Publication: Zoltán Gábor Szűcs's new article in Res Publica
Institute for Political Science
Zoltán Gábor Szűcs has recently published an article entitled "Political obligations in illiberal regimes" in Res Publica.
Publication Awards 2025
Authors of the best publications of our institutes are acknowledged each year. On 5 March, 2025, Zsolt Boda, General Director, handed out the awards at the annual meeting of the Centre for Social Sciences, followed by brief presentations of the research findings.
Announcement
We inform our partners that due to a government decision, our research centre was integrated into ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. As of 1 August 2025, our legal name is ELTE Centre for Social Sciences
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Gerő, Márton – Susánszky, Pál – Kopper, Ákos – Tóth, Gergely (2020) Strategies for Survival: Human Rights Organizations’ Responses to the Closing of Political Opportunity Structures in Hungary
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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.
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
Institute for Political Science
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
Institute for Political Science
"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.
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Shackle or hammer? How polarisation influences political corruption
Dogs, Motherhood, and Reproductive Choices: A Qualitative Study of Women’s Decision-Making in a Pronatalist Country
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
Navigating the In-Between: Immigrant Children’s School Integration in Vienna
Single mothers by choice in Hungary. Motivations for solo motherhood and the importance of genetic ties
The quiet collapse: Authoritarian neoliberalism and the crisis of care of older people in Hungary
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
Electoral Revolution: The Collapse of Hungary’s Electoral Autocracy
May 2026
Written by Andrea Szabó, András Bozóki, and Zoltán Gábor Szűcs-Zágoni
The populist voter trap: why regime change may not end populism
Polarizing transition? New paper by István Benedek
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.