Curriculum Vitae of Ervin Csizmadia PhD

Born: March 30, 1958. Szőny, Hungary
Citizenship: Hungarian
Family Status: Married, one daughter (Nora, born: 16. 1. 1987. Budapest, Hungary)
Education: Eötvös Lorand University of Budapest 1987
(majors: History and Literature),
Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, 1991,
postgraduate course in political theory.
Degree of Research : Doctor of Philosophy (PhD - 1997)
Place of Work: Institute for Political Science of the Hungarian Academy
of Sciences (HAS)
Assignment : Senior Researcher

Languages: English: fluent, intermediate-level state language
examination in English (C-type examination) N. 022127.
German: basic

Fellowships, scholarships:
Soros Foundation (1988-1990): The Hungarian Opposition
Hungarian Credit Bank (1990-1991): Populists and Cosmopolitans
from 1945- 1990
Political History Institute (1993): The Hungarian Opposition
OKTK (1993): Parties and Party Systems
Soros Foundation (1997): Biography of Janos Makkai
Hungarian Scholarship Board (1998): Think-tank Organization in Western-
Europe (4 months in Berlin, Humboldt University)
Conferences, conference papers:
Power, Opposition, Society in Kadar-era. Debrecen, July, 1995.
In: Power and Society in 20th century in Hungary. 1956-os Intézet - Osiris
Kiadó, 1995. pp. 331-335.
Intellectuals and Power.Kossuth Club, March, 1995.
In: Intellectuals, Power, Public Life.Tudományos Ismeretterjesztő Társulat,
Budapest, 1995. pp. 84-94.
Parties and Voters, HAS, October, 1996. (paper)
The Lack of Confidence.Workshop of Association of Political Scientists.
May, 1997. Miskolc. (paper)
Hungarian Political Parties and Western-Europe.International Conference:
European Union and Hungary. Budapest, March,1998.

Teaching Experience:
Budapest School of Politics (from 1995), reader of political theory,
parties party systems
Budapest School of Politics (Section of Eger) (from 1995), political
theory, parties and party systems
Kossuth Lajos University of Debrecen (1996), Opposition and power
in East-Central Europe, The history of political thought
Association of Hungarian Journalists (from 1995), Foundations of
political science
University of Miskolc (from 1997) The history of political thought