Viktória Szirmai Professor Emerita (TK SZI) Department: Research Department for Social Integration and Social Policy Academic Title: Doctor of HAS, DSc. Email: szirmai.viktoria@tk.hu Phone: +36 1 2246700, 2246742 / 5430 Building: B (Floor, room: 1.37.) Research Interests urban and regional sociology, environmental sociology, social conflicts, social competitiveness, social inequalities, climate change, social well-being Selected Publications Szirmai, Viktória (2019) Városok és városlakok. (A befogadó és a kirekesztő városok) (Cities and Citizens (Inclusive and exclusive cities). Budapest: Corvina Kiadó - MTA TK Szirmai, Viktória (ed) Artificial Towns in the 21st Century: Social Polarisation in the New Town Regions of East-Central Europe, Budapest: Institute for Sociology Centre for Social Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2016. 501 p. Szirmai, Viktória (szerk.) (2015): A területi egyenlőtlenségektől a társadalmi jól-lét felé, Székesfehérvár: Kodolányi János Főiskola, 480 p. Szirmai, Viktória (ed.) (2015): From Spatial Inequalities to Social Well-being, Székesfehérvár: Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences, 187 p. Szirmai, Viktória (szerk.) (2013): Csinált városok a XXI. század elején: Egy "új" városfejlődési út ígérete, Budapest: MTA Társadalomtudományi Kutatóközpont Szociológiai Intézet, 287 p. Szirmai, V. - Fassmann, H (eds) (2012): Metropolitan Regions in Europe, Budapest - Wien, Austrian- Hungarian Action Fund, 357 p. Szirmai V. (ed) (2011): Urban Sprawl in Europe: Similarities or Differences? Budapest, Aula Kiadó, 280p. Szirmai V. (szerk.) (2009): A várostérségi versenyképesség társadalmi tényezői. Hogyan lehetnek a magyar nagyvárosok versenyképesebbek? Pécs - Budapest, Dialóg Campus Kiadó, 319 p. Szirmai V. (1999): A környezeti érdekek Magyarországon, Budapest, Pallas Stúdió, 191 p. Enyedi Gy. - Szirmai V. (1992): Budapest. A central european capital. (In the World Cities Series), London, Belhaven Press a division of Pinter Publishers LTD., 183 p.
Szirmai V. (1988): "Csinált" városok. (Gyorsuló Idő sorozat) Budapest, Magvető Kiadó, 240 p. Research Projects Social Polarisation in the New Town Regions of Hungary and Central Europe: Impacts of Transition and Globalisation Kutatásvezető: Prof. Dr. Szirmai Viktória DSc. OTKA K 106169 2013. január 1-2015. december 31. Társadalmi konfliktusok - Társadalmi jól-lét és biztonság - Versenyképesség és társadalmi fejlődés Kutatásvezető: Prof. Dr. Szirmai Viktória DSc. TÁMOP-4.2.2.A-11/1/KONV-2012-0069, 2013. március 1-2015. február 28. Academic Career 1976 umanities doctoral dissertation (Eötvös Loránd University) 1985 Candidate dissertation (candidate of sociological sciences) 1997 Academic doctoral thesis 1998 Doctor of sociological sciences 1998 Habilitation thesis, dr. Habil. 1998-2002 Széchenyi Professor Scholarship 1998 University Private Professor (granted by the Doctoral Council of the University of Horticulture and Food Industry) 2005-2010 University Professor (Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences) 2006- Head of Department (Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences, Department of European Urban and Regional Studies) 2010- University Professor (Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences) (for an undetermined amount of time)
Education Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Humanities, Teacher of History, and Philosopher (1969) Membership in Academic and Professional Organisations; Editorial Board Membership Membership in organisations and committees Hungarian HAS Committee on Regional Science, vice-chair HSRF College for the Humanities, member of the sociology jury (1991-1995, 1999-2002) Kossuth and Széchenyi Prize Committee, Architecture, Construction and Regional Planning Subcommittee member (1994-1997, 1998-2001, 2002-2005, 2006-2007) HAS Committee on Urban Sudies, chair (2002-2010) (member since 1994) Hungarian Society for Urban Planning, member of the directorate of the National Board (1994-1997), member of the directorate (1997-2000) (member since 1990) HAS Doctoral Council, member of the Committee of Sociology and Demography (1995-2000) Hungarian Sociological Association, member of the directorate (since 1997), vice-chair (2000), chair (2001), vice-chair (2002) Hungarian Sociological Association, Environmental Sociology Section, chair (since 1997) (since 2006, the new name of the section is Environmental and Regional Sociology Section) Hungarian Accreditation Committee, member of the Committee of Sociological Sciences (2000-2006) KvVM -MTA VAHAVA, member of the Scientific Committee (2003-2007) Hungarian National Commission for UNESCO, participation in the Management of Social Transformation (MOST) programme (since 2004) Kodolányi János European Integration Research and Development Institute, member of the International Advisory Board (since 2005) Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences, member of the senate (since 2006) Alba Polisz Scientific Park Association, vice-chair International European Urban Research Association (EURA), member European Sciences Foundation (ESF), international expert
