Hungary Today

Timetable

Module aim (aims)

The aim of this course is to provide students with insights into current issues in Hungary. We will examine demographic trends, religion, the situation of minorities, government institutions, parliamentary parties - both past and present, economic development, transportation, education and tourism.

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)

Syllabus

Week 1:               Basic information and geographical data about Hungary

Week 2:               Population, demographic processes

Week 3:               Religion in Hungary

Week 4:               Minorities in Hungary

Week 5:               Government institutions (Parliament, Government, Prime Minister, President)

Week 6:               Parliamentary parties after the regime change

Week 7:               Presidents and prime ministers after the regime change

Week 8:               The electoral system

Week 9:               Economic development and level of advancement

Week 10:            Employment, unemployment, social welfare

Week 11:            Transportation

Week 12:            Education system

Week 13:            The situation of Hungarians beyond the borders

Week 14:            Tourism in Hungary

Week 15:            Test

Reading list

Formadi, Katalin, Mayer, Peter and Pénzes, Erzsébet: Geography of Tourism in Hungary. In: K. Widawski and J. Wyrzykowski (eds.), The Geography of Tourism of Central and Eastern European Countries. Springer 2017. 189-232
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-42205-3_6.pdf

Hungarian Central Statistical Office: Hungary in figures, 2022. https://www.ksh.hu/docs/hun/xftp/idoszaki/hif/hungary_in_figures_2022.pdf

Hungarian Central Statistical Office: Statistical Pocketbook of Hungary, 2024. https://www.ksh.hu/docs/eng/xftp/idoszaki/zsebkonyv/statistical_pocketbook_of_hungary_2024.pdf

Kocsis, Károly – Schweizer Ferenc (eds.): Hungary in Maps. Geographical Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Budapest, 2009.
https://hungarian-geography.hu/inmaps/pdf/Hungary-in-Maps_full.pdf

Magda, Róbert – Szűcs, Csaba – Bezzeg, Enikő: The State of Affairs of Transportation and Delivery in Hungary, Sustainability Studies, the Introduction of European Tendencies In: Logistics and Transport No 3(16)/2012.
https://system.logistics-and-transport.eu/index.php/main/article/download/218/230

Nagy, Ádám – Trencsényi, László – Horváthová, Kinga: The Hungarian Education System and its School-Critical Responses. In: Journal of Educational Sciences, XIX, NR. 1(37), 18-26. 2018. https://rse.uvt.ro/pdf/2018/Nr1_update/2.pdf

Obádovics, Csilla: The Structure and Future of Hungary’s Population. In: Monostori, J. - Őri, P. - Spéder, Zs. (eds.)(2019): Demographic Portrait of Hungary 2018. HDRI, Budapest: 273–296. https://www.demografia.hu/en/publicationsonline/index.php/demographicportrait/article/download/961/733/755

Török, Gábor: The Political System in Hungary. In: Gizicki Wojciech (ed.): Political Systems of Visegrad Group Countries. Trnava - Lublin 2012. 43-70.

Tóth, István György (ed.): Hungarian Social Report 2019. Budapest: Tárki
https://tarki.hu/eng/tarsadalmi-riport