1968 – A Protest Wave Initiating New Trends in Global Politics, Values, Culture
Date: October 8-October 12, 2018
Venue: Kőszeg, Chernel street 14. Europe house, Bibo room
A Hybrid Machine Learning Approach for Daily Prediction of Solar Radiation

In this paper, we present a Cluster-Based Approach (CBA) that utilizes the support vector machine (SVM) and an artificial neural network (ANN) to estimate and predict the daily horizontal global solar radiation
A Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy Algorithm for Prediction of Reference Evapotranspiration

In this study, a hybrid algorithm of adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), particle swarm optimization (PSO) and principle component analysis (PCA) is utilized to predict the reference evapotranspiration (ET0)
Changing Realities: Islamic Veils and Minority Protection
An article written by Dr. Gábor Kardos was released in East European Yearbook on Human Rights (Issue 1, 2018.)
Understanding China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Prospects for Central and Eastern Europe Date: 29 May, 14:00 Venue: Bibó Auditórium Europe House Kőszeg H-9730 Chernel st. 14. Lectuer: Anastas Vangeli (Civil Society Scholar of the Open Society Foundations) Anastas Vangeli is a doctoral researcher at the Graduate School for Social Research at the Polish Academy of Sciences completing his dissertation on […]
Memory and Populist Strategies

Polányi Workshop Date: 21 May Monday – 22 May Tuesday Venue: Zwinger, Kőszeg H-9730 Chernel st. 16.
iASK at the Oriental Business Center Conference in Budapest

iASK researcher, Anikó Magasházi held a lecture on 10th of May in Budapest at the Conference on TRANSFORMATION OF ASIAN ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS: UNDERSTANDING LOCAL CHANGES AND GLOBAL IMPACTS ON BUSINESS AND SOCIETY organized by the Oriental Business and Innovation Center (Budapest Business School, University of Applied Sciences and the Central Bank of Hungary). She presented […]
Real-Existing Democracy and its Discontents in Europe and Elsewhere – Lecture by Philippe Schmitter

Fifth Lecture of the iASK Series: “The Future of Europe in Global Context” by Philippe Schmitter (European University Institute, Firenze) Date: on 24th of April at 10.00 a.m. Venue: Zwinger Old Tower, Chernel St. 16. H-9730 Kőszeg Live streaming of the lecture is accessible at www.iask.hu and https://www.facebook.com/iask.hungary
The Ottomans in Europe – Lecture by Ahmet Evin at iASK

The Future of Europe – in a Global Context – IASK Lecture Series The Ottomans in Europe – Lecture by Ahmet Evin at iASK 1st part 2nd part Ottomans in Europe The rapid Ottoman expansion from Thrace to the Danubian Europe is remembered as posing the greatest threat to Christendom. It gave rise to the […]
Europe, Eurasia – Lecture by Ahmet Evin at iASK

The Future of Europe – in a Global Context – IASK Lecture Series Europe, Eurasia Eurasia both poses a critical challenge and offers an opportunity for the EU. The demise of the Soviet empire has had unexpected consequences globally and, in particular, for the Atlantic Alliance. The EU’s enlargement fatigue, following the “big-bang” […]
The New Sustainability: Progress, not Nostalgia – Lecture by Daniel Brooks at iASK

Global climate change is literally beyond belief. It does not favor any political, economic, social, religious or ethnic group. Fourth Lecture of the iASK Series: “The Future of Europe in Global Context” by Daniel Brooks (University of Toronto)
Date: on 23rd of April at 2.00 p.m.
Patrick Pasture: The Invention of European Human Rights
I will not in the following essay investigate the multiple origins of today’s human rights nor actually question the importance of human rights for Europe. My purpose is to review some recent developments in the interdisciplinary, quite fragmented historiography of human rights (including by jurists) and discuss its significance for European history and identity. My […]