New article by Béla Tomka on the economic consequences of the Trianon Peace Treaty
An article has been published by Béla Tomka in the journal of Regional Statistics. The study aims at correcting some of the myths related to the Trianon Peace Treaty. It is available at http://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/terstat/2020/rs100101.pdf
Ágnes Tamás joined our department
Ágnes Tamás will be our new colleague from February 1, 2020 as an assistant professor, filling a position created by the Dean of our Faculty. Congratulations! Further information is available on her personal page.
Recent issue of Aetas has been published
The recent issue of Aetas (vol. 34., no. 4.) has been published, edited by Béla Tomka. Studies by, among others, Zsombor Bódy, Márkus Keller, Gergely Romsics and Béla Tomka are included. The topic of this issue, Institutional and Cultural Transfers in 20th-Century Hungary, is connected to the History of Globalization Research Group.
Péter Bencsik's habilitation
Péter Bencsik has successfully completed his habilitation process in Pécs, November 20, 2019. His presentations were the following: Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring; Cold War(s) among the Eastern European Communist States.
Péter Bencsik's new book has been published
The new book of our collegue, Péter Bencsik, titled Kelet és Nyugat között. Államhatárok, úti okmányok, határátlépés Magyarországon és Csehszlovákiában (1945–1989) [Between East and West. State Borders, Travel Documents, Border Crossing in Hungary and Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1989] has been published by the Historical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Linda Margittai's successful dissertation defense
Linda Margittai successfully defended her doctoral dissertation in May 2019. Congratulations! Further information and photos can be found on our Facebook page.
History of Globalization research group established
In cooperation with the Loránd Eötvös University (Budapest) and with the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, a new research group has been established at our Department, lead by Béla Tomka. The project aims at researching Globalization and territoriality in 20th-century Hungary. For more info, see the home page of the research group.
Department has a Facebook page
The Facebook page of our Department has been launched. Please like it in order to get the most recent information from us.
Linda Margittai joined our Department
From 1 September 2016, Linda Margittai joined our Department as an instructor, filling a vacant position. Further information is available on Linda Margittai’s personal page.
Retirement of Professor Karsai
After many decades of a successful career, Professor László Karsai retired in the Summer of 2016. The staff of the Department thanks his work and wishes him further success and fruitful research activity also in the future.