Judit Takács is a Research Professor at the Institute of Sociology of the Centre for Social Sciences (CSS) – Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence. Her main research interests cover family practices, childlessness, caring masculinities, the social history of homosexuality, homophobia and genderphobia. She also has extensive research experience in HIV/AIDS prevention, community engagement in the context of public health preparedness, and measuring social attitudes.

She has degrees in History (1992 Budapest), Social Sciences (1994 Amsterdam), holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (2002), a Diploma Habilitationis (2011), and the Doctor of Science title (2019) awarded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Her work has received multiple awards already. Her most recent publications include an edited volume on the Paradoxical Right-Wing Sexual Politics in Europe, a book chapter on How to Conserve Kertbeny’s Grave? A Case of Post-Communist Queer Necrophilia, and co-authored articles on Liberating Pathologization? The Historical Background of the 1961 Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Hungary (with T. PTóth) and Democracy deficit and homophobic divergence in 21st century Europe (with I. Szalma).

https://tk.hu/en/researcher/takacs-judit; https://takacs-policy.eu/