Dénes Némedi  (1942-2010)

CURRICULUM VITAE*


Dénes Némedi, born on 23 August, 1942, Debrecen, Hungary
Permanent Address: 2132 Göd, Ezerjó utca 2. Phone: (036)27 - 333892
Office Address: Institute of Sociology, Eötvös University of Budapest, 1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a.


Education and academic degrees

1996                "Doctor of the sciences" degree, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

1982                "Candidate of the sciences" degree, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

1972                Ph.D. Kossuth University of Debrecen

1965                M.A. in history, Kossuth University of Debrecen, Faculty of Humanities

1960                graduation, Dobó István High School, Eger


Work experience

2001–             professor at the Institute of Sociology, Eötvös University of Budapest

2000–             Director of the Sociology PHD Program of Eötvös University of Budapest

1994–1996     Director of the Institute of Sociology, Eötvös University of Budapest

1992–1994     Head of the Chair of History of Sociology, Institute of Sociology, Eötvös University of Budapest

1988–1991     Deputy Director, Institute of Sociology, Eötvös University of Budapest

1985–             senior lecturer in the history of sociology, Institute of Sociology, Eötvös University of Budapest

1980–1985     junior lecturer in the history of sociology, Institute of Sociology, Eötvös University of Budapest

1973–1980     research associate, Institute of Sociology, Eötvös University of Budapest

1967–1973     junior lecturer in philosophy, Institut of Marxism, Medical School of Debrecen

1965–1967     high school teacher of history, Kossuth High School, Debrecen


Professional activities

2003             visiting scholar at Yale University, New Haven, USA

2002             visiting lecturer at University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj, Romania

1999             visiting lecturer at University Babes-Bolyai, Cluj, Romania

1995             visiting lecturer at the University Paris VII

1994             visiting scholar at Freie Universität, Berlin

1991–1992   visting scholar at EHESS, Paris

1989             visiting lecturer at the EHESS, Paris


Membership and Activities in Professional Associations

2009             President of the Hungarian Sociological Association

2008             Vice-President of the Hungarian Sociological Association

1997              President of the Hungarian Sociological Association

1996              Vice-President of the Hungarian Sociological Association

1996–1999   President of the Committee of Sociology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

1995–            Member of the Social Science Committee, National Scientific Research Foundation

1994–1998   Editor in chief of Szociológiai Szemle (Review of Sociology)

Member of the International Sociological Association

Member of the Research Committee on the History of Sociology of the ISA

Member of the Hungarian Sociological Association


Knowledge of Languages

German excellent in reading, writing and speaking

English excellent in reading, good in writing and speaking

French excellent in reading, good in speaking, fair in writing

Russian good in reading, fair in speaking and poor in writing


Research interests

History of sociology

Problems of sociology of knowledge

Transformations of the Hungarian public sphere

Discourse analysis

(With the widow's consent and contribution.)