CEU) Knowledge-Based Firms?” October 6, 2008 October 16, 2008 November 25, 2008

16 Budapest Economics Seminar Series Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium Hellenic Colloquia Series “The More We Know, the Less We Series “On the Interaction of Word and Agree: Higher-order Expectations and “Kierkegaard and Hegel on Faith and Image in Byzantium: The Case of Public Announcements” Knowledge” Inscriptional Epigrams” Peter Kondor (CEU) Jon Stewart (University of Copenhagen, Andreas Rhoby (Austrian Academy of October 20, 2008 Denmark) Sciences) November 11, 2008 November 27, 2008 Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium Series Religious Studies Program 5 O’Clock Tea Cities, Culture, Creativity: European Cities “How Does Mind Matter?” Seminar Series as Centers of Culture Series Gerard O’Brien (University of Adelaide, “Daily Life in the Ottoman-Habsburg ”Not Just the National: Modernity and Australia) Frontier: What Do Sources Tell Us?” Identity in the Cities of East Central October 21, 2008 Muhammed Calisir (CEU) Europe” November 13, 2008 Nathaniel D. Wood (University of Kansas, Budapest Economics Seminar Series US) “Essential Interest-Bearing Money” Budapest Economics Seminar Series November 27, 2008 David Andolfatto (Simon Fraser University, “Sequential Testing with Uniformly Canada) Distributed Size” Religious Studies Program 5 O’Clock Tea October 27, 2008 Stanislav Anatolyev (New Economic Seminar Series School, Russia) “Tears and Singularities: The Problem Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium November 17, 2008 of Evil in Early Modern Romanian Series Literature” “Anscombe on Practical Knowledge” Cities, Culture, Creativity: European Cities Alin Vara (MA candidate, Department of Maria Alvarez (University of Southampton, as Centers of Culture Series History, CEU) UK) “Alienation, ‘Degeneration’ and November 27, 2008 October 28, 2008 Cultural Creativity in Fin-de-Siecle Central Europe” Lectures within the Workshop: Ottoman Religious Studies Program 5 O’Clock Tea Michael Miller (CEU) Studies: Comparisons, Entanglements, Seminar Series November 20, 2008 New Perspectives “Religion and International Relations: “The Ottoman Empire in World Irresolvable Tensions?” Annual Natalie Zemon Davis Lecture History: What the Archives Can Tell Irina Papkov (CEU) Series Us” October 30, 2008 “Challenging the Private and Public Suraiya Faroqhi (Bilgi University, Turkey) Dichotomy: Friendship in Medieval November 28, 2008 Cities, Culture, Creativity: European Cities and Early Modern Society” as Centers of Culture Series Eva Osterberg (Lund University, Sweden) Lectures within the Workshop: Ottoman “The City as Constituted by Everyday November 21, 2008 Studies: Comparisons, Entanglements, Life” New Perspectives Gabor Gyani (CEU) Budapest Economics Seminar Series “A Micro-history of an Ottoman October 30, 2008 “Economies of Scale and the Size of Bandit and the Culture of Rebellion Exporters” in Late Eighteenth Century Ottoman Budapest Economics Seminar Series Miklos Koren (CEU) Rumeli” “Lumpy Investment and State- November 24, 2008 Tolga Ugur Esmer (University of Chicago, Dependent Pricing in General US) Equilibrium” Annual Natalie Zemon Davis Lecture November 29, 2008 Tommy Sveen (Nordes Bank) Series November 3, 2008 “Me and My Friends: Individualism, Lectures within the Workshop: Ottoman Friendship and Autobiographies from Studies: Comparisons, Entanglements, Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium Saint Augustine to Rousseau” New Perspectives: Series Eva Osterberg (Lund University, Sweden) “Connected Histories: The Ottomans “Equal Respect as a Procedural November 25, 2008 in the Early Modern Mediterranean Principle of Democratic Legitimacy” (“of the Historian”)” Category Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium Tijana Krstic (Pennsylvania State Valeria Ottonelli (Universita di Genova, Series University, US) Italy) “Dworkin, Integrity and Hate November 29, 2008 November 4, 2008 Speakers” Andres Moles (CEU) Budapest Economics Seminar Series Budapest Economics Seminar Series November 25, 2008 “Sovereign Risk and Domestic “Does Organizational Ownership Institutions” Matter? Structure and Performance Annual Natalie Zemon Davis Lecture Alberto Martin (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, in For-profit, Non-for-profit and Local Series: Spain) Government Nursing Homes” “God, Sin and Sexuality: The Politics December 1, 2008 Avner Ben-Ner (University of Minnesota, of Heteronormativity in Reformation US) Scandinavia” Job Talk Seminar Series November 6, 2008 Eva Osterberg (Lund University, Sweden) “Traitorous Playgrounds: Some November 26, 2008 Reflections on Gender and Women’s Budapest Economics Seminar Series Peace Activism in Israel” “Accounting for the Changing Role of Marek Nowicki Memorial Lecture Series Hagar Kotef (Tel Aviv University, Israel) Family Income in Determining College “The Humanization of the Law of December 1, 2008 Entry” War” Christoph Winter (University of Zurich, The Hon. Judge Theodor Meron (elected Switzerland) to the International Criminal Tribunal in November 10, 2008 2001, assigned to the Appeals Chamber) November 27, 2008

