Anna Ujlaki
Anna Ujlaki
Assistant Professor
Contact details
Address
1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a.
Room
2.57
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  • 5. Social sciences
    • 5.6 Political science
      • Political science
    • 5.9 Other social sciences
      • interdisciplinary
  • 6. Humanities
    • 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
      • Ethics
Political Theory

My area of specialisation is contemporary normative political theory, including the most prominent streams (liberalism, political realism, republicanism, feminism). I have publications related to these streams. Thematically, I am interested in the political theory of migration, feminist political theory, the political theory of artificial intelligence, and the problem of political obligation. I have won two New National Excellence Programs during my doctoral studuies, one for my research on possible feminist and republican approaches to migration and the other for my research on the nexus between political engagement and migration. I In 2019, I won the 1st prize at The National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference (OTDK) with my paper titled The Realist Criticism of Rawls.I received my PhD in 2023 with a dissertation on the political theory of migration. I am currently doing research on the ethics of care, the political theory of artificial intelligence and political obligation. I am also working on a book based on my dissertation on the political theory of migration.

Migration

The political theory of migration has been my main area of research since around 2018. In my PhD thesis and the book project based on it, which I am currently working on, I criticise the mainstream political theory of migration from a methodological and a normative perspective. I deal with issues of immigration, emigration, internal migration, the notion of 'brain drain', refugees, global care chains, migration of women and children as well as methodological nationalism and critical cosmopolitanism and feminist theories including the ethics of care.

Feminism

Feminisms play a key role in my research, including various social scientific approaches to feminism, such as feminist ethics (especially the ethics of care), feminist sociology, feminist political theory, and feminism as method. My research is sensitive to feminist issues such as the vulnerability of women and children, gender-based violence, global supply chains and gender in general. I am also currently part of a HORIZON Europe project (UNTWIST) on feminism that combines approaches from political science, sociology and law.

Artificial intelligence

In my research on the political theory of artificial intelligence (AI), we are exploring a Hobbesian approach to the problem of AI (in collaboration with Attila Gyulai, PhD, TK PTI), and I plan to research and publish individually on AI and the problem of care.

Political Obligation

In relation to the problem of political obligation, my research explores the possible combination of political obligation with the concept of migration, addressing theories of consent, associative theories and natural duty, as well as feminist apoaches. Through the notion of obligation, my research usually touches on concepts such as legitimacy and authority as well.