During the Covid pandemic, the EAPC launched a webinar series under the title “EAPC Academy”. This series was suspended in 2024. A team is now working on a new format to be launched in 2025. Listen to the eleven events here.
EAPC Academy #11: December 12, 2022
Final Decision in the Presidential Election in Brazil
and its Consequences for the Future
On Monday, December 12, 2022, the 11th edition of the EAPC Academy went on stage. The theme of the evening was once again the presidential election in Brazil, which in the final decision chose Lula da Silva as president. Marcelo Vitorino analyzed the campaigns for the final and showed the reasons that led to the victory of Lula da Silva. The evening again registered a very high number of participants. At this point we would like to thank Marcelo again for being available to the EAPC Academy for two extremely interesting evenings.
Marcelo Vitorino
Here is the YouTube link to the academy evening
EAPC Academy #10: October 11, 2022
Impressive Academy Evening on the Elections in Brazil
On Tuesday, 11 October, the 10th Academy Evening took place, which was dedicated to the first round of the elections in Brazil. In his presentation,
Marcelo Vitorino gave a comprehensive overview of the political situation and developments during the electoral movement.
The evening had the largest number of participants of all previous Academy evenings.
Marcelo Vitorino
Here is the YouTube link to the academy evening
EAPC Academy #9: June 28, 2022
Libya in the focus of the ninth EAPC Academy
The ninth EAPC Academy evening at the end of June was eagerly awaited. And the evening with Shafia Jumaa Ben Mosbah, the Chair of the Women Initiatives Foundation for Human Rights, Member of the Women and Youth Committee of the international Federation of Arab Trade Union delivered what it promised. Shafa gave a very interesting insight into the current political situation of the country and its development perspectives. Justine Cassar-Gaspar as moderator of the evening and numerous participants made the Academy a very successful event with their questions.
Interested? Click on the link below to experience the full length of the evening.
Images: Shafia Jumaa Ben Mosbah, Justine Cassar-Gaspar
Please find here the presentation of academy #9:
EAPC Academy #8: April 26, 2022
EAPC Academy with Matías Gálvez
In his presentation, Matías Gálvez described the mood within the Chilean electorate and the strategy that ultimately made the difference in the election results. It was an extremely interesting evening with numerous aspects that enriched the campaigns. Below is the link to the presentation. A very big thank you to Matías Gálvez for the great presentation.
(c) Matías Gálvez
Please find here the presentation of academy #8:
EAPC Academy #7: December 7, 2021
Lies. Intrigue. Corruption. Lessons for Political Consultants.
On the last Academy evening of the year, the focus was on an extremely sensitive topic. It was about the dark side of politics, about lies, intrigues and corruption. Anthony Grally from France, Yussi Pick from Austria and James Aaron Ellul from Malta, moderated by Gülfem Saydan Sanver, used the examples of Sarkozy, the “Kurz’s System” and government corruption to highlight cases from which political advisers could learn lessons.
Especially in the discussion that followed, lessons for political advisers were the central topic. “It was an extremely exciting evening. A great end to the year,” said the Academy Committee.
Images: Anthony Grally, James Aaron Ellul, Yussi Pick, Gülfem Saydan Sanver
Here is the YouTube link to the academy evening #7:
EAPC Academy #6: September 28, 2021
Bundestag election in Germany: Who will be the next chancellor?
Just as off-programme, but extremely topical, was the EAPC Academy #6 on September 28, also just a few days after the decision. This time, EAPC members Reza Kazemi and Lukas Holter were the speakers. Both brought extremely exciting aspects to the election, which in retrospect proved to be one of the closest decisions. The details from the campaigns were also extremely interesting. The different voting behaviour between the former “West” and “East” countries was also a topic of the evening. Many thanks to the speakers and the moderator Gülfem Saydan Sanver.
The entire evening can be viewed on YouTube via the following link.
Lukas Holter
Reza Kazemi
Here is the YouTube link to the academy evening #6:
By the way, the next EAPC Academy will start on Tuesday, December 7th, 2021.
EAPC Academy #5: September 22, 2021
Background on the Russian Elections
The fifth EAPC Academy was an extraordinary event due to the postponed EAPC Europe Conference. Three days after the election of the Russian Duma, Ekaterina Egorova and Ilya Grashchenkov gave a lecture and presented extremely interesting details from the election, which caused an international sensation even before the ballot because of the exclusion of many opposition members.
As always, the evening was moderated by Gülfem Saydan Sanver in an extremely professional manner. Special thanks to the speakers and the moderator. The entire evening can be viewed via YouTube at the link below.
