Research

Structures and Futures: Polish Panel Study POLPAN 1988-2023

This project focuses on the dynamic link between social structure – resources and experiences – anticipated threats and opportunities, using panel data. Specifically, we extend the Polish Panel Survey, POLPAN 1988-2018 with a new wave in 2023, to introduce a framework in research on social structures focusing on perceived changes and expected trends.

The Construction of Post-Pandemic Society: Covid-19 Street Protest in Poland

Every protest envisions social change. In this NCN grant, we examine the imagined futures expressed in over 200 protests on Covid-19 pandemic policies in Poland.

‘Paltry Pensions’ in the Context of the Sense of Social Justice and the Goals of Pension Policy. A Multidimensional Sociological Analysis

The principal objective of the project is to investigate the problem of the so-called ‘paltry pensions’ (emerytury groszowe), i.e. pensions paid by the (Polish) Social Security Institution and lower than the minimum pension, from the perspective of the sense of social justice and the goals of pension policy.

Made in Iraq: urban planning, reconstruction and change during international sanctions

The project explores architectural and urban transformations of Baghdad through the eyes of Iraqi professionals who worked in the city during the last two decades of the twentieth century. It analyzes their ideas and designs, responses to changing realities and means of resilience.

How to research corruption?

In this project, we investigate research community practices in studying corruption and anti-corruption. The aim of the project is to examine conceptual and methodological challenges that researchers face and choices they make to overcome these challenges.

Conservative mobilizations: Intellectuals, Social Movements, and the State

This bilateral project financed by PAN and CNRS (International Emerging Actions framework) creates a space for scientific dialogue and academic exchange to develop new knowledge about the rise and development of conservative ideas and movements in Europe and beyond, with special focus on Poland and France.

Completed Projects

Surveillance effect in United States, Netherlands and Poland – a comparative perspective

This project investigates the phenomenon of conversation-related advertising and beliefs in e-eavesdropping across the U.S., Netherlands, and Poland. The key objective is to explore the scope of these beliefs, their cross-country differences, and the role of social media.

Public Interest in Online Surveillance

This research aims to explore (using Google search data) how political, economic, and social factors affect public interest in surveillance topics across 26 EU countries. It will test if wealthier, more democratic countries show greater interest in surveillance, with political and economic variables potentially influencing this interest.