Section for Sociological and Social Theory

Management

President: Zoltán Farkas, C.Sc.
  e-mail: bolsocfz(at)uni-miskolc.hu
  phone: 06 46 565 235
  work place: University of Miskolc, Institute of Sociology

Secretary General: Zoltán Csizmadia, Ph.D.
  e-mail: cszoltan(at)rkk.hu
  tel: 06 96 516 578
  work place: HAS Centre for Regional Studies West-Hungarian Research Institute

 

The aim of the Sociological and Social Theory Section is to promote the professional cooperation of MSZT members who are interested in sociological theory or social theory and involved in doing research and teaching in this field, as well as contribute to the improvement of professional public life. Its main activities include debating publications regarding sociological theory or social theory and manuscripts written by the members of the section, and organizing conferences in the field of sociological theory or social theory.

 

Zoltán Farkas, PhD in Sociology. He is a university lecturer at the Institute of Sociology at Miskolc University. He was awarded his master’s degree in sociology at the Faculty of Arts of ELTE University, in 1986. He completed his PhD at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in 1989. His main area of research is general sociological theory, and he is involved in elaborating the theory of institutional sociology.

 

Zoltán Csizmadia is a sociologist. He is a research fellow of the HAS Centre for Regional Studies West-Hungarian Research Institute. He is a member of the Hungarian Sociological Association since 2000. He have defended his PhD thesis (Cooperation and innovation: the network structure of the Hungarian regional innovation system) at the ELTE Faculty of Social Science, Doctoral School of Sociology in 2008. His major research topics are: social network analysis, social capital, inter-organizational and innovation networks, innovation systems.