Conference
organised by the
Institute for Legal Studies, Centre for Social Sciences
Crises and democracy: elections in the Visegrád countries in the
shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic
Main conference of research project IVF. no. 22120065.
30-31 March 2023.
Institute for Legal Studies, Centre for Social Sciences
H-1097, Budapest, Tóth Kálmán utca 4.
Budapest, Hungary
(with the possibility to participate via zoom
The conference is funded by
International Visegrád Fund – „Crisis and democracy: the long term impects of COVID-19 ön V4 country’s electoral systems” (Nr. 22120065)
and
Hungarian Academy of Sciences – „Resilience of the legal system in post-COVID societies: risks and opportunities” (Nr. PC2022-5/2022)
Program
Thursday, 30 March 2023 – Institute for Legal Studies and online
13.00: Opening remarks:
Fruzsina Gárdos-Orosz, director of Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies (Budapest)
13.15-14.45: Discussion on the regional policy brief
Author: Nóra Chronowski (senior research fellow, Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Legal Studies)
14.45-15.15: Coffee break
15.15-16.45: Elections in the shadow of the pandemic: experience from neighbour countries of the Visegrád region
Confirmed online speakers:
Kristina Ivanauskaite-Pettinari (Electoral expert, Lithuania)
Dorde Gardasevich (University of Zagreb)
Irena Hadziabdic (former president of the Central Electoral Commission)
16.45-17.15: Coffee break
17.15-18.45: Discussion on the comparative study from Covid and elections in the Visegrád region
Authors: Monika Florczak-Wator, Iván Halász, Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth
Friday, 31 March 2023 – Institute for Legal Studies and online
9.00-10.30: Roundtable: how to elaborate flexible and resilient post-Covid electoral frameworks in the Visegrád countries
10.30-11.00: Coffee break
11.00-11.45: The role of constitutional review in the adaptation of electoral systems to the rapidly changing environment
Authors: János Mécs, Boldizsár Szentgáli-Tóth
11.45-12.00: Closing remarks
The conference takes place in a hybrid format. The conference will be live streamed via zoom. Participants receive the zoom link per email upon registration. The venue at the conference is the Institute for Legal Studies (Tóth Kálmán str. 4. 1097 Budapest). Mandatory registration: Mr. János Rékasi (JTI.Titkarsag@tk.hu)