European Association of Political Consultants

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The European Association of Political Consultants (EAPC) represents the interests of political consultants from Europe.

It was founded in 1996 in Vienna . Its activities include holding annual conferences and the EAPC Master Class, as well as issuing publications. The organization serves as a platform for the exchange of ideas between political advisors and has set itself the goal of strengthening democratic structures in Europe. The EAPC is in close contact with comparable organizations, in particular the IAPC ( International Association of Political Consultants ). The current president is Igor Mintusov , while Ilkkha Ahtokivi from Finland and Kristina Wilfore from Turkey act as vice-presidents. The membership directory, which is open to the public, currently has 60 political advisors from 18 European countries among its members, Austria is the most represented with 11 members.

Board members of the European Association of Political Consultants

The EAPC is represented on the board by the following people:

Board member Country of origin position
Igor Mintusov Russia president
Ilkka Ahtokivi Finland Vice President
Kristina Wilfore Turkey Vice President
Sepp Hartinger Austria Treasurer
Reza Kazemi Germany Board member
Sten Olsson Sweden Board member
Graham Godwin-Pearson Great Britain Board member
Thomas Borwick Great Britain Board member

President

Conferences and publications

From 2003 to 2005 the organization published the volume “Election Time - The European Yearbook of Political Campaigning”, which describes election campaigns and their effects in Europe. The results of the 15th EAPC conference in Vienna in 2010 are summarized in a book on the subject of "Emotions in Politics and Campaigning".

Once a year, the EAPC organizes a members' conference at whose panels and speeches the exchange of experience among political advisors from different countries is the focus, the next time in Vienna at the beginning of May 2010. The conferences of recent years took place in Zurich (2009), Copenhagen (2008) , Vilnius (2006), Innsbruck (2002) and Moscow (2000).

The next conference will take place from May 30th 2019 to May 31st 2019 in Athens , Greece.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ EAPC - European Association of Political Consultants »Board. Retrieved August 7, 2018 (American English).
  2. ↑ Members ( English ) EAPC. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. ^ EAPC - European Association of Political Consultants »Board. Retrieved August 7, 2018 (American English).
  4. ↑ Personnel composition (eapc.eu)
  5. ↑ Review of "Election Time 2004" in the Falter
  6. ↑ The volumes on eapc.eu  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.eapc.eu  
  7. ↑ Christoph Hofinger, Gerlinde Manz-Christ (ed.) (2011): Emotions in Politics and Campaigning. How Neuroscience, Linguistics and Social Psychology Change the Political Profession. Prestige Books, Sydney. ISBN 978-8-178-51086-6 .
  8. ↑ www.pr-guide.de
  9. ↑ www.runeanderslars.dk  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.runeanderslars.dk  
  10. ^ "European Conference of Political Consultants" , in: Wiener Zeitung May 6, 2002, p. 5; "Also “ Europe's parties need political professionals ” , in: Kronen Zeitung , May 3, 2002, page 12;“ The fight for trust ”, in: Die Presse , May 2, 2002, page 5
  11. ↑ EAPC Conference & Polaris Awards | March 13-14, London . ( eapcevents.com [accessed August 7, 2018]).