Zoltán Oszkár Szántó

Zoltán Oszkár Szántó
Zoltán Oszkár Szántó
Born	6 April 1963 (56 years old); Budapest
🏳️ Nationality	Hungarian
🏳️ Citizenship	Hungarian
💼 Occupation	economist sociologist full professor
📆 Years active	Corvinus University of Budapest (–1987, economics, sociology)
🏅 Awards	Erdei Ferenc Prize (1992) Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Prize (2010)

Zoltán Oszkár Szántó (Budapest, April 6, 1963-) Professor of the Institution of Sociology and Social Policy at the Corvinus University of Budapest (Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest), Vice-Rector of the University and former Head and present senior researcher of the Social Futuring Center[ ].

Qualifications[edit]

Zoltán Oszkár Szántó graduated at the specialization of Economics-teacher and Sociology at the Karl Marx University of Economics in 1987, and finished his Sociology Ph.D. in 1992. In 2002 he earned his habilitation scientific degree, again, in the specialization of Sociology. Languages: English.

Career[edit]

His main areas of interest are social theory and economic sociology. He has written numerous books and articles on the problems of analytical social theory, such as rationality, micro-macro social mechanisms and interdisciplinarity. His topics cover a wide range of areas: privatization, local labor markets, economic organizations, financial culture, corruption[ ], tax fraud. His studies often focus on social capital, networks, trust and organizational culture. He has instructed several courses including the Introduction to Sociology, Social Research Models, History of Sociology, Analytical Social and Political Theories, and he is also the instructor of the English course entitled Social Theory (Ph.D.). In addition to teaching, he has led several research projects in various fields (TAMOP, OTKA, EU-FP7, Erasmus Mundus). As the Vice-Rector of Corvinus University of Budapest, he is the Head of the Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies (CIAS), which aims to create an inspirational and creative intellectual community by setting up different centers, projects and scholarships. The first research center of the CIAS is the Social Futuring Center (SFC), which was previously led by him. Currently he is a senior researcher of the Center. The main objective of his research is to establish a framework for social futuring studies, to develop the Social Futuring Index[ ] (SFI), and to give professional support to the ConNext2050 project[ ]. He is currently examining the analytical and conceptual framework of social futuring and the methodology of the Social Futuring Index.

Personal life[edit]

Married and the father of two daughters.

Important workplaces[edit]

1995-2000: Vice-Dean, Budapest University of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences
2000-2004: Dean, Budapest University of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences
Since 2005: Professor of Economic Sociology, Corvinus University of Budapest, Institute of Sociology and Social Policy
2012-present: Vice-Rector, Corvinus University of Budapest
2017-2018: Head of the Social Futuring Center
2019: Senior Researcher, Social Futuring Center

Awards[edit]

1992: Hungarian Sociological Association [Magyar Szociológiai Társaság] Erdei Ferenc prize
2003: National Scientific Students' Associations Conference, Master Teacher Gold Medal
2004: Budapest University of Economics and Public Administration, Gold Medal
2010: Knight of Cross from the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Hungarian State
2010: Hungarian Academy Of Sciences Publication Award, Hungarian Academy Of Sciences, Committee on Marketing

Important publications[edit]

Szántó, Z. O. (2018). Social Futuring - The new introduction of a new discipline [Társadalmi jövőképesség – Egy új tudományterület bemutatkozása]. Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem, Társadalmi Jövőképesség Kutatóközpont, Budapest. Search this book on
Hajdú, M.; Pápay, B.; Szántó, Z. O.; Tóth, I. J. (2018). "Content Analysis of Corruption Coverage: Cross-National Differences and Commonalities". European Journal of Communication. 33: 7–21. doi:10.1177/0267323117750673.
Szántó, Z. O. (2018). "Social Futuring - An Analytical Conceptual Framework". Society and Economy. 40 (Suppl 1): 5–20.
Szántó, Z. O.; Balog, P.; Nagy, Sz. (2015). The Downside of Social Capital: Corruption Networks and Criminal Organizations [A társadalmi tőke árnyoldalai: korrupciós hálózatok és bűnszervezetek]. Századvég. pp. 77–101. Search this book on
Nagy, Sz.; Szántó, Z. O., eds. (2014). "Organized Crime and Corruption: Country Report – Hungary". ANTICORRP WP9, Organized Crime and Political Corruption. Search this book on

Szántó, Z. O. (2014). "The Evolution of Analytical Sociology [Az analitikus szociológia kibontakozása]". In Kelemen János. Norms, action, society: for the 60th birthday of Imre Orthmayr Normák, cselekvés, társadalom: Orthmayr Imre hatvanadik születésnapjára]. Budapest: ELTE Eötvös Kiadó. Search this book on
Szántó, Z. O. (2012). "Adverse-Selection and Moral Hazard in Politics. [Kontraszelekció és erkölcsi kockázat a politikában]". In Bihari Mihály; Laki László; Stumpf István; Szabó Andrea. School, society, politics: In the Honor of Ferenc Gazsó, for his 80th Birthday [Iskola, társadalom, politika: Gazsó Ferenc tiszteletére, nyolcvanadik születésnapjára]. Budapest. Search this book on
Szántó, Z. O.; Orbán, A. (2012). "Intra-European Energy Solidarity at the Core of the European Integration Process - Future Possibilities and Current Constraints". In Marion Ellison. Reinventing Social Solidarity Across Europe. United Kingdom: The Policy Press. University of Bristol. Search this book on
Szántó, Z. O.; Tóth, I. J.; Varga, Sz. (2012). "The Social and Institutional Structure of Corruption: Some Typical Network Configurations of corruption transactions". In Vedres Balazs; Scotti Marco. Networks in Social Policy Problems. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. Search this book on
Szántó, Z. O.; Tóth, I. J.; Cserpes, T. (2011). "Local Government Corruption in Hungary". In Bruno Dallago; Chiara Guglielmetti. Local Economies and Global Competitiveness. United Kingdom: Palgrave MacMillan. Search this book on
Szántó, Z. O.; Mandják, T. (2010). "How Can Economic Sociology Help Business Relationship Management?". Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing. 6.
Szántó, Z. O. (2008). "Trust and Cooperation in Buyer–Seller Relationships and Networks. The Co-evolution of Structural Balance and Trust in Iterated PD Games". International Research Journal of Social Sciences. 1 (2).
Szántó, Z. O.; Fogarassy, G. (2000). "Privatization and the Tertius Gaudens". In Lengyel György; Rostoványi Zsolt. The Small Transformation. Akadémiai Kiadó. Search this book on

Important books[edit]

Szántó, Z. O.; Aczél, P.; Csák, J., eds. (2018). Social Futuring – The Introduction of a New Discipline [Társadalmi Jövőképesség – Egy új tudományterület bemutatkozása]. Budapest: Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Társadalmi Jövőképesség. Search this book on
Szántó, Z. O.; Ryder, A., eds. (2012). Social Resources in Local Development: Conference Proceedings. Corvinus University of Budapest. Search this book on
Szántó, Z. O.; Orbán, A.; Tóth, I. Gy. (2006). Analytical Approaches in Modern Social Science. [Analitikus szemléletmódok a modern társadalomtudományban]. Budapest: Helikon Kiadó. Search this book on
Szántó, Z. O. (1999). Mechanisms of Social Action, The Structuralist-Individualistic Approach in Modern Sociology - Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. [A társadalmi cselekvés mechanizmusai; A strukturalista-individualisztikus szemléletmód a modern szociológiában - Elméleti és empirikus elemzések]. Aula Kiadó. Search this book on

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