Cultural migrants? The consequences of educational mobility and changing social class among first-in-family graduates in Hungary
The special issue of Review of Sociology is now out, edited by Judit Durst and Zsanna Nyírő.

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The special issue of Review of Sociology is now out, edited by Judit Durst and Zsanna Nyírő.
Herke, Boglárka – Janky, Béla (2021) The Role of the Deservingness Criteria in the Case of Single Mothers’ Perceived Welfare Deservingness in Hungary. Journal of Social Policy, 2021, 1–21. doi:10.1017/S004727942100074X
Rudolf Metz and Réka Várnagy have just published a new article entitled “Mass,” “Movement,” “Personal,” or “Cartel” Party? Fidesz’s Hybrid Organisational Strategy in Politics and Governance.
The work of Ágnes Győri, Ákos Huszár and Karolina Balogh ("Differences in the Domestic Energy Consumption in Hungary: Trends between 2006–2017") was published in the Energies journal (IF: 3,004).
Tibor Valuch's new book entitled "Everyday Life under Communism and After Lifestyle and Consumption in Hungary, 1945–2000" has been published by CEU Press.
Rudolf Metz’s new article entitled 'The missing link: Studying political leadership from the followers’ perspective' has been published in Politics.
Imre Kovách – Boldizsár Gergely Megyesi – Angela Barthes – Hasan Volkan Oral – Marija Smederevac-Lalic (2021) Knowledge Use in Education for Environmental Citizenship—Results of Four Case Studies in Europe (France, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey) Sustainability 2021, 13(19), 11118; pp2-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131911118
Q1 IF: 3,251
Czibere, Ibolya – Kovách, Imre (2021) State Populism in Rural Hungary. Rural Sociology pp. 1–25 (Q1, IF: 4.078
David Wineroither and Rudolf Metz's article entitled “A Tale of Odds and Ratios: Political Preference Formation in Postindustrial Democracies" has been published in Politische Vierteljahresschrift
Eszter Farkas's article entitled “Discussing immigration in an illiberal media environment: Hungarian political scientists about the migration crisis in online public discourses" has been published in European Political Science.
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July, 2026
Ivett Szalma, Lóránt Pélyi, Orsolya Udvari, Kata Mária Udvarhelyi-Tóth, Erika Kispéter, Enikő Kubinyi (2026) Dogs, Motherhood, and Reproductive Choices: A Qualitative Study of Women’s Decision-Making in a Pronatalist Country. Journal of family Issues, First published Jul 7, 2026
June 2026
Katona, N., & Gábriel, D. (2026). The quiet collapse: Authoritarian neoliberalism and the crisis of care of older people in Hungary. Economy and Society, 55(2), 301–323. https://doi.org/10.1080/03085147.2026.2632445
May 2026
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March 2026
Benedek István (2026): Polarizing transition? Opposition strategies and the rise of Péter Magyar and the Respect and Freedom Party (TISZA) in Hungary. Comparative European Politics.