17 Job Talk Seminar Series Job Talk Seminar Series Job Talk Lecture Series “Towards a Feminist Epistemology “Architectures of Queer Space: “Plans and Visions in the 14th of the Example. Paradigms, Feminist Geographies of Sexuality and Gender” Century—The Descriptio Europae Theory, and Agamben” Alla Ivanchikova (University of Manitoba, Orientalis” Anna Loutfi (CEU) Canada) Daniel Ziemann (University of Cologne, December 1, 2008 December 10, 2008 Germany) January 14, 2009 Job Talk Seminar Series Job Talk Seminar Series “Performativity vs. Expressivity in “Sympathy for the Rebel: The Queer Istvan Gyorgy Toth Lecture Series Feminist Theory Butler and Merleau- Sensation Scene in Hollywood “Politics, Avantgarde and Rock and Ponty on Gender” Melodrama” Roll” Silvia Stoller (University of Vienna, Austria) Cait Keegan (The University at Buffalo, Peter Muller Sziami and Laszlo Rajk December 2, 2008 US) January 14, 2009 December 11, 2008 Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium Istvan Gyorgy Toth Lecture Series Series Job Talk Seminar Series “Theories of Sub-Culture and “The Contingency of Causal “Feeling Sex Right Now: Ethnographic Counter-Culture; Counter-Cultural Relations” Affect as a Way of Knowing in Sex Movements in Western Europe and Ferenc Huoranszki (CEU) Museums” USA” December 2, 2008 Jennifer Tyburczy (Northwestern Anna Wessely (Eotvos Lorand University) University, US) January 21, 2009 Job Talk Seminar Series December 11, 2008 “He Says, She Says: Vietnamese Sex Hellenic Colloquia Series Workers and Competing Discourses of Cities, Culture, Creativity: European Cities “Church Towers in Byzantium: Human Rights” as Centers of Culture Series Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern-day Anastasia Hudgins (Temple University, US) “Frankfurt an der Oder Russian Cities: Perspectives” December 4, 2008 Urban Cultures, Creative Milieus, Matthew Savage (University of Vienna, Questions of Methodology” Austria) Budapest Economics Seminar Series Karl Schlogel (European University of January 22, 2009 “Luxury in Ancient Rome: Scope, Viadrina, Germany) Timing and Enforcement of December 11, 2008 Job Talk Lecture Series Sumptuary Laws” “Property Division Laws: The Effects Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci (University of Department of Philosophy Colloquium on Labor Supply and Household Amsterdam, the Netherlands) Series Bargaining” December 8, 2008 “Ryle and Intentionality” Kapan Tumer (Columbia University, US) Laird C. Addis (University of Iowa) January 28, 2009 Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium January 13, 2009 Series Istvan Gyorgy Toth Lecture Series “The Child Is Father of the Man: Job Talk Lecture Series “Underground Rock and the Childhood Experience and Adult “Defenders of Christendom: Hungary Alternative Scene in Czechoslovakia Character, Then and Now” and Iberia in the Middle Ages” during the 1970-1980s” Glenn Most (University of Chicago, US) Nora Berend (PhD from St. Catherine’s Martin Machovec (Charles University, December 8, 2008 College, Cambridge, UK) Czech Republic) January 14, 2009 Trever Hagen (University of Exeter, UK) Hellenic Colloquia Series January 28, 2009 “The Transfigured Mountain. Sacred Job Talk Lecture Series Topography and the Icons at Saint “Places of Remembrance in Pre- Job Talk Lecture Series Catherine’s Monastery (IV-XIII modern East Central Europe” “The Fewer, the Merrier: Compulsory Century)” Norbert Kersken (Herder Institute of East Schooling Laws, Human Capital, and Gerhard Wolf (Kunsthistorisches Institut European History, Germany) Fertility in the United States” in Florenz, Italy/Max-Planck-Institut, January 14, 2009 Juan Manuel Puerta (Universitat Pompeu Germany) Fabra, Spain) December 9, 2008 Job Talk Lecture Series January 29, 2009 “Ius Teutonicum and the Ius Department of Philosophy’s Colloquium Commune in Late Medieval Poland: Job Talk Lecture Series Series Legal Actors at the High Court of “The School Re-entry Decision of “Why There Are Ends of both Goods Magdeburg Law at the Castle of Poor Girls. Structural Estimation and and Evils in Ancient Ethical Theory” Krakow in the 15th Century” Policy Analysis Using PROGRESA James Allen (University of Pittsburgh, US) Mark Munzinger (PhD from Radford Database” December 9, 2008 University, US) Maria Nieves Valdes (Universidad Carlos III January 14, 2009 de Madrid, Spain) Job Talk Seminar Series January 30, 2009 “Democracy and the Closet: Implications of the Political Discourse of Fraternity in Modern Homophobia” Eszter Timar (CEU/Emory University, US) December 10, 2008

