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Michael Ignatieff and Central Europe

Michael Ignatieff, President of Central European University in Budapest, joins Philip Dodd, Guido Franzinetti and Wojciech Przybylski to debate political shifts in central Europe.

Michael Ignatieff, President of Central European University in Budapest; Wojciech Przybylski, Editor in Chief of Visegrad Insight Magazine; and political historian Guido Franzinetti look at the changing political landscape of central Europe with presenter Philip Dodd.

Wojciech Przybylski has written a book called Understanding Central Europe.
Michael Ignatieff's books include The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an Age of Terror (2004), Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics (2013) and The Ordinary Virtues: Moral Order in a Divided World
Guido Franzinetti teaches Political Science at the University of Eastern Piedmont. He's carried out research and worked in Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Albania and Kosovo.

Producer: Robyn Read.

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45 minutes

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Tue 13 Feb 2018 22:00

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  • Tue 13 Feb 2018 22:00

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