The PLEDGE consortium, with members from the HUN-REN CSS Institute for Political Science, focuses on the emotional dynamics of political grievances and their impact on democratic politics, with the aim of strengthening societal and political resilience.

On April 10, 2025, researchers from the University of Granada, Lilian Bermejo-Luque and Javier Rodríguez-Alcázar, participated in a joint online workshop with members of the Political normativity project at the HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Political Science.

The PRiSMa research group at the HUN-REN CSS Institute for Political Science is inviting applicants through the Momentum MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme, offering a unique opportunity to collaborate with leading research groups in Hungary.

Zsanett Pokornyi, our Institute's Junior Research Fellow and her co-author’s study, “The Role of Legitimacy in Shaping Tax Morale: The Case of Hungary”, has been published in the journal East European Politics and Societies.

The study titled "Pandemic policymaking in European populist and liberal democracies: a comparison between Hungary and Portugal" by Marianna Kopasz, our Institute's Senior Research Fellow, Attila Bartha, our Institute's Senior Research Fellow, and Judit Takács, Research Professor of the Institute for Sociology, has been published in the journal "Political Research Exchange".

The study titled "The Irresistible Allure of Charismatic Leaders? Populism, Social Identity, and Polarisation" by Rudolf Metz and Bendegúz Plesz, our Institute's researchers, has been published in the journal "Politics and Governance" (Q1).

The study titled "Regeneration of Military Brownfield Sites: A Possible Tool for Mitigating Urban Sprawl?" by Tamás Kovalcsik, our Institute's Research Fellow, has been published in the journal "Land" (Q1) (other authors: Bence Szabó and Zoltán Kovács).

The book chapter titled "Parental involvement and school choice in Hungarian primary schools" by Gabriella Pusztai, Hajnalka Fényes and Péter Róbert, our Institute's Research Professor, has been published in the book "School Choice in Europe" (Routledge).

On March 15, 2025, Dr. István Stumpf was awarded the Széchenyi Prize. On behalf of the entire Institute, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to our retired Senior Research Fellow!

The Directorate of our Institute has announced the “Researcher of the Year” and the “Young Researcher of the Year” awards, recognizing the outstanding scientific achievements of two of our colleagues in 2024.