Researcher Profile

Field: Societal Futures

Main Research: Evolutionary economics of innovation; Innovation systems; STI policies; Foresight; Social Innovation

Experience: I have participated in numerous international research projects on STI policies, innovation and transition, social innovation, as well as on foresight and prospective analyses, advised foresight programmes in several countries, been a member of EU expert groups, and invited speaker at international conferences. In 1997–2000 I was Programme Director of TEP, the Hungarian Technology Foresight Programme, providing methodological support, and focusing on STI policy implications. Previously had worked for IKU, Innovation Research Centre, Budapest University of Economics (1990–1997) and for other research institutes in the field of industrial economics and industrial policy (1983–1989). Besides Hungary, I studied and conducted research at INTECH, UN University, Maastricht; SPRU, University of Sussex; PREST, University of Manchester; MERIT, University of Maastricht; and London School of Economics.

• 2021-now: Senior scientist
  AIT / Austria
• 2001-now: Senior research fellow
  Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies / Hungary
• 2001-2003: Researcher
  INTECH, Institute for New Technologies, UN University / The Netherlands
• 1997-2001: Programme director
  TEP, Technology Foresight Programme / Hungary
• 1991-1997: Research fellow
  IKU, Innovation Research Centre, Budapest University of Economics / Hungary
• 1987-1991: Lecturer-researcher
  National Management Development Centre / Hungary
• 1983-1986: Junior researcher
  Institute of Industrial Economics / Hungary

• Incentives to Innovate in Transition: The case of laser technology in Hungary
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: Economic Systems, 18 (2) (1994) ; 197–214
• Hungarian Car Parts Industry at a Cross-Roads: Fordism versus lean production
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: Emergo, 2 (3) (1995) ; 33–55
• Does Innovation Policy Matter in a Transition Country? The case of Hungary
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: Journal of International Relations and Development, 5 (4) (2002) ; 380–402
• The Relevance of Foresight for Accession Countries and Possibilities for Co-operation
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: IPTS Report, 73 (2003) ; 4–11
• Evolving Foresight in a Small Transition Economy
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: Journal of Forecasting, 22 (2–3) (2003) ; 179–201
• Einbinden, um aufzuholen: die Erweiterung in der Forschungs- and Technologiepolitik
  Author(s): Edler J, Havas A
  Journal: Osteuropa, 54 (5–6) (2004) ; 413–429
• Devising Futures for Universities in a Multi-level Structure: A methodological experiment
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 75 (4) (2008) ; 558–582
• Universities and the emerging new players: building futures for higher education
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 21 (3) (2009) ; 425–443
• The impact of foresight on innovation policy-making: recent experiences and future perspectives
  Author(s): Havas A, Schartinger D, Weber M
  Journal: Research Evaluation, 19 (2) (2010) ; 911–04
• Future-oriented technology analysis: its potential to address disruptive transformations
  Author(s): Cagnin C, Havas A, Saritas O
  Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 80 (3) (2013) ; 379–385
• Types of knowledge and diversity of business-academia collaborations: implications for measurement and policy
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: Triple Helix, 2 (1) (2015) ; Paper 12
• Social and business innovations: are common measurement approaches possible?
  Author(s): Havas A
  Journal: Foresight and STI Governance, 10 (2) (2016) ; 58–80
• The ‘fit’ between forward-looking activities and the innovation policy governance sub-system: A framework to explore potential impacts
  Author(s): Havas A, Weber KM
  Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 115 (2017) ; 327–337
• Multiple futures for society, research, and innovation in the European Union: jumping to 2038
  Author(s): Daimer S, Havas A, Cuhls K, Yorulmaz M, Vrgovic P
  Journal: Journal of Responsible Innovation, 8 (2) (2021) ; 148–174

