Mid-term strategic plan of the Institute for Political Science (summary)
Leading the way in domestic political science: the Institute for Political Science has achieved outstanding publication performance in international journals between 2019 and 2022
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The primary objective of the Institute for Political Science of the Centre for Social Sciences (CSS) is to conduct basic research in political science. Researchers at the Institute conduct both theoretical and empirical research, and the results are disseminated to both the academic and general public at scientific and professional forums.
Latest news
The Institute for Political Science (Ana Stojilovska) as part of a consortium led by EnAct, France won a 2-year project Women for Solidarity in Energy (WISE) under the CERV-2023-CITIZENS-CIV call worth 365,225 EUR.
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.
New paper by Ervin Csizmadia 'The Logic of Hungarian Political Development (1990-2022): Historical Political Perspectives' has been published by Lexington Books.
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.
The plaque was given by the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences for our colleague's outstanding scientific performance.
Our research professor has been appointed as Chair of the Board of European Association for Public Administration Accreditation (EAPAA).
New paper by Ana Stojilovska 'Fostering a democratic and socially just energy transition: How do Ombudspersons in Europe frame energy poverty?' has been published in the journal Energy Research & Social Science.
New journal article by András Bíró-Nagy and Áron Szászi ’Perceptions of the European Union’s Policy Impact: Europeanisation of Public Attitudes in Hungary’ has been published in East European Politics and Societies.
Rudolf Metz's article with Veronika Kövesdi on political sectarianism is published in Politics, Religion & Ideology.
New paper by Zsolt Boda “Shrinking space: the changing political opportunities of advocacy groups in illiberal governance” has been published in the journal European Politics and Society.