Seminarium Instytutu Zajonca: dr Anna Potoczek: „Co kształtuje poparcie polityczne? Psychologiczne mechanizmy ocen polityków i partii” 26 marca 2026

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Polish For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Wznawiamy spotkania w ramach Interdyscyplinarnego Seminarium Instytutu Zajonca (Instytut Studiów Społecznych UW)! Serdecznie zapraszamy na wystąpienie pt. „Co kształtuje poparcie polityczne? Psychologiczne mechanizmy ocen polityków i partii”, które wygłosi doktor Anna Potoczek z Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. Komentarz wygłosi dr Paulina Górska (Uniwersytet Warszawski). Seminarium odbędzie […]

Workshop “(Post)colonialism and Race in Central and Eastern Europe (Part Two)” held at UW

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We were delighted as ISS to host our colleagues from RECET – “Research Center for the History of Transformations” at the University of Vienna, as well as from Charles University in Prague and ELTE University in Budapest, for the workshop “(Post)colonialism and Race in Central and Eastern Europe (Part Two),” funded by the CENTRAL program (Post)colonialism and Race in Central and Eastern Europe WARSAW 12-13 March 2026

Recombining Representation During the Transformation from Empires to Nation-States 1905-1923

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15-16th of June 2026, Warsaw Second Conference on Parliamentary Junctures in Continental Europe. Organizers: Wiktor Marzec, Naum Trajanovski, Bartosz Dziewanowski-Stefańczyk, Piotr Kuligowski The years 1905-1908 brought about shockwaves that challenged the imperial order in Central and Eastern Europe. Among possible solutions to the new political dislocation were the formation of representative bodies for entire imperial realms and the extension of suffrage for elections to existing parliaments. The former path was […]

The “Gender, Technology & Power” Conference in Warsaw is behind us, and we can confidently say – it was a great success!

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For three days (2–4 September), we discussed the fact that technology is never neutral. It can foster equality but also deepen discrimination. We explored how digital tools shape power relations and searched for ways to build a more just digital future. A heartfelt thank you to the organizers: ISS, WS, PWILL, and WG10. Thank you for every conversation and inspiration – see you at the next events!

Open lectures on September 8 at the summer school “Between Giants” at the University of Warsaw

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We cordially invite you to open lectures by Tomasz Zarycki (ISS), Timur Dadabaev (University of Tsukuba), and Stéphane Voell (University of Marburg), to be held on September 8 at the Faculty of History, Krakowskie Przedmieście 24/26, room 125. These lectures will inaugurate the summer school Between Giants: Local Responses to Global Power Dynamics – Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia. More information in the poster: KeynotePOSTER

ISS researchers received fellowships from Institute of Contemporary History in Ljubljana

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Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies is pleased to announce that two of the ISS researchers, members of the Patchwork Parliaments team, Wiktor Marzec and Naum Trajanovski, have been selected as fellows for the 2025/2026 Visiting Fellowship program at the Institute of Contemporary History (Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino – INZ) in Ljubljana. The Institute of Contemporary History is a research institution with a sixty-year tradition of uninterrupted research and publishing […]

New book by ISS researchers: “Transnational Working-Class Literatures: Canons and Connections in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries”

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The Volume “Transnational Working-Class Literatures: Canons and Connections in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries” focuses on the interplay of the national, international and transnational contexts of working-class literatures from the nineteenth century to the present across 13 countries. Exploring the relationship between a working-class literature and its national ‘canon,’ it features articles by ISS affiliates, Wiktor Marzec (serving also as a co-editor) and Risto Turunen.

Report: Artificial Intelligence and Technologies in City Management. What Do Warsaw Residents Think?

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Are Warsaw residents ready for AI in city management? What are their concerns and fears? In our latest project “The Right to the Smart City” we look at social attitudes towards technology and artificial intelligence in the city of the future. Conclusions? Residents expect: transparency, data security, real benefits from implemented solutions. Technologies – yes, but with a human face. Download link: RAPORT The report was created thanks to the […]

Konkurs na stanowisko adiunkta

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Polish For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. Konkurs na stanowisko adiunkta (ISS-KONKURS-2/2025) Dyrektor Instytutu Studiów Społecznych im. Profesora Roberta Zajonca, za zgodą Rektora Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, ogłasza konkurs na stanowisko adiunkta (w grupie pracowników badawczo-dydaktycznych). Ogłoszenie Wyniki

Zajonc Institute Seminar, May 30th, Eleonora Montuschi “Scientific knowledge and local knowledge: friends or foes?”

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Zajonc Institute Seminar, May 30th, Eleonora Montuschi “Scientific knowledge and local knowledge: friends or foes?” It is our pleasure to invite you to the upcoming session of the Interdisciplinary Seminar, hosted by the Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies at the University of Warsaw. This time, our guests will be Professor Eleonora Montuschi from the University of Venice Ca’ Foscari, who will give a presentation titled “Scientific knowledge and local […]