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Hi Lizzie,
many thanks for raising this issue - difficult one.
Personally, I am one of those who won't be going to the EAA in Budapest as I feel uneasy about the current regime operating in Hungary. At the moment, it is just a personal decision, rather than a formalised boycott. I would be equally sympathetic towards Hungarian colleagues who decided not to go to Britain, because of the situation we have here. The governments of both countries are currently rather appealing to neo-fascists and white supremacists. I expect that there will soon be a similar situation in Italy (my home country).
Should the Budapest avoidance become a more formalised act, as you suggest, I think it would be useful to get in touch with the EAA committee as well as some Hungarian colleagues, to try to understand whether concerns have already been expressed, what is the feeling of local academics etc. If there are any Hungarians on this list, it would be good to hear from them, though it would be understandable if they would rather not become exposed.
It would be good to hear other people's opinions on this issue.
Cheers,
Umberto












On Thu, 2 Jan 2020 at 11:05, Lizzie Wright <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all,

Happy New Year!

I'd be interested to know the thoughts of people on this list around attending the EAA in Budapest in August 2020. I have heard a couple of people say that they are planning on not attending because they do not want to go to Hungary at the moment - is this a wider feeling? Of course the issues around non-attendance or official boycotting of academic conferences are complex - Who is actually losing out?, What are we really achieving?, What is really the best way of showing solidarity with our colleagues in the country in question? My current feeling is that if there is a movement not to go then it should be done alongside some kind of public statement, or else non-attendance might not be making much of an impact at all. 

I'd be interested in any thoughts that anyone on this list might have around these issues.

Best wishes,
Lizzie

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