World Society of Ekistics (EKISTICS), member Sixth Framework Programme. Governance for Sustainability (G-FORS), advisory board member FP7project on Faith-Based Organisations and Social Exclusion in an Urban Context (FACIT), advisory board member Editorial board membership HSA journal Review of Sociology, editorial board member (1986-1989) HSA journal Review of Sociology, experts committee member (since 2000) Space and Society journal, editorial board member (since 2011) Awards and Honours Széchenyi Prize for the scientific achievements on the field of Hungarian urbanistics and environmental sociology, as well as for the internationally renowned scholarly work, awarded by the President of the Republic of Hungary (2008) Teaching Experience 1969-1987: University of Politics: General Sociology 1969-1987: MLE University: Urban Sociology, Environemntal Sociology 1992-1997: Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Sociology and Social Policy: Within the confines of Urban and Regional Developer Postgradual Education: Environmental Policy and Civil Society 1993-1997: Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemical Technology: Within the confines of postgradual Human Ecology Education: Environmental Sociology 1995: Budapest University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture: Within the confines of Environmental Economy and Social Ecology: Introduction to Social Ecology 1996-2003: Szent István University: Essential Questions of Urban Sociology, Social Conflicts of Urban Planning, Urban and Environmental Sociology 2004-2006: Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences, Székesfehérvár: Human Ecology 2008-: Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences (Székesfehérvár), Department of European Urban and Regional Studies: Spatial Inequalities 2008-: 4Cities UNICA Euromaster in Urban Studies. Interdisciplinary Master Programme, Brussels. Within the confines of cooperation with HAS Institute for Sociology; Preparation of Hungarian modul and supervision of the Hungarian programme 2010-: Széchenyi István University, Doctoral School of Regional Studies and Economic Sciences,
Supervisor 2011-: University of Pécs, Doctoral School of Regional Policy and Economy, Settlement- and urban sociology course, Host Professor Teaching in foreign higher education institutions 1994-1995: L École d Architecture de Paris Les villes nouvelles hongroises et la transition, series of lectures 1996: L Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Host Professor. Les processus sociaux, politiques qui determinent actuellement la transition dans les villes nouvelles hongroises és Les conflits sociaux, écologies et la société civile en Hongrie lectures (01.05.1996. 31.05.1996.) 1999: UMR LADYSS, Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociales et Recomposition des Espaces, CNRS - Université de Paris 8. Host Professor 1999: Centre de Recherche sur l Habitat, CNRS. Host Professor 2004: Université Paris 8. Host professor: lectures and seminars Protection de l environnement et les sociétés locales en Hongrie - Inégalités et conflits sociaux, Rapports entre les espaces urbains et espaces ruraux dans les processus d intégration européenne en Hongrie, Les tendances de ségrégations territoriales dans l espaces urbains 2009- : University of Vienna, Institute of Geography: Host Professor Further Affiliations Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences, Department of European Urban and Regional Studies Other relevant CV records List of publications (word 387 kb) Curriculum vitae Scientific Adviser, DSc. Studies 2005: University Professor (Kodolányi János University College) 1999-2003: Private university professor (Budapest Corvinus University, Department of Settlement and Garden Architechture) 1998: Habilitational treatise titled 'The Social Consequences of New Strategies of Urban Planning
