Research Areas in the Institutes

Main Research Areas in the Institute of Political Science and Security:

  • Comparative studies of political systems in Europe

  • Human rights and their protection

  • Contemporary armed conflicts

  • Migration policy

  • Institutional and legal aspects of modern states' foreign policy

  • National and ethnic minorities in Central Europe

  • National, regional, and local dimensions of Poland’s social and economic policy

  • Models, directions, and instruments of local and regional development

  • The role of media and social communication in co-governance processes

  • Ideological evolution of political parties in Poland and its significance for modern political competition

  • Security policy at local, regional, and global levels

Main Research Areas in the Institute of Sociological Sciences:

  • Contemporary problems and challenges of social policy

  • Institutional and axiological determinants of social work in Poland

  • Socio-educational challenges and dilemmas of individuals and social groups in a changing world

  • Selected issues in the sociology of organizations and regional development

  • Images, problems, and threats to the modern family