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Gender Studies in Hungary are now being linked to broader struggles: Interview with Anikó Gregor

Post author By Agnes Gagyi
Post date December 28, 2018

LeftEast editor Agnes Gagyi spoke to Anikó Gregor, one of the faculty in charge of the Gender Studies masters program at Budapest-based Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), shut down by the governments de-accreditation of Gender Studies programs in November. Gregor’s analysis places the ban in the context of Fidesz’s strategy of emphasizing liberal democracy’s failures, economic […]

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“Rise Above!”: Students of Kosovo fearless in defence of higher education reforms

Post author By Eurisa Rukovci
Post date October 22, 2015

LeftEast Editor’s note: For a couple of weeks now hundreds of citizens of Kosovo- have been rallying in support of greater autonomy for the University of Pristina. Gathered under the slogan ‘For University’ they joined in support of the Rector’s proposed reforms for improving the quality of higher education. Yesterday’s dismissal of the Rector by […]

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