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Vera Messing | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Corvinus University of Budapest (PhD, 2001) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Centre for Social Sciences (TK, HUN-REN); Central European University |
| Main interests | Migration attitudes; Roma studies; media representation; social inequalities; survey methodology |
Vera Messing is a Hungarian sociologist whose research focuses on migration attitudes, ethnic inequalities (including Roma communities), media representation, and social-science methodology. She is a research professor at the Centre for Social Sciences (TK, HUN-REN) in Budapest and a Senior Visiting Researcher at the CEU Democracy Institute.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Messing earned her PhD at the Corvinus University of Budapest in 2001.[1] At the Centre for Social Sciences (TK, HUN-REN) she has served as research professor and as director of the Institute of Sociology.[1] She has also been affiliated with Central European University, including the Center for Policy Studies and the Democracy Institute.[1][2]
Research
[edit]Migration attitudes and populism
[edit]Messing and Bence Ságvári produced comparative analyses of European attitudes toward migration in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). Their reports map change before and after 2015 and examine patterns of immigrant integration across Western Europe.[3][4][5] Their 2021 peer-reviewed article connects anti-immigrant attitudes, values, and preferences for right-wing populism using European Social Survey data.[6]
Media representation and Roma studies
[edit]With Gábor Bernáth, Messing conducted content-analytical studies of Hungarian media coverage of Roma communities and, later, refugees and migrants. Their book „Vágóképként, csak némában”: Romák a magyarországi médiában (1998) examined national media portrayals of Roma.[7] Their Médiakutató article (2015) analyzed Hungarian government communication during the refugee crisis.[8][9][10][11]
Inequalities, discrimination and methodology
[edit]Messing has published on labour-market discrimination against Roma, barriers to mobility among highly qualified Roma youth, and the conceptualization and measurement of ethnicity in research and corporate practice.[12][13][14] She has also written on methodological issues in researching Roma migration and on survey mode effects.[15][16]
Selected publications
[edit]- Bernáth, Gábor; Messing, Vera (1998). "Vágóképként, csak némában". Romák a magyarországi médiában (in Hungarian). Budapest: Nemzeti és Etnikai Kisebbségi Hivatal. ISBN 9638443189.
- Bernáth, Gábor; Messing, Vera (2015). "Bedarálva. A menekültekkel kapcsolatos kormányzati kampány és a tőle független megszólalás terepei" (PDF). Médiakutató (in Hungarian). 16 (4).
- Messing, Vera; Ságvári, Bence (2019). Still divided but more open: Mapping European attitudes towards migration before and after the migration crisis (PDF) (Research report). Budapest: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).
- Messing, Vera; Ságvári, Bence (2020). Cementing European Divisions: Mapping of European Attitudes towards Migration (PDF) (Research report). Budapest: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).
- Messing, Vera; Ságvári, Bence (2020). From landing to arrival: The subtle integration of immigrants across Western Europe (PDF) (Research report). Budapest: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).
- Messing, Vera; Ságvári, Bence (2021). "Are anti-immigrant attitudes the Holy Grail of populists? A comparative analysis of attitudes towards immigrants, values, and political populism in Europe" (PDF). Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics. 7 (2): 100–127. doi:10.17356/ieejsp.v7i2.750.
Recognition
[edit]- Fulbright visiting scholar (2025).[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Vera Messing". TK Centre for Social Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Vera Messing – People". CEU Democracy Institute. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ Messing, Vera; Ságvári, Bence (2019). Still divided but more open. Mapping European attitudes towards migration before and after the migration crisis (PDF) (Report). Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).
- ^ Messing, Vera; Ságvári, Bence (2020). Cementing European Divisions: Mapping of European Attitudes towards Migration (PDF) (Report). Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).
- ^ Messing, Vera; Ságvári, Bence (2020). From landing to arrival. The subtle integration of immigrants across Western Europe (PDF) (Report). Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).
- ^ Messing, Vera; Ságvári, Bence (2021). "Are anti-immigrant attitudes the Holy Grail of populists? A comparative analysis of attitudes towards immigrants, values, and political populism in Europe" (PDF). Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics. 7 (2): 100–127. doi:10.17356/ieejsp.v7i2.750.
- ^ Bernáth, Gábor; Messing, Vera (1998). "Vágóképként, csak némában". Romák a magyarországi médiában (in Hungarian). Budapest: Nemzeti és Etnikai Kisebbségi Hivatal. ISBN 9638443189.
- ^ Bernáth, Gábor; Messing, Vera (2015). "Bedarálva. A menekültekkel kapcsolatos kormányzati kampány és a tőle független megszólalás terepei" (PDF). Médiakutató (in Hungarian). 16 (4).
- ^ "Két MTA-kutató... Hogyan keltett félelmet Orbán a menekültekkel?". HVG (in Hungarian). 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "Deviáns, bűnöző, szegény: így mutatja a média a romákat". HVG (in Hungarian). 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Minél szegényebb valaki, annál inkább lenézzük". 444.hu (in Hungarian). 2 June 2015.
- ^ Árendás, Zsuzsanna; Messing, Vera; Zentai, Violetta (2018). "With Eyes Wide Shut. Job Searching Qualified Roma and Employee-Seeking Companies". Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics. 4 (1): 66–87.
- ^ Árendás, Zsuzsanna; Messing, Vera; Zentai, Violetta (2022). "Barriers to mobility and coping strategies of highly qualified Roma youth". Intersections. East European Journal of Society and Politics. 8 (3): 92–112.
- ^ Messing, Vera (2024). "Cacophony in conceptualizing and operationalizing ethnicity" (PDF). CEU Research Portal.
- ^ Messing, Vera (2019). "2". In Yildiz, Can; De Genova, Nicholas (eds.). Conceptual and Methodological Considerations in Researching Roma Migration. IMISCOE Research Series. Springer. pp. 29–49. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11373-5_2. ISBN 978-3-030-11372-8.
- ^ Researching Mode Effect Using Interviewer-Assisted and Self-Completed Surveys (video). SAGE Research Methods: SAGE Publications. 9 February 2024. doi:10.4135/9781529696509. ISBN 978-1-5296-9650-9.
- ^ "Vera Messing – Fulbright Scholar Profile". Fulbright Scholar Program. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.