The Hungarian Political Science Association (HPSA) is the leading academic and professional federation of Hungarian political scientists. It has been established in 1982. The Association sponsors one major conference per year (typically organized in June), and it supports the Hungarian Political Science Review, the leading peer-reviewed journal of the community. The Presidium awards the Aurél Kolnai prize for the best publication of the year and, together with the board of the Bibó Foundation, it awards the life-time achievement award, the István Bibó prize.
HPSA is run by an elected board of 10 members, a general secretary and a president. It operates in thematic sections that organize lectures, conferences and other events. HPSA is a member of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA), and the European Confederation of Political Science Associations (ECPSA).
17th Annual Conference of the Hungarian Political Science Association (Budapest)
European political structures are facing new challenges. The Lisbon Treaty, after so many setbacks, has come into force in a period when the economic crisis has threatened the EU’s most widely known project, the Eurozone. The effective coordination of national economic policies appears to be more necessary than ever, but it is unclear what new forms of cooperation will emerge among governments, community institutions and markets. Enlargement continues to pose a challenge, while the integration of the new members is, in many respects, still rather a hope than a reality. The EU provides economic and political stability in its close neighborhood, but failure to increase its competitiveness raises questions about its global relevance. The political and academic debates concerning the “democratic deficit” focus the attention on the issue of legitimacy in a multilevel political system, without, however, producing a coherent set of institutional reforms.
Given this context, and given the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Hungarian PSA’s Annual Meeting this year focuses on European integration, broadly conceived.
Plenary lectures:
Keynote speakers:
Andrew Moravcsik (Princeton University)
Are Criticisms of Europe’s “Democratic Deficit” Consistent with Basic Political Science?
Philippe C. Schmitter (European University Institute)
The Future of Democracy in Europe and in the European Union
Roundtable sponsored by the CEU Center for European Union Research on political parties in the European Union:
Robert Ladrech (Keele University/College of Europe)
Kenneth Benoit (London School of Economics)
Gabor Toka (Central European University)
Closing lecture:
Laszlo Csaba (Central European University)
The political economy of the crisis of the Eurozone
Venue: The Károlyi-Csekonics Palace and Central European University
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ECPSA 4th Annual General Meeting
The European Confederation of Political Science Associations (ECPSA) held its 4th Annual General Meeting in Budapest on 8 and 9 of October, 2010. ECPSA is a union of twenty-three national a ssociations of political science in Europe. It was established in 2007 to promote the discipline’s interests and pursue its professional goals across Europe. It seeks to make political science more meaningful in public debate and policy-making. HPSA was represented by Krisztina Arato and Andras Bozoki. Andras Bozoki has been elected to the executive board. He will serve his second term as member of the board.
