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Emotional Dynamics of Housing Policy in the Visegrad Region: Security as a Social Value

The Faculty of Humanities of Charles University, as one of the project partners, is launching a new international research project focused on the role of emotions in housing policy and public policy in the V4 countries. We would like to invite you to a participatory academic online workshop aimed at jointly developing a conceptual and methodological framework for housing research in the V4 region.

Date: 12 March 2026 (Thursday)

Time: 10:00–11:15 (CET)

Format: Online (Zoom)

Registration and access:

https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/meeting/register/9p4MWLStQFudRgAWN5nRRQ

(Registration is required for project reporting purposes.)

The workshop builds on a research programme devoted to emotions in social and public policy, developed by Prof. Ryszard Szarfenberg and involving partner organisations from Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. The programme is being implemented through a special issue of the journal Social Policy Issues, a forthcoming academic monograph, and this international research project funded by the International Visegrad Fund.

The objectives of the workshop are to:

• deepen understanding of the conceptual and methodological frameworks of the research,

• ensure comparability of national case studies across the V4 countries,

• introduce the project to the wider research community and support the development of a long-term research network.

The workshop is intended for researchers, students, PhD candidates, as well as members of the professional community with an interest in housing, public and social policy, and socio-affective approaches.

The programme will include thematic presentations, moderated discussions, and interactive group work.

The working language of the workshop is English.

The workshop is co-organised by ELTE Eötvös Loránd University (Prof. Adrienne Csizmady, Dr Lea Kőszeghy) and the University of Warsaw (Prof. Ryszard Szarfenberg).

The project is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.