Ekaterina Egorova
Ilya Grashchenkov
Afterwards, the discussion between the speakers was extremely valuable, revealing unbelievable details. Questions from the participants of the extremely well-attended evening rounded off the third edition of the EAPC Academy.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Christoph Hofinger and Torbjörn Sjöström for a very successful evening.
The entire recording of the evening will be available on this page next week.
Here is the Video-Link to the 5th academy
EAPC Academy #4: June, 2021
Germany election 2021: Who will be the next chancellor?
The fourth evening of the EAPC Academy at the beginning of June started with a very special topic. Volker Riegger, Reza Kazemi and Oliver Lindner gave a great, informative talk about the upcoming parliamentary elections in Germany.
Volker Riegger
Reza Kazemi
Oliver Lindner
The presentations covered everything from the specifics of German electoral law to the dangers to Germany from the radical right-wing AFD (Alternative for Germany). The respective starting positions of the parties and their strategies for campaigning, especially in times of pandemic, were also discussed in considerable detail.
It became apparent that for the first time in many years, Germany could have a majority to the left of center, which is essentially shaped by the new strength of the Greens.
The current chancellor’s party, the CDU, has lost a great deal of sympathy, especially as a result of the unsuccessful nomination of candidates. All the more hotly contested will be the next months up to the election, whereby the mobilization of the voters a completely crucial role.
Here is the YouTube link to the academy evening #4:
EAPC Academy #3: April, 2021
EAPC Academy: Christoph Hofinger and Torbjörn Sjöström
gave in-depth insights into the ins and outs of polling.
At the beginning of April, exactly on April 6, the third evening of the EAPC Academy, which was launched in December, went on stage. Under the title “Whats wrong with polling?”, two of the best European pollsters outlined the background to why opinion research can sometimes not be as accurate as many would like. They used many examples to show weak points that can lead to incorrect conclusions if they are incorrectly assessed.
Torbjörn Sjöström from NOVUS Sweden emphasized in particular the often incorrect conclusions that most media draw from the figures available. In order to avoid such misinterpretations, it is necessary to coordinate each conclusion in advance with the respective persons responsible. Only authorized conclusions can avoid misinterpretations.
In his speech, Christoph Hofinger from SORA Austria underlined the enormous changes that opinion research has undergone in recent years and emphasized the constant adaptation of methods to changes.
Torbjörn Sjöström from NOVUS Sweden
Christoph Hofinger, Austrian social researcher
Afterwards, the discussion between the speakers was extremely valuable, revealing unbelievable details. Questions from the participants of the extremely well-attended evening rounded off the third edition of the EAPC Academy.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Christoph Hofinger and Torbjörn Sjöström for a very successful evening.
The entire recording of the evening will be available on this page next week.
Here is the Video-Link to Torbjörn Sjöström and Christoph Hofinger:
EAPC Academy #2: February, 2021
EAPC Academy: Feyi Akindoeyni inspired everyone
The second edition of the EAPC Academy took place at the beginning of February. The program included an exciting lecture on “New Trends in Digital Campaigning” with the Vice President of the International Association of Political Consultants and great expert Feyi Akindoeyni from Australia.
The President of the Australian public policy Government Relations Association and consultant to the Australian Government took the trouble to get up extremely early to give her presentation at 4:00 a.m. Australian local time and to discuss the topic with the participants.
“I was happy to do it, as it gave me the opportunity to meet many old friends and acquaintances again, at least virtually,” Feyi said.
In her presentation, Feyi brought examples of the use of existing data for political campaigns and its practical application. It was just incredible to see all these examples and their use and impact. Feyi was so fresh in her talk and inspired us all,” was the unanimous opinion of the amazingly large number of attendees.
Once again, a big thank you to Feyi Akindoeyni for her willingness and fascinating insights.
Here is the link to “New Trends in Digital Campaigning” by Feyi Akindoyeni:
EAPC Academy #1: December, 2020
Rick Ridder: Inspiring moments at the premiere
At the beginning of December, the EAPC launched a new special service for its members: The EAPC Academy. The aim of this service is to provide members regularly with new perspectives about campaigning presented by well-known speakers. The kick-off of this exclusive series for EAPC members was presented by Rick Ridder, campaign legend from RBI Strategies & Research, Denver/Colorado, USA.
Rick Ridder, who has been involved in many campaigns around the world for decades, inspired the audience with his lecture about the topic “Strategy and message: The key campaign components”. More than half of all EAPC members joined this premiere via Zoom and were impressed by Rick’s presentation.
Here is the link to Rick Ridder’s presentation:
The evening was moderated by Dr. Gülfem Saydan Sanver, Istanbul, the head of the EAPC Academy Committee supported by the Committee members Justine Cassar Gaspar, Malta and Sepp Hartinger, Austria.