Institute of Political Science, University of Silesia in Katowice

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INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Director of the Institute of Political Science Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (agnieszka.turska-kawa@us.edu.pl)

The Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Silesia in Katowice is the research unit with 45 years of history and experience. It was established on 1 October 1975.

In 1978, it was renamed as the Institute of Political Science and Journalism, and it kept operating under this name until 2019. Then, on 1 October 2019, the unit returned to its roots, restoring its original name.

From 2020 the Institute operates within the structure of the European university: Transform4Europe.

Research in our Institute is conducted in several different areas. The most important are the political problems of: - the Mediterranean Basin - the Central and Eastern Europe - the European Union - the contemporary Asia Our team consists of scientists who specialize in researching various areas of represented discipline. I cordially invite you to get to know us, as well as our achievements, research interests, mobility possibilities and journals.

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Director of the Institute of Political Science Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (agnieszka.turska-kawa@us.edu.pl)

The Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Silesia in Katowice is the research unit with 45 years of history and experience. It was established on 1 October 1975.

In 1978, it was renamed as the Institute of Political Science and Journalism, and it kept operating under this name until 2019. Then, on 1 October 2019, the unit returned to its roots, restoring its original name.

From 2020 the Institute operates within the structure of the European university: Transform4Europe.

Research in our Institute is conducted in several different areas. The most important are the political problems of: - the Mediterranean Basin - the Central and Eastern Europe - the European Union - the contemporary Asia Our team consists of scientists who specialize in researching various areas of represented discipline. I cordially invite you to get to know us, as well as our achievements, research interests, mobility possibilities and journals.

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Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa About Institute of Political Science, (English)

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Political communication and politcal image, (English)

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Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa About Institute of Political Science, (English)

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Political communication and politcal image, (English)

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Central and Eastern Europe Political communication and political image

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (2018): Centrality of religiosity versus civic involvement.

The case of Poland, Communist Post-Communist Studies - Vol. 59, iss. 1 (2018), pp. 39-48.

Liudmila Khalitova, Barbara Myslik, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Sofiya Tarasevich, Spiro Kiousis (2019): He who pays the piper, calls the tune? Examining Russia’s and Poland’s public diplomacy efforts to shape the international coverage of the Smolensk crash, Public Relations Reviev iss. 2 art. np. 101858, pp. 1-17.

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (agnieszka.turska-kawa@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Waldemar Wojtasik (waldemar.wojtasik@us.edu.pl)

Agata Olszanecka-Marmola, Maciej Marmola (2018): Negative TV advertising in the 2016 US presidential campaign, Res Rhetorica no. 2/2018, pp. 29-44.

Assist. Prof. Maciej Marmola (maciej.marmola@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Agata Olszanecka-Marmola (agata.olszanecka-marmola@us.edu.pl)

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Agata Olszanecka-Marmola (2018): Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: the Case of Poland, Politics in Central Europe no. 3/2018, pp. 7-30.

Selected publications:

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Waldemar Wojtasik (2017): "Directiveness" as a Predictor of Religious Attitudes, Polish Sociological Review, no. 2, p. 189-201.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Waldemar Wojtasik (2020): The importance of religiosity in the formation of populist attitudes: the case of Poland, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, iss. 55/2020, p. 34-52 (Online), iss. 55/2020, pp. 34-52.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Waldemar Wojtasik (2019): Perception of Images of Polish Presidents After 1989 in The Context of Democracy Consolidation Processes, Journal of Comparative Politics no. 2/2019, pp. 4-17.

Waldemar Wojtasik (2019): Electoral manipulation via media: theory and evidence, Communication Today (Trnava) no. 2, pp. 28-44.

Agata Olszanecka-Marmola (2019): Czy telewizyjna reklama polityczna może zmienić wizerunek kandydata? Studium empiryczne wyborów prezydenckich 2015 [EN: Can political television advertising change the candidate's image? Empirical study of the 2015 presidential election], Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.

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Central and Eastern Europe Political communication and political image

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (2018): Centrality of religiosity versus civic involvement.

The case of Poland, Communist Post-Communist Studies - Vol. 59, iss. 1 (2018), pp. 39-48.

Liudmila Khalitova, Barbara Myslik, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Sofiya Tarasevich, Spiro Kiousis (2019): He who pays the piper, calls the tune? Examining Russia’s and Poland’s public diplomacy efforts to shape the international coverage of the Smolensk crash, Public Relations Reviev iss. 2 art. np. 101858, pp. 1-17.

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (agnieszka.turska-kawa@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Waldemar Wojtasik (waldemar.wojtasik@us.edu.pl)

Agata Olszanecka-Marmola, Maciej Marmola (2018): Negative TV advertising in the 2016 US presidential campaign, Res Rhetorica no. 2/2018, pp. 29-44.

Assist. Prof. Maciej Marmola (maciej.marmola@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Agata Olszanecka-Marmola (agata.olszanecka-marmola@us.edu.pl)

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Agata Olszanecka-Marmola (2018): Stereotypes Determining Perceptions of Female Politicians: the Case of Poland, Politics in Central Europe no. 3/2018, pp. 7-30.

Selected publications:

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Waldemar Wojtasik (2017): "Directiveness" as a Predictor of Religious Attitudes, Polish Sociological Review, no. 2, p. 189-201.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Waldemar Wojtasik (2020): The importance of religiosity in the formation of populist attitudes: the case of Poland, Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, iss. 55/2020, p. 34-52 (Online), iss. 55/2020, pp. 34-52.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Waldemar Wojtasik (2019): Perception of Images of Polish Presidents After 1989 in The Context of Democracy Consolidation Processes, Journal of Comparative Politics no. 2/2019, pp. 4-17.

