Andrea Pető is a professor at Central European University (CEU) and a research affiliate at the CEU Democracy Institute. She has received numerous awards for her work, which has been translated into 24 languages, including the 2018 All European Academies (ALLEA) Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values and the 2022 University of Oslo Human Rights Award. She was awarded the title of doctor honoris causa by Södertörn University, Sweden.
Articles
12.06.2025
“No Longer the Alexanders, the Napoleons, or the Attilas”: Gender, Illiberalism, and Quiet Resistance
Andrea Pető looks at the importance of moral persistence in the face of apparent defeat.
Read more14.06.2022
Studies in Subversion: The Battle Over Higher Education in Europe
Andrea Pető and Éric Fassin on the “culture wars” and the conservative attack on academic freedom.
Read more15.05.2019
Europe Will Not Collapse But It Might Rot From Within
CEU gender studies professor Andrea Pető explores the challenge that illiberal regimes pose for gender equality and the values of modernity.
Read more29.08.2017
“Resistance Alone Is Not Enough” – Women’s Rights and Illiberal Democracies
Andrea Pető, a historian and professor at Hungary's Central European University, discusses the struggles of women’s rights activists and organisations in the context of illiberal governments, arguing that identifying the mechanisms which undermine or threaten to roll back social progress helps us to better understand these forces.
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