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Central and East European Politics

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The Standing Group aims to strengthen relations between all scholars interested in Central and East European politics. The Standing Group organizes Sections, Panels and Workshops at the ECPR events which help to develop specific lines of research on post-communist societies and encourage the formation of specialist research groups and projects. These have generated, and continue to generate, a range of publications.

The Standing Group's main aim is to strengthen relations between all scholars interested in Central and East European politics. The Group has organised events that have helped develop specific lines of research and encouraged the formation of specialist research groups and projects.

The Group's aims are:

  • To help the information flow between members about ongoing research projects and academic activities in the field of CEE politics;
  • To promote the integration of scholars from Central and Eastern Europe into the activities of the ECPR;
  • To initiate new research agendas in line with the interests ofits members;
  • To contribute to the ECPR through workshop initiatives and other academic activities.

26-29 August 2025 (ECPR General Conference, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki)

The Standing Group organized the section on the topic "Political Institutions and Citizens in Central and Eastern Europe: Continuity and Change". Section chairs were Bettina Mitru (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and Petar Bankov (University of Glasgow). The section included 12 panels and more than 80 papers. 

The Group awarded the prize for the best paper presented in the group's section at the ECPR General Conference to Tomas Cirhan and Jakub Stauber, both from Charles University Prague.  

20-23 May 2025 (ECPR Joint Sessions, Charles University, Prague)

The Standing Group endorsed the workshop "Corruption in Central and Eastern Europe: From Reality to Perceptions", directors Alexandrina-Augusta Bora (Babes-Bolyai University Cluj) and Petr Kopecky (Leiden University / CEVRO). The workshop included 12 papers.