Call for Papers for the Workshop on Constitutional Interpretation in Emergencies in Europe
Institute for Legal Studies
CALL FOR PAPERS - Workshop on Constitutional Interpretation in Emergencies in Europe
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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New Publication: The “EU‐Leash”: Growth Model Resilience and Change in the EU’s Eastern Periphery
Institute for Political Science
Gergő Medve-Bálint and his co-author, Jakub Szabó has recently published an article entitled The "EU-Leash": Growth Model Resilience and Change in the EU's Eastern Periphery in Politics and Governance.
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
Institute for Sociology
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.
New Book: The Logic of Hungarian Political Development (1990-2022): Historical Political Perspectives
Institute for Political Science
New paper by Ervin Csizmadia 'The Logic of Hungarian Political Development (1990-2022): Historical Political Perspectives' has been published by Lexington Books.
Joó T., Foley K., Brys Z., et al. (2024). Impact of regulatory tightening of the Hungarian tobacco retail market on availability, access and cigarette smoking prevalence of adolescents
Institute for Sociology
Joó T, Foley K, Brys Z, et al (2024). Impact of regulatory tightening of the Hungarian tobacco retail market on availability, access and cigarette smoking prevalence of adolescents. Tobacco Control. Online First. https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058232. (Online first; IF:5,2; D1 in Health-Social Science)
New Publication: Economic nationalists, regional investment aid, and the stability of FDI-led growth in East Central Europe
Institute for Political Science
New paper by Gergő Medve-Bálint and Andrea Éltető 'Economic nationalists, regional investment aid, and the stability of FDI-led growth in East Central Europe' has been published in the Journal of European Public Policy.
CALL FOR PAPERS - International conference on “Legal discourses on international and EU migration/refugee law in Central and Eastern Europe: emerging new narratives or business as usual?”
Institute for Legal Studies
CALL FOR PAPERS - International conference on “Legal discourses on international and EU migration/refugee law in Central and Eastern Europe: emerging new narratives or business as usual?”
Albert F., Brys Z., Gerdán M., Herke B. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on important relationships in Hungary
Institute for Sociology
Albert Fruzsina, Brys Zoltán, Gerdán Mercédesz, Herke Boglárka (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on important relationships in Hungary. In: István, Grajczjár; Laki, Ildikó (szerk.) Epidemic and society, trends, consequences, coping strategies. Budapest, Magyarország : Milton Friedman University. 163 p. pp. 7-34. , 28 p.
Stefkovics, Á. (2023). The association between the interviewers’ and the respondents’ political attitudes in a telephone survey
Institute for Sociology
Stefkovics, Á. (2023). The association between the interviewers’ and the respondents’ political attitudes in a telephone survey. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2023.2292500 Q1, IF: 3.3
Our Senior Research Fellow Gergő Medve-Bálint received Bolyai Plaque
Institute for Political Science
The plaque was given by the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for our colleague's outstanding scientific performance.
Our results
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.
New publication: Solidarity with displaced People from Ukraine in Hungary
Shrinking space. The changing political opportunities of advocacy groups in illiberal governance
Zsolt Boda's latest paper