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IAS CEU Alumna Marianne Boruch Wins $100,000 Jackson Poetry Prize

May 10, 2026

Marianne Boruch, writer in residence at IAS CEU in academic year 2023-2024 "has won the 2026 Jackson Poetry Prize, which recognizes an American poet of exceptional talent and carries a generous monetary award of $100,000. Established in 2006 with a gift from the Liana Foundation, the Jackson Poetry Prize is bestowed annually by Poets & Writers and named for the John and Susan Jackson family. Boruch is the twentieth winner."

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IAS CEU Workshop Explores the Future of Slovak–Hungarian Relations in 2026

May 7, 2026
This week IAS CEU had the pleasure of bringing together prominent scholars and public figures from Hungary and Slovakia for a timely and thought-provoking workshop. We explored the dynamics of de-democratization and re-democratization over the past decade, and discussed how a more constructive cooperation between our countries could look beyond today’s illiberal partnership. A central focus of the workshop was the significance of the recent Hungarian parliamentary elections and their potential to open a new political chapter.

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Meet Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Mazaheri, this year’s Artist Protection Fund Fellow in Residence at IAS CEU

April 22, 2026

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Caravans on the New Silk Road: Chinese Soft Power and the Hungarian Mafia State workshop

April 14, 2026
On 7 April we hosted the workshop "Caravans on the New Silk Road: Chinese Soft Power and the Hungarian Mafia State," bringing together leading Hungarian experts and internationally renowned scholars to explore the dynamics of Chinese influence-building in Hungary under the Orbán government.

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Workshop at IAS CEU on Theories, Foundations, and Problems of Social Criticism

March 27, 2026

The workshop at IAS CEU on Theories, Foundations, and Problems of Social Criticism on 20 March 2026 assembled scholars in the field of Continental philosophy in order to examine the foundations, transformations, and challenges of social critique. It treated critique as a historically situate

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