• Trajectories of Social Innovation: Tackling Marginalization with a Complex Approach;
  Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation
  Author(s): Molnár Gy, Havas A
  Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford; 2019; 175–207
  Series: Nicholls A, Ziegler R
• Trajectories of Social Innovation: Housing for All?;
  Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation
  Author(s): Schimpf G-C, Mildenberger G, Giesecke S, Havas A
  Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford; 2019; 109–148
  Series: Nicholls A, Ziegler R
• Social Innovation Policy;
  Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation
  Author(s): von Jacobi N, Nicholls A, Edmiston D, Havas A, Kubeczko K, Molnár Gy, Mildenberger G, Schimpf G-C
  Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford; 2019; 417–448
  Series: Nicholls A, Ziegler R
• The Extended Social Grid Model Revisited;
  Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation
  Author(s): Ziegler, R; Nicholls, A; Aro, J; van Beers, C; Chiappero-Martinetti, E; Edmiston, D; Havas, A; Heiskala, R; von Jacobi, N; Kubeczko, K et al.
  Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford; 2019; 341-362
  Series: Nicholls A, Ziegler R
• Social and business innovations: linked in practice – but two worlds apart in theorising?;
  Atlas of Social Innovation, 2nd Volume: a World of New Practices
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: oekoem verlag; München; 2019; 34–37
  Series: Howaldt J, Kaletka C, Schröder A
• The role of foresight in shaping the next production revolution;
  The Next Production Revolution: Implications for Governments and Business
  Author(s): Havas A, Weber KM
  Publisher: OECD; Paris; 2017; 299–324
  Series: OECD
• Trapped by the High-tech Myth: The need and chances for a new policy rationale;
  Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-Tech Industries
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Edward Elgar; Cheltenham; 2014; 193–217
  Series: Kreinsen H, Schwinge I
• Multiple futures for higher education in a multi-level structure;
  European higher education at the crossroads: Between the Bologna Process and national reforms, Part 1
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Springer; Dordrecht; 2012; 969–993
  Series: Curaj A Scott P, Vlasceanu L, Wilson L
• Governing Policy Processes and Foresight: Potential Contributions and Inherent Tensions;
  On Prospective Technology Studies
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing; Karlsruhe; 2011; 1–18
  Series: Banse G, Grunwald A, Hronszky I, Nelson G
• Foresight in CEE Countries;
  The Handbook of Technology Foresight: Concepts and Practice
  Author(s): Havas A, Keenan M
  Publisher: Edward Elgar; Cheltenham; 2008; 287–316
  Series: Georghiou L, Cassingena Harper J, Keenan M, Miles I, Popper R
• Future impact of new technologies upon food quality and health in Central Eastern European countries;
  Agri-food business: Global challenges – Innovative solutions
  Author(s): Bakucs LZ, Ferto I, Havas A
  Publisher: IAMO; Halle; 2008; 82–94; 978-3-938584-33-0
  Series: Glauben T, Hanf JH, Kopsidis M, Pieniadz A, Reinsberg K
• Escaping from the Nutcracker? Innovation policy in Hungary;
  Knowledge and innovation processes in Central and Eastern European economies
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: The Knowledge and Innovation Institute; Warsaw; 2007; 126–148
  Series: Piech K
• Knowledge-intensive Activities vs. High-tech Sectors: Traps and learning options for Central European policy-makers;
  The Knowledge-Based Economy in Central and East European Countries: Economies and industries in a process of change
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Palgrave; Basingstoke; 2006; 259–279
  Series: Piech K, Radosevic S
• A typology of foresight programmes;
  Globális és hazai problémák tegnaptól holnapig (Global and National Challenges)
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Arisztotelész Stúdium Bt.; Budapest; 2006; 274–280
  Series: Kristóf T, Tóth A
• Intelligent benchmarking: how to design and use it for learning in Central and Eastern Europe;
  Supporting RECORD Centres of Excellence: conclusions for policy: The Vienna Proceedings of the RECORD Thematic Network
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Budapesti Muszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem; Budapest; 2006; 73–90
  Series: Borsi B, Papanek G
• Local, regional and global production networks: re-integration of the Hungarian automotive industry;
  The Globalization of Industry and Innovation in Eastern Europe - From Post-socialist Restructuring to International Competitiveness
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Edward Elgar; Cheltenham; 2000; 95–127
  Series: von Hirschhausen C, Bitzer J
• Foresight in a small country in transition: Preliminary lessons of the Hungarian Technology Programme;
  Die Delphi-Technik in den Sozialwissenschaften: methodische Forschungen und innovative Anwendungen
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Westdeutscher Verlag; Wiesbaden; 2000; 95–107
  Series: Haeder M, Haeder S
• Changing Patterns of Inter- and Intra-Regional Division of Labour: Central Europe’s long and winding road;
  Global Strategies and Local Realities: The Auto Industry in Emerging Markets
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Macmillan; Basingstoke; 2000; 234–262
  Series: Humphrey J, Lecler Y, Salerno MS
• A Long Way to Go: The Hungarian science and technology policy in transition;
  Institutional change and industrial development in Central and Eastern Europe
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Ashgate; Aldershot; 1999; 221–248
  Series: Laki M, Lorentzen A, Wiedmaier B
• Foreign Direct Investment and Intra-Industry Trade: The case of automotive industry in Central Europe;
  The Technology of Transition
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Central European University Press; Budapest; 1997; 211–240
  Series: Dyker D
• Restructuring Precision Industry in Hungary;
  The Aftermath of ‘Real Existing Socialism’ in Eastern Europe, Volume 2: People and Technology in the Process of Transition
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Macmillan; Basingstoke; 1997; 210–236
  Series: Lorentzen A, Rostgård M
• Science and Technology Policy in Hungary;
  Science Policy and Research Management in the Balkan Countries
  Author(s): Havas A
  Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers; Dordrecht; 1995; 193–208
  Series: Parissakis G, Katsaros N

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