31 05, 2016

Did finally the crisis have an impact on Cypriot politics? Α note on the Cypriot parliamentary elections of 22 May 2016

2019-05-20T12:58:18+01:00May 31st, 2016|

By Giorgos Charalambous (University of Cyprus and PRIO Cyprus Centre) It has been repeatedly observed how little Cypriot politics has changed since the onset of the post-2008 crisis in relation to the rest of southern Europe, in spite of a growing dissatisfaction with democracy and a rapidly decreasing sense of trust. But the parliamentary elections [...]

30 05, 2016

Inter-parliamentary Conference (Belgium)

2019-05-20T12:58:18+01:00May 30th, 2016|

Presentation at the "Interaction of Political Groups, Parties and Government in the EU Accession Process" Inter-parliamentary Conference at the European Parliament (Brussels) on the "Role for the Political Families in the Parliamentary Dynamics". View LINK

7 05, 2016

Government formation in Ireland: putting water charges on ice

2019-05-20T12:58:18+01:00May 7th, 2016|

By Conor Little (University of Copenhagen) The elections Ten weeks after the general election of 26 February, after the longest government formation process in its history, Ireland has a minority coalition government of Fine Gael – which, under Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Enda Kenny, has been the main incumbent since 2011 – and several non-party (‘Independent’) [...]

3 05, 2016

Early Parliamentary Elections in Serbia: More of the Same

2019-05-20T12:58:18+01:00May 3rd, 2016|

By David Pupovac (Central European University Alumni) The background of the election On April 24th, 2016 yet another early parliamentary election took place in Serbia. The ruling coalition, led by Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić from the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), called for an early election in order address the social conflict which blocks the reforms [...]

28 04, 2016

Seminar in Italy

2019-05-20T12:58:18+01:00April 28th, 2016|

Seminar lecture at the Faculty of Political Science of the University of Florence on "How to Measure Volatility: a New Approach" View LINK

7 04, 2016

Book presentation (Spain)

2016-04-07T22:01:16+01:00April 7th, 2016|

Presentation at the Faculty of Political Sciences and Public Administration (Santiago de Compostela) of "The Essential Work of Peter Mair" with the participation of Dr. Jose Luis Barreiro Rivas (University of Santiago de Compostela), Tino Santiago (journalist of TVG) and Ana Ponton (Galician MP and leader of the Galician Nationalist Bloc).

4 04, 2016

Book presentation (Spain)

2019-05-20T12:58:19+01:00April 4th, 2016|

Presentation at the Andalusian Centre of Culture (CAL, Malaga) of "The Essential Work of Peter Mair" with the participation of Prof. Ángel Valencia (University of Malaga), Dr. Manuel Arias Maldonado (University of Malaga) and Enrique Benítez Palma (economist and former regional deputy). View LINK

18 03, 2016

Latvia’s New-Old Government

2019-05-20T12:58:19+01:00March 18th, 2016|

By Daunis Auers (University of Latvia) The last few years have seen parts of East-Central Europe turn to the populist right. Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party won the 2010 and 2014 parliamentary elections with landslide majorities. Poland’s Law and Justice party has held the presidency and controlled both houses of parliament since October 2015. This has [...]