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David and Goliath: Commentaries on the Russo-Ukrainian War – A Book Discussion

The Richard Pipes Laboratory at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences invites you to a meeting with Serhii Plokhy, historian and Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. The discussion will focus on his latest book, David and Goliath: Commentaries on the Russo-Ukrainian War. In this book, the author reflects on Russian aggression against Ukraine and shows how history can help explain Ukraine’s determination and success on the battlefield and in the public sphere.

The meeting will take place on 21 May 2026 at 11:00 a.m. in Warsaw, at 2/4 Oleandrów Street, in the Library of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, as well as online via Zoom.

Registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/ft9dNsFXRySLeIn33KQciA#/registration

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Blanka PelaMay 14Comments Disabled

New article: How Has France Established Itself as a Champion of the European Fight Against Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)?

A new publication by Prof. Agnieszka Cianciara!

How did France become one of the leaders in the European fight against disinformation and information interference (#FIMI)?
In her latest article in the “Journal of Common Market Studies,” the author shows how French policy has evolved—from defensive measures to a more decisive and comprehensive strategy, particularly in response to Russia’s actions.

Article available in open access: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcms.70114

 

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Blanka PelaApr 29 , , , Comments Disabled
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Katarzyna Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz awarded a scholarship from Stanford University

We are proud to announce that Katarzyna Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz has been awarded a scholarship from Stanford University! Katarzyna Kwiatkowska-Moskalewicz #ISPPAN Narutowicz Institute has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Stanford University Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies as part of the Wayne Vucinich Fellowship program.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations and wish her continued success!

https://creees.stanford.edu/people/katarzyna-kwiatkowska-moskalewicz?utm_id=97758_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demo0jgexj5b

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Blanka PelaApr 14 , , Comments Disabled
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From Occupation to Emancipation: Dialogues on De-Imperialization – debate

Join us for a debate on de-imperialization and memory!
On April 14 at 4:00 p.m. (UTC) / 6:00 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST), the Memory Studies Association will host a session titled “From Occupation to Emancipation: Dialogues on De-Imperialization”.

The event will be moderated by:
Dr. Bartłomiej Krzysztan #ISPPAN and Dr. Małgorzata Łukianow, University of Warsaw

More information: https://tiny.pl/7708_585p

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Blanka PelaApr 09 Comments Disabled

On the Edge of Power: Peasants and Escape Ecologies in Eastern Europe, 1700-1850

 

We proudly announce that Dr. Michał Pospiszyl’s article “On the Edge of Power: Peasants and Escape Ecologies in Eastern Europe, 1700-1850” was published in The Journal of Modern History.

The article, prepared as a part of the NCN Sonata project, offers a new outlook on the history of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the XVIII century.

The author shows how swamps, forests, and wasteland – the so-called “escape ecologies” – could have constituted as places of relative independence for peasants, deserters and religious dissidents as both shelter and a tool for negotiating one’s social standing.

 

Read here: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10.1086/739699

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Blanka PelaApr 08 , , , , Comments Disabled
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New Issue of Journal of European Integration to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

We invite you to read the new article of IPS PAS’ researchers  – Karolina Borońska-Hryniewiecka and Monika Sus.
📄 „The illusion of convergence? Exploring the patterns of (de-)politicisation of Russia’s war against Ukraine in the European Parliament”
The article was published in a special issue of  Journal of European Integration 48(2) „War Fatigue: The Re-Politicization of the Ukraine War”
All articles are open access — feel free to read, share, and discuss:
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Blanka PelaMar 04 , Comments Disabled

We Announce the Passing of Prof. Andrzej Paczkowski

It is with great sadness that we received the news of the death of Prof. Andrzej Paczkowski, an outstanding historian, activist of the democratic opposition during the communist era in Poland, co-founder of our institute, and long-time head of the Department of Contemporary Political History. Professor Paczkowski was the founder of the underground Solidarity Archives and the author of fundamental works on, among other things, the history of the press, the history of the security apparatus and the political system of the Polish People’s Republic, and strategies of social resistance. His studies on the background to the introduction of martial law – “The Road to the ‘Lesser Evil’” and “The Polish-Jaruzelski War” – have become part of the canon of Polish historiography; his books “The Black Book of Communism” and “The Spring Will Be Ours” brought him international renown.

In the deceased, we bid farewell to a friend, colleague, and mentor to generations of Polish historians. The death of Prof. Paczkowski is a great loss for Polish science and public debate.

 

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Blanka PelaJan 26 , , Comments Disabled