and Development. ("Habil title) 1998: Defended her thesis on The Social and Political Mechanisms, Determining Environmental Interest Assertion in Hungary for the Academy Degree of Sociology. Doctor of Sociological Sciences (DSc) 1985: Defended her thesis on The Efforts of the New Strategies of Urban Development in Shaping the Society and the Way of Lifes for the Candidate (Ph.D.) degree 1976: Defended her thesis on The Concept of the Local Social Environments for the University Doctorate 1969: Faculty of Arts, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences, Budapest, graduated in Philosophy and History. Language proficiency State exam in French, 1971 Candidates exam in Russian, 1984 Lectures and negotiates in French and in English Positions 1998 Senior Research Fellow, Scientific Consultant, Head of the Urban and Environmental Sociology Department 2000 Central Transdanubian Research Department, West Hungarian Research Institute, Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Székesfehérvár (Head of department) 2006 Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences, University Professor, Head of the European Urban and Regional Studies Department. 2004 Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences, University Professor 1988 1998: Centre of Social Conflicts Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 1969-1988: Department of Sociology, College of Political Science Awards Széchenyi Prize, 2008 Membership of Professional Bodies Member of the Regional Scientific Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 1990, its vice-president since 2008. Member of the Settlement Science Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences since 1994, its president since 2002. Member of the Doctoral Council of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and of the Sociological and Demographic Expert Committee since 1995. Members of the presidium of the Hungarian Sociological Society since 1997, vice president in 1999, president in 2001, and vice president in 2002. President of the Environment-Sociological Department of the Hungarian Sociological Society since 1997. Member of the Hungarian UNESCO Committee (MOST) since 2004-
Member of the Advisory Board of the Sixth Framework Programme. Governance for Sustainability (G-FORS) Expert and lecturer of the 4CITIES UNICA Euromaster in Urban Studies, Interdisciplinary Master Programme Member of the Scientific Council VAHAVA ( Change Effect Reponse ) Member of the European Urban Research Association (EURA) International expert of European Sciences Foundation (ESF) Member of the World Society of Ekistics (EKITICS) The most important research projects in the last ten years 1998-2002: Responsible leader of the subject in Hungary of the PICS (Programme International de Cooperation Scientifique) project. (The project leader of the French-Polish-Hungarian research was the LADYSS Laboratoire Dynamiques Sociales et Recomposition des Espaces, CNRS - Université de Paris I. VIII X. in Paris.) 1999-2002: Research within the Széchenyi Professorial Scholarship 1999 in connection with the project, Spatial Social Conflicts and Ways of Dealing with them. 1999: Working out The Methodology and Preparing the Social Effect Anlysis for its Testing project, together with the Faculty of Landscape Shaping, Protection and Development of Szent István University comissioned by the Region and Resettlement Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 2000: Resettlement Plan for the Agglomeration around Budapest, Planning Phase (Regional Structural Plan, Regional Lay-out Plan, Regional Resettlement Regulations). Preparation of its social impact assessment. 2000: Preparation of the social impact assessment of the Resettlement Plan Preparation Phase in Pest County. 2000-2001: Leading the research titled Social and Economic Relations in Tatabánya and its Region (Tata and Oroszlány) commissioned by the municipality of Tatabánya within the PICS international comparative research program. 2000-2001: Leading the research titled Social and Economic Relations of Cities and their Environs (Social Possibilities of Sustainable Development of Rural Areas) commissioned by the Rural Development Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 2002: Project leader of Research Concept of Regional Environmental Center's input for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, 2002. The sociological possibilities of the implementation of the REC's model. 2002-2003: Realization of the sociological research titled Examination of the Determining and Developing Factors of Municipal and Civilian Participation in the Practical Execution of the Waste Management Law, with Special Regard to the Role of Knowledge Transfer, commissioned by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Water Conservancy. 2004-2005: Project leader at the Hungarian part in the HAS-CNRS Bilateral Programme Urban Inequalities and Social Conflicts HAS Institute of Sociology UMR 7533 LADYSS, Paris. 2004-2007: Project leader in an NKFP (National Research and Development Programme) research project, titled Urban Areas, Spatial and Social Inequalities and Conflicts - Spatial and Social Dimensions of European competitiveness. 2004-2007: Project leader in an OTKA (Hungarian Scientific Research Fund) project, titled Urban Inequalities and Social Conflicts.
