Research institutes and associations of scholars in Hungary

Here you can find basic information about the websites of research institutes and associations of scholars active in Hungary, with direct links.

Description: The Antall József Knowledge Centre (AJTK) is a foundation that was established in collaboration with the Corvinus University of Budapest. Mrs. József Antall announced the foundation of the Knowledge Centre during the opening of the Antall-Building in Brussels in 2009; although the actual work of the Centre began only in May, 2010.

The Knowledge Centre is an organization independent of current politics, parties and ideologies; its primary objective is to foster the Antall tradition and spirit by means of education, research and publication.  The foundation is named after József Antall (1932-1993), Hungary's first freely-elected Prime Minister.

The Knowledge Centre puts a great emphasis on talent research and development. Scientific work is based mainly on BA, MA as well as PhD students. In our internship program, approximately 20-30 enthusiastic students help the Centre in organizing events and managing tasks. This does not only contribute to their diverse professional development, but they also have the opportunity to meet international experts and think-tanks.

The Antall József Knowledge Centre is engaged in a number of activities, ranging from the organization of conferences to education, research and pulishing. Education programmes are focuses on foreign policy and diplomacy, aiming at providing students with first-hand knowledge of this sector. Conferences, research and other activities of the Knowledge Centre address a variety of issues in social and political sciences, including European integration, cooperation between the countries of the Visegrad Group and the legacy of József Antall.

Visit the website of the Antall Jószef Knowledge Centre

Description: The Center for Policy Studies (CPS) is dedicated to improving the quality of governance in the region by the provision of independent public policy analysis and advice. The center is committed to strengthening local capacity for critical policy analysis and pursues research and publication that is interdisciplinary and carried out with partners in the global policy community, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union
Languages: English

Visit the website of the Center for Policy Studies (in English)

Description: The Center for Security and Defense Studies Foundation was established with the support and sponsorship of the ERASMUS Foundation for Democracy and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. The Center for Security and Defense Studies has been fully operational since November 1990. It is a non-governmental, non-profit educational and research institution, located and registered in Budapest, Hungary.
The major functions of the Center are international and domestic research, analysis, the organization of professional conferences, and the provision of expert advice regarding international security and defense problem areas. Although the major areas of concern for the Center are geographically concentrated in Europe, inclusive Eastern Europe and the states of the former USSR, its interest in international political and economic affairs is global in scope.
Languages: Hungarian, English

Visit the website of the Center for Security and Defense Studies (in Hungarian)
Visit the website of the Center for Security and Defense Studies (in English)

Name in Hungarian: Magyar Tudományos Akadémi
Description: Established in 1825 in Budapest, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences comprises eleven sections.
Languages: Hungarian, English

Visit the website of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (in Hungarian)
Visit the website of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (in English)

Name in Hungarian: Ilággazdasági Kutatóintézete
Description: Founded in Budapest in 1973, the Institute for World Economy is a research centre whose activities focus mainly on the process of European integration and economic transition in the Central-Eastern European countries.
Languages: Hungarian, English

Visit the website of the Institute for World Economics (in Hungarian)
Visit the website of the Institute for World Economics (in English)

Description:  The Institute for Ethnic and National Minority Studies was founded on 1st January 2001 on the basis of the former Academic Minority Research Workshop. Its primary objective is to carry out complex and interdisciplinary studies on Hungarian and Roma minorities in Central and Eastern Europe, and national and ethnic minorities in Hungary - in the fields of contemporary history, sociology, anthropology, sociolinguistics, law and political science. The Institute pursues basic research on the history of minorities, the legal status and political participation of minorities, the identity construction and discrimination of minorities including immigrants and Roma. In addition, the Institute carries out applied research to support educational, cultural, linguistic, regional and local development programmes in relation to minorities.

One of the other prime objectives of the Institute is to initiate and organize Hungarian and international research projects on minorities; to develop interdisciplinary approaches in minority studies; to build an international research network in order to carry out comparative studies on the complex dynamics of ethnic and minority processes in Central and Eastern as well as in Western Europe.

Another important objective of the Institute is to create databases on the history and demography of minorities, as well as their legal situation and institutions in order to facilitate the basic and applied research on minorities. Based on research findings, the Institute formulates conclusions and recommendations for decision-makers and stakeholders on minorities in Hungary, the Hungarian minorities of the neighbouring countries and the Roma communities. The orientation of the activities of the Institute is characterized by responsiveness to current ethnic problems, the study of fundamental ethnic processes and phenomena on the level of basic research, an interdisciplinary approach and an aspiration to international professional integration.

The Institute wishes to achieve the above objectives by means of independent and joint research programmes, establishing research networks, participating in international research projects, scientific publications, as well as by organizing and participating in national and international professional conferences and workshops.
At present the following research groups function in the Institute: history – law – political science; sociology, and anthropology. In addition, the Centre of Jewish Studies and the Centre for Migration and Refugee Studies also operate under the auspices of the Institute.

Languages: Hungarian, English

Visit the website of the Research Institute of Ethnic and National Minorities (in Hungarian)
Visit the website of the Research Institute of Ethnic and National Minorities (in  English)

Description: TÁRKI Social Research Institute is an independent, employee-owned research organisation that specialises in policy research in the fields of social policy and the social consequences of economic policies. This includes related data-collection, archiving and statistical activities. We recently increased our involvement in the areas of strategic market research and health policy analysis. In addition, we regularly contribute to basic research, in the areas of social stratification and inequality, and to the methodology of empirical social research.
Languages: Hungarian, English

Visit the website of the TARKI Social Research Institute (in Hungarian)
Visit the website of the TARKI Social Research Institute (in English)