CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Time: 2-3 October 2025 (Thursday, Friday)

Venue: University of Dunaújváros (Táncsics Mihály u. 1/a)

Language: Hungarian, English

The aim of the conference is to review the state, processes and different areas of civil society resources, and to provide an international perspective in certain areas. The conference aims to create a platform for researchers, academics, professionals, and NGOs working on civil society, civil sector, non-profit organisations to present their recent research, exchange experiences and build networks.

The resources of civil society, in particular the non-profit sector, present a specific picture. Some types of resources are much more available than in other sectors, others are scarcer, and some are available or can be produced in very different quantities, qualities and structures. The planned topics will cover a wide spectrum of resources, covering areas related to the long-term problems, challenges and successes of the civil sector (e.g. human, financial, cultural and creative resources), but also the impact of processes (technological development, digitalisation, environmental issues, or artificial intelligence) that have created new challenges.

Organizers:

• University of Dunaújváros (UOD)
• Civil Review Foundation
• UOD Management of Non-Profit Organisations and Civil Sector Inquiry Research Group

Scientific Committee of the Conference

• Chairman of the Conference: Dr. habil Ádám Nagy
• Co-chairmen of the Conference:
  • Dr. habil István András
  • Dr. habil László Balázs
  • Dr. habil Mónika Rajcsányi-Molnár
• Secretary of the Conference: Dr. habil Anetta Bacsa-Bán
• Anna Csongor
• Prof. Dr. László Kákai
• Péter Nizák

Members of the Organising Committee

• Dr. habil Anetta Bacsa-Bán
• Nikoletta Zámbó
• Dr. Zsuzsa Béres-Áfra

Guest plenary speakers

• Miklós Marschall, Founding Executive Director of CIVICUS
• Balázs Gerencsér, Director of NIOK

We welcome presentations from researchers, experts and practitioners in Hungarian or English in the following conference themes, which can be changed and extended according to the applicants and presenters:

Conference themes:

1. Human and social resources
2. Financial and economic resources
3. Digital and technological resources
4. Natural and environmental resources
5. Political and legal resources
6. Cultural and creative resources
7. Moral capital and mental resources

All presentations given at the conference will be published in the scientific journal of the University of Dunaújváros. The organizing committee will invite the best papers to be published in the journal Civil Review (WOS and Scopus indexed journal). Publication opportunities will be decided by a jury of peer reviewers from the conference organising committee.

Applications can be submitted by the online application form available HERE.

Important dates:

Application deadline: 30 April 2025

Notification of acceptance: 20 May 2025

Registration & payment for presenting authors: 31 July 2025

Full paper submission: 31 July 2025

Conference program: 15 September 2025

Registration fee (per presentation)

Registration fee includes:

• one paper presentation (incl. presentation review);
• sandwich lunch;
• paper review;
• publication in a peer-reviewed journal;
• other administrative costs

All are welcome!

The organizers!