What makes Orbán and Kaczynski successful? Populist attitudes in Hungary and Poland

Political Capital’s conference

Date: April 20, 2018
Venue: Arcadia Hotel (Budapest, Madách Imre út 3, 1075)
Language: English and Hungarian (with continuous interpretation)


13.30-14.00 Registration

14.00-14.15 Opening remarks – Rodger Potocki, senior director, Europe Program, National Endowment for Democracy

14.15-14.30 Populist attitudes in Hungary and Poland
   Péter Krekó, director, Political Capital

14.30-16.00 Populism in Western and Eastern Europe – is there a Zeitgeist?
   Zsolt Boda, research chair, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Political Science
   Judy Dempsey, non-resident senior fellow, Carnegie Europe and editor in chief, Strategic Europe
   Gerald Frost, independent journalist
   Jacek Kucharczyk, president, Institute of Public Affairs

 Moderator: Veszna Wessenauer, Political Capital

16:00 – 16.30 Reception

Please kindly reply to this invitation by April 19, 2018 at the following address: konferencia@politicalcapital.hu.

Please note that there are no available parking places. Should you need any special assistance please let us know in advance so we can make the necessary arrangements.