István Hoffman
István Hoffman
Professor
Doctor of Science (DSc)
Contact details
Address
1053 Budapest, Egyetem tér 1-3.
Room
E. 107.
Phone/Extension
2055
Links
  • 5. Social sciences
    • 5.5 Law
      • Law
Public service provision in local and regional level

My main research interests are in the field of municipal administration and the provision of public services, in particular welfare (social and health) services. In this context, I also examine regional development issues and analyse social law issues related to welfare public services in a broader context. In recent years, my work has also focused on the digital provision of public services.

Research in Disability Studies (regulatory issues and policies)

Issues on disability have been an important area of research for me since the beginning of my career. My research has focused on the legal status of people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, particularly the public and partially the private law legislation applicable to them. An important tíresearch field is the analysisi of the regulatory framework for welfare services for people with disabilities. The mainstreaming of disability in different sectors of public administration is also an important element of my research.

  • 2024 – Gulya, Fruzsina; Hoffman, István – A nagykorúak cselekvőképességének korlátozása Magyarországon – mtmt.hu
  • 2025 – Balázs, István; Gajduschek, György; Hoffman, István – ‘Eliminating Conservation’? The Re-Regulation of Hungarian Administrative Procedure in the Act on General Administrative Procedure – mtmt.hu
  • 2025 – Hoffman, István – Welfare Services and the EU: Harmonising Systems without Legal Harmonisation? – mtmt.hu
  • 2025 – Karácsony, Lili Boglárka; Maróth, Márton; Hoffman, István – “Under Pressure”: Permanent Transformation of the Administration of Regional Development in Hungary – mtmt.hu
  • 2026 – Hoffman, István; F. Rozsnyai, Krisztina – Broadening judicial protection against failures to act - Recent Hungarian developments – mtmt.hu