18 CEU Events in Pictures

On October 17, 2008, the CEU Open Century Project organized a panel discussion CEU hosted a conference on November 12, 2008, entitled “Quality of Life in a entitled “Unwilling Executioners: Resisting Violence in Conflict Zones” inviting Ashis Changing Europe.” The event was co-organized by the Department of Gender Nandy, Open Society Fellow/Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Studies, CEU, and the Gender and Culture Research Center, Corvinus University. National Fellow, Delhi, and Eyal Press, Open Society Fellow/writer and journalist based Pictured here, from left: Klara Dobrev, President, Hungarian National Committee, in New York. UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and Eva Fodor, Associate Professor, Department of Gender Studies, CEU.

The CEU Center for EU Enlargement Studies, with the support of the International The Natalie Zemon Davis Annual lecture series took place between November 21- Visegrad Fund and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Budapest, organized on November 4, November 26, 2008, organized by the Department of Medieval Studies and the 2008, a conference on “EU Energy Policy and Infrastructure Development—The Role Department of History. The guest speaker was Eva Osterberg (Lund University, Sweden), of the Visegrad Countries.” whose lectures focused on “Friendship and Sexuality in Premodern European Ethics and Politics.”

CEU hosted a public lecture organized by the Department of Legal Studies on November 6, 2008. The guest speaker was Wael Kamal Aboulmagd, Minister Plenipotentiary,

Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Human Rights, Social and Humanitarian Affairs, The Department of History and Pasts, Inc. Center for Historical Studies organized a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo, Egypt, who spoke on “Dialogue of Civilizations and workshop entitled “Modernity’s Classics.” Sally C. Humphreys, CEU University Professor, Human Rights: an Egyptian Perspective.” served as convenor for the event which took place from December 5-7, 2008.

