Szalma, Ivett – Djundeva, Maja (2019) What shapes public attitudes towards assisted reproduction technologies in Europe?
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Demográfia (English Edition), 62(5):45-75.
Centre for Social Sciences in H2020 and Horizon Europe
Established in 2012, the Centre for Social Sciences (CSS), a Centre of Excellence of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, is currently a partner in nine EU-funded projects within the frameworks of both Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. This amounts to over €1.3 million in funding for excellent and innovative research.
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CSS is part of the Eötvös Loránd Research Network, an independent public institution managed by a 13-member Governing Board and accountable to the Hungarian Parliament. CSS is classified as a public budgetary institution, making it eligible not only to submit proposals to any EU funding programme but also to participate in EU-funded projects as a coordinator, partner, or sole beneficiary.
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Makó, Csaba – Illéssy, Miklós – Nosratabadi, Saeed (2020) Emerging Platform Work in Europe: Hungary in Cross-country Comparison
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Messing, Vera – Ságvári, Bence (2020) From landing to arrival. Mapping the subtle integration of immigrants in Western Europe
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Zombory, Máté – Lénárt, András – Szász, Anna Lujza (2020) Vergessene Konfrontation: Holocaust und Erinnerung in Zoltán Fábris Film Nachsaison
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Intersections ranked again in Q2 of Scimago Journal Ranking (SJR)
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Publication: Veronika Patkós's new article
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Veronika Patkós and András Szántó have recently published an article entitled "Does sophistication increase partisan bias? Evidence from a cross-national analysis" in European Politics and Society.
New Book - Körösény András, Illés Gábor, Gyulai Attila: The Orbán Regime
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"The Orbán Regime Plebiscitary Leader Democracy in the Making" written by András Körösényi, Gábor Illés and Attila Gyulai was released on 4th May 2020 at Routledge.
Balogh, Péter – Bujdos, Ágnes – Czibere, Ibolya – Fodor, László – Gabnai, Zoltán – Kovách, Imre – Nagy, János – Bai, Attila (2020) Main Motivational Factors of Farmers Adopting Precision Farming in Hungary
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Agronomy, 10(4): 610.
Q1 publication, Impact Factor: 2.259
Ethnic Integration and Interethnic Relations in Schools
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The latest issue of the journal Intersections EEJSP is now out
Kovách, Imre (and co-authors) (2020): Knowledge and Environmental Citizenship
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Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, pp. 69-82.
Our results
Measuring attitudes towards voluntary childlessness: Indicators in European comparative surveys
20 March, 2025
New publication:
Szalma I, Heers M, Tanturri ML (2025) Measuring attitudes towards voluntary childlessness: Indicators in European comparative surveys. PLOS ONE 20(3): e0319081. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319081
Mental health risk in human services work across Europe: the predictive role of employment in various sectors
New publication: Ágnes Győri, Éva Perpék, Szilvia Ádám: Mental health risk in human services work across Europe: the predictive role of employment in various sectors. Frontiers in Public Health-ben (Q1, IF: 3)
30 January, 2025
WISE project and OTKA research: Collective for women for solidarity in energy and the energy crisis in Hungary
4 November, 2024
Transport poverty in Hungary
Expert workshop on 9 October, 2024
Long-term impact of unhealthy food tax on consumption and the drivers behind: A longitudinal study in Hungary
Importance of social inequalities to contact patterns, vaccine uptake, and epidemic dynamics
Manna, A., Koltai, J. & Karsai, M. Importance of social inequalities to contact patterns, vaccine uptake, and epidemic dynamics. Nature Communication 15, 4137 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48332-y
The role of digital status in adult child–parent relationships in European comparative perspective
Attitudes Toward Immigration in Europe. New publication by Ivett Szalma
Ivett Szalma & Marieke Heers (2024) Attitudes Toward Immigration in Europe. Understanding the Links Between Pronatalism and Voluntary Childlessness, International Journal of Sociology, DOI: 10.1080/00207659.2024.2319420
Anti-pluralism, labour market policy and the pandemic: Political uses and social consequences of COVID-19 in Hungary
Gárdos, J., Hungler, S., & Illéssy, M. (2024) Anti-pluralism, Labour Market Policy and the Pandemic: Political Uses and Social Consequences of COVID-19 in Hungary. Social & Legal Studies, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/09646639241233939. Online first. Q1.