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RESEARCH
1. Research on Public Administration: General Overview
Research activities in institutions providing public administration education in Hungary can be divided into two groups, university
and non-university research. There are no specialist PA research centres in a university setting other than those listed below.1.1. University Related Research
Universities/Faculties of Law
Eötvös Lóránd University, Faculty of Law, Department of Administrative Law
- Environmental Law;
- Relationship of the EU and the Hungarian Public Administration.
Miskolc University, Faculty of Law, Department of Administrative Law
- Public Management;
- Efficiency in the Public Sector.
Janus Pannonius University, Pécs, Faculty of Law, Department of Administrative Law
- Legislation Activities of the Public Administration;
- Regional Studies.
Other law programmes, expect for the one at József Attila University, Szeged, have only recently started. Thus, they are in the process of forming their research priorities.
University Institutions other than Law
Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Centre for Public Affairs Studies
- the Civil Service;
- Public Policy Formulation;
- Process and Management;
- Ethics in the Public Sector;
- Tax Administration.
Századvég School of Politics
- Politics and Political Economics of Transformation;
- Comparative Politics;
- Media, Communication and Public Relations in Politics.
Central European University, Department of Political Science
- Comparative Political Economy;
- Politics and Government;
- Voting Behaviour;
- Organisation and Bureaucratic Theory;
- Constitutional Law and Theory.
The College of Public Administration
The diverse research activities of the college cover the following fields: reform of public administration; the civil service; public service provisions; regionalism, history of public administration; legality of the operation of the public administration; minority rights and public administration.
1.2. Other Non-University Research in Public Administration
For the purpose of the current and following sections, a “non-university research institution” is defined so as to exclude those institutions that are predominantly or exclusively involved in providing (financial) resources for PA research. Thus, in order to be included in the definition, an institution itself must employ full-time researchers for PA research activity. Furthermore, one hundred percent for-profit companies, whatever their role might be in contributing to PA research in Hungary, have been excluded from the definition as well. The reason for this is that, in spite of their sometimes remarkable work, the scientific content of research products of these companies is often ambiguous in fulfilling other criteria of academic work (i.e., that the research findings are both made public and are generally applicable). Important non-university research centres include:
- Hungarian Institute of Public Administration (whose main research fields include: public service provisions, policy management and public management, bureaucracy and public administration, regionalism, public administration reform in the middle-tier of governance, Constitutional foundations of modern states);
- Centre for Regional Research (whose research focuses on: regional studies, regional development);
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Law (which covers problems of controlling the lawful use of public funds by the public administration);
- Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics (which conducts research on the economics of education; financing local governments; tax policy).
2. The European and Comparative Dimension in Public Administration Research.
The following research projects have been undertaken in the last five years on subjects related to the European and comparative dimension of public administration:
2.1. University Institutions
Within faculties of law, research on European and comparative PA topics is generally focused on comparative PA. Projects usually take place in departments of administrative law, with research closely linked to the constitutional and administrative systems of different European states. The administrative system of the EU itself is not typically the subject of this type of research.
At Eötvös Lóránd University, the Department of Administrative Law pursues research on the relationship between the public administration of the EU and Hungary. Faculties oriented towards PA with an emphasis on policy and management conduct research on topics of comparative public management, public policy formulation and management, etc. Due to the content of these programmes, comparative PA research is not common. Instead, research and teaching materials are focused on the political-administrative features of the EU.
At the Budapest University of Economic Sciences, the Centre for Public Affairs Studies conducts research in fields of selected comparative policy issues related to the EU member states (civil service, policy process, tax administration, etc.).
At the College of Public Administration, research on comparative European PA, including methodological issues, is conducted by the Department of Public Administration.
2.2. Non-University institutions
In the Hungarian Institute of Public Administration (HIPA), research is focused on a comparative analysis of public service, its administrative context and comparative public management practices and their implementation strategies. The Centre for Regional Research is conducting research on regional policies of the EU and their implications for Hungary.
3. Main Researchers
The main researchers in public administration are listed below.
College of Public Administration
András Baka, Department of Public Administration
Péter Dantesz, Department of Public Administration
Lajos Lőrincz, Department of Public Administration
Albert Takács, Department of Public AdministrationEötvös Lóránd University, Faculty of Law
Lajos Ficzere, Department of Administrative Law
András Körösségnyi, Department of Political Science
Tibor Navracsics, Department of Political Science
Miklós Molnár, Department of Administrative Law
László Valki, Department of International LawHungarian Institute of Public Administration (HIPA)
M. Tamás Horváth
Gábor Szabó
Imre VerebélyiBudapest University of Economic Sciences
György Jenei, CPAS
Tamás Sárközy, Department of Economic Law
László Váradi, CPAS
László Vass, Department of Political ScienceJózsef Attila University
Zoltán Józsa, Department of Administrative and Financial Law
Miskolc University
Tibor Kalas, Department of Administrative Law
András Torma, Department of Administrative LawHungarian Academy of Sciences, Research Institute of World Economics
Margit Rácz
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