2006-2007: Project leader at the Hungarian part in the HAS-CNRS Bilateral Programme Cadres de vie, modes de vie et comportements spatiaux dans les régions urbaines contemporaines. Analyse comparative. HAS Institute of Sociology UMR 7533 LADYSS, Paris. 2007: Project leader in the research Social and Regional Effects of Climate Change: Social and Regional Mechanism of the Determination of Vulnerability and Adaptation in Budapest. Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Sociology. 2009: Organizer and lecturer of the Hungarian Excursion of the 4CITIES UNICA Euromaster in Urban Studies, Interdisciplinary Master Programme, Vienna Module www.4cities.eu 2009-2011: Project leader in the research of 'Sustainable Consumption, Production and Communication'.( European Economic Space Financing Mechanism and the Norwegian Finance Mechanism) List of the most important publications Enyedi, Gy. Szirmai, V. (1992): Budapest. A Central European Capital. /In the World Cities Series/ Belhaven Press a division of Pinter Publishers LTD. London, p. 183. Szirmai, V.: (1992): Die Rolle Ökologisch - sozialer Bewegungen in Ungarn. In: Nissen, S.: Modernisierung nach dem Socialismus. Metropolis Verlag, Marburg, pp. 141-163. Szirmai, V. (1993): The Structural Mechanisms of the Organisation of Ecological - Social Movements in Hungary. In: Environment and Democratic Transition, Policy and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe. Edited by Vári, A. and Tamás, P., Kluver Academic Publishers, Dordecht, Boston, London, pp. 146-157. Szirmai, V.(1996): Közép-európai új városok az átmenetben. (Central-European New Towns in the Transition) In: Szociológiai Szemle, No. 3-4., pp. 181-205. Szirmai, V. (1996): Protection of the Environment and the Position of Green Movements in Hungary. In: Environmental and Housing Movements. Grassroots Experience in Hungary, Russia and Estonia. Edited by Pickvance Láng, K.-Manning, N.-Szirmai, V.-Pickvance, Ch., Avebury, pp. 23-88. Enyedi, Gy. Szirmai, V. (1998): Environmental Movements and Civil Society in Hungary. In: Environment and Society in Eastern Europe, Edited by Andrew Tickle & Ian Welsh, Longman,.pp. 46-156. Szirmai, V. (1998): "Socialist" Cities (New Towns) in the Postsocialist Era In: Social Change and Urban Restructuring in Central Europe. Edited by: Enyedi, Gy., Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, pp. 169-189 Szirmai, V. (1988): "Csinált" városok ( Made Cities). /Gyorsuló Idő sorozat/ Magvető Kiadó, Budapest. p. 240. Szirmai, V.: (1998). Városi társadalmi problémák és devianciák (Urban Social Conflicts and Deviancies) In: A magyar településrendszer és településkörnyezet. Enyedi, Gy. (szerk.) KTM, Budapest, Szirmai, V. (1998): Társadalmi konfliktusok szereplői, kezelésük (Participants of Social Conflicts and Their Management) In: A magyar településrendszer és településkörnyezet. Enyedi, Gy. (szerk.) KTM, Budapest, Szirmai, V. (1999): A környezeti érdekek Magyarországon (Environmental Interests in Hungary). Pallas Studió, Budapest, p. 191. Haumont N. Jalowiecki B. Munro M. Szirmai, V. (1999): Villes nouvelles et villes traditionelles.
