Abstract The paper examines the CSOs – government relations during the COVID-19 pandemic, first introducing how the pandemic affected the already authoritarian regime in Hungary and how this regime utilized the epidemic to extend and fortify its power. Then the paper presents the antecedents...

Contents: Introductory thoughts / Ágnes Kövér and Gaby Franger -- Part I. Challenging academia -- 1. Universities "inside" the world: multiscale engagement levels / Maria José Casa-Nova -- 2. Leaving the ivory tower: universities' third mission and the quest for legitimacy / Michael Meyer...