for the CEPSA Annual Conference 2012, Budapest 

Crisis and Governance in East Central Europe

26-27 October, 2012

Conference subject:

Europe is currently facing a crisis that touches upon a wide range of economic, societal and political areas. East Central Europe is deeply affected by this crisis but parallel to that it also struggles with some of the consequences of an uneven political transition and economic integration. The conference analyzes how governments, parties, national communities and public administrations tackle these challenges.

Panels/key subjects

• Party systems and elections in East Central Europe
• Central Eastern Europe in the European Union
• Identity, nationhood, minorities in East Central Europe
• Crisis and public policy in Easts Central Europe

Organisers:

• Hungarian Political Science Association
• Central European Political Science Association
• Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law, Institute of Political Science

Partners: Andrássy University, Budapest

Programme Committee:

• András Bozóki (Central European University)
• Karin Liebhart (University of Vienna)
• Krisztina Arató (Eörtvös Loránd University)
• Silvia Mihaliková (Comenius University)

Deadlines

Abstracts of proposals (200-250 words) containing indication of the chosen panel should be sent to cepsaconf2012@gmail.com  by 5 July 2012.

Information on acceptance: 20 July 2012

Paper submission deadline: 30 September 2012

Papers will be available online at http://www.cepsa.at

Financing

There is no conference fee.

Please note that, according to the traditions of CEPSA, the organizers cover the accommodation costs of 2 participants from CEPSA member associations, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia and Lithuania, and also those of former CEPSA presidents.

Please note that we cannot cover travel costs.