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Department of Politics and Public Policy

Faculty of Social Sciences in Warsaw

The Department of Politics and Public Policy excelles in teaching and research in the discipline of social sciences, in particular the decision making processes, governance, and the impact of politics on society. Department Head: Igor Lyubashenko, Ph.D | Associate Professor.

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About us

Our team includes political scientists, sociologists and historians.

We analyze interactions between different actors of the political system, and design and evaluate public policy.

In teaching, we combine theory and practice so that our graduates are well prepared to effectively shape and interpret political challenges of today.

Team

Igor Lyubashenko
Ph.D. / Associate Professor

Head of the Department of Politics and Public Policy

political scientist, researches the principles of effective public policy design

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Bachmann, Klaus
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historian, political scientist, lecturer in German, specializies in issues of European integration, totalitarian regimes and transitional justice
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Klaus Bachmann
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Professor Klaus Bachmannhistorian, political scientist, lecturer in German, specializies in issues of European integration, totalitarian regimes and transitional justice
Cześnik, Mikołaj
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sociologist and political scientist, specializes in analysis of political systems
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Mikołaj Cześnik
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Ph.D. / Associate Professor
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warszawa
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political-science-and-public-administration
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Ph.D. / Associate Professor Mikołaj Cześniksociologist and political scientist, specializes in the analysis of poitical systems
Lyubashenko, Igor
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Igor Lyubashenko
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Ph.D. / Associate Professor Igor Lyubashenkopolitical scientist, researches the principles of effective public policy design
Markowski, Radosław
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political scientist
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Radosław Markowski
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warszawa
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Professor Radosław Markowskipolitical scientist
Stanley, Ben
Bio
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Specialization
Sociologist and political scientist
Permanent employee
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Ben Stanley
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Associate Professor
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warszawa
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sociology
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Ph.D. / Associate Professor Ben StanleySociologist and political scientist
Żerkowska-Balas, Marta
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Specialization
sociologist and political scientist
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First and last name
Marta Żerkowska-Balas
Academic degree or title
Ph.D. / Assistant Professor
City
warszawa
Discipline
political-science-and-public-administration
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Ph.D. / Assistant Professor Marta Żerkowska-Balassociologist and political scientist, specializing in theory and practice of democracy

Research

We conduct research under the auspices of the Institute of Social Sciences.

Institute's webpage

Research Centers

We carry out numerous research projects on political systems, voting behavior and public policy. We work in the following research centers:

  1. Center for Policy Design and Evaluation (C4PDE)
  2. Center for the Study of Democracy

Teaching

We offer a graduate study program in Public Policy Design.

Review our study program: