Achievements

We are pleased to announce that from 1 September this year, as part of the EU scholarship, Dr. Sergei Mudrov will carry out a project at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences entitled “Church-State Relations in the Post-Communist World: the Cases of Belarus, Poland and Ukraine”. The project supervisor on behalf of the Institute will be the director, dr hab. Ewa Golachowska, prof. ISS PAS.

This research will analyse how Church-State relations in Belarus, Poland and Ukraine were developing after the fall of communism, in a comparative perspective. Within this broader area, it aims at identifying specifically (1) the principal transformative mechanisms and key changes, in the context of the theoretical approaches towards Church-State relations, and (2) the response from religious organisations and state bodies to crucial developments and key events in the areas which are of interest and importance to ecclesiastical structures. For this research, Dr. Mudrov is going to use the three-model approach towards Church-State relations, with the identification of the state Church model, the cooperationist (or hybrid), and the secular (or separation) models. This classification is supported by most scholars working in this field (i.e. Haynes, Leustean, Coughlin, etc.), although the variations within each model has also been noted (i.e. Francis, Minkenberg).

The concrete cases for the analysis have been selected with the view of reflecting the key interests of churches and state, and the salient aspects in the interaction of these institutions. These have included (1) the area of education, especially secondary education; (2) the area of migration, including the assistance to migrants and refugees.

The researcher’s stay will last until June 2025. The project is financed by the European Commission grant (number: NDICI-GEO-NEAR_2022_434-092-0029).

Dr. Sergei A. Mudrov holds a PhD in Contemporary History/Sociology from the University of Salford (UK). He has worked in print media, NGOs, academia, and at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Dr. Mudrov is the author of several books on EU integration, religion and identity, including “Christian Churches in European Integration”(Routledge, 2016) and “The Orthodox Church in Europe: from Reykjavik to Tallinn” (Medial, 2018). His recent articles in the subject area of religion and society appeared in the “Journal of Contemporary Religion”, “Europe-Asia Studies”, and “Journal of Religion in Europe”.

Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56023248000

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3405-8879

We are pleased to announce that Dr Karolina Panz’s project, entitled “Faces of smuggling in the Polish-Slovak borderland between 1918 and 1949” has received funding under the SONATA 19 competition of the National Science Center.

The SONATA 19 competition, which is aimed at researchers with a doctoral degree obtained 2 to 7 years prior to the year of application, is designed to support those beginning their scientific careers in conducting innovative research. In this edition of the competition, 1148 applications were submitted to NCN, 218 projects were qualified for funding.

The ranking list is available on the NCN website: https://www.ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/2024-05-24-485-projektow-w-konkursach-opus-26-i-sonata19

Congratulations!

We are happy to inform that dr Olha Tkachenko was awarded a MINIATURA 8 grant from the National Science Centre (NCN). Dr Tkachenko received funding for a project „Decolonization Processes in Ukraine’s YouTube Segment after February 24, 2022”.

The aim of the MINIATURA call is to support scientific activities to prepare for a future research project that will take part in NCN competitions or other national and international calls.

The ranking list is available on the NCN website: https://www.ncn.gov.pl/aktualnosci/2024-05-20-pierwsi-laureaci-konkursu-miniatura-8

Congratulations!

On Thursday 29 June 2023, the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences hosted the Evaluators visiting on behalf of the European Commission. The visit was related to the renewal of the ‘HR Excellence in Research’ logo – the certificate is awarded by the Commission to institutions which provide researchers with the best working and development conditions, foster mobility and pursue a policy of equal opportunities. ISS PAS joined the group of Polish institutions entitled to use the HR logo in 2017.

The June meeting and discussions were successful, and the Experts provided the Commission with their recommendations. The official report confirms the positive assessment of the Institute, expressed, among other things, in the following passage from the report: “ISS-PAS is actively supporting academic and non-academic staff at their professional growth using own resources and externalfunding. The institute strived to ensure its strategy actually responds to the needs of its constituency (…). Although the action plan was quite ambitious and challenging, they have invested significant efforts in implementing the HR strategy. (…) The approach of ISS-PAS towards HRS4R is remarkable”.

We are therefore pleased to announce that the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences – after some minor adjustments, which should be implemented in the near future – is still entitled use the “HR Excellence in Research” logo. This is a recognition which we are very happy about!

Read more about the procedure at: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hrs4r.

We are proud to announce that our researcher, Dr Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska, has been nominated for AcademiaNet – European Database of Outstanding Women Academic (https://www.academia-net.org/). AcademiaNet is a portal run by the Swiss National Science Foundation containing database of profiles of outstanding female scientists from all fields.

Outstanding female researchers are nominated for the database by more than 40 prestigious partner organisations (it is not possible to apply directly – a nomination is required). The selection criteria are rigorous and include scientific excellence and outstanding achievements in the discipline represented by the researcher.

Dr Karolina Ćwiek-Rogalska’s profile can be found by following the link: https://www.academia-net.org/profile/karolina-cwiek-rogalska/85735

AcademiaNet aims to create a database containing profiles of female experts from all disciplines. The platform should make it easier to find outstanding female representatives from the respective fields and contribute to the increased selection of female scientists for scientific committees and their more frequent invitations by universities and other institutions.