Call for abstract – EADI/IOB 2026
“Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions?” 29 June – 2 July 2026, Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium HP12 – Negotiating State–Society Relations through Development: Navigating Constraints and Opportunities in Authoritarian Contexts Convened by Tünde Virág and Judit Keller, ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional Studies This session invites theoretical and empirical […]
Summary of this year’s events of the Slovenian-Hungarian bilateral project
The project rests on the cooperation of ZRC SAZU and Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (KRTK) and funded by the ARIS (Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency, Slovenia) and NKFIH (National Research, development and Innovation Office, Hungary). Events The first ’offline’ (in-person) workshop organised by the ZRC SAZU team took place in Ljubljana. The discussion […]
‘Caring Communities and Urban Cultures of Care for Older People in Austria, Hungary, and The Netherlands’ – paper of Dóra Gábriel and her co-authors Valentin Fröhlich and Florian Pimminger was published
While a wide range of community‐based civic initiatives and collective practices have emerged in urban settings in recent years, the intersection of spatiality, care, and communities is a relatively little‐discussed topic. In the examination of urban life, the concept of social infrastructures may be a useful tool, that refers to spaces, facilities, institutions, and communities […]
‘Sustainable Urban Food Production with a Special Focus on Permaculture From Hungarian Perspectives’ – paper of Andrea Uszkai published
Permaculture represents one of the most advanced forms of sustainable farming and gardening in Hungary. It benefits from a well developed institutional framework, as well as robust educational and training resources. Additionally, successful examples of sustainable agriculture in Hungary may inspire similar initiatives in other countries, thus promoting the broader adoption of climate-friendly and environmentally […]
A book chapter by Gábor Héra and his co-author Katrin Kremmel was published in ‘Handbook on Methods in Restorative Justice Research’
A book chapter co-authored by Gábor Héra has been published in Handbook on Methods in Restorative Justice Research (Brill).
Online conference in 26 September 2025 – ‘Cities and regions bypassing central governments?’
Online conference in 26 September 2025 ‘Cities and regions bypassing central governments?’, organizing by our Institute in collaboration with the University of Brussels and the Paradiplomacy Laboratory of the University of Łódź. Cities, especially global hubs and national capitals, have long been at the forefront of political, social, cultural, and institutional innovation. In recent decades, […]
Regions in Industrial Transitions: A Transformative Resilience Perspective on the Uneven Geographies of Vulnerability, Preparedness, and Responsiveness
Co-Author of the paper is Balázs Páger Economic Geography Authors: Simon Baumgartinger-Seiringer, Balázs Páger, Michaela Trippl This article explores regional industrial transitions in the context of climate change. Empirically, the article utilizes rich data from eleven regions in nine countries in the Danube area in Europe. The authors used a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative analyses […]
TIP Journal “Paradiplomacy Worldwide” – webinar promoting
We are pleased to invite you to a webinar promoting the newest edition of the TIP Journal “Paradiplomacy Worldwide” includes an article by two researchers from our institute, Balázs Brucker and Zsuzsanna Zsibók. The event offers an opportunity to connect with the authors who contributed to this special issue and to discuss current debates in […]
Our researchers at the Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference in Birmingham
The ‘Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) Annual International Conference 2025’ was held in Birmingham between 26-29 August. The main theme was “creativity in geographical research”. Interesting and intensive work took place in 641 sections, and in addition to the sections, the program was also enriched by a poster exhibition, ongoing discussions […]
Extended deadline! – ‘Regional and ethnoregional parties in Europe and beyond’ – congress in Pécs, 4–5 December 2025.
‘Regional and ethnoregional parties in Europe and beyond’ – congress in Pécs (Hungary), co-organized by the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Cevipol) and HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (Institute for Regional Studies). Date: 4–5 December 2025. The aim of this conference is to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by regional and ethnoregional parties. […]