CEU Graduate Franziska Marhold Receives Young Talent Award From Austrian Society for Political Science
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Franziska Marhold, who graduated from CEU in 2023 with an BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, has received the Young Talent Award from the Austrian Society for Political Science (ÖGPW). She is one of two bachelor’s students in Austria to receive the honor, which comes with a cash prize of 300 euros.
Marhold’s thesis, titled “Right-Wing Parties' Opposition to Climate Policy in the EU”, explores the circumstances under which right-wing parties vote for environmental policy. The thesis, supervised by Mariyana Angelova, Assistant Professor in CEU’s Department of Political Science, provides a directly relevant scholarly contribution to current politics.
“This recognition is a huge honor for me. I highly appreciate the ÖGPW‘s generous support of young scholars as well as their encouragement of research into urgent issues such as climate politics,” said Marhold, who is currently participating in a one-year traineeship at Vienna’s Ministry of Climate Action, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology.