Featured Lendület Researcher: Balázs Reizer
Featured Lendület Researcher: Balázs Reizer 25 March 2026 – mta.hu Hungarian workers still earn significantly less than their Western counterparts. In order for this situation to change, it is essential to uncover the underlying causes of this phenomenon. This is the task undertaken by Balázs Reizer, Senior Research Fellow at the ELTE Centre for […]
Informality and Spatial Marginality of Roma in Bulgaria and Hungary – Tünde Virág’s book chapter has been published
Tünde Virág’s latest book chapter provides a comparative analysis of how Roma communities are spatially marginalized in Bulgaria and Hungary. Using Loïc Wacquant’s concepts of the “ghetto” and “anti-ghetto,” it shows how state policies, welfare systems, and historical trajectories shape distinct patterns of segregation in Eastern Europe. Published in the De Gruyter Handbook of Eastern […]
Reassessing the restorative features of Japan’s kōban policing System – by Gábor Héra
Reassessing the restorative features of Japan’s kōban policing system by Gabor Hera The article examines the long-standing academic debate surrounding the restorative justice potential of Japan’s kōban policing system. While some scholars portray kōban officers as key actors in community-based, informal conflict resolution and reintegration, others describe them as agents of a punitive and formal criminal […]
When Care Becomes Governance: What Social Services Do Beyond Helping – by Luca Sára Bródy
When Care Becomes Governance: What Social Services Do Beyond Helping In Hungary, care has become a central language of social policy. Programmes promise support, inclusion and development, especially in disadvantaged rural areas. Yet the growing role of care also raises a broader question: what happens when care is not only about helping, […]
Agri-environmental schemes reduce variable input costs: Evidence from Slovenian farms – new study by Štefan Bojnec and Imre Fertő in Journal of Cleaner Production
Agri-environmental schemes reduce variable input costs: Evidence from Slovenian farms Štefan Bojnec – Imre Fertő Journal of Cleaner Production – Volume 554, 8 April 2026 Highlights Agri-environmental schemes (AES) reduce energy and crop protection costs. Participation in AES shifts focus to less intensive tillage and sustainable farming. Yield trade-offs from AES may affect short-term farm […]
Shortest Two Disjoint Paths in Conservative Graphs – new research study by Ildikó Schlotter has been published in Algorithmica journal
Why sustainability in business depends on managers, not just markets – by Imre Fertő
Why sustainability in business depends on managers, not just markets Imre Fertő Policies to improve innovation and sustainability often focus on finance, regulation and technology. But evidence from Hungary’s wine sector suggests that managers themselves can play a decisive role. Firms led by managers who are more proactive, creative and open to experimentation perform better […]
Public funding for new football stadia: overinvestment and underutilisation in Hungarian football – new study by Gergely Csurilla, Imre Fertő & Giambattista Rossi
Public funding for new football stadia: overinvestment and underutilisation in Hungarian football Gergely Csurilla, Imre Fertő, Giambattista Rossi European Sport Management Quarterly – Published online: 19 Mar 2026 Abstract Research question: We investigate whether the state-funded construction and renovation of football stadia results in sustained attendance growth, addressing a significant gap in European sport […]
Reassessing the restorative features of Japan’s kōban policing system – new research study by Gábor Héra has been published in Contemporary Justice Review
Reassessing the restorative features of Japan’s kōban policing system Gabor Hera Contemporary Justice Review – Published online: 9 Mar 2026 Abstract This article introduces an academic debate regarding Japan’s kōban policing system over the past few decades. As the author reveals, some scholars consider kōban police officers as key actors in delivering restorative justice. Others, however, […]
Assessing accessibility barriers at public transport stops for people with disabilities: Study in Hungary – new co-authored study by László Jóna
Assessing accessibility barriers at public transport stops for people with disabilities: Study in Hungary Faten Salman, Balázs Horváth, László Jóna European Transport Studies, Volume 3, 2026, December 2026 Abstract Public transport systems play an instrumental role in promoting mobility, independence and the equitable participation of all individuals in daily activities Despite accessibility having become a […]
