Sociology Doctoral Program
The Sociology Doctoral Program at the Corvinus University of Budapest aims to assist motivated students to carry out problem-oriented, theoretically grounded and methodologically sound empirical social research. The Doctoral Program prepares its students for the international labor market. In order to develop the careers of our students, the organized doctoral training is conducted in English. The training program is full-time and lasts for eight semesters. In addition to the continuous research work, course work must also be carried out in the first two years. The first two academic year ends with the comprehensive exam focusing on the defense of the research plan. In the second phase of the training – also four semesters – students work exclusively on their research and dissertation. The dissertation must be submitted for defense within three years after passing the comprehensive exam. The language of the dissertation must be English.
About the program
Given our vast experiences on the progress of doctoral students, the key feature of the sociology doctoral program is a strong focus on supporting the doctoral research and minimizing coursework in the usual sense. All courses focus on developing research skills The mandatory courses include
- the series of research seminars (one course per semester) devoted to reviewing the literature, formulating research questions and developing the research plan.
- one course discussing good and questionable practices of theorizing and empirical research
Students should take at least three elective classes. We offer courses in both quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis methods. Students are free to select other courses from the offers of other doctoral programs and even summer schools instead.
Continuous work on the doctoral research is a must. Students are expected to
- meet the supervisor(s) on a weekly basis
- submit a progress report at the end of every semester, which includes a workplan for the prospective semester
- present their progress before their supervisors and peers at the doctoral research forum held each semester
- present at conferences and work on and publish papers
Research topics
Topics for prospective applicants are available HERE.
The research topics of current doctoral students is presented below.
Digital technology, innovation, the future of societies
Ahmed Said Al Ghdani: Expectations around artificial intelligence and robotics and the role of these projections in the present- A study of Oman Vision 2040 – supervised by Lilla Vicsek
Ayse Aysu Sinik: The Effects of Industry 4.0 on the Labor in Turkey – supervised by Lilla Vicsek
Ágnes Horváth: Critical evaluation of scenarios about the future of work created by Hungarian IT professionals – supervised by Lilla Vicsek
Fikadu Ayanie: Ethiopia: Authoritarianism in the age of digital technology – supervised by Attila Melegh
Michelle Crosby: Beyond Pre and Postisms: Understanding European Innovation Variance and the Long Wave – supervised by Attila Melegh
Siwar Youssef: Entrepreneurial intention among Tunisian University Students: the impact of government trust – supervised by György Lengyel
Gender, family, health
Helga Frech: Cross-cultural analyses of gender norms in correlation to the gender ratio in delinquency, health, and suicide in Europe – supervised by Tamás Bartus and Zsuzsanna Elekes
Fruzsina Mikó: Technology use in the family – Parental attitudes and perceptions – supervised by Beáta Nagy
Otgonbaatar Tsedendemberel: Shamed Citizens: Affectivizing the Lived Experiences of Contemporary Mongolian Queer Community – supervised by Judit Takács
Valéria Pelyhe: Transgender experiences about gender in workplaces – supervised by Judit Takács
Borbála Szczuka: Reproductive choices and climate change in the context of COVID-19 pandemic – supervised by Ivett Szalma and Judit Takács
Zsuzsanna Kollár: Women’s Trauma Narratives in the Hungarian Health Care System – supervised by Zsuzsanna Elekes and Zsuzsanna Káló
Orsolya Udvari: Women’s Trauma Narratives in the Hungarian Obstetric Care – supervised by Judit Durst and Ivett Szalma
Migration, communities, mobility
Alexandra Bagi: International Student Mobility in the Transnational Era: Transnational social spaces and mobility capital – supervised by Adél Pásztor
Neil Cezar Sapungan: Ethnography on Filipino Students – supervised by Adél Pásztor
Hang Tran Thi Thuy: Social capital with community resilience in the context of natural disasters in Vietnam – supervised by Andrew Ryder and György Lengyel
Anna Martin: Housing crises in Europe – supervised by József Hegedűs
Vera Horváth: Middle class identities in a peri-urban commuting zone – supervised by József Hegedűs
Mónus Gergely: Understanding Internal Migration from a Network Perspective – supervised by László Lőrincz
Merve Burcak Ketene: Migration within the Context of Climate Change – témazető: Attila Melegh
Orsolya Polyacskó: Social inclusion of immigrants in Hungary – supervised by Borbála Göncz and Vera Messing
Sarolta Wichmann: Chinese family structural changes in the light of modernity and migration – supervised by László Letenyei
Ainura Smailova: Post-Migration Living Difficulties of Returned Women in Kyrgyzstan – supervised by Borbála Göncz
Media and public discourse
Ali Md Niamot: The Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis in Elite and Public Discourse in Bangladesh – supervised by Vera Messing
Andrea Nyéki: The Portrayal of Occupations in Hungarian Fiction Series – supervised by Károly Bozsonyi
Réka Tamássy: Minority Discourses in Hungarian Online Political Communication – supervised by Zsuzsanna Géring
Cibele Silva e Souza: Representations of corruption in the media: a comparative study of Brazil and Portugal – témaveztők: Zoltán Szántó and Lilla Vicsek
Alumni
Since 1993 more than 100 doctoral candidates defended the doctoral dissertation within the sociology program.
