You can apply for the thesis topics announced on Neptun. If you would like to write a thesis on a different topic, please contact me to discuss whether I really know the topic or whether another consultant would be a better fit. If I do fit, I will announce the topic, but applications will be open to other faculty students than the person concerned.
Once the application is open on Neptun, you can apply.
Students applying to me should each submit a 1.5-2 page long (700-900 words) research plan, that is already thoroughly developed and supported by a remarkable literature review.
Deadline for the fall semester 2025/2026 submissions (expected): midnight 31 October 2025
The research plan has to be submitted via email: gregor@tatk.elte.hu
Based on the quality of these research plans, I will decide who I will accept for the 5 possible places to supervis for the current semester. (I.e. there is no "reservation" months in advance, everyone has the possibility to get in if they write a good quality research plan.) The plans can be consulted in advance during the office hours (reservation here), I cannot give feedback on initial ideas by email due to its time-consumingness and impracticality. As there are typically multiple overapplications/oversubscriptions for places, anyone who really wants to work with me as their supervisor should make a very thorough research plan.
Postponement of thesis submission: if someone wants to submit their thesis later than the required semester, they should be aware that I have to take on new people every semester, so if they want to have a delay in the submission, I can't guarantee the same amount of attention as when they are in their "normal" semester.
About the consultation: I believe that a good quality thesis can only be produced through continuous work. That is, work will begin after applications and confirmations have been completed (end of November for the fall semester and end of May for the spring semester). Deadlines will be set in advance for writing the theoretical and analytical sections, as well as for the complete and final thesis. Failure to meet any of these deadlines puts the student at risk of not being allowed to submit the thesis in that semester. A little delay may be fine for the thesis writer, but not for the consultant, who will have to read, comment on, etc., several theses, as she will not have enough time to read thoroughly what is due and will therefore not be able to take responsibility for the work handed in.
The topics I submit are typically in the sociology of gender, within that typically in the study of female-male structural relations, and less frequently in the sociology of sexualities. If advertised, a prerequisite for applying for the thesis is attendance or completion of the BA course "Sociology of Gender" (or other course with a similar theme). In addition, there is a strong emphasis on independent work and independent literature exploration. A further important factor is that much of the literature on the subject is only available in English, and this should be taken into account by anyone wishing to write a thesis on gender.
To search for academic literature (in Hungarian or in foreign languages), I recommend Google Scholar.
To search for literature in Hungarian, I recommend Nővértéka: http://palandy.v-comp.ch/noverteka/home.htm
The Sociological Bibliography of the Szabó Ervin City Library of Budapest stores specifically sociological items, and its keyword search engine allows you to find relevant items very quickly: https://szociologiai.fszek.hu/ (This search will return results for relevant keywords, for example!)
Databases can also be accessed via Google's special search engine. Eurobarometer databases can be searched and downloaded here. ISSP databases can be searched and downloaded here. ESS databases are available and searchable here.
A wealth of useful information for writing a thesis is available via the Némedi Dénes Library website.
I would also like to point out that we often start our consultations lately with the need to critically examine activist and broadly political knowledge about feminism, gender, "LGBT*", "gender" issues in public discourse (whether pro or con), so that anyone who seeks academic legitimacy for their existing, ready-made discourse (progressive or otherwise) and approaches thesis writing in this way will have serious difficulties in the process of academic path.
If one does not have the appropriate methodological background to conduct the research in one's research design (e.g. one has never conducted interview research or taken an interview class before writing one's thesis), I would not recommend that one should start to learn about the method at that time.