Une comparaison internationale. Edition l'harmattan, Paris. p. 342. Szirmai, V. A. Gergely, A. Baráth, G. Molnár, B. Szépvölgyi, Á. (2003): The City and its Environment /Competition and/or Cooperation?/ Centre for Regional Studies. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Discussion Papers, Pécs,. 33.p. Szirmai, V. Baráth, G. (2003): Globalizzazione e urbanistica, la cultura cittadina a Budapest. In: C. Stroppa: La cultura urbana tra passato e futuro, Una ricerca sociologica a Milano, Budapest e Praga, FrancoAngeli, Milano, pp. 222-239. Szirmai, V. (2005): Desigualdades en las grandes citudades y sociales en Hungria, Nagyvárosi egyenlőtlenségek és társadalmi konfliktusok Magyarországon, In: IV. Semonario Hispano-Hungaro: Nuevos problemas regionales y retos para el siglo XXI. IV. Magyar Spanyol szeminárium: Új regionális problémák és kihívások a XXI. században. (Coord./Szerk: Dr. José Sánchez Sánchez, Szörényiné Kukorelli Irén, UNED MTA RKK, Madrid, pp. 47-58, pp. 217-227. Szirmai V. (2004): Globalizáció és a nagyvárosi tér társadalmi szerkezete (Globalization and the Social Structure of the Metropolitan Space). In: Szociológiai Szemle, No. pp. 3-25. Szirmai V. Baráth G. (2005): Global Urban Development in Budapest and the Role of Architecture. In: Gy. Barta, É. G. Fekete, I. K. Szörényiné, J. Timár (eds.) Hungarian Spaces and Places: Patterns of Transition. CRS HAS, Pécs. 434-449. pp. Szirmai V. (2005): Introduction to the State of the Hungarian Urban Research. European Science Foundation Forward Look on Urban Science Final Conference. Helsinki, Finland. Szirmai, V. (2006): Socially Sustainable Urban Development in the Historic Urban Centres of East Central Europe In: Enyedi, Gy.-Kovács, Z. (ed.): Social Changes and Social Sustainability in Historical Urban Centres. The Case of Central Europe. HAS Centre for Regional Studies, Pécs. pp. 20-38. Szirmai, V. (2006): Environmental Protcetion and Society. (Result and Conflicts) In: Environmental Science and Technology in Hungary. Ed. Lang, I. Commissioned by The Ministry of Environmental and Water. Szirmai V. Baráth G. (2006): Dynamiques et inégalités urbaines en Hongrie. In: La Nouvelle Alternative. Vol. 21. N.69-70. pp. 155-166. Szirmai, V. (2006): Evalution of the Conceptual Framework. G FORS Working Paper, 5. pp. 1 6. http://www.g-fors.eu/ Szirmai, V. (2007): Protection de l'environnement dans le développement des territories urbains en Hongrie. In: Luginbühl, Y. (dir.): Nouvelles urbanités, nouvelles ruralités en Europe. Bruxelles, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien. 2007. Szirmai, V. (2007): The Social Characteristics of the Hungarian Historic City Centres. Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Discussion Papers No.58., Pécs, p. 35. Szirmai, V. (ed). (2007): Social Inequalities in Urban Areas and Globalization. The Case of Central Europe. Based on the Results of the Project Urban Areas, Socio spatial Inequalities and Conflicts The Socio spatial Factors of European Competitiveness. Centre for Regional Studies of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Pécs, 2007. p. 115 (Discussion papers special). Szirmai V. (ed) (2009): A várostérségi versenyképesség társadalmi tényezői. (The Social Factors of the Urban Area's Competitiveness) Dialóg Campus Kiadó, Pécs Budapest. p.320. Languages English (Proficient)
French (Proficient) Russian (Intermediate)