The HUN-REN Centre for Social Sciences, Budapest was founded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences with its founding charter guaranteeing that its research is carried out without political influence.

The Centre comprises four institutes: Institute for Political Science, Institute for Minority Studies, Institute for Legal Studies, Institute for Sociology, and other research units, with scientific staff of about 200 researchers.

The research activities of the Centre are concentrated on sociology, political science, computational social science, network science, minority studies, and law. Besides fostering explorative and innovative international research, the Centre addresses vital questions that pertain to Hungarian society. The Centre’s aims include playing a prominent role in regional social science research and being a point of reference in Hungary.