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. 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 guest will be Michael Derrer from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and […]
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 kolejne spotkanie w ramach Seminarium Instytutu Zajonca. Wystąpienie pt. „Miłość przekraczająca granice: między kulturą a biologią”, wygłosi prof. Piotr Sorokowski z Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, a komentarz wygłosi prof. Bogdan Wojciszke (Uniwersytet SWPS). Seminarium odbędzie się 30. kwietnia 2026 r. (czwartek) w godz. […]
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 […]
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!
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
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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. Zespół Civil City Lab z Instytutu Studiów Społecznych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego prezentuje wyniki najnowszego raportu „Sztuczna inteligencja i inne technologie w zarządzaniu miastem – co sądzą mieszkańcy Warszawy?”. Raport jest efektem badań dotyczących akceptacji nowoczesnych technologii i sztucznej inteligencji w miejskich usługach publicznych. Sprawdziliśmy, jakie […]
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 (Instytut Studiów Społecznych UW). Wystąpienie pt. „Zmiana czy stabilność? Dynamika postaw wobec imigrantów w kontekście ukraińskiego kryzysu uchodźczego” wygłosi prof. Natalia Letki z Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. Komentarz wygłosi dr Sabina Toruńczyk-Ruiz (Uniwersytet Warszawski). Seminarium odbędzie się […]