Frontiers of Democracy

Frontiers of Democracy is a far-reaching CEU initiative that aims to promote open debate, discussion, and exchange of ideas with a diversity of views about the nature of democracy today. Scroll down for news on upcoming and past events in the series. Click here for CEU faculty and student research related to this initiative.

“We are seeing a new environment for political transitions, a new global marketplace,” explained School of Public Policy Distinguished Visiting Professor Thomas Carothers in his public lecture at CEU on Oct.13.

The inaugural conference of CEU's 24th academic year brought together scholars from the European Society for the History of Political Thought (ESHPT) from Sept. 17 to 19 for the “Trust and Happiness in the History of Political Thought” conference. As a young University that was founded when one regime fell and another was born, intellectual freedom, critical thought, dedication to the social sciences and humanities, and rigorous political analysis are cornerstones of CEU's foundation.

The following is the text of a speech given by CEU President and Rector John Shattuck on the occasion of the opening of the 2014/15 Academic Year on Sept., 19, 2014. Shattuck launched the Frontiers of Democracy initiative in this address.

Gerald Knaus, founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative, delivered a wide-ranging, thoughtful, and passionate address at Central European University (CEU) on September 18th. Hosted by the School of Public Policy at CEU, the lecture inaugurated the Frontiers of Democracy initiativea series of events that the University will be organizing over the next two years to promote open debate about the nature of constitutional democracy.

http://kitekinto.hu/bem-rakpart/2014/09/18/a_ceu_utjara_inditja_a_demokracia_hatarai_cim_kezdemenyezest/#.VBryjZSSy4Q - Hungarian news portal kitekinto.hu reports: CEU launched Frontiers of Democracy, an initiative that aims to promote open debate, discussion, and exchange of ideas with a diversity of views about the nature of democracy today.