Tamás Kolosi
Dean
Department of Social Sciences
Tarki Social Research Institute
Hungary
Biography
Tamás Kolosi founded TÁRKI in 1985. He led several major sociological study on social stratification, social structure, inequalities and value orientations since the seventies. Kolosi developed a theory of late socialist social structure. In his view (state) redistributive and small scale private economy formed a dual system of stratification. This is the so-called "L-model" of reform socialist Hungarian society. Meanwhile Kolosi played key role in the introduction of mathematical statistical methods and tools in Hungarian social science. His research interest includes the problem of empirical measurement in social sciences, life styles, elite formations during post-communist transition. He is also turned to be successful businessman in the book publishing industry during the nineties. He is the president and CEO of the Lira és Lant Inc. Between 1989-1990 Tamás Kolosi was advisor to the Prime Minister, Mr. Miklós Németh and between (1998-2002) Mr. Viktor Orbán. President of the Hungarian Republic awarded him Széchenyi Prize in 2001.
Research Interest
Social sciences, Life styles and Elite formations during post-communist transition.
Publications
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Tamás K , Kolosi TTamás (2012) Schooling…Is it worth the effort? Origin, schooling, occupation and salaries – paths and junctions after the fall of communism. Tarsadalmi report pp: 41-64.
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Tamás K 2006)Go Ahead. A Complex Approach to Status Attainment and Inequality of Opportunity Review of Sociology 12.
