Iván Zoltán Dénes is historian of ideas, has published seven books (including four monographs), several scholarly articles, edited and contributed in nine books, was awarded by the British Academy, the Fulbright Association, the International Exchange of Scholars, the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study scholarships for studying. He is founder and president of the Istvan Bibo Center for Advanced Studies, Budapest, and an elected member of the Academia Europaea, London.