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16.10.2017

International Conference - Voters, parties and the challenge of populist politics in Europe

The Faculty of Political Science and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation are organizing an international scientific conference titled "Voters, parties and the challenge of populist politics in Europe". Conference will be held on October 20th, 2017 at the University of Zagreb Hall (Trg Republike Hrvatske 14). Program starts at 09:15 a.m.

 

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

9:15

Opening of the Conference

 

Damir Boras, rector (tbc), University of Zagreb

Max Brändle, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Zagreb

Lidija Kos-Stanišic, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

9:30

Keynote speach: Right wing populism in East and West: A threat to democracy?

 

Wolfgang Merkel, Berlin Social Science Center WZB, Berlin, Germany

10:15

PANEL I: DEBATE ON DEMOCRACY AND THE CHALLENGE OF POPULISM IN WESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPE

 

Wolfgang Merkel, Berlin Social Science Center WZB, Berlin, Germany

Claus Offe, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany

Radoslaw Markowski, Center for the Study of Democracy, Director SWPS, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland

Nenad Zakošek, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Discussion moderated by Ana Matan, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

11:45

PANEL II: APPROACHES TO POPULISM

 

A psychoanalytic theory of populism

Nebojša Blanuša, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

What's wrong with populism?

Enes Kulenovic, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

Debate

Moderator Višeslav Raos, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

13:00

Lunch

14:00

PANEL III: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF POPULISM IN EASTERN EUROPE

 

Democracy and populism in Europe

Claus Offe, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany

Backsliding towards clientelistic authoritarianism: the Polish case

Radoslaw Markowski, Center for the Study of Democracy, Director SWPS, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland

Populism and democracy in Hungary

Zsolt Enyedi, Department of Political Science, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary

Debate

Moderator Nenad Zakošek, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

15:30

PANEL IV: POLITICAL CONTENTION AND PUBLIC DISCOURSE

 

Contentious politics and democracy

Danijela Dolenec, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

Populist discourse and media

Marijana Grbeša, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

Debate

Moderator Enes Kulenovic, Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb

16:30

End of conference

Please confirm your participation:

ijp@fes.hr or 01 4807970 till Wednesday, October 18th

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