The Eötvös Károly Institute strives to improve and strengthen the citizens political culture based on the spirit of solidarity.
PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS
Announcement by the Eötvös Károly Institute
and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
In the spring and fall of 2008, the Eötvös Károly Institute and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung will be holding a series of public debate on public policy on the topic of
Threats to the Third Republic
at the Ráday Bookstore (Budapest, Ráday utca 27).
Proposed titles for discussion:
1. Defending the Third Republic (February 26, 2008, 4:00 p.m.) – talks by János Kis, Ferenc Hörcher
Horkay, and Attila Gábor Tóth
2. Half of What? All of What? Parliamentary, Chancellorial, and Presidential Alternatives for a System.
(March 18, 2008, 4:00 p.m.)
3. Parties in the National Assembly and/or the People in the Polling Booths?
4. Government and Opposition
5. Freedom of Assembly
6. Hungary: a Country for Non-Roma and Roma Citizens
7. An Autonomous Country
8. Constitutional and Democratic Control: From the Constitutional Court to the Media
9. The Judiciary’s Responsibility and Independence
10. Is it Possible to Spend 7000 Billion Forints Efficiently, and Exercise Democratic Control Over Such
Spending?
11. Education
Further event dates to be announced.
Roundtable discussion of options in keeping track of aid disbursed to Roma minorities
May 14, 2007
Roundtable discussion on the financing of political parties with the Centre for Fair Political Analysis, the Eötvös Károly Institute, and Protect the Future!
January 18, 2007
Unveiling László Majtényi’s book Az információs szabadságok [The Informational Liberties]
December 18, 2007
The weekly Élet és Irodalom and the Institute introduce Az olvasó védelmében [In Defense of the Reader], a new book coauthored by László Majtényi and Zoltán Miklósi
March 24, 2005
Conference on Politics in School
Hosted jointly by the Commissioner for Education Rights and the Eötvös Károly Institute, the conference provided a venue for lectures in sociology, pedagogy, and law, discussing the limits of the role politics could and should play in the life of our schools.
November 25, 2004
Financing Culture in Hungary
A symposium hosted by the Eötvös Károly Institute
25 June, 2004
Unveiling És mi lesz az alkotmánnyal? [And What About the Constitution?], a volume of conference proceedings compiled by the Eötvös Károly Institute
11-12 September 2003
And What About the Constitution?
A two-day conference hosted by the Eötvös Károly Institute
July 2003
How to Prove Discrimination
A symposium organized by the Eötvös Károly Institute in the wake of recent, high-profile legal controversies such as the Jászladány school affair or the Eger hospital scandal
March 2003
Conditions of Judicial Sentencing
A conference hosted by the Eötvös Károly Institute
February 17, 2003
The Republic Today
A roundtable seminar hosted by the Eötvös Károly Institute
