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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on […]
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Balkan Policies for “Green” Economic Growth
The Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” organized a conference “Balkan Policies for “Green” Economic Growth”. Its aim was to foster a common understanding on energy-related policies between the governments, energy companies, energy experts, investors, analysts and NGOs from all the countries of the Western Balkans, Bulgaria and Romania and to outline strategy for clean […]
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Rory Stewart: Why democracy matters
The public is losing faith in democracy, says British MP Rory Stewart. Iraq and Afghanistan’s new democracies are deeply corrupt; meanwhile, 84 percent of people in Britain say politics is broken. In this important talk, Stewart sounds a call to action to rebuild democracy, starting with recognizing why democracy is important — not as […]
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Over 90 alumni enjoyed the traditional pre-Christmas Party of the Bulgarian School of Politics
Irrespectively of minus temperatures outside, over 90 people from all classes of the National Program entertained at the traditional pre-Christmas Party of the BSoP alumni. The party was on 14 December at the RICH House restaurant in Sofia. The alumni were greeted by the School’s Executive Director Irina Alexieva, who wished them a very Merry […]
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The lecture of HE Moncef Marzouki, President of the Republic of Tunisia, will not take place
The lecture of the Tunisian President HE Moncef Marzouki, which was planned for tomorrow, at 18 o’clock, in the Central Military Club, will not take place due to the cancellation of the official visit of the President to Bulgaria. We thank to all who expressed their interest in the event.
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H.E. Marcie Ries: “The changing demographic environment is a major factor for determining public policy”
U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria Ms. Marcie Ries was a special guest speaker at the panel “30 minutes with” in the National Program “Governing skills.” The topic of her discussion with the program participants was “Changing Demographics and their Effect on Elections and Public Policy.” H.E. Marcie Ries defined the main trends in the changing demographic […]
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Energy Efficiency Investment Mechanisms
The Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” and the German Embassy to Bulgaria organized a conference “Energy Efficiency Investment Mechanisms”. It defined the optimal policy mechanisms that could bring sufficient investments flow into energy efficiency projects in the building sector and the industry in Bulgaria. The conference was held on 14.11.2012 at the Embassy of […]
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Stefan Wolff: The path to ending ethnic conflicts
Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have brought the world incredible suffering, but Stefan Wolff’s figures show that, in the last 20 years, their number has steadily decreased. He extracts critical lessons from Northern Ireland, Liberia, Timor and more to show that leadership, diplomacy and institutional design are our three most effective weapons in waging […]
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“Long-term strategies for Bulgaria” – energy efficiency
The focus of the fifth day of the second National Program course was the panel “Long-term strategies for Bulgaria”. The topic was “Energy Efficiency”. Special guest-lecturers were Mr. Ognyan Markovski from the Sustainable Energy Development Agency, Ms. Irena Mladenova from the Presidency of Bulgaria, Ms. Ivanka Dilovska, Chair of the Management Board of the Institute of […]
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Policies Implied by the Municipal Budget
The participants in the National Programme discussed the budget as a political instrument or how parties realize their political interests through municipal budgets at the fourth day of the course, dedicated to federal self-government. The structure and principles of municipal budget and financial policies of the municipalities were presented by Mr. Zdravko Sechkov, Chairman of […]