He is a political scientist whose research focuses on parties and party systems, political leadership and governance, and the relationship between politics and sport. She holds a BA (2010) and MA (2012) in Political Science from Corvinus University of Budapest, followed by a PhD (2021). Her dissertation explored the links between radical right-wing parties in Western Europe, with very different backgrounds and operating in different national political contexts, and how they relate to the political conflicts in their social and economic environments. He has taught courses related to his field of research at the Corvinus University of Budapest, the Mathias Corvinus Collegium and the Eötvös Loránd University. From 2012 to 2020, he was a policy analyst at the Prime Minister's Office.
András Hajdú, PhD
Research Fellow
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Scientific (PhD) degrees
Corvinus University of Budapest - Doctoral School of International Relations and Political Science - 2021 - PhD
Degrees in higher education
Corvinus University of Budapest - Political Science BA - 2010
Corvinus University of Budapest - Political Science MA - 2012
Further accredited trainings/courses
University of Public Service - Public administration basic exam - 2013
University of Public Service - Public administration exam - 2016
Teaching experience
Corvinus University of Budapest - Department of Political Science - lecturer - 2015-
Eötvös Lóránd University - Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences - lecturer - 2020-2022
Previous affiliations
Office of the National Assembly - political analyser - 2010-2012
Prime Minister's Office - senior political analyser - 2012-2020
Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister - Deputy State Secretary - 2022-
Research projects
Political Leadership: theory and comparative research - HAS - CSS Institute for Political Science - researcher - 2013-2018
Candidates and representatives - Corvinus University of Budapest - researcher - 2012-2015
Radical-Right Parties - Corvinus University of Budapest - researcher - 2010-2011
Scholarships/grants
Ministry of Education and Culture - Scholarship of the Republic - 2009/2010
Spoken languages
English - intermediate
German - intermediate
Research topics
Parties and party systems
Governance and public policy
Politics of Sport and Sport Policy
Hungarian Politics
In a pinch after 100 years – Comparative analysis of ethnic Hungarian Parties in the Carpathian-Basin
Governance in East-Central Europe
What is talent development in contemporary sport?
Dilemmas of municipal governments
Political campaign
Political communication and political campaign
Tribes and institutions – Hungarian politics three decades after the system change
Featured publications
From a radical critique of a political system based on large estates tot he left-wing representation of national sovereignty
In: Heil Kristóf – Petri Bernadett (eds.): The Curse of Popularity. Portraits, Ideologies, Programs from the Past and Present of Populism. First edition, AK – CDI – PMA, Budapest, 165-200. (2023)
A New Chance for Central Europe – Results of the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections and Their Implications for the Visegrad Four
In: Hungarian Review, Vol. 10, No. 4, 13-22. pp. (2019)
A ‘Meteoric’ Career in Hungarian Politics
Körösényi, András – Ondré, Péter – Hajdú, András
In: Bennister, Mark – ’t Hart, Paul – Worthy, Ben (Eds.): The Leadership Capital Index: A New Perspective on Political Leadership. Oxford University Press, Croydon. 82-100- pp. (2017)
Featured research
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Gabriella Érdi
University Programme + Fellowship
Succesful and unsuccesful olympic bids