Waldemar Wojtasik (2019): Electoral manipulation via media: theory and evidence, Communication Today (Trnava) no. 2, pp. 28-44.

Agata Olszanecka-Marmola (2019): Czy telewizyjna reklama polityczna może zmienić wizerunek kandydata? Studium empiryczne wyborów prezydenckich 2015 [EN: Can political television advertising change the candidate's image? Empirical study of the 2015 presidential election], Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.

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Central and Eastern Europe Functions of elections and political parties, electoral behaviour

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (2015): Determinanty chwiejności wyborczej [EN: Determinants of electoral volatility], Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Waldemar Wojtasik (2012): Funkcje wyborów w III Rzeczypospolitej : teoria i praktyka [EN: Functions of elections in the Third Republic of Poland: theory and practice], Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (agnieszka.turska-kawa@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Waldemar Wojtasik (waldemar.wojtasik@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Maciej Marmola (maciej.marmola@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Mateusz Wajzer (mateusz.wajzer@us.edu.pl)

Grant: Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (2019): Uwarunkowania specyfiki zachowań politycznych mieszkańców województwa śląskiego [EN: Determinants of the Specificity of Political Behaviour of the Inhabitants of the Śląskie Voivodeship] – MINIATURA 2019 [National Science Center].

Selected publications: Maciej Marmola (2020): Nowe partie w systemach partyjnych państw Grupy Wyszehradzkiej [EN: New parties in the party systems of the Visegrad Group states], Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.

Mateusz Wajzer, Monika Cukier-Syguła (2019): An evolutionary game theory approach to cooperation among political elites, Acta Politologica (Praha, Print), no. 3/2019, p. 1-12.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Miro Haček (2017): Local Elections as a Sphere for Forming Citizens’ Political Identity, Politics in Central Europe nr 2/3 /2017, p. 53-72.

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Central and Eastern Europe Functions of elections and political parties, electoral behaviour

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (2015): Determinanty chwiejności wyborczej [EN: Determinants of electoral volatility], Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Waldemar Wojtasik (2012): Funkcje wyborów w III Rzeczypospolitej : teoria i praktyka [EN: Functions of elections in the Third Republic of Poland: theory and practice], Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (agnieszka.turska-kawa@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Waldemar Wojtasik (waldemar.wojtasik@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Maciej Marmola (maciej.marmola@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Mateusz Wajzer (mateusz.wajzer@us.edu.pl)

Grant: Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (2019): Uwarunkowania specyfiki zachowań politycznych mieszkańców województwa śląskiego [EN: Determinants of the Specificity of Political Behaviour of the Inhabitants of the Śląskie Voivodeship] – MINIATURA 2019 [National Science Center].

Selected publications: Maciej Marmola (2020): Nowe partie w systemach partyjnych państw Grupy Wyszehradzkiej [EN: New parties in the party systems of the Visegrad Group states], Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.

Mateusz Wajzer, Monika Cukier-Syguła (2019): An evolutionary game theory approach to cooperation among political elites, Acta Politologica (Praha, Print), no. 3/2019, p. 1-12.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Miro Haček (2017): Local Elections as a Sphere for Forming Citizens’ Political Identity, Politics in Central Europe nr 2/3 /2017, p. 53-72.

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Central and Eastern Europe Visegrad Group (V4)

Assoc. Prof. Anna Czyż (anna.czyz@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Sebastian Kubas (sebastian.kubas@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications:

Anna Czyż, Sebastian Kubas (2014): Państwa Grupy Wyszehradzkiej: pomiędzy przeszłością a teraźniejszością. Wybrane aspekty polityki wewnętrznej i zagranicznej [EN: Staes of the Visegrad Group: between the past and the present. Selected aspects of domestic and foreign policy], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Anna Czyż, Sebastian Kubas (2011): Doświadczenia węgierskiej transformacji ustrojowej - od Jánosa Kádára do Viktora Orbána [EN: The experiences of the Hungarian political transformation - from János Kádár to Viktor Orbán], Katowice : Uniwersytet Śląski ; Sosnowiec : REMAR. Anna Czyż (2010): Samorząd terytorialny w państwach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej [EN: Local Government in States of the Visegrad Group], Dąbrowa Górnicza: Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu.

Anna Czyż (2020): Ten Years of the Eastern Partnership: Experiences and Perspectives, Central Asia and the Caucasus, iss. 2/2020, pp.7-17.

Anna Czyż (2018): Współpraca regionalna państw Grupy Wyszehradzkiej: doświadczenia i perspektywy [EN: Regional cooperation of the Visegrad Group countries: experiences and perspectives], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Sebastian Kubas (2018): Proces demokratyzacji i jego determinanty: analiza na przykładzie Republiki Czeskiej i Węgier (1990-2016) [EN: The democratization process and its determinants: an analysis based on the examples of the Czech Republic and Hungary (1990-2016)], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Miro Haček (eds.) (2016): Democratisation processes in Poland and Slovenia: Comparative Study, Maribor: Institute for Local SelfGovernment and Public Procurement Maribor.

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Central and Eastern Europe Visegrad Group (V4)

Assoc. Prof. Anna Czyż (anna.czyz@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Sebastian Kubas (sebastian.kubas@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications:

Anna Czyż, Sebastian Kubas (2014): Państwa Grupy Wyszehradzkiej: pomiędzy przeszłością a teraźniejszością. Wybrane aspekty polityki wewnętrznej i zagranicznej [EN: Staes of the Visegrad Group: between the past and the present. Selected aspects of domestic and foreign policy], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Anna Czyż, Sebastian Kubas (2011): Doświadczenia węgierskiej transformacji ustrojowej - od Jánosa Kádára do Viktora Orbána [EN: The experiences of the Hungarian political transformation - from János Kádár to Viktor Orbán], Katowice : Uniwersytet Śląski ; Sosnowiec : REMAR. Anna Czyż (2010): Samorząd terytorialny w państwach Grupy Wyszehradzkiej [EN: Local Government in States of the Visegrad Group], Dąbrowa Górnicza: Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu.

