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Vera Messing is a Senior Visiting Researcher at the Central European University's Democracy Institute and a Research Professor at the Center for Social Sciences in Budapest. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Corvinus University and has been affiliated with CEU since 2008. Her research focuses on social inequalities, ethnicity, and race with particular attention to education, labor markets, and institutional discrimination.
- PhD in Sociology, Corvinus University
- Research Professor, Center for Social Sciences, Budapest
- Senior Visiting Researcher, CEU Democracy Institute
- Fulbright Fellow, University of Denver
Messing's research interests center on comparative understanding of social inequalities, particularly regarding ethnicity and race. She examines policy and civil responses to ethnic and racial diversity, public attitudes toward racialized minorities and immigrants, and institutional discrimination. Her work also emphasizes social science methodology and measurement of social phenomena. She is particularly known for her research on Roma communities in Central and Eastern Europe, migration studies, and media representation of minorities.
Her recent publications reveal consistent focus on migration, social inequality, and methodological innovation. She has led major European comparative research projects including RAISE (Recognition and Acknowledgement of Injustice to Strengthen Equality), MERITA, and MIMY. Her work often employs mixed-method approaches combining quantitative analysis with qualitative insights, particularly using European Social Survey data.
- Recognition and Acknowledgement of Injustice to Strengthen Equality (RAISE) - Lead Researcher (2023-2027)
- Migrants' integration in EU countries: for a selected few only? (MERITA) - Lead Researcher (2022-2023)
- Empowerment through Liquid Integration of Migrant Youth (MIMY) - Researcher (2020-2023)
Messing has published extensively in academic journals and edited volumes, with 43 publications and over 500 citations according to ResearchGate. Her work appears in journals covering migration studies, sociology, political science, and ethnic studies. She has also been active in public discourse, being quoted in international media like Bloomberg regarding Hungarian government policies on LGBTQ rights and migration.
