Andrea Pető is a gender scholar formerly based at Central European University in Budapest. Following crackdowns on gender studies by Viktor Orbán's government in Hungary, her institution has been forced into exile in Vienna. Here, Andrea breaks down illiberal leaders' specific strategies to undermine academic freedom, and offers suggestions for how academics, and citizens, can resist illiberal attacks on higher education
Historian and Professor, Department of Gender Studies, Central European University, Vienna / Research Affiliate, CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest / Doctor of Science, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Andrea is a historian formerly based at Central European University in Budapest.
Following crackdowns on gender studies by Viktor Orbán's government in Hungary, her institution has been forced into exile in Vienna.
Andrea’s works on gender, politics, Holocaust, and war have been translated into 23 languages.
In 2018 she was awarded the 2018 All European Academies (ALLEA) Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values.
She is Doctor Honoris Causa of Södertörn University, Stockholm.
Andrea writes op-ed pieces for many international and national media.
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