Réka Kinga Papp

4 weeks ago | eurozine.com | Réka Kinga Papp

I am stepping down as editor-in-chief of Eurozine a title I have worn proudly since 2018 as we weathered many storms together – and I know very well that many a maelstrom are yet ahead for independent and quality publishing. My tenure is over now, and this is conventionally the occasion when I get to thank people and tastefully boast my achievements of six and a half years. I shall refrain from this convention.

May 23, 2024 | eurozine.com | Ferenc Laczó |Réka Kinga Papp |Péter Krekó

Since the war in Ukraine, the Visegrád Four no longer articulates a common voice in the EU. Even the illiberal marriage of inconvenience between Hungary and Poland has broken up. Yet in various ways, the region still demonstrates to Europe the consequences of the loss of the political centre.

May 9, 2024 | eurozine.com | Ferenc Laczó |Réka Kinga Papp

May 9th marks the anniversary of the 1950 Schuman Declaration, which proposed the creation of a European Coal and Steel Community that would merge economic interests. It was the first step towards unifying great powers of Europe. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the prospect of peace and unity brought countries together, eventually birthing the European Parliament in 1958. Since then, the EU has grown exponentially, geographically and in institutional maturity.

Aug 11, 2023 | eurozine.com | Ferenc Laczó |Réka Kinga Papp |John Keane |James Miller

Long standing Eurozine contributor, Ferenc Laczó joins editor-in-chief Réka Kinga Papp to talk about how a democracy can be alive and dead at the same time. With the Hungarian example as backdrop, they describe what democratic disintegration looks like – the early indicators, the pace, and how to identify democratic death threats. Laczó joined the discussion about how democracies die in the Eurozine focal point ‘The writing on the wall’ with his article ‘How democracies transform, fast and slow’.

Jul 31, 2023 | eurozine.com | Victor Tsilonis |John Keane |Réka Kinga Papp

‘Judge to be judged’Manolis AnagnostakisThe institutions of international law are the most anthropocentric project possible. But now, on the brink of civilizational collapse, ecological destruction forces us to introduce the perspective of the natural environment into this behemoth. Theoretical debates range far and wide, and although they seem very abstract, their effects will define the fates of generations – of humans as well as other living beings.