It is named in honour of Jacques Rupnik, an Emeritus Research Professor at Sciences Po, who has been a leading analyst of political life in Central and Eastern Europe for the past fifty years. His impressive personal and professional journey perfectly epitomizes the workshop's mission of fostering connections between the East and West.
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Jacques Rupnik
Directeur de recherche émérite
Sciences Po
Jacques Rupnik Prize 2024
The 2 winners of the ‘Jacques Rupnik Prize 2024 for the best paper presented by a doctoral researcher at the EUI Workshop on Political Behaviour in Central and Eastern Europe’ are:
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Tadeas Cely
Researcher
Masaryk University Brno
Paper title: “New Threat of Culture Wars? The Religious Roots of Public Opinion Polarization on Culture Wars Issues in Europe”
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Robert Lipinksi
Researcher
Oxford University
Paper title: “Over the Finnish Line. Understanding the Role of Foreign Media in the Democratic Transition in Estonia”
The jury was composed of Prof. Natalia Letki (University of Warsaw) and Prof. Daniel Bochsler (CEU and University of Belgrade), and presided by Prof. Filip Kostelka (EUI).