Protest events, social movements, and civil society in Central and Eastern Europe

Publié le 10 novembre 2025 – Mis à jour le 10 novembre 2025

Round table with:

Szabina Kerényi, Researcher at the Institute for Sociology at the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest.

Gilda Hoxha, Ph.D., Lecturer and Researcher based in Tirana.

Claudiu Crăciun, Ph.D., Lecturer in European Politics at the Faculty of Political Science, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), Bucharest.

Henry P. Rammelt, Ph.D., Senior Researcher at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Bucharest (Romania).

Moderator : Prof. Jean-Michel De Waele (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

The debate on social movements and politics in Central and Eastern Europe has as its starting point the collective volume Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe (Palgrave, 2025), co-edited by Claudiu Crăciun and Henry Rammelt. The volume includes 11 country-cases that explore the relevance of protest events, social movements, and civil society in shaping the regional democratic transition and consolidation, electoral politics and institutions, socio-economic policies, and geopolitical orientations. The debate will highlight three countries - Hungary, Albania, and Romania - but it will also propose cross-country comparisons and general considerations on the whole region.

Date(s)

Le 19 novembre 2025

Contact

Registration required : Jean-michel.de.Waele@ulb.be