Nyitottság, elhivatottság, patriotizmus. Beszélgetés Szilágyi Istvánnal [Interjú] = Openness, Commitment, Patriotism: Conversation with István Szilágyi [Interview]

Abstract

This interview presents Professor István Szilágyi’s life and the major events in his career. It includes, among other things, the early school and university years, as well as all those by whom his career has been shaped. The semi-structured interview discusses his research activities, his travels and his advice for the younger generation of geographers. Professor István Szilágyi is a retired professor at the University of Pécs and the former Dean of the Faculty of Modern Philology and Social Sciences at Pannon University. He is a renowned researcher in the theory of international relations, geopolitics and political changes in Latin America and the Hispanic world. The Professor has not only published more than hundreds of papers and book chapters in Hungarian, English, German, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish, but also, he is the author of seventeen monographs. Throughout his career, he has developed significant foreign contacts in Latin America and Europe. As a guest professor, he has visited Valladolid, Paris, Cluj-Napoca, Cadiz, Valencia, La Laguna and Dijon, among others. He has also carried out research in Portugal, Brazil, Chile, Russia and Cuba.

Keywords

• geopolitics
• latin america
• exceptional state
• political science