25th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research

We held our presentation at the 25th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research held on June 11-14, 2024 at National Taiwan University in Taipei, Taiwan. Presentation of the project entitled “The right to a smart city” by: Institute for Social Studies of the University of Warsaw, University of Warsaw Authors: Anna Domaradzka, Łukasz Widła-Domaradzki, Anna Wnuk, Mikołaj Biesaga, Tomek Oleksy.

Tomasz Zarycki awarded the Bronisław Malinowski Award in the Social Sciences from the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA)

Congratulations to Tomasz Zarycki, Deputy Director of the ISS, on receiving the Bronisław Malinowski Award in the Social Sciences from the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA) in New York for his book “The Polish Elite and Language Sciences: A Perspective of Global Historical Sociology” (Palgrave, Macmillan 2022). The award was presented by PIASA President Professor Robert Blobaum at the 9th World Congress on Polish Studies held […]

Lecture by Prof. Michael Kennedy on June 13, 14:30 Karowa St. 18

The Faculty of Sociology and the Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies at the University of Warsaw are pleased to invite you to a lecture by Michael D. Kennedy, Professor of Sociology and International Relations at Brown University in Providence, a renowned researcher of the post-communist transition and subsequently of transformation of the global system of academic knowledge production. His lecture, entitled “Globalizing Knowledge in Epoch End: Contrasting Conjunctures of […]

Minitract on Smart Cities and Communities at HICSS Conference

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. Join us for a minitract on Smart Cities and Communities at the HICSS Conference in Hawaii, January 7th to 10th. Papers are due by June 15th. See the attached flier for more details: LINK We look forward to meeting you in Hawaii!

ISA Digital Sociology Conference 2024

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. We warmly invite you to participate in the Digital Sociology conference at the University of Warsaw from September 16-18th. Abstracts are due by June 15th. More information  Hope to meet you in Warsaw!

Competition for the position of Assistant Professor

Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies of the University of Warsaw with the authorization of His Magnificence the Rector of University of Warsaw announces a competition for the position of Assistant Professor at the Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies with a postdoctoral degree (habilitation) on the basis of a full-time employment contract for an indefinite period of time in the research and teaching staff group, field: social sciences, academic […]

CfP: Conference “Parliamentary Junctures in Continental Europe”

Call for papers: Conference “Parliamentary Junctures in Continental Europe” co-organized by the Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies. First Edition, 23-24 January 2025 Residues and Innovations within Imperial Orders. Political Assemblies in Continental Europe, 1800-1850 Organizers: Piotr Kuligowski, Wiktor Marzec, Bartosz Dziewanowski-Stefańczyk Academic Committee: Marnix Beyen, Anna Grześkowiak-Krwawicz, Paulina Kewes, Judit Pál, Henk te Velde Submission deadline: August 31st, 2024 More at CfP parliamentary junctures first edition

Zajonc Institute Seminar, April 26th: Elżbieta Hałas “Multiple Times and Semiosis of Transformation in Poland”

It is our pleasure to invite you to the upcoming session of the Interdisciplinary Zajonc Institute Seminar. This time our guest will be Professor Elżbieta Hałas from the University of Warsaw who will give a presentation titled “Multiple Times and Semiosis of Transformation in Poland”. Professor Risto Heiskala from Tampere University, Finland, will provide commentary on the presentation. Date: Friday, 26 April 2024 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Location: […]

Seminarium Instytutu Zajonca: Prof. M. Bilewicz: „Teorie spiskowe i nieufność jako adaptacja do traumy” 5 kwietnia 2024

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. Serdecznie zapraszamy na spotkanie w ramach Interdyscyplinarnego Seminarium Instytutu Zajonca (ISS UW). Wystąpienie pt. „Teorie spiskowe i nieufność jako adaptacja do traumy” wygłosi dr hab. Michał Bilewicz (prof. Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego). Komentarz wygłosi prof. Katarzyna Schier. Seminarium odbędzie się 5 kwietnia 2024 r. (piątek) w […]