The opening ceremony for the new UNESCO Chair for Interdisciplinary Studies on Anti-Semitism and Group Hate at the University of Warsaw took place on April 17, 2026, and was attended by the Rector of the University of Warsaw, Prof. Alojzy Nowak, and Deputy Minister of Science Prof. Andrzej Szeptycki. The Department’s goal will be to advance research on prejudice and mechanisms of violence, and it will be headed by Prof. […]
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Conference “Recombining Representation During the Transformation from Empires to Nation-States, 1905–1923,” to be held on 15–16 June 2026 in Warsaw.
The Institute for Social Studies warmly invites to attend the international conference “Recombining Representation During the Transformation from Empires to Nation-States, 1905–1923,” taking place on 15–16 June 2026 in Warsaw. Bringing together leading scholars from across Europe, this two-day event—the second iteration of the Parliamentary Junctures in Continental Europe series—will explore the shifting forms of political representation during a pivotal historical era. The programme features keynote lectures by Heidi Hein-Kircher […]
Workshop “(Post)colonialism and Race in Central and Eastern Europe (Part Two)” held at UW
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
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 […]
Konkurs na stanowisko adiunkta
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
Konkurs na stanowisko adiunkta
The director of Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies, with the consent of the Rector of the University of Warsaw, invites applications for a post-doctoral research position in the project “Patchwork Parliaments. Post-Imperial Field of Power in The New Republic Of Poland, Greater Romania and The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes after the First World War” funded by the Polish National Science Center.
Conference “Spaces of Negotiation in Post-imperial Orders” (5-6 V 2025) NEC Bucharest and Zoom
You are cordially invited to join the international conference “Spaces of Negotiation in Post-imperial Orders” to be held on 5-6 May 2025 at New Europe College in Bucharest and Zoom. Conveners: Wiktor MARZEC (ISS), Mattei Dogan Fellow and Daniela STANCIU-PĂSCĂRIȚA, Ștefan Odobleja Fellow More: https://nec.ro/events/spacing-of-negotiation-in-post-imperial-orders/
Wyniki konkursów na stanowisko adiunkta
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. Ogłoszenie dotyczące dwóch konkursów na stanowisko adiunkta (post-doca) w projekcie badawczym NCN OPUS pt.: “Mozaikowe parlamenty. Poimperialne pole władzy w Drugiej Rzeczpospolitej, wielkiej Rumunii i Królestwie Serbów, Chorwatów i Słoweńców po I Wojnie Światowej.”
Gratulacja dla Agaty Stoli z okazji obrony doktoratu
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. Gratulujemy Agacie Stoli udanej obrony doktoratu, która odbyła się na Wydziale Socjologii UW w dniu 20 XI 2024. Praca pt. „Psychospoleczne uwarunkowania zjawiska chemsex w Polsce” napisana była pod kierunkiem prof. dr hab. Anny Gizy-Poleszczuk i dr. n. med. Roberta Kowalczyka. Na zdjęciu Agata […]
Andrii Portnov’s talk (Nov 14) on “On the (Im-)possibility of Russian-Ukrainian Dialogue: Previous Attempts, War Context, Post-colonial Traps”
You are cordially invited to Joint Seminar by the Centre of Migration Research (CMR) and the Robert Zajonc Institute for Social Studies (ISS), University of Warsaw on Nov. 14th. Professor Andrii Portnov, Professor of Entangled History of Ukraine, Director of the Viadrina Centre of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (Frankfurt/Oder) will speak on “On the (Im-) possibility of Russian-Ukrainian Dialogue: Previous Attempts, War Context, Post-colonial Traps” Professor Tomasz Zarycki (Deputy Director […]