Tibor Dessewffy received his doctorate at the University of Amsterdam, and has been a visiting fellow at Boston University and the New School of Social Research. He now works at the ELTE Institute of Sociology in Budapest, and is a director of the Hungarian section of the World Internet Project.

Recent articles

As European progressives seeking to allay contemporary anxieties look to Obama's US for comfort, they may be inspired, but should not assume that this is a model for what is needed in the ‘Old continent'.

Is the enlargement of the European Union a beautiful design or a runaway train? On both sides of the existing frontier, resentment and cynicism flourish. For the process to work, a shared, positive European identity must be nurtured – one that supplements, not cancels, the distinct national qualities of our common, continental home.