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Michael Ignatieff served as President and Rector of CEU between 2016 and 2021, the turbulent years which saw CEU's expulsion from Budapest and its re-establishment in Vienna. He now is a professor in CEU's history department.
Ignatieff came to CEU after serving as Edward R. Murrow Chair of Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. An international commentator on contemporary issues of democracy, human rights, and governance and a Canadian citizen, Ignatieff is also an award-winning writer, teacher, former politician, and historian with a deep knowledge of Central and Eastern Europe.
Ignatieff received his doctorate in history from Harvard University and has held academic posts at Kings College, Cambridge, the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia. He served in the Canadian Parliament and was Leader of the Liberal Party. His books include The Needs of Strangers (1984), Scar Tissue (1992), Blood and Belonging (1993), The Warrior’s Honour (1997), Isaiah Berlin (1998), The Rights Revolution (2000), Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry (2001), 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 (2017). His latest book is On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times (2021).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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AUTHLIB: Neo-authoritarianisms in Europe and the liberal democratic response
Enyedi, Z. (Researcher), Fodor, E. (Researcher), Ignatieff, M. (Researcher), Iordachi, C. (Researcher), Jenne, E. K. (Researcher), Miklósi, Z. (Researcher), Mikola, B. (Researcher), Moles, A. (Researcher), Schneider, C. Q. (Researcher), Trencsényi, B. (Researcher), Vedres, B. (Researcher), Wagner, F. (Researcher), Koszegi, V. (Project Manager) & Miklósi, Z. (Researcher)
European Commission - Horizon Europe
1/10/22 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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I was born liberal. The 'adults in the room' still have a lot to learn
Ignatieff, M., 14 Jan 2025, Washington Post.Research output: Contribution to general interest publication types › Editorial
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A tale of two Americas: Resentments, conflicts and fears propelled Trump to power. If he feeds them further, he may destroy the country he promised to make great
Ignatieff, M., 7 Nov 2024, Prospect.Research output: Contribution to general interest publication types › Article
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Exile as Metaphor
Ignatieff, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Social Research. 91, 2, p. 445-457 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Geopolitics of Academic Freedom: Universities, Democracy & the Authoritarian Challenge
Ignatieff, M., 1 May 2024, In: Daedalus. 153, 2, p. 194-206 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Refugee as Invasive Other: [Originally published in Social Research Vol. 84 : No. 1 (Spring 2017)]
Ignatieff, M., 1 Mar 2024, In: Social Research. 91, 1, p. 211-220 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Cambridge University
Ignatieff, M. (Recipient), 19 Jun 2024
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Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
Ignatieff, M. (Recipient), 25 Oct 2024
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Honorary Doctor of Science award in Social Sciences, University of Edinburgh
Ignatieff, M. (Recipient), 3 Jul 2018
Prize: Prize, award or honor