my conclusion from this thread: i will not apply because I do not want to work at a CIA front institution which is bound to implode.
Would working for CEU stigmatize you in your academic career, due to...
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Their ideological inclination is freedom, of the kind that most liberal democracies espouse. Their ideological enemy is Viktor Orban, whom most academics despise. So no, it wouldn't hurt you one bit. Maybe in Russia.
Imagine being so petty that you spend billions on trying to defeat Orban with no success. Soros lost his mind.