Research Interests

Political theory, plebiscitary politics, theories of democracy, Hungarian politics

Selected Publications

• Illés, Gábor & András Körösényi (2023) The touch of the leader: representation and responsiveness in plebiscitary leader democracy, Distinktion: Journal of Social Theory, DOI: 10.1080/1600910X.2023.2220086

• Körösényi, A., Patkós, V., Plesz B. and Susánszky, P. (2022). The potentials of heresthetic and rhetoric in an open framing situation: Theory and evidence from a survey experiment. European Political Science Review, 14 (1), 94-114.  http://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773921000321    
• Illés, G., Körösényi, A. (2022). From the theater to the hippodrome: A critique of Jeffrey Green’s theory of plebiscitary democracy and an alternative. Contemporary Political Theory 21, 419–442. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41296-021-00525-6   FH = 1
• Körösényi, A., Illés, G. and Gyulai, A. (2020). The Orbán Regime: Plebiscitary Leader Democracy in the Making (London: Routledge), 1-194. E-book verzió: DOI: 10.4324/9780429053436 
• Pakulski, J. and Körösényi, A. (2012). Toward Leader Democracy, London-New York-Delhi: Anthem Press. 1-181. 
• Femia, J., Körösényi, A. and Slomp, G. (eds.) (2009). Political Leadership in Liberal and Democratic Theory, Exeter, UK: Imprint Academic, 1-200.  FH = 10
• Körösényi, A. (1999). Government and Politics in Hungary. Central European University Press-Osiris, Budapest, 1-330.  

Research Projects

- Democracy in the age of identity politics. ELKH TK PTI, 2023-2026, granted by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH, grant number: K 142410

-The Return of the Weberian Leaders, ELKH TK PTI, 2019-2022, granted by the National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH, grant number: K 128139)

-Political Leadership: Theory and Comparative Research, MTA TK PTI 2013-2017

-Választási ígéretek és kormányzati teljesítmény (Election Pledges and Public Policy in Hungary), Principal investigator, MTA Center for Social Sciences. Funded by Hungarian National Research Fund /OTKA/) 2011-2015

-A politikai vezetés fogalma a demokrácia- és politikaelméletben (Political leadership in political and democratic theory). Principal investigator, funded by OTKA, 2008-2011, (kutatás azonosítószáma: K 72656)

-A racionális választás elméletének politikaelméleti-politikatudományi jelentősége (The Impact of Rational Choice Theory on Political Science). T-049132 sz. OTKA kutatás, Budapest. Principal investigator, 2005-2007

-Magyar Választáskutatási Program (Research Program on Hungarian Electoral Behaviour) participant, 2006, 2008-2009

-Demokráciaelméletek összehasonlító elemzése (Democratic Theories), T-034362 nyilvántartási számú OTKA (Hungarian Scientific Research Fund) kutatás, Budapest. Principal investigator, 2001-2004.

-A kormány és a végrehajtóhatalom helye a hatalommegosztás rendszerében (Government in the system of division of powers). OKTK (Hungarian Scientific Research Fund) kutatás. Nyilvántatrtási száma: A.1868/III.a. Principal investigator, 2001-2002                                   

-Die politischen Systeme  Osteuropas. Buchprojekt, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Technische Univesitat Dresden, 1998-1999

-A kormány, mint politikai vezetés (Government as political leadership). T-025636 számú OTKA (Hungarian Scientific Research Fund) Principal investigator, Budapest, 1998-2000

-Az állam szerepéről (The Changing role of the state). KORRIDOR Politikai Kutatások Központja, participant. Budapest. 1996-1997.

-Democratic Transition and Political Patronage. Principal investigator. CEU Research Support Scheme of the Higher Education Suppert Programme, Prague, 1995-1997.

-Social links of Political Parties, OTKA (Hungarian Scientific Research Fund), 1994-1996

-1994 Kormányzati tevékenység kutatási program (Governance and public policy), participant. KORRIDOR Politikai Kutatások Központja, Budapest. 1994-1995.

-Privatization Project, Institute on Economies in Transition, Central European University, Prague, 1993-1994.

- New Constitution Making in Eastern Europe. Participant, Universita's Bocconi, Milano, CNR (the Italian national Committee of Research) 1993

- Democratization and Market-Oriented Economic Reforms, Short and Medium Run Interactions, Participant, Overseas Development Council, Washington D.C., 1992-1993

- Parteiendemokratie und Transformation. Politische Landschaften in Osteuropa, 1989-1992. Participanr. Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Bonn, 1992

- Political Parties in Hungary. participant. Institute for Political Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1990-92

- The Future of Democracy in Eastern Europe, Phase One: Parliaments and the Transition Towards Democracy. Participant. University of Leiden, The Netherlands, 1991