Anna Czyż (2020): Ten Years of the Eastern Partnership: Experiences and Perspectives, Central Asia and the Caucasus, iss. 2/2020, pp.7-17.

Anna Czyż (2018): Współpraca regionalna państw Grupy Wyszehradzkiej: doświadczenia i perspektywy [EN: Regional cooperation of the Visegrad Group countries: experiences and perspectives], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Sebastian Kubas (2018): Proces demokratyzacji i jego determinanty: analiza na przykładzie Republiki Czeskiej i Węgier (1990-2016) [EN: The democratization process and its determinants: an analysis based on the examples of the Czech Republic and Hungary (1990-2016)], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Miro Haček (eds.) (2016): Democratisation processes in Poland and Slovenia: Comparative Study, Maribor: Institute for Local SelfGovernment and Public Procurement Maribor.

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Central and Eastern Europe

Central and Eastern Europe

Poland

Agreements under the European Erasmus + program supporting the mobility of researchers:

Czech Republic

Assoc. Prof. Sebastian Kubas (sebastian.kubas@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Anna Czyż (anna.czyz@us.edu.pl)

Masaryk University in Brno

Silesian University in Opava

Assist. Prof. Robert Radek (robert.radek@us.edu.pl)

Hungary

Selected publications:

National University of Public Service in Budapeszt

Anna Czyż (2020): Ten Years of the Eastern Partnership: Experiences and Perspectives, Central Asia and the Caucasus, iss. 2/2020, pp.7-17.

Anna Czyż (2018): Współpraca regionalna państw Grupy Wyszehradzkiej: doświadczenia i perspektywy [EN: Regional cooperation of the Visegrad Group countries: experiences and perspectives], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Romania Babeș-Bolyai University

Sebastian Kubas (2018): Proces demokratyzacji i jego determinanty : analiza na przykładzie Republiki Czeskiej i Węgier (1990-2016) [EN: The democratization process and its determinants: an analysis based on the examples of the Czech Republic and Hungary (1990-2016)], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Slovakia Babeș-Bolyai University

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Miro Haček (eds.) (2016): Democratisation processes in Poland and Slovenia: Comparative Study, Maribor: Institute for Local Self-Government and Public Procurement Maribor.

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University of Bucharest

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University of Bucharest

Central and Eastern Europe

Central and Eastern Europe

Poland

Agreements under the European Erasmus + program supporting the mobility of researchers:

Czech Republic

Assoc. Prof. Sebastian Kubas (sebastian.kubas@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Anna Czyż (anna.czyz@us.edu.pl)

Masaryk University in Brno

Silesian University in Opava

Assist. Prof. Robert Radek (robert.radek@us.edu.pl)

Hungary

Selected publications:

National University of Public Service in Budapeszt

Anna Czyż (2020): Ten Years of the Eastern Partnership: Experiences and Perspectives, Central Asia and the Caucasus, iss. 2/2020, pp.7-17.

Anna Czyż (2018): Współpraca regionalna państw Grupy Wyszehradzkiej: doświadczenia i perspektywy [EN: Regional cooperation of the Visegrad Group countries: experiences and perspectives], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Romania Babeș-Bolyai University

Sebastian Kubas (2018): Proces demokratyzacji i jego determinanty : analiza na przykładzie Republiki Czeskiej i Węgier (1990-2016) [EN: The democratization process and its determinants: an analysis based on the examples of the Czech Republic and Hungary (1990-2016)], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Slovakia Babeș-Bolyai University

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Miro Haček (eds.) (2016): Democratisation processes in Poland and Slovenia: Comparative Study, Maribor: Institute for Local Self-Government and Public Procurement Maribor.

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University of Bucharest

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University of Bucharest

Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Myśliwiec

Assoc. Prof. Sebastian Kubas Central and Eastern Europe, (English)

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Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Myśliwiec

Assoc. Prof. Sebastian Kubas Central and Eastern Europe, (English)

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Mediterranean Basin

Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2015): Spain`s Party System at Times of the Economical Crisis after 2008, Political Preferences no. 11/2015, p. 125-162.

Evolution of political systems - a comparative perspective

Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2014): Pozycja partii regionalnych w systemie politycznym współczesnej Hiszpanii [EN: The position of regional parties in the political system of contemporary Spain], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Myśliwiec (malgorzata.mysliwiec@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Małgorzata Lorencka (malgorzata.lorencka@us.edu.pl)

Grant:

Selected publications:

Małgorzata Myśliwiec – the project manager; Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka (2014-2017): Wpływ kryzysu gospodarczego na działanie systemu politycznego. Analiza przypadku Grecji, Hiszpanii i Włoch [EN: Impact of the economic crisis on political systems. Analysis of the case of Greece, Spain and Italy] - OPUS 5 [National Science Centre].

Małgorzata Lorencka, Giulia Aravantinou Leonidi (2019): Syriza in power (2015-2019): a Review of Selected Aspecs, Political Preferences vol.24/2019, s. 5-26.

Małgorzata Lorencka, Marta Obrębska (2018): English combined authorities and Italian metropolitan cities: a comparative perspective, Revista Romana de Stiinta Politica (Print). - 2018, nr 2/2018, s. 119-148.

Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka, Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2017): Impact of Economic Crisis on the Functioning of Political Systems. A Case Study of Greece, Spain, and Italy, Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Mariusz Kolczyński, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, María José Pérez del Pozo (eds.)

