A new study by our research fellow, István Benedek, has been published in Comparative European Politics (Springer Nature), an international journal ranked D1. The title of the publication is: “Polarizing transition? Opposition strategies and the rise of Péter Magyar and the Respect and Freedom Party (TISZA) in Hungary.”

A new study by Áron Buzogány, Dániel Mikecz, and Piotr Kocyba, published in the journal *Environmental Politics* (D1), examines the sociological background and political attitudes of protesters in the Fridays for Future climate movement, comparing participants in Eastern and Western European countries. 

Anna Ujlaki's new book, A Feminist Exploration of Migration – A Critical Cosmopolitan Care Approach, has been published, offering a feminist rethinking of the political theory of migration.

The study by Marianna Kopasz, Zófia Papp, Csilla Zsigmond, and Ildikó Husz examines the determinants of acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Hungary, with a particular focus on trust in science.

The INFOPOLDEM project, launched with the participation of the ELTE Centre for Social Sciences, has received funding under the EUI Widening Europe Programme 2026, with Veronika Patkós as one of the lead researchers.

The book "'The Peculiar Four' and Europe. Political Communication in Social Media in the Visegrad Countries before the 2024 European Parliament Elections," co-edited by Márton Bene, has been published by Harrasowitz Verlag.

The WISE project, where ELTE Centre for Social Sciences is a consortium member, was one of the winners at the 6th edition of the Energy Poverty Solutions Awards, awarded by STOP Exclusion Énergétique.

Edited by András Bíró-Nagy and Gergő Medve-Bálint, The Path of Hungary’s EU Membership: Navigating Sovereignty, Dependence, and Economic Development has been published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Our institute's researchers, Pal Susanszky, Andrea Szabó, Dániel Mikecz with Sebastian Haunss and Priska Daphi conducted a protest survey at two major demonstrations held on 23 October 2025 in Budapest. The researchers compare the social and demographic composition and political attitudes of participants in the pro-government Peace March and the opposition-organized National March.

On 6, 24, and 25 of November, three workshops on Female Energy Poverty were organized by ELTE Centre for Social Sciences, Institute for Political Science, in cooperation with the Culture Club at ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences as part of the WISE (Women in Solidarity for Energy) and LIGHT (Local Initiatives for Green Housing Transitions) projects. The workshops took place at ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences, were attended by 50 participants altogether, and moderated by Ana Stojilovska, Sára Szabó, and Lili Szücs.