J. Pótó, M. Tolnai, P. Zilahy (eds.): Understanding the Hungarian Academy of Sciences : a guide
Contents
CONTENTS FERENC GLATZ: INTRODUCTION 7 SÁNDOR KÓNYA: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (1825-2002) 10 First decades (1825-1867) 10 After the Compromise ( 1867-1949) 13 The Academy under the communist system (1949-1988) 14 The transition (1988-1996) 15 The Academy in a new democracy (1996—2002) 16 ELECTED CHIEF OFFICERS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 18 MEMBERSHIP OF THE HUNGARLAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 19 I. Section of Linguistics and Literary Scholarship 19 II. Section of Philosophy and History 21 III. Section of Mathematics 23 IV Section of Agricultural Sciences 26 V Section of Medical Sciences 28 VI. Section of Technical Sciences 30 VII. Section of Chemical Sciences 33 VIII. Section of Biological Sciences 36 IX. Section of Economics and Law 39 X. Section of Earth Sciences 41 XI. Section of Physical Sciences 43 THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE ACADEMY 46 The General Assembly 47 The Presidium of the Academy 48 The Governing Board 49 Scientific Sections 49 Regional Committees 50 Széchenyi Academy of Letters and Arts 50 The Secretariat of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 51 STRATEGIC RESEARCHES AT THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 52 THE ACADEMY'S NETWORK OF RESEARCH INSTITUTES 57 Institutes for natural sciences 57 Institutes for social sciences and the humanities 63 ACADEMY-SUPPORTED RESEARCH GROUPS AFFILLATED WITH UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS 68 OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 75 OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 77
