Category Archives: EN

Hungarian prime minister warned over moves to increase his power

Posted on March 8, 2013 by ellenpolus

Hungary‘s domineering prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is coming under mounting European pressure to shelve changes to the constitution planned for next week which are seen as an assault on democratic rights and liberties and a boost to his executive power. … Continue reading →

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Free Artists vs the MMAchine

Posted on March 8, 2013 by ellenpolus

A. Király

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“Actipedia” Crowdsourcing Platform Goes Public

Posted on March 7, 2013 by ellenpolus

Database of creative activism case studies will inform and inspire a new generation of activists The Yes Lab and the Center for Artistic Activism are announcing the launch of Actipedia.org, an open-access, user-generated database of creative activism case studies designed … Continue reading →

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Constitutional Revenge

Posted on March 5, 2013 by ellenpolus

It has been a while since the last post on this blog, but my Princeton colleague Kim Lane Scheppele, who heads our Law and Public Affairs program, is still tracking the unraveling of democracy in Hungary, and has a new, … Continue reading →

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Gulyás bevonulása a Szabad Művészek után

Posted on March 3, 2013 by biocsibe
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Does the Ludwig Museum have a contemporary future?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by biocsibe

The announcement that Ludwig Museum Budapest director Barnabas Bencsik’s contract was allowed to run out today rather than, as was expected, temporarily extended – leaving the institution without professional leadership while a belated competition for this key post is organised, … Continue reading →

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Anti-privatisation struggle gathers momentum at Sussex Uni

Posted on February 28, 2013 by ellenpolus

The long-running struggle against the outsourcing of 235 jobs at the University of Sussex has been gathering momentum. The plans were first announced in May 2012, prompting demonstrations and mass meetings by staff and student supporters. When students stormed the … Continue reading →

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