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Georgy Ganev – Bulgaria’s Post-Communist Economic Transition: Myths and Reality

Stoil Stoilov — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:59:17 +0000

(November 25, 2013) Prof. Georgy Ganev of Sofia University talks about the economic myths haunting Bulgaria – from the myth of high unemployment, to the myth of high inflation – and refutes all of them. Georgy Ganev is a Professor of Economics and Business Administration at Sofia University, and is the Program Director of Economic Research at the Centre for Liberal Strategies.

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Andras Bozoki – The Elitist-Populist Pendulum

Stoil Stoilov — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 08:51:03 +0000

(September 9, 2013) Professor Andras Bozoki is Professor of Political Science at the Central European University and has been Hungary’s Minister of Culture during 2005-2006. In his first visit to AUBG, Professor Bozoki talks about the concepts of populism and elitism, which he describes as twins that provoke the existence of each other and are indelible elements of every democracy. Watch the whole lecture to learn more and hear the interesting questions from the audience!

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Michael Bar-Zohar – The Saving of Bulgaria’s Jews

Stoil Stoilov — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 07:00:27 +0000

(March 11, 2013) Award-winning Israeli historian and novelist Michael Bar-Zohar visits the American University in Bulgaria and recounts the amazing story of how Bulgaria’s Jews were saved during World War II. Born in Bulgaria, Professor Bar-Zohar studied economics and international relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also studied at the Institute of Political Science in the University of Paris, where he earned a PhD. Bar-Zohar has also been elected to the Israeli government in the 1980s and early 1990s. Professor Bar-Zohar is also an AUBG honorary degree holder.

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This presentation was kindly organized by the Balkanski-Panitza Institute for Advanced Study.

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Yannis Stavrakakis – Psychoanalysis and Society

Stoil Stoilov — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:00:55 +0000

(March 28, 2012) Well-known Greek political theorist Yannis Stavrakakis discusses the two spirits of capitalism in a psychological analysis of the different socioeconomic approaches. Professor Stavrakakis also talks about the European crisis and answers questions from the audience. Dr. Yannis Stavrakakis is mainly known for his explorations of the importance of psychoanalytic theory for contemporary political and cultural analysis and currently serves as Associate Professor at the School of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

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Clifford Christians – Truth in the Global Media Age

Stoil Stoilov — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:00:26 +0000

(April 18, 2012) Clifford Christians is one of the leading academic figures in the world of media ethics. The recipient of numerous awards, Professor Christians currently serves on the editorial boards of a dozen academic journals and is Professor Emeritus of Communications, Media Studies and Journalism at the University of Illinois. In this lecture, Professor Christians discusses ethics in the age of global media.

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Dimitar Bechev – The End of Europe?

Stoil Stoilov — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:40:42 +0000

(January 18, 2012) Dimitar Bechev is a Senior Policy Fellow and Head of European Council on Foreign Relations’s office in Sofia. Bechev talks about the current European crisis and whether this means the end of the European Union.