Activities

 

Academic seminars of the department

  • June 14, 2016 - Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, President Bronislaw Komorowski's policy toward Ukraine, presentation at the combined meeting of the Department of Policy Research and the Department of International Political Relations.
  • May 18, 2016 - Jan Grzymski, PhD, "A Circle of Fire? Has the European Neighborhood Policy Failed?", speech at the combined meeting of the Department of Policy Research and the Department of International Political Relations.
  • May 16, 2016. - Christopher Lash PhD, "Ethnic cleansing and forced migration in the aftermath of World War Two: Lessons for present migration crises?". This discussion at the Department of Policy Studies seminar focused on population displacement after World War Two. PhD Lash presented in detail the example of post-1945 displacement from Lutsk in Volhynia to Zielona Gora. In his presentation, he highlighted the main challenges of mass migration at the time for the state, local communities and the displaced people themselves. At the end of the seminar, PhD Lash moderated a discussion on the experience of post-war resettlement for the current migration crisis.
  • November 16, 2015. - Guest lecture by Prof. Mark Kramer (Harvard University), "Contemporary Russia in a multipolar world." Professor Kramer analyzed what impact the legacy of the Soviet Union has left on Russian foreign policy. See more.

Study visits

  • Prof. Krzysztof Lazarski made a study visit with a library search to Cambridge University in the UK, July 31-August 7, 2016. The visit took place within the framework of statutory research and was aimed at querying source materials in Lord Acton's archive and other collections on the early period of liberal thought in the Cambridge University library.
  • Bauyrzhan Zhanuzakov took part in the prestigious Visegrad Summer School, which is organized by the Villa Decius Association in Krakow, July 4-18, 2016. See more.
  • A group of 12 students from Lazarski University's International Relations and European Studies program under the supervision of Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, and Jan Grzymski, PhD, participated in the Erasmus+ program project: We the Young People of Europe. Mirroring the Work of the European Parliament. Dialogue between young people and policy makers, project coordinator from Lazarski University: Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, Lecce, Italy, June 26, 2016 - July 2, 2016. See a preview of the trip and a summary of the visit.
  • Jan Grzymski PhD made a study visit to the Department of European Studies at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) from April 14-21, 2016 as part of the Erasmus Plus program. See more.
  • Jan Grzymski PhD made a study visit to Royal Holloway, University of London as part of the Corbridge Trust stydednium, July-September 2015. See more.

Guest lectures

  • Christopher Lash PhD participated in a discussion as an expert at the Museum of Sport and Tourism in Warsaw entitled Fans not customers, or the role of fans in today's soccer world. PhD Lash's presentation dealt with the position of fans in a commercialized sport and the growing role of fans who sympathize with far-right views. PhD Lash advocated an increased role for consulting club activities with fans as a form of prevention of hooligan behavior, June 8, 2016. See more.
  • Michal Kuz PhD was one of the participants in the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) meeting, Warsaw, February 11, 2016. See more.
  • Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, participated in a seminar on fiscal issues organized by the Institute for Research in Economic and Fiscal Issue at King's College, London, November 27, 2015. See more.
  • Spasimir Domaradzki PhD was invited to participate in a closed-door meeting of the PL-RU Club organized by the Stefan Batory Foundation, held in Warsaw, October 19, 2015. See more.

Speeches at conferences

  • Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, Ostap Kushnir and Michal Kuz, PhD, gave talks as part of a panel they prepared at the conference "Great Transformations: Political science and the big questions of our time. " This is the largest and most prestigious American political science conference. Its organizer is the American Political Science Association (APSA). September 1-4, 2016, Philadelphia, United States. See more.
  • Prof. Krzysztof Lazarski and Michal Kuź PhD participated in the 24th Congress of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), held in Poznan, Poland, July 23-28, 2016. See more.
  • Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, was a discussant at the 2nd panel - Structural dimension of the EU - Workshop, Overcoming the Crisis. How can we do it?, Faculty of Journalism and Political Science, University of Warsaw, June 21, 2016.
  • Jan Grzymski PhD was a discussant at the symposium of the international research network Celtes Group during a talk by Prof. Hartmut Behr of Newcastle University, UK, titled. "Uncontrollable Mobilities and Territorial Governance in Modern Statehood and the EU: Migration and Government of Fluid Subjectivities," University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 20, 2016. See more.
  • Spasimir Domaradzki PhD participated in the conference "Liberty, Liberalism, and International Relations," Ratbor u Kolín, Czech Republic, April 7 - 10, 2016.

