The study titled "Varieties of Corruption? A Typology of Country-Level Corruption Patterns Using Fuzzy-Set Ideal Type Analysis" authored by Áron Hajnal and Attila Bartha, our Institute's researchers, has been published in the journal "Political Studies Review" (Q1).

The 30th Annual Conference of the Hungarian Political Science Association was held on May 29-30, 2025, hosted this year by the HUN-REN CSS Institute for Political Science. The Annual Conference is the primary forum for the political science community of Hungary, offering an opportunity for reflection, the evaluation of past achievements and the presentation of the latest trends in the field.

On April 15, HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences Institute for Political Science, in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity Hungary, organized a film screening and discussion on the intersection of energy poverty and gender inequality, as part of the WISE project.

As part of the WISE (Women in Solidarity for Energy) project, colleagues from our institute participated in two international online events in March 2025. The events explored energy poverty, the right to energy, and the situation of women in Europe.

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).