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We're delighted to announce that Krisztina Arató has been elected as the ECPR's new Speaker of Council.
Krisztina Arató is a full professor and deputy director at ELTE University, Faculty of Law, Institute of Political Science in Budapest. She studied history at ELTE Faculty of Law, Institute of Political Science in Budapest and political science at the Victoria University of Manchester, England.
Krisztina wrote her PhD thesis on the social dialogue system of the EU at Corvinus University, Budapest. She is currently head of the Law and Political Science Jury of the National Scientific Research Fund, and president of the Hungarian Political Science association. Her research interests are history and theory of European integration, civil and social dialogue, and EU cohesion policy.
Krisztina's term begins 1 June 2025 and will end 31 May 2028.
The ECPR Council is made up of one Official Representative from each ECPR Member institution. It meets annually to discuss new plans with the Executive Committee and to hold it to account for its actions. Kristina replaces outgoing Speaker Thomas Poguntke of Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf from 2018 – 2024.
We'd like to extend our thanks to Thomas for his dedication and contributions during his term.
Serving as Speaker of the Council can have two modes. In quiet times, it involves liaising with the Executive Committee and chairing the meetings of the Council. In troubled times, it can be quite challenging to help keeping things on course. Both modes are important; yet, I wish my successor Krisztina Arató mainly quiet times and all the best for her tenure!
Thomas Poguntke