Activity in the media

  • Jan Grzymski, PhD, talked in the program "European Panorama" on Polish Radio 24 about the future of the European Union with reference to the summit of EU leaders in Bratislava, the European Parliament's resolution on Poland, and the address of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, September 16, 2016. See more.
  • Christopher Lash PhD interviewed on Polish Radio Channel 1's "Debate One" program on the situation of Poles in the UK in the context of recent attacks on Poles and Brexit, September 7, 2016. See more.
  • Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, spoke on Polish Radio 24 about the consequences of Brexit for the UK and the European Union, August 17, 2016. See more.
  • Michal Kuź, PhD, discussed the US presidential election, the Republican convention and Donald Trump's chances on the "Morning Debate" program on Polish Radio 24. See more.
  • Jan Grzymski, PhD, discussed opportunities for Polish English-language study programs after Brexit on Polish Radio 24's "A Day in the Economy," edited by Grazyna Raszkowska, July 12, 2016. See more.
  • Michal Kuź PhD discussed the resolution adopted by the European Parliament on the Constitutional Tribunal in Poland on Polish Radio 24, April 13, 2016. See more.
  • Jan Grzymski, PhD, spoke on Polish Radio IV about English-language studies in Poland, March 22, 2016. See more.
  • Michal Kuz PhD talked on Polish Radio 24 about the findings and implications of the Brussels EU-Turkey summit. See more.
  • Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, talked on Polsat News 2 about the current government's foreign policy, February 4, 2016. See more.
  • Spasimir Domaradzki PhD was a guest on Polsat News 2 's Talks program on the European Commission's investigation of the rule of law in Poland, January 5, 2016. See more.

Reading Seminars

ACADEMIC SEMINARS:

The Department of Political Studies organizes periodic "Academic Seminars" devoted entirely to advanced reading of classic texts in the field of philosophy and political theory, as well as political science and international relations. The purpose of the "Academic Seminars" is to create the conditions for building an authentic scholarly community among Lazarski University faculty, graduate students and undergraduates while reading and discussing together. The form of the "Seminar" refers to the clustered academic model, which focuses its attention on reading and discussing source texts, rather than presenting presentations devoid of a common context that often do not refer to common interests. "Academic Seminars" are intended to strengthen the common intellectual foundation for Lazarski University faculty and should encourage the best current and former students to study "canonical" texts in depth.

Participants in "Academic Seminars" read the entire texts before the seminar begins (e.g., during the summer or winter break). One or two lecturers lead joint reading and discussion of the text during the 6 weekly meetings. They also prepare questions in advance and point out the most relevant passages to which the participants of "Academic Seminars" are to pay attention.

"Academic Seminars" are free for participants and are held in English.

Coordinator of "Academic Seminars": PhD Jan Grzymski, email contact: j .grzyms ki@lazarski.edu.pl

Calendars 2016/2017:

  • November 2016 - December 2016 - Alexis de Tocqueville, 'On Democracy in America' (moderated by Michal Kuz, PhD).
  • February 2017 - March 2017 - James C. Scott, 'Seeing Like a State' (presenter: Jan Grzymski, PhD, Christopher Lash)
  • May 2017 - June 2017 - Maria Todorova, ' Imagining Balkans' (moderated by Spasimir Domaradzki, PhD, Jan Grzymski, PhD).