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Huub Rüel

4/1/22, 8:00 AM
Author: Huub Ruël

Hungary’s bad press in Western Europe: How Hungary can Help Bridge West and East

Hungary gets bad press in many Western European countries. According to the UK’s The Guardian newspaper, for example, the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is an autocrat who is suppressing minorities and is corrupt. The Economist even considers Hungary an elected autocracy! Dutch mainstream news outlets almost always write about Hungary with a rather negative slant, democracy in danger.
3/25/22, 7:47 AM
Author: Huub Ruël

Profit and common good: friends or foes?

Crisis situations such as the current war in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic and the global challenges such as wealth inequality and climate change put the finger on the question: what is the role of business in societies? Is it to make profit and in this way to serve society with goods and services?
2/19/22, 1:27 PM

MCC Podcast: Patriotism and religion in education - Huub Ruël and Paul Gilfillan

In this episode of MCC Podcast Series Dr. Paul Gilfillan is our guest.
2/16/22, 8:00 AM
Author: Huub Ruël

Reconsidering the purpose of business in a post-pandemic world: beyond corporate social responsibility

Today there is not a single medium or large business that is not involved in and reports about its Corporate social responsibility (CSR): all of them want to show their contribution to society, how they help solving grand challenges such as poverty, protection of our natural environmental and so on.
9/8/21, 9:15 AM
Author: Huub Ruël

What the West can learn from The Beggar

How can a statue save the West?
8/5/21, 8:47 AM
Author: Corvinák

Catholic Social Teaching: a New Model for Business Diplomacy?

Péter speaks to Huub Rüel, Visiting Fellow at MCC and expert on business diplomacy.

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