Since there are a bunch of sociologist in our team this challenge was particularly exciting for us. Spending time on the streets, in parks, bars, buses, trams, talking to strangers with very complex and diverse identities, provided much more than just insights into what it means to live in Budapest. We dig deep into well-known phenomena such as the rural-urban divide, also the mental dimensions of district separation, and some of the Budapest-related components behind political differences.

Based on our research, we identified what key characteristics distinguish Budapest residents and made suggestions on cohesion strengthening strategies. Furthermore, a lifecycle model was developed to determine what factors affect people's connection to Budapest (deepening or shallowing).

Also worked on this project: Eszter Juhász, Miklós Szabó, Réka Horváth, Veronika Soós