The discipline of science: Social Sciences
Branch of science: economics, political science
Subprograms:
World Economics
International and Security Studies
Geopolitics
Language of the program: English – Hungarian
Name of the doctoral degree obtained: Ph.D. in Economics, Ph.D. in Political ScienceThe Doctoral School is based on the following MA programs:
MA in International Economy and Business,
MA in International Relations,
MA in Political Science
Rethinking Europe Research Group
Scientific and research advisers:
András Blahó CSs, Professor Emeritus
Zsolt Rostoványi DSc,
Research Lead: Dr. Éva Bóka Ph.D., Dr. Habil Honorary associate professor
Research Lead Economics: Dr. Balázs Sárvári Ph.D., Rector of Saint Ignatius Jesuit College; Assistant Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest Email: balazs.sarvari@uni-corvinus.hu
Associate Researchers:
Bálint Czékus, Ph.D., Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy of Hungary, Berne
Endre Domonkos, Ph.D., Scientific Senior Research Fellow, Budapest University of Economics, Department of International Relations
György Folk, Ph.D., Lecturer, Corvinus University of Budapest, Independent Researcher
Csaba Horváth, Ph.D., Scientific Research Fellow, Silk Road Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
József Lukács, Ph.D., Government Relations, Foreign Ministry, Hungary
Rita Pálfiné Sipőcz, Ph.D., Head of Department at Ministry of Finance, Government Administration, Budapest
Balázs Sárvári, Ph.D., Rector of Saint Ignatius Jesuit College; Assistant Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest
Aims and research fields:
The aim of the Rethinking Europe Research Group is to rethink the European economic and social organization concentrating on modernization and globalization in a multidisciplinary (historical, economic, geopolitical, and cultural) approach.
The main research fields:
History of Europe and international relations
The history and problems of European modernity
Rethinking colonization
The history of the idea of European unity
The history of the European Integration
The European values and principles (the system of liberties)
The economic, political and cultural questions of the European Union (theory and practice)
Europe in the world: Relations of Europe (EU) with the United States, Turkey, Russia, East-Asia (China, Japan, and South-Korea), South East Asia (ASEAN), South Asia, South America, and Africa
Europe (EU) and the United Nations
Regionalism and the reform of the United Nations
The future of Europe in the global world
How to join?
The Rethinking Europe Research Group is open to post-docs and Ph.D. candidates of the Corvinus University of Budapest. If you are interested to join, you should send an e-mail to Éva Bóka (bokaeva@gmail.com) with a paper proposal. It should include the title, the abstract, and the contents of the planned paper. The topic has to correspond to the research fields of the Rethinking Europe Research Group. It cannot be the Ph.D. research topic itself in the case of Ph.D. candidates, but it can be related to it. If the proposal is of interest, the proposer will receive an answer with suggestions, advice, and a deadline.
The main field of research of the Doctoral School
Theory of International Relations
International Economics
International Finance
International Law
World Economics
Macroeconomics
Regional Economics
Theory of Development Economy
Regional Studies
History of the European Union
Economics of the European Integration
Institutions of the European Union
Civilization – Globalization
Human rights, minority protection
Security policy
Transatlantic Integration
Comparative integration studies
Geopolitics
Regional development, urbanization, and regional politics
Global environmental issues