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Barbara Klemm: 1968—photos Open Society Archives at CEU hosted the ture, village industry and craftsmanship of a revolt opening of the exhibition, on December could be viewed, with special emphasis 25 photos about the student movements of 1, 2008, entitled “Etikoppaka: An Indian on the cooperatives. The everyday life of West Germany Village Touched by the Mahatma.” the village was also presented, including The opening address was delivered by the schools, the post office, temples and From October 16-November 7, 2008, Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni, followed by devotions. Some of the village’s crafts OSA hosted a photo exhibition by Barbara introductory remarks by Fabian da Costa were on display; and the musical back- Klemm, one of the most important docu- on “Etikopakka Through the Eyes of the ground to the exhibition was taken from mentary photographers of the German Photographer” and by Istvan Perczel, a concert by C. V. Raju and Sheikh student movements. The 25 photos in who also presented Uday Balakrishnan’s Chennamastan (a Muslim musician sing- the exhibition were taken and selected paper “Touched by the Mahatma—An ing Hindu devotional songs—an ancient especially for the East-European Goethe Indian Village Inspired by Gandhi.” tradition prevalent in villages, towns and Institutes by Klemm. She covered Eastern cities throughout India). and Western German political and social events as a photographer for the Gandhi’s related thoughts were presented Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Over the through citations, as well as by being years Klemm has received various awards directly illustrated by the material in as a result of her outstanding work and the exhibition, showing that Gandhian in recognition of her direct and original thought cannot be reduced to the princi- photos. Following the opening of the exhi- ple and practice of passive resistance but bition, writer and political analyst Paul is, first of all, realized in everyday life. The Hockenos and Gabor Klaniczay, Professor, message of the exhibition was that the Department of Medieval Studies, CEU, Etikoppaka is a village with about 12,000 same spirit of frugality, ingenuity, accom- discussed the year 1968, when simultane- inhabitants in Andhra Pradesh in South- modation and cooperation could also be ous demonstrations in favour of democracy East India, near the city of Visakhapatnam. pursued in other parts of the world. were held throughout the world. Read Mahatma Gandhi visited this village in more in German and English about the 1930 on the invitation of his friend, the Digitizing 1989 global events of 1968 and about their freedom fighter C.V. Narasimha Raju, causes at www.goethe.de/1968 who belonged to a family of Etikoppaka’s In 2009, marking the 20th anniversary feudal landlords. of the regime change, the Open Society Touched by the Mahatma Archives at CEU is digitizing and pub- (Exhibition at the Galeria Centralis, real- The exhibition introduced this village in lishing online 60,000 pages of text (radio ized by Uday Balakrishnan, CEU Visiting its traditional and modern aspects, while monitoring transcripts, state security Fellow 2009, Fabian da Costa, photog- also giving the historical background and reports, phone messages, minutes), 300 rapher, and Istvan Perczel, Professor, setting it in the framework of Gandhi’s hours of moving image (news programs, Department of Medieval Studies, CEU) ideas of trusteeship, village industry, self- educational films, propaganda programs) reliance and caring for the poor, as well and 300 hours of sound recording (of The exhibition was part of the three- as Fritz Schumacher’s principle of an politburo meetings and opposition round day international academic conference intermediate technology. table negotiations). entitled “Gandhi in a Globalized World: Contemporary Relevance of Gandhian On display at the exhibition both still and For more OSA news visit: Thought” (December 1-3, 2008). The moving images of Etikoppaka’s agricul- www.osaarchivum.org

Book Corner

Jewish Studies at the CEU (V) We, the people 2005-2007 Politics of National Peculiarity in Southeastern Europe Edited by Andras Kovacs and Michael L. Miller, Budapest, 2009 Edited by Diana Mishkova, Center for Jewish Studies Project, CEU Advanced Study, Sofia, 2009, CEU Press

This fifth volume of Central European The book analyzes the processes of nation- University’s Jewish Studies Yearbook provides an overview of building in nineteenth and early-twentieth-century Southeastern activities of the Jewish Studies Program in the 2005-2006 Europe. The essays explore the political instrumentalization of and 2006-2007 Academic Years. The Jewish Sudies Project at the concepts of folk, people and ethnos in Southeastern Europe CEU was launched 12 years ago with the aim of revitalizing in the “long 19th century” by mapping the discursive and insti- the study of Jewish history, culture, and society in the region. It tutional itineraries through which this set of notions became a has developed gradually, with an emphasis on academic quality, focal point of cultural and political thought in various national regional and international connection, and outreach to the local contexts. community.

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