(2017): 2015 – Elections in Poland and Spain and their consequences, Opava: Silesian University: Faculty of Public Policies in Opava – Katowice: Wydawnicwto Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

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Mediterranean Basin

Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2015): Spain`s Party System at Times of the Economical Crisis after 2008, Political Preferences no. 11/2015, p. 125-162.

Evolution of political systems - a comparative perspective

Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2014): Pozycja partii regionalnych w systemie politycznym współczesnej Hiszpanii [EN: The position of regional parties in the political system of contemporary Spain], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Myśliwiec (malgorzata.mysliwiec@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Małgorzata Lorencka (malgorzata.lorencka@us.edu.pl)

Grant:

Selected publications:

Małgorzata Myśliwiec – the project manager; Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka (2014-2017): Wpływ kryzysu gospodarczego na działanie systemu politycznego. Analiza przypadku Grecji, Hiszpanii i Włoch [EN: Impact of the economic crisis on political systems. Analysis of the case of Greece, Spain and Italy] - OPUS 5 [National Science Centre].

Małgorzata Lorencka, Giulia Aravantinou Leonidi (2019): Syriza in power (2015-2019): a Review of Selected Aspecs, Political Preferences vol.24/2019, s. 5-26.

Małgorzata Lorencka, Marta Obrębska (2018): English combined authorities and Italian metropolitan cities: a comparative perspective, Revista Romana de Stiinta Politica (Print). - 2018, nr 2/2018, s. 119-148.

Tomasz Kubin, Małgorzata Lorencka, Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2017): Impact of Economic Crisis on the Functioning of Political Systems. A Case Study of Greece, Spain, and Italy, Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Mariusz Kolczyński, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, María José Pérez del Pozo (eds.)

(2017): 2015 – Elections in Poland and Spain and their consequences, Opava: Silesian University: Faculty of Public Policies in Opava – Katowice: Wydawnicwto Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

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Mediterranean Basin

Mediterranean Basin

Agreements under the European Erasmus + program supporting the mobility of researchers:

Agreements under the European Erasmus + program supporting the mobility of researchers:

Morocco

France Grenoble Institute of Political Studies

Université Nice Sophia Antipolis

University of Montpellier

Spain

University of Lille

Italy University of Florence

Guglielmo Marconi University

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University of Padua

International University of Rabat

Jean Monnet University Saint-Étienne

Sapienza University in Rome

University of Naples "L'Orientale"

University of Castilla-La Mancha

University of Granada

University of Barcelona

University of yhe Basque Country

University of Valladolid

University of Alcalá

University of Genoa

Turkey

Vanvitelli

Galatasaray University

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Kadir Has University

İstanbul Gedik University

Mediterranean Basin

Mediterranean Basin

Agreements under the European Erasmus + program supporting the mobility of researchers:

Agreements under the European Erasmus + program supporting the mobility of researchers:

Morocco

France Grenoble Institute of Political Studies

Université Nice Sophia Antipolis

University of Montpellier

Spain

University of Lille

Italy University of Florence

Guglielmo Marconi University

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University of Padua

International University of Rabat

Jean Monnet University Saint-Étienne

Sapienza University in Rome

University of Naples "L'Orientale"

University of Castilla-La Mancha

University of Granada

University of Barcelona

University of yhe Basque Country

University of Valladolid

University of Alcalá

University of Genoa

Turkey

Vanvitelli

Galatasaray University

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Kadir Has University

İstanbul Gedik University

Assoc. Prof. Renata Jankowska

Dr Małgorzata Lorencka Mediterranean Basin, (Italiano)

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Assoc. Prof. Renata Jankowska

Dr Małgorzata Lorencka Mediterranean Basin, (Italiano)

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China

Assist. Prof. Tomasz Okraska (tomasz.okraska@us.edu.pl)

Central Asia

Assist. Agnieszka Miarka (agnieszka.miarka@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Elżbieta Proń (elzbieta.pron@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications: Tomasz Okraska (2019): Słoń w pogoni za smokiem: stosunki indyjsko-chińskie w zmieniającym się świecie [EN: The Elephant Chasing the Dragon: Indo-Chinese Relations in a Changing World], Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.

Elżbieta Proń, Emilie Szwajnoch (2019): Kazakh anti-Chinese prostests and the issue of Xinjiang detention camps, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute 2019/10/31 (online).

Elżbieta Proń (2017): Chiny i instytucje międzynarodowe – doświadczenia 20 lat w Szanghajskiej Organizacji Współpracy [EN: China and international institutions - 20 years of experience in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization], in: Trojnar, Gacek, Kwieciński (eds.), Bliżej Azji – współczesne wyzwania dla bezpieczeństwa [EN: Closer to Asia - contemporary security challenges], Waszawa: Scholar, pp. 104 – 114.

Selected publications: Agnieszka Miarka (2020): Transnistria as an Instrument of Influence of the Russian Federation on the Security of Moldova in the Second Decade of the 21st Century - Selected Aspects, Communist and Post-Communist Studies vol. 53, iss. 2 (2020), pp. 61-75.

Agnieszka Miarka (2020): Armenia’s Domestic Policy After the Velvet Revolution: Selected Issues, Central Asia and the Caucasus, iss. 2/2020, pp.66-75.

Agnieszka Miarka (2020): Para-states as an Instrument for Strengthening Russia's Position - the Case of Transnistria, Journal of Strategic Security no. 2/2020, pp. 1-18.

Agnieszka Miarka (2019): Velvet Revolution in Armenia and its Influence on State Policy: Selected Aspects, Central Asia and the Caucasus, iss. 2/2019, pp. 41-50.

Elżbieta Proń (2014): China energy diplomacy via the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in: Hererias, Yao (eds.), Energy security and sustainable economic growth in China, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 52 – 73.

