Katalin Füzér

Dr. habil. Katalin Füzér

Associate Professor and Head of Department

Dr. habil. Füzér Katalin PhD  

📧 fuzer.katalin@pte.hu

 📍   A 333

 📞 +36304269359

🔎  trust, social capital, innovation, participation, inequalities

Katalin Füzér holds degrees in Sociology (MA from ELTE, Budapest; Habilitation from University of Debrecen) and Political Science (PhD, University of Pennsylvania). After studying and doing research at Beloit College, University of Amsterdam, University of Pennsylvania, Freie Universität Berlin, Max-Plank-Institut Frankfurt a. M., she joined the faculty of the Department of Sociology, University of Pécs in 2001. Her research on trust, social capital and digital inequalities investigates micro, meso and macro level social processes and inequalities in several domains such as innovation and development policies.

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Publication Highlights:

  • Füzér, K., Völgyi, B., Erát, D., Szerb, L. 2023. Global Digital Peripheries: The Social Capital Profile of Low‐Adopter Countries. Social Inclusion. DOI:10.17645/si.v11i3.6808

  • Füzér, K. 2022. Varieties of Entrepreneurship on Europe’s Periphery: Illiberal Hungary in Historical Context. International Journal of Sociology. DOI:10.1080/00207659.2022.2115672 

  • Huszár, Á, Füzér K. 2021. Improving Living Conditions, Deepening Class Divisions: Hungarian Class Structure in International Comparison, 2002–2018. East European Politics and Societies.  doi:10.1177/08883254211060872 

  • Füzér, K, Á Huszár, Á Bodor, L Bálint, A Pirmajer. 2020. Social capitals, social class, and prosperity in high-trust and low-trust societies. International Journal of Sociology DOI: 10.1080/00207659.2019.1684081 

 Scholarships and Honours:

  • International Scholarship, Beloit College, USA, 1992-1993

  • Excellence Scholarship, membership, Invisible College, Hungary, 1993-1997

  • Doctoral Scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, USA, 1997-2000

  • Research Fellowship, Freie Universität, Berlin, 1999-2000

  • DAAD Research Fellowship, Max-Planck-Institut, Frankfurt am Main, 2000-2001

  • Social Scientist of the Month

Projects:

  • university project leader and HR excellence in research (HRS4R) expert in EDUC-WIDE (Horizon), University of Pécs, partner in European Digital University (EDUC European University Alliance), 2024-2027

  • expert in EDUC-SHARE (H2020) work package on HR excellence in research (HRS4R), University of Pécs, partner in European Digital University (EDUC European University Alliance), 2023-2024

  • expert in EDUC II (Erasmus+) work package on Societal Outreach Agenda: Challenge-based Team Learning for a (Social) Entrepreneurial Mind-set, University of Pécs, partner in European Digital University (EDUC European University Alliance), 2023-2028

  • researcher in Erasmus4All (Erasmus+) work package on More Inclusive Grant Calculation Scenarios, University of Pécs, 2022-2024

  • researcher and innovation expert in Digital Solutions in the Silver Economy, Research and Innovation Initiative, University of Pécs, 2022-

  • work package leader and researcher of the Social Science Research Group on Trust and Social Capital, Excellence Program, University of Pécs, 2018-2021

  • principal investigator researcher of „Social Capital and Urban Development” research project (OTKA 104150), Hungarian National Science Fund, 2013-2017

  • work package leader and researcher in „Model Project for Making the Most of EU Funds for Sustainable Housing and Inclusion of Disadvantaged Communities” development and research project, United Nations Development Programme, 2012-2014

  • researcher in „Managing Migration and its Effects in South-East Europe - Transnational Actions Towards Evidence Based Strategies” development and research project, EU South East Europe Programme, 2012-2014

  • expert for Integrated Urban Development Strategy, Municipality of Pécs, Hungary, 2007, 2011

  • expert for Sections “Ageing” and “Extreme Poverty” of the Local Equal Opportunities Strategy and Action Plan, Municipality of Pécs, Hungary, 2013, 2015, 2022

  • work package leader and researcher in “Cities Against Social Exclusion” development and research project, EU Interreg IIIC Programme, 2004-2007

 

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