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Tárki Zrt., with the support of the Polgár Foundation for Opportunities, conducted a research on the political value structure of Hungarian society entitled "The Demand for Freedom, Security and Fair Social Policy in Hungary", the findings of which were summarized in a study. Its focus is on the demand for politics. TÁRKI did not investigate party preferences, but rather the basic dimensions and demands that can be used to map the political value landscape of Hungarian society, which provides a framework for the construction of political alternatives.

Our colleague Anikó Bernát's new book chapter titled "Solidarity Driven by Utilitarianism: How Hungarian Migration Policy Transformed and Exploited Virtues of Solidarity," co-authored with Judith Tóth is now available The chapter delves into the transformation of solidarity in the context of Hungarian migration policy from 2015 to 2021, examining the impact of border controls, fencing, and the interplay between state-level measures and spontaneous solidarity efforts by NGOs and volunteers.

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We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Infra4NextGen project, an initiative funded by the European Commission! This four-year project, kicking off on March 1, 2024, aims to harness the power of social science research infrastructures to shape the NextGenerationEU recovery plan and European Union youth policy.

Infra4NextGen, coordinated by the European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC), brings together key players like CESSDA ERIC, the European Values Survey (EVS), and the Gender and Generations Programme (GGP).

NextGenerationEU aims for Europe ‘to build a greener, more digital and more resilient future’ with a focus on five key areas: Make it Green; Make it Digital; Make it Healthy; Make it Strong; and Make it Equal.

Tárki Zrt., with the support of the Polgár Foundation for Opportunities, conducted a research on the political value structure of Hungarian society entitled "The Demand for Freedom, Security and Just Social Policy in Hungary", the findings of which were summarized in a study. Its focus is on the demand for politics. TÁRKI did not investigate party preferences, but rather the basic dimensions and demands that can be used to map the political value landscape of Hungarian society, which provides a framework for the construction of political alternatives.

Márton Medgyesi participated in a workshop of the "Unmet Needs, Inequalities, and Care Poverty (UNICAP)" research network in Sheffield on 28-29 June, where the authors and editors discussed chapters of a forthcoming book. Márton Medgyesi presented the chapter "Methods to match a novel concept: approaches to measuring care poverty", co-authored with Ricardo Rodriguez and Eszter Zólyomi.

The final conference of the EUROSHIP project titled “Closing gaps in social protection against poverty in Europe” took place on 8 June at the European Parliament in Brussels. MEP Sara Matthieu from the Green Party hosted the event. Based on the findings of the project, the conference presented an up-to-date picture of poverty and social exclusion in Europe and summed up its relevance for policymakers. It provided an overview of statistical indicators and unique qualitative information about the many consequences of poverty and social exclusion in the lives of individuals from different European welfare and industrial relations systems.

The UPLIFT – Urban PoLicy Innovation to address inequality with and for Future generaTions project has been finished. The last consortium meeting was held in Amsterdam, where, beside the project related discussions, our colleagues also had the opportunity to study the social housing system of Amsterdam.

Within the frames of the project, 15 partner institutions worked together to get a deeper insight into the urban inequalities among the young. Beside the quantitative and qualitative research, the consortium also elaborated policy recommendations to tackle the inequalities and other social problems.

Thank you for the contribution for all the partners, and the great lead for the Metropolitan Research Institute!

At the event, held at the University of Helsinki, participants analysed pioneering practices and policies aimed at reducing educational inequalities that have been collected over the past years of research. The aim of the meeting was to review the results so far, refine the selection criteria and prepare the final report of the research.