Newsletter - Social Science in Eastern Europe 2001- 3
Hungary
Magyarorszagi Romanok Kutatointezete
Dozsa György u. 8.
H-5700 Gyula
Tel.: +(3666) 463 079
Fax: +(3666) 463 079
E-mail: meszena@ludens.elte.hu
Management: Berenyi, Maria, Dr. (director)
Year of foundation: 1991
Staff: 11 researchers
Main fields:
* Research into various aspects of the life of the Romanian minority in
Hungary, exploration and analysis of their problems by scientific methods
* publication of works covering the scientific and cultural values and
achievements of the Romanian minority and their integration into Hungarian
science and culture.
Working groups:
* history section,
* linguistics and literature section,
* ethnography section
Research activity:
* history of public education till 1945
* institutional system of the Romanian minority between the two world wars
* history of the Romanian churches (Orthodox and Greek Catholic) from the 18th
century
* history of the Gozsdu Foundation
* sociolinguistic and dialect research
* Greeks and Macedonian-Rumanians in Hungary
* Romanian culture in Pest and Buda in the 19th century
* Romanian literature in Hungary
* Romanians and Hungarians living together in the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy
* inter-ethnic relations in the communities of Ketegyhaza, Elek, Battonya and
Magyarcsanad
* aesthetical analysis of Romanian proverbs
* beliefs of Romanians in Hungary
* the role of folk music and folk dance in the traditions of the Romanian
minority
Publications/ papers:
Simpozion Vol. 1-9.; Izvorul (an ethnographical annual), Lumina (a cultural
annual); Annales '96 (bilingual studies); Bibliografie (bibliography
of the researchers' works), Monographs of communities Chitighaz (Bp.
1993), Batania (Bp. 1995), Micherechi (Gyula, 2000);
Events: Annual scientific symposia are organized (the 10th
symposium took place in 2000)
Services: The institute researchers take part in publishing textbooks
on ethnographical and minority issues, and organize further education for the
minority teachers of the region. The proceedings are published every year, and
serve as a useful material for everyone who is engaged in research on Romanians
living in Hungary
Research Projects
Ongoing social science research projects in 2001-2004 financed by the
Hungarian Research Fund (OTKA):[1]
Sociology
Szekelyi, Maria: Life-conduct strategies and success factors at the
millenium in Hungary (ELTE, Institute for Sociology and Social Policy) Duration:
3 years
Szakadat, Istvan: Possibilities of computer applications of deontic
logic in the human-machine communication (Budapest University for Engineering) Duration:
1 year
Kolosi, Tamas: Regionalism and social inequality: experimental
longitudinal survey on local governments (Social Research Information
Association, TARKI) Duration: 4 years
Mako, Csaba: Globalization and organizational innovation in Hungarian
enterprises. The role of multinational companies in distribution of
"soft" technologies (Institute for Sociology, HAS) Duration: 3
years
Vitanyi, Ivan: Value-preferences of media-consuming groups as
reflected by the most popular television genres (Institute for Sociology, HAS) Duration:
3 years
Molnar, Attila Karoly: Exploring the society (ELTE, Institute for
Sociology and Social Policy) Duration: 3 years
Fabian, Zoltan: A longitudinal survey of ethnic and political
attitudes (Institute for Psychology, HAS) Duration: 3 years
Albert, Fruzsina: Social embeddement of young people between 15 and 20
years and their parents, and its effect on their physical and mental
health/status?/ (Institute for Sociology, HAS) Duration: 3 years
Horanyi, Özseb: Participational model of communication (Budapest
University for Engineering) Duration: 2 years
Biczo, Gabor: The influence of modernization process on the
cultural-constitutive mechanism of local communities (University of Miskolc,
Chair Cultural and Visual Anthropology) Duration: 3 years
Pronai, Csaba: A Roma cultural anthropology dictionary (ELTE,
Workgroup for Cultural Anthropology) Duration: 4 years
Hadas, Miklos: Modernism and masculinity: representation of men in
mass-culture (Budapest University for Economics & Public Administration) Duration:
3 years
Boreczkyne Majer, Agnes: Modernism and family. Hungarian
family-versions //formations// in a survey on three-generations-families (ELTE
Teachers' Training College Faculty, Chair for Education) Duration: 4
years
Nagy, Beata: Changes in management style: female managers in business
(Budapest University for Economics & Public Administration) Duration: 3
years
Fabian, Zoltan: Archivation/ preserving databases in empirical
sociology, demography, economics, psychology and political science (Social
Research Information Association, TARKI) Duration: 4 years
Statistics / Demography
Toth, Pal Peter: Demographic dynamic : status-changes in the Hungarian
population (Central Bureau of Statistics, Research Institute for Demography) Duration:
4 years
Illes, Sandor: The quantity and direction of emigration, and the
housing conditions of immigrants in Hungary (Central Bureau of Statistics,
Research Institute for Demography) 4 years
Kapitany, Zsuzsa: Inequalities and mobility in the incomes and
expenses of Hungarian and European households (Research Institute for Economics,
HAS) Duration: 3 years
Recent publication
Bajomi-Lazar, P.; Hegedüs, I. (ed.): Media and Politics
Budapest: Central European University Press, 2001
Call for application
Nationalism Study Program at Central European University Budapest
The Nationalism Studies Program was established by Central European
University with the aim of promoting the study of nationalism in the
post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The program offers
students an MA degree accredited by the Board of Regents of the State New York.
It also offers a PhD degree in the framework of a joint History-Nationalism PhD
track in collaboration with CEU's History Department. In addition, the
program MA graduates may apply to the PhD program in Political Science based on
a special agreement between the two units.
More detailed information can be obtained directly from the organiser
CEU, Budapest
Nationalism Studies Program
Maria M. Kovacs
Program Director
H-1051 Budapest, Nador u 11
Tel.: (+361) 3273081
Fax: (+361) 3276102
E-mail: kovacsma@ceu.hu
Internet:http://www.ceu.hu/nation/
and http://www.ceu.hu/prospective_students.html
(information on financial aid)
[1] Information
about the research projects in the field of political science and economics will
be published in December 2001
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