OUR TEAM
CZIRFUSZ, MÁRTON - co-founder
Studied geography with a specialization in regional analysis at the Eötvös Loránd Science University and received his doctoral degree in human geography. He has more than ten years’ experience in basic and applied research in the field of urban and regional development in Hungary. With a disciplinary background in human geography he understands uneven development and social inequalities as inherently spatial phenomena. Apart from his academic background he has practical skills in data analysis and GIS applications. He was member of the editorial board of LeftEast online journal between 2013 and 2018.
JELINEK, CSABA - co-founder
Finished his studies in the field of urban sociology and anthropology at the Central European University and wrote his PhD dissertation on the history of Hungarian urban regeneration policies. In his research he focuses on social inequalities, urban regeneration, gentrification and the political economy of development projects. He has collaborated with several local municipalities in Hungary in planning socially sensitive urban policies and interventions. Recently, he is interested in municipal budgeting and forms of financing, as well as models for housing cooperatives.
PÓSFAI, ZSUZSANNA - co-founder
Holds an MA in urban and regional policy from Sciences Po Paris, and received her PhD in the framework of a Marie Curie ITN project “RegPol2”. She has been working on housing issues for nearly fifteen years from various perspectives. She was engaged in housing activism in Budapest for about eight years, worked in urban policy making, and then in academia for several years. She is engaged full-time in Periféria Center since 2018, where she enjoys going back and forth between the above perspectives. An important part of her work is connected to issues of housing finance: both currently existing and potential new forms.
SZABÓ, LINDA - co-founder
Studied in the fields of urban sociology and anthropology at the Central European University, and at the Corvinus University of Budapest. Currently, she is writing her dissertation at the Central European University about the socio-spatial impact of Chinese entrepreneurship in Hungary, mainly Budapest. Her research explores the effects of both small and large real estate market actors on urban regeneration, as well as their relations with state actors emerging on the real estate market and urban politics. Previously, she has participated in several international research projects concerning urban regeneration, migration, social justice and inequality policies.
BODOR, KRISZTOFER - co-worker
Graduated from the BA program of Sociology at Eötvös Loránd University, and currently continues his MA studies at the Corvinus University of Budapest. He was a member of the College of Advanced Studies in Social Theory between 2018 and 2022. His areas of interest and research are primarily international migration, including labor migration, as well as labor and economic sociology.
FERNEZELYI SIMON - intern
He holds a Master's degree in Political Science from Central European University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Technical University of Munich. In his research assistantships he addressed societal issues, including the dimensions of political representation and the discrimination of Roma in Hungary's rental market. His work is characterised by an effective combination of computer science methods and data analysis with social sciences. His thesis, which examined the varying approaches to short-term rental regulation across Europe, earned him the Best Thesis Award in his graduating class.
JANI-DÁN, LILLA - co-worker [on parental leave]
Holds an MA in architecture, and got interest in social scientific knowledge and interdisciplinary approaches. Accordingly, she graduated from the specialized urban architect program of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. She worked as a preparatory engineer at a market leader construction company in Budapest. For a better understanding of social processes lying behind urban and spatial transformations she is studying socio-spatial relations in Hungarian infrastructure developments.
NAGY, KLÁRA - co-worker
Graduated from the Sociology and Social Anthropology MA program at Central European University and holds a sociology BA from the Eötvös Loránd Science University. In her thesis, she researched the reinstitution of worker dormitories in Hungary and the working conditions of the bike couriers in Budapest. Since 2021 she has been a member of the Solidarity Economy Centre, where she works in the housing working group. She was a member of the College for Advanced Studies in Social Theory between 2017 and 2020.
VEREBES, INGRID - office manager
As part-time office manager at the Periféria Center, she is primarily responsible for providing administrative support for the operation of the organization. Previously, she has worked in various areas as a project coordinator, executive assistant, and head of secretariat. Currently, she continues her studies at the Doctoral School of Sociology at Eötvös Loránd Science University.