On June 18, 2024, Sean Theriault,  guest speaker of the VSHIFT Momentum project at poltextLAB, gave a lecture at the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Political Science with the title “The Policy Agendas of a Global Power: The Case of the Holy See.” Theriault is a professor at the University of Texas; his expertise include the U.S. Congress, the presidency, political parties, elections, and party ploarization. He is the author of five books and numerous articles in a variety of journals on subjects ranging from presidential rhetoric to congressional careers and the Louisiana Purchase to the Pendleton Act of 1883.

The abstract of his lecture is available here: https://politikatudomany.tk.hu/esemeny/2024/05/speaker-series-sean-theriault.