Dissertations in English 2021
2022
Zsanna Nyírő (2022): THE EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL UPWARD MOBILITY ON HABITUS
Veronika Paksi (2022): PHD AND CHILDBEARING? WORK-LIFE BALANCE OF FEMALE PHD STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF ENGINEERING
Kitti Kutrovátz (2021): INTENSIVE PARENTING PERSPECTIVES ON PARENTAL TIME AND MEDIATION OF TECHNOLOGY USE
2021
Boglárka Herke (2021): WELFARE DESERVINGNESS PERCEPTIONS OF SINGLE MOTHERS IN HUNGARY: INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN, GOVERNMENT DISCOURSE, AND PUBLIC ATTITUDES
Zsófia Bauer (2021): NARRATED EXPERIENCES OF MEDICALLY ASSISTED REPRODUCTION IN HUNGARY
Gergely Horzsa (2021): RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND MIGRATION – EFFECTS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON INTERNAL MIGRATION AND MIGRATION ASPIRATIONS OF RURAL DWELLERS IN HUNGARY
Ákos Bocskor (2021): INFORMAL STATUS AMONG HUNGARIAN EARLY ADOLESCENTS. POPULARITY, COOLNESS, AND ACCEPTANCE FROM A MIXED METHODS PERSPECTIVE
Bence Kováts (2021): BECOMING (IN)DEPENDENT. TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS OF PARENTAL SUPPORT IN HOUSING ACCESS IN HUNGARY
Dissertations in English 2011-2020
Boróka Pápay (2020): THE PURPOSE AND TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOSSIP
Nóra Teller (2020): Trapped in One’s Own Housing. The Limitations of Housing Choices in Segregated Neighborhoods
Márta Radó (2019): Tracking the effects of life events on subjective well-being
Mounia Utzeri (2018) A chance or a trap? Understanding gender equality schemes in management.
Ildikó Dén-Nagy (2018): Problem solver or private life killer? Mobile Telephony and Work-life Balance in Hungary.
Bálint Néray (2017): Relational Integration as The Analysis of Friendship, Negative Ties and Ethnic Identity Among Adolescents
Nikolett Geszler (2016): Work-Family Conflict of Hungarian Manager Fathers
Dorottya Kisfalusi (2016): Interethnic Relations among Roma and Non-Roma Students in Hungary
Judit Pál (2016): Status and Negative Ties: A Longitudinal Network Study among Adolescents
Julianna Faludi (2016): Innovation Patterns In the Design-Driven Industries: Opening Up The Made In Italy. Doktori (PhD) értekezand, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Szociológia Doktori Iskola.
Hanna Kónya (2013): The emergence of a transnational elite. A methodological approach for the definition and identification of the Csángó elite…
Eszter Bakonyi (2012): To trust or not to trust. Trust Towards Democratic Institutions in Central and Eastern Europe after the Regime Change in 1989-1990 – with a Special Focus on Hungary
Attila Gulyás (2012): A friendly offer – fairness and social embeddedness
Faculty & Supervisors
Faculty and internal supervisors
Faculty and internal supervisors
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External supervisors
Andrew Ryder (associate professor, Eötvös Loránt University)
Bozsonyi Károly (associate professor, Károli Gáspár University)
Judit Durst (research fellow, Centre for Social Sciences)
Géring Zsuzsanna (senior research fellow, Budapest Business School)
József Hegedűs (managing director, Metropolitan Research Institute)
Zsuzsanna Kaló (associate professor, Eötvös Loránt University)
Vera Messing (senior research fellow, Centre for Social Sciences)
Gergely Pulay (research fellow, Centre for Social Sciences)
Judit Takács (research professor, Centre for Social Sciences)