Elżbieta Proń, B. Wu (2013): Don’t forget about Central Asia: Local voices on China-Central Asia relations, China Policy Institute: Analysis 2013/01/11 (online).

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China

Assist. Prof. Tomasz Okraska (tomasz.okraska@us.edu.pl)

Central Asia

Assist. Agnieszka Miarka (agnieszka.miarka@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Elżbieta Proń (elzbieta.pron@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications: Tomasz Okraska (2019): Słoń w pogoni za smokiem: stosunki indyjsko-chińskie w zmieniającym się świecie [EN: The Elephant Chasing the Dragon: Indo-Chinese Relations in a Changing World], Toruń: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek.

Elżbieta Proń, Emilie Szwajnoch (2019): Kazakh anti-Chinese prostests and the issue of Xinjiang detention camps, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute 2019/10/31 (online).

Elżbieta Proń (2017): Chiny i instytucje międzynarodowe – doświadczenia 20 lat w Szanghajskiej Organizacji Współpracy [EN: China and international institutions - 20 years of experience in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization], in: Trojnar, Gacek, Kwieciński (eds.), Bliżej Azji – współczesne wyzwania dla bezpieczeństwa [EN: Closer to Asia - contemporary security challenges], Waszawa: Scholar, pp. 104 – 114.

Selected publications: Agnieszka Miarka (2020): Transnistria as an Instrument of Influence of the Russian Federation on the Security of Moldova in the Second Decade of the 21st Century - Selected Aspects, Communist and Post-Communist Studies vol. 53, iss. 2 (2020), pp. 61-75.

Agnieszka Miarka (2020): Armenia’s Domestic Policy After the Velvet Revolution: Selected Issues, Central Asia and the Caucasus, iss. 2/2020, pp.66-75.

Agnieszka Miarka (2020): Para-states as an Instrument for Strengthening Russia's Position - the Case of Transnistria, Journal of Strategic Security no. 2/2020, pp. 1-18.

Agnieszka Miarka (2019): Velvet Revolution in Armenia and its Influence on State Policy: Selected Aspects, Central Asia and the Caucasus, iss. 2/2019, pp. 41-50.

Elżbieta Proń (2014): China energy diplomacy via the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, in: Hererias, Yao (eds.), Energy security and sustainable economic growth in China, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 52 – 73.

Elżbieta Proń, B. Wu (2013): Don’t forget about Central Asia: Local voices on China-Central Asia relations, China Policy Institute: Analysis 2013/01/11 (online).

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European Integration

Tomasz Kubin (2015): Economic System of the European Union. Between Particularisms and Universalism, Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis, vol. 14/2015, pp.15-39.

Tomasz Kubin (2014): Legitymizacja systemu instytucjonalnego Unii Europejskiej [EN: The Legitimacy of the Institutional System of the European Union], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Assoc. Prof. Tomasz Kubin (tomasz.kubin@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska (justyna.lapaj-kucharska@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Monika Szynol (monika.szynol@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications: Monika Szynol (2020): The Impact of Brexit on the EU Development Policy: Selected Political Issues, Baltic Journal of European Studies no. 1/2020, pp. 3-21.

Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska (2019): Common Interests and the Most Important Areas of Political Cooperation between Poland and Romania in the Context of the European Union, Romanian Journal of European Affairs no. 2/2019, pp. 63-86.

Monika Szynol (2019): The Impact of Brexit on the EU Development Policy: selected Financial Issues, Romanian Journal of European Affairs no. 2/2019, pp. 5-29.

Tomasz Kubin (2017): Enhanced Cooperation, EMU Reforms and Their Implications for Differentiation in the European Union, Baltic Journal of European Studies no. 2/2017, pp. 84-106.

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European Integration

Tomasz Kubin (2015): Economic System of the European Union. Between Particularisms and Universalism, Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis, vol. 14/2015, pp.15-39.

Tomasz Kubin (2014): Legitymizacja systemu instytucjonalnego Unii Europejskiej [EN: The Legitimacy of the Institutional System of the European Union], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Assoc. Prof. Tomasz Kubin (tomasz.kubin@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska (justyna.lapaj-kucharska@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Monika Szynol (monika.szynol@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications: Monika Szynol (2020): The Impact of Brexit on the EU Development Policy: Selected Political Issues, Baltic Journal of European Studies no. 1/2020, pp. 3-21.

Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska (2019): Common Interests and the Most Important Areas of Political Cooperation between Poland and Romania in the Context of the European Union, Romanian Journal of European Affairs no. 2/2019, pp. 63-86.

Monika Szynol (2019): The Impact of Brexit on the EU Development Policy: selected Financial Issues, Romanian Journal of European Affairs no. 2/2019, pp. 5-29.

Tomasz Kubin (2017): Enhanced Cooperation, EMU Reforms and Their Implications for Differentiation in the European Union, Baltic Journal of European Studies no. 2/2017, pp. 84-106.

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Cybersecurity

International Relations

Assoc. Prof. Miron Lakomy (miron.lakomy@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Czornik (katarzyna.czornik@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications:

Selected publications: Miron Lakomy (2020): Towards the “Olive Trees of Rome” : Exploitation of Propaganda Devices in the Islamic State’s Flagship Magazine “Rumiyah”, Small Wars Insurgencies Vol. 31, iss. 3 (2020), pp. 540-568.

Miron Lakomy (2019): Let's Play a Video Game: Jihadi Propaganda in the World of Electronic Entertainment, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Vol. 42, iss. 4 (2019), pp. 383-406.

Miron Lakomy (2017): Cracks in the Online "Caliphate" : How the Islamic State is Losing Ground in the Battle for Cyberspace, Perspectives on Terrorism no 3/2017, pp. 41-53.

Miron Lakomy (2017): Polish-Ukrainian Relations, Euromaidan and the Donbass Conflict The Challenges For Warsaw, Central European Journal of International and Security Studies iss. 2/2017, pp. 84-105.

Grant: Miron Lakomy (2018-2021): Magazyny cyberdżihadystyczne jako instrument kampanii propagandowej tzw. Państwa Islamskiego [EN: Cyber jihadist magazines as an instrument of the propaganda campaign of the so-called Islamic State] – OPUS 15 [National Science Centre].

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Assist. Prof. Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska (justyna.lapaj-kucharska@us.edu.pl)

Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska (2020): Polityka zagraniczna Polski wobec Ameryki Łacińskiej w okresie pozimnowojennym [EN: Polish Foreign Policy Towards Latin America in the Post-Cold War Period], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Katarzyna Czornik (2019): Polityka zagraniczna Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki wobec Bliskiego Wschodu w okresie pozimnowojennym: elementy kontynuacji i zmiany [EN: Foreign Policy of the United States of America Towards the Middle East in the Post-Cold War Period: Elements of Continuation and Change], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Katarzyna Czornik (2014): System konstytucyjny Islamskiej Republiki Iranu [EN: The constitutional system of the Islamic Republic of Iran], Warszawa : Wydawnictwo Sejmowe.

Katarzyna Czornik (2012): Bliski Wschód w polityce zagranicznej Stanów Zjednoczonych w latach 1945-2012 [EN: The Middle East in the foreign policy of the United States in 1945-2012], Sosnowiec: Remar; Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Katarzyna Czornik (2011): Irak w polityce zagranicznej Stanów Zjednoczonych w okresie pozimnowojennym [EN: Iraq in the foreign policy of the United States in the post-Cold War period], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

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International Relations

Assoc. Prof. Miron Lakomy (miron.lakomy@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Katarzyna Czornik (katarzyna.czornik@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications:

Selected publications: Miron Lakomy (2020): Towards the “Olive Trees of Rome” : Exploitation of Propaganda Devices in the Islamic State’s Flagship Magazine “Rumiyah”, Small Wars Insurgencies Vol. 31, iss. 3 (2020), pp. 540-568.

Miron Lakomy (2019): Let's Play a Video Game: Jihadi Propaganda in the World of Electronic Entertainment, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Vol. 42, iss. 4 (2019), pp. 383-406.

Miron Lakomy (2017): Cracks in the Online "Caliphate" : How the Islamic State is Losing Ground in the Battle for Cyberspace, Perspectives on Terrorism no 3/2017, pp. 41-53.

Miron Lakomy (2017): Polish-Ukrainian Relations, Euromaidan and the Donbass Conflict The Challenges For Warsaw, Central European Journal of International and Security Studies iss. 2/2017, pp. 84-105.

Grant: Miron Lakomy (2018-2021): Magazyny cyberdżihadystyczne jako instrument kampanii propagandowej tzw. Państwa Islamskiego [EN: Cyber jihadist magazines as an instrument of the propaganda campaign of the so-called Islamic State] – OPUS 15 [National Science Centre].

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Assist. Prof. Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska (justyna.lapaj-kucharska@us.edu.pl)

Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska (2020): Polityka zagraniczna Polski wobec Ameryki Łacińskiej w okresie pozimnowojennym [EN: Polish Foreign Policy Towards Latin America in the Post-Cold War Period], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Katarzyna Czornik (2019): Polityka zagraniczna Stanów Zjednoczonych Ameryki wobec Bliskiego Wschodu w okresie pozimnowojennym: elementy kontynuacji i zmiany [EN: Foreign Policy of the United States of America Towards the Middle East in the Post-Cold War Period: Elements of Continuation and Change], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Katarzyna Czornik (2014): System konstytucyjny Islamskiej Republiki Iranu [EN: The constitutional system of the Islamic Republic of Iran], Warszawa : Wydawnictwo Sejmowe.

Katarzyna Czornik (2012): Bliski Wschód w polityce zagranicznej Stanów Zjednoczonych w latach 1945-2012 [EN: The Middle East in the foreign policy of the United States in 1945-2012], Sosnowiec: Remar; Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Katarzyna Czornik (2011): Irak w polityce zagranicznej Stanów Zjednoczonych w okresie pozimnowojennym [EN: Iraq in the foreign policy of the United States in the post-Cold War period], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

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Public policy

Michał Czuba (2017): Prosumption as a Factor of Sustainable Development, Problemy Ekorozwoju, Vol. 12, nr 1/2017, pp. 55-61.

Paweł Grzywna (2017): Bezpieczeństwo zdrowotne w nauce o polityce społecznej: wprowadzenie do dyskusji [EN: Health Security in the Science of the Social Policy: an Introduction to Discussion], Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Assoc. Prof. Marian Mitręga (marian.mitrega@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Dana Petranova (dana.petravova@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Paweł Grzywna (pawel.grzywna@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Michał Czuba (michal.czuba@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Natalia Stępień-Lampa (natalia.stepien-lampa@us.edu.pl)

Natalia Stępień-Lampa (2016): Szanse edukacyjne dzieci i młodzieży z obszarów wielkomiejskiej biedy w Siemianowicach Śląskich : raport z badań [EN: Educational opportunities for children and youth from metropolitan poverty area in Siemianowice Śląskie: research report], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Marian Mitręga (2001): Restrukturyzacja umiejscowiona : socjalne i regionalne aspekty przemian w górnictwie węgla kamiennego [EN: Localized restructuring: social and regional aspects of changes in hard coal mining], Katowice:

Selected publications: Dana Petranova (2020): Behavioural Approaches in Public Policies, European Journal of Science and Theology, April 2020,, Vol.14, No.2/2020, pp. 43-53.

Paweł Grzywna (2019): Nierówności zdrowotne wykluczonych ekonomicznie mieszkańców Siemianowic Śląskich [EN: Health inequalities of the economically excluded inhabitants of Siemianowice Śląskie], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Michał Czuba (2018): Upcycling as a Manifestation of Consumer and Business Behavior that Expresses Sustainable Consumption and Determines the Functioning of the Communal Services Sector, Problemy Ekorozwoju Vol. 13, nr 1/2018, pp. 159-163.

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Michał Czuba (2017): Prosumption as a Factor of Sustainable Development, Problemy Ekorozwoju, Vol. 12, nr 1/2017, pp. 55-61.

Paweł Grzywna (2017): Bezpieczeństwo zdrowotne w nauce o polityce społecznej: wprowadzenie do dyskusji [EN: Health Security in the Science of the Social Policy: an Introduction to Discussion], Katowice : Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Assoc. Prof. Marian Mitręga (marian.mitrega@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Dana Petranova (dana.petravova@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Paweł Grzywna (pawel.grzywna@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Michał Czuba (michal.czuba@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Natalia Stępień-Lampa (natalia.stepien-lampa@us.edu.pl)

Natalia Stępień-Lampa (2016): Szanse edukacyjne dzieci i młodzieży z obszarów wielkomiejskiej biedy w Siemianowicach Śląskich : raport z badań [EN: Educational opportunities for children and youth from metropolitan poverty area in Siemianowice Śląskie: research report], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Marian Mitręga (2001): Restrukturyzacja umiejscowiona : socjalne i regionalne aspekty przemian w górnictwie węgla kamiennego [EN: Localized restructuring: social and regional aspects of changes in hard coal mining], Katowice:

Selected publications: Dana Petranova (2020): Behavioural Approaches in Public Policies, European Journal of Science and Theology, April 2020,, Vol.14, No.2/2020, pp. 43-53.

Paweł Grzywna (2019): Nierówności zdrowotne wykluczonych ekonomicznie mieszkańców Siemianowic Śląskich [EN: Health inequalities of the economically excluded inhabitants of Siemianowice Śląskie], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Michał Czuba (2018): Upcycling as a Manifestation of Consumer and Business Behavior that Expresses Sustainable Consumption and Determines the Functioning of the Communal Services Sector, Problemy Ekorozwoju Vol. 13, nr 1/2018, pp. 159-163.

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Corruption (applied research)

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Marek Czaja (2015): Postawy wobec korupcji w samorządzie terytorialnym: raport z badań w województwie śląskim, Sławków: Fundacja Akademicka Ipso Ordo.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (2015): The Role of Trust in Political Corruption: Outline of the Subject, Political Preferences no. 11/2015, pp. 59-73.

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (agnieszka.turska-kawa@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Waldemar Wojtasik (waldemar.wojtasik@us.edu.pl)

One of the main areas of the implementation studies conducted at the Institute includes anti-corruption studies. The research projects and studies have translated into an extensive range of training, consultancy and anti-corruption programmes offered to business, selfgovernment and educational entities, both in Poland and abroad.

Selected publications: Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Krzysztof Stachowicz (2018): Corruption in Spain and Catalonia after 2008, Review of Nationalities, Volume 8: Issue 1/2018, pp. 225-236.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Waldemar Wojtasik (eds.) (2017): Korupcja polityczna [EN: Political corruption], Katowice: Fundacja Akademicka Ipso Ordo.

Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (eds.) (2016): Korupcja w administracji [EN: Corruption in administration], Sławków: Fundacja Akademicka Ipso Ordo.

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Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Marek Czaja (2015): Postawy wobec korupcji w samorządzie terytorialnym: raport z badań w województwie śląskim, Sławków: Fundacja Akademicka Ipso Ordo.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (2015): The Role of Trust in Political Corruption: Outline of the Subject, Political Preferences no. 11/2015, pp. 59-73.

Assoc. Prof. Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (agnieszka.turska-kawa@us.edu.pl)

Assoc. Prof. Waldemar Wojtasik (waldemar.wojtasik@us.edu.pl)

One of the main areas of the implementation studies conducted at the Institute includes anti-corruption studies. The research projects and studies have translated into an extensive range of training, consultancy and anti-corruption programmes offered to business, selfgovernment and educational entities, both in Poland and abroad.

Selected publications: Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Krzysztof Stachowicz (2018): Corruption in Spain and Catalonia after 2008, Review of Nationalities, Volume 8: Issue 1/2018, pp. 225-236.

Agnieszka Turska-Kawa, Waldemar Wojtasik (eds.) (2017): Korupcja polityczna [EN: Political corruption], Katowice: Fundacja Akademicka Ipso Ordo.

Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Agnieszka Turska-Kawa (eds.) (2016): Korupcja w administracji [EN: Corruption in administration], Sławków: Fundacja Akademicka Ipso Ordo.

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National and ethnic minorities

Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Myśliwiec (malgorzata.mysliwiec@us.edu.pl)

Migrations

Assist. Prof. Wiktor Widera (wiktor.widera@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Anna Muś (anna.mus@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Natalia Galica (natalia.galica@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications: Anna Muś (2019): Rewizja stosowania prawa do samostanowienia w XXI wieku.

Nowe wyzwania dla prawa międzynarodowego [EN: Revision of the Application of the Right to Self-determination in the 21st Century. New Challenges for International Law], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Anna Muś (2019): Politicisation of Ethnicity. The Moravian-Silesian movement in the Czech Republic and the Silesian movement in Poland – A Comparative Approach, Nationalities Papers. The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity Vol. 47 Issue 6/2019, pp. 1048-1066.

Selected publications: Wiktor Widera (2020): Migration as an Opportunity for Religious and Political Renewal in the Teaching of Pope Francis, European Journal of Science and Theology no. 1/2020, pp. 37-49.

Natalia Galica (2011): Economic integration of Polish Migrants in Irish Rural Areas, Studia Migracyjne - Przegląd Polonijny, vol. 4, pp. 5-38.

Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2019): The Result of Elections to the Śląskie Voivodeship Assembly in 2018 in Reality of the Territorial Heteronomy, Political Preferences no. 23/2019, pp. 23-36.

Anna Muś (2017): „Zjednoczeni dla Śląska” – Upper-Silesians Support for Regional Initiative, Political Preferences no. 14/2017, pp. 157-174.

Anna Muś (2017): Self-determination and the Question of the Sovereignty over Falkland Islands/Malvinas, Silesian Journal of Legal Studies no. 9/2017, pp.78-95.

Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2016): About the necessity of scientific research concerning regional and ethnoregional parties in Central and Eastern Europe, Political Preferences no. 13/2016, pp. 153-163.

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Assoc. Prof. Małgorzata Myśliwiec (malgorzata.mysliwiec@us.edu.pl)

Migrations

Assist. Prof. Wiktor Widera (wiktor.widera@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Prof. Anna Muś (anna.mus@us.edu.pl)

Assist. Natalia Galica (natalia.galica@us.edu.pl)

Selected publications: Anna Muś (2019): Rewizja stosowania prawa do samostanowienia w XXI wieku.

Nowe wyzwania dla prawa międzynarodowego [EN: Revision of the Application of the Right to Self-determination in the 21st Century. New Challenges for International Law], Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego.

Anna Muś (2019): Politicisation of Ethnicity. The Moravian-Silesian movement in the Czech Republic and the Silesian movement in Poland – A Comparative Approach, Nationalities Papers. The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity Vol. 47 Issue 6/2019, pp. 1048-1066.

Selected publications: Wiktor Widera (2020): Migration as an Opportunity for Religious and Political Renewal in the Teaching of Pope Francis, European Journal of Science and Theology no. 1/2020, pp. 37-49.

Natalia Galica (2011): Economic integration of Polish Migrants in Irish Rural Areas, Studia Migracyjne - Przegląd Polonijny, vol. 4, pp. 5-38.

Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2019): The Result of Elections to the Śląskie Voivodeship Assembly in 2018 in Reality of the Territorial Heteronomy, Political Preferences no. 23/2019, pp. 23-36.

Anna Muś (2017): „Zjednoczeni dla Śląska” – Upper-Silesians Support for Regional Initiative, Political Preferences no. 14/2017, pp. 157-174.

Anna Muś (2017): Self-determination and the Question of the Sovereignty over Falkland Islands/Malvinas, Silesian Journal of Legal Studies no. 9/2017, pp.78-95.

Małgorzata Myśliwiec (2016): About the necessity of scientific research concerning regional and ethnoregional parties in Central and Eastern Europe, Political Preferences no. 13/2016, pp. 153-163.

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Political Preferences

"Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis" ISSN 2353-9747 (electronic version) is a scientific journal of the Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Silesia in Katowice with particular emphasis on public policies (Evidence Based Policy). We are interested in the forms and mechanisms of systemic solutions to key social problems by the state in consultation with representatives of various interest groups, especially at the local and regional level. The editors of the journal will primarily prefer articles with an empirical dimension. In the first and second quarter of the year volumes are published in Polish, and in the third and fourth in other languages.

The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the basis of free public access supporting global exchange of knowledge. Currently, it belongs to the group of journals scored by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

"Political Preferences" (e-ISSN: 2449-9064) is a semi-annual open access scientific journal with the social science profile that shows interdisciplinary approach to the problem of electoral behavior, particularly the factors determining political identifications. Until 2015 journal has been published as "Preferencje Polityczne" (p-ISSN: 2083-327X; e-ISSN: 2449-9064, from no.

6/2013 "Political Preferences" functioned as parallel title). The editorial staff is open to collaboration with various research centers in the country. Journal is published by the Institute of Political Science at the University of Silesia and the Center for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Development Foundation of the University of Silesia. From 2019 Political Preferences is official journal of the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA). Since 2017 the journal is published only in electronic version. All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).

https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/SPUS/index

https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/PP/index

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Political Preferences

"Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis" ISSN 2353-9747 (electronic version) is a scientific journal of the Institute of Political Sciences of the University of Silesia in Katowice with particular emphasis on public policies (Evidence Based Policy). We are interested in the forms and mechanisms of systemic solutions to key social problems by the state in consultation with representatives of various interest groups, especially at the local and regional level. The editors of the journal will primarily prefer articles with an empirical dimension. In the first and second quarter of the year volumes are published in Polish, and in the third and fourth in other languages.

The journal provides immediate open access to its content on the basis of free public access supporting global exchange of knowledge. Currently, it belongs to the group of journals scored by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

"Political Preferences" (e-ISSN: 2449-9064) is a semi-annual open access scientific journal with the social science profile that shows interdisciplinary approach to the problem of electoral behavior, particularly the factors determining political identifications. Until 2015 journal has been published as "Preferencje Polityczne" (p-ISSN: 2083-327X; e-ISSN: 2449-9064, from no.

6/2013 "Political Preferences" functioned as parallel title). The editorial staff is open to collaboration with various research centers in the country. Journal is published by the Institute of Political Science at the University of Silesia and the Center for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Development Foundation of the University of Silesia. From 2019 Political Preferences is official journal of the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA). Since 2017 the journal is published only in electronic version. All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0).

https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/SPUS/index

https://www.journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/PP/index

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