Media consumption, trust in the media, and recognizing fake news in Hungary Published: 11 February 2023 analysis A recent opinion poll by 21 Research Centre investigated how Hungarian people perceive different media outlets in the country and how they access political information. By 21 Research Center
Financial incentives meet moral imperatives in Viktor Orbán’s “social contract” with Hungarian women Published: 9 December 2022 analysis In 2018, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated he wanted to establish a "new social contract" with Hungarian women about their role in the future of Hungary, as the demographic future of the country hinges on them. This article observes the effects of Orbán's pronatalist policies of the past decade. By Orsolya Bajnay
Solidarity with Ukraine Published: 26 February 2022 We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues, and at the same time also by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are under harsh state repression. By Dr. Ellen Ueberschär and Barbara Unmüßig
Swedish Ambassador: “Feminist policy” prompts discussion more than gender balance does Published: 9 August 2021 Interview A feminist approach is transforming the system much more than traditional foreign policy has, says Swedish Ambassador for Gender Equality and Coordinator of Feminist Foreign Policy, ANN BERNES. According to her, in the beginning the concept of feminism in politics surprised even the Swedes themselves. ”The giggle effect is there no more, because our experience is that change is possible,“ she claims. By Lucia Yar
MEP Neumann: I have no problem with white men. I just have a problem when only white men are at the table Published: 9 August 2021 Interview Some are complaining about quotas, but those complaints are the best indicator that we need them, says German MEP Hannah Neumann. She confirms that it was partially a stroke of luck to “sneak the F-word” into the European Parliament Report on Gender Equality in EU Foreign and Security Policy that she co-authored, calling on EU Member States to adopt a Feminist Foreign Policy. By Lucia Yar
A society between climate transformation and austerity policy Published: 1 November 2021 Article Environmental and climate policies are not in the spotlight of the winners of last weekend’s elections in Czechia. As right-wing coalitions are going to form a new government, rising energy prices and the starting climate transformation, combined with austerity policies, could cause social conflict and open the way for the renewal of progressive movements and parties. Socially sensitive modernisation should be one of the key points for their new agenda. By Anna Kárníková
The End of the Babiš Era? The Czech Republic between the past and the future Published: 18 October 2021 Analysis Following the recent parliamentary elections, many Czechs celebrated the opposition parties’ victory over the business magnate and incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. However, the new center-right governing coalition must be careful not to return to the previous status quo that helped Babiš to power eight years ago. By Adéla Jurečková
A brief analysis of the German federal election 2021 Published: 29 September 2021 Analysis Germany has voted. The SPD, Greens and FDP come out of the elections as the winners, but take a very different view of the results – depending on their expectations and the pressure they feel upon them to act. By and large, the trend towards a party system in which no single party dominates continues. Constituency seats played a very particular role in these elections. This brief analysis provides an overview of the initial results, with a more comprehensive, empirical analysis to follow in the next few days. By Stefanie John
The Horrifying Right to One’s Own Context: Seven Rules of Culture Warfare Published: 10 September 2021 Essay The conflicts dividing contemporary society do not necessarily reflect the right–left dichotomy. This transformation of the political map is linked to a transitional situation in which the feuding parties’ very identities are subject to change. The invasion of politics into the personal and the moral spheres of life enables virtually anybody to take their own part in culture wars. By Ondřej Slačálek
Croatian elections 2020: The Green Wave reaches Croatia Published: 8 July 2020 Analysis After the Croatian election, significant novelties have appeared on both sides of the spectrum, including emergence of sizeable green force in parliament. By Tena Prelec