ONGOING PROJECTS
ULTRAGEN
Becoming an adult in times of ultra-uncertainty: intergenerational theory of 'shaky' transitions
The goal of the ULTRAGEN project is to investigate the impact of social crises on the process of transition-to-adulthood. By comparing qualitative data concerning life stories of young Poles with the life trajectories of their parents, and by analyzing information from social media and study questionnaires, we will obtain comprehensive information on long-term social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on values, social practices and relationships in today’s Poland. The intergenerational perspective, in particular concerning solidarity, will allow us to capture social change that has been happening right here, right now. This knowledge is indispensable in the context of the prolonged pandemic and the impending recession – two phenomena that contribute to the ubiquitous feeling of ultra-uncertainty.
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- Funding source: National Science Center, OPUS-19
- Duration: 2021–2024
- Principal investigator: Paula Pustułka, Ph.D. / Associate Professor
GEMTRA
Transition to Motherhood Across Three Generations of Women
“It takes a whole village to raise a child,” in Poland this “village” means exclusively women. Although, times are changing, and with them the meaning of parenthood changes too, society is still convinced that it is the mother’s responsibility to raise a child and prepare it to live in a society. Besides personal and social expectations, there is also the reality of motherhood and intergenerational relations between mothers. Researchers from SWPS University will study the process of transition to motherhood through the eyes of three generations of Polish mothers: first-time expecting mothers, their mothers and grandmothers.
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- Funding source: National Science Center, SONATA-13
- Duration: 2018-2021
- Principal Investigator: Paula Pustułka, Ph.D. / Associate Professor
PARLIN