Elemér Hankiss

Elemér Hankiss (Debrecen, 4 May 1928 - ) is a Hungarian sociologist.

He was born in the Eastern Hungarian town of Debrecen, where his father was a professor of literature.

He received his university degree in French and English languages from Budapest University, where he later graduated with a PhD.

He has written extensively on values system in Hungary and Central Europe, as well as on global civilisation. His concept of "Second Society" has been much cited in East European Studies [Stranius, Pentti: Lähde 2/2005, Joensuu. The source for Secoond society: Hankiss, Elemér (1988): The "Second Society": Is There an Alternative Social Model Emerging in Contemporary Hungary. In Social Research 55/1988, Nos 1-2, pp. 13-42. ] .

He has been a professor at Stanford University, the Bruges and Florence University Institutes as well as the Central European University.

See also

* Parallel Polis