SSH CENTRE project has successfully concluded – Summary video
The SSH CENTRE (Social Sciences and Humanities for Climate, Energy aNd Transport Research Excellence) project has concluded its mission to demonstrate how social sciences and humanities (SSH) drive effective change in climate, energy, and mobility sectors. Researchers from CERS IRS participated in this European collaboration, contributing to the project’s goal of bridging the gap between […]
Local Success in Hungary Based on Two Selected Districts – new study by our colleagues
Réka Horeczki, Ildikó Egyed, Szilárd Rácz and Lívia Csajbi authored the study ‘Local Success in Hungary Based on Two Selected Districts’ now available. This article examines the different approaches to settlement success and municipal leadership in the case of Hungarian municipalities. Our objective is to examine mayoral perceptions of success in two selected districts in […]
Innovation in space, time and networks – Report on the GeoInno2026 conference
The 8th Geography of Innovation (GeoInno2026) conference took place from 28 to 30 January 2026 at the Corvinus University of Budapest, co-organised by the ELTE KRTK. Following cities such as Saint-Étienne, Utrecht, Toulouse, Barcelona, Stavanger, Milan, and Manchester, Budapest became the first city in Central and Eastern Europe to be included on the prestigious list […]
Central and Eastern Europe: 20 Years in the European Union – paper of our colleagues has been published
‘Central and Eastern Europe: 20 Years in the European Union’ – paper of Szilárd Rácz, Ildikó Egyed and Réka Horeczki has been published. The first part of the article outlines the unique development path of Central and Eastern European countries after their market economic transition, and the changing geo-economic framework conditions referred to as “externally- […]
Call for Abstracts: Special Session at the 65th ERSA Congress, Sofia
Call for Abstracts: Special Session at the 65th ERSA Congress, Sofia The 65th ERSA Congress will be held in Sofia from August 25–28 this year. With Prof. Aleksandra Ravnachka (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), we are organising a special session: S-70 Uneven Prosperity: Spatial Polarisation, Social Vulnerability, and In-Work Poverty The deadline for extended abstract submissions is February 20, 2026. […]
Call for Abstracts: Special Session at the 65th ERSA Congress, Sofia
The 65th ERSA Congress will be held in Sofia from August 25–28 this year. As part of the NKFI project titled “Local Government Diplomacy in the International Space” – led by Prof. Dr. Ilona Pálné Kovács – we are organizing a special session: “Local governments, diplomacy, regionalism.” The deadline for session applications and the submission […]
Challenges and opportunities in Danube freight transport, the importance of the Black Sea connection – study of Dávid Nagy
Abstract: The utilisation of the Danube as a waterway has always fallen short of its potential. This is mainly attributable to the geographical characteristics of the river. The Danube’s water flow is uneven, with frequent low water levels in late summer and autumn. Another disadvantage is that it has few navigable tributaries, of which the […]
How are digital platforms reshaping our urban environments and everyday mobility patterns? Our researchers address this question in their latest study
Paper of Dóra Bálint and Ildikó Egyed “Platform-attracting urban places – distribution and characteristics of ridesharing meeting points through a Hungarian case study” has been published. This analysis of a Hungarian ridesharing platform demonstrates that meeting points are not only clustering near strategic transport corridors and city centers but are also emerging in informal spaces, […]
Drivers of sustainable consumption: An empirical analysis of consumer attitudes, knowledge, and social pressures – study of Viktor Varjú and his co-writers
Study of Viktor Varjú and his co-writers Wifek Essoussi, Kinga Nagyné Pércsi, Apolka Ujj, Apolka Ujj has been published. Sustainable consumer behaviour has gained increasing attention in recent years as environmental challenges intensify. Understanding the factors influencing sustainable purchasing decisions is essential for developing effective policies and interventions. Using a mixed-method analytical approach this paper […]
From fork to farm, locally: social acceptance pathways for human excreta-derived fertilisers across three European regions – new paper by Viktor Varjú
Socio-Ecological Practice Research– Published: 9 December 2025 Abstract This research was carried out to better understand the attitudes of everyday people and stakeholders towards the new innovation of bio-based fertilisers made from human excreta. This research used the circular influencing model (CIM) as an analytical framework to understand the social acceptance of fertilisers made from […]