Month: April 2026

24 April 2026 – Anna Takács’s presentation on inequality narratives at COMPTEXT

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On 24 April, Anna Takács presented at the COMPTEXT conference, delivering a talk titled Mining Inequality Narratives: Parliamentary Framing and Economic Contexts in Central Europe. She shared very early results from joint research within the latest instalment of the ILLFRAMES programme, offering a focused analysis of economic inequality frames in parliamentary discourse and their relationship to broader economic contexts in Central Europe.

23 April 2026 – Miklós Sebők at COMPTEXT2026 Annual Meeting co-organised by poltextLAB

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COMPTEXT2026 was held on 23-25 April at the University of Birmingham with the co-organisation of poltextLAB. Miklós Sebők chaired in the Annual General Meeting, where he joined Fabienne Lind, Zoe Greene, and James Cross in discussions with a very engaged group of participants on the current state and future direction of the association. Key themes included the challenges posed by a rapidly changing academic and financial environment, possible mitigation mechanisms to strengthen institutional resilience, and proposals for expanding activities, including the development of conference proceedings.

21 April 2026 – Invited Speaker Series: Seth Schindler on Geopolitical Rivalry and Future of Globalization

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On 21 April 2026, Prof. Seth Schindler, from the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester, delivered a lecture at ELTE CSS as part of the Invited Speaker Series, organised by the ELTE CERS Institute for World Economics and poltextLAB within the V-Shift Momentum Research Project. The event was attended by 25 participants. In his talk, Geopolitical Rivalry and the Future of Globalization, he examined how the growing strategic competition between the United States and China is reshaping global trade, investment, and governance.

12 APRIL 2026 – Miklós Sebők on global investments in Hungary in the election special of Partizán

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Miklós Sebők appeared in a segment evaluating Hungary’s economic policy during an election special on Partizán, a popular independent Hungarian political YouTube channel. The segment focused on foreign investment patterns in Hungary, particularly Chinese and German investments, and their implications for the country’s economic trajectory. This analysis ties directly into the V-SHIFT Momentum research project, which examines shifting economic and geopolitical alignments in the Visegrád countries. The full special is available at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQvLR768Ueo

9 April 2026 – Guest Lecture by Prof. Seth Schindler on Geopolitical Rivalry and the Future of Globalization

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On 21 April 2026, Prof. Seth Schindler of the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester will deliver a guest lecture titled Geopolitical Rivalry and the Future of Globalization, hosted by the ELTE CERS Institute for World Economics and the ELTE CSS poltextLAB as part of the V-Shift Momentum project. The event will take place from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. at ELTE CSS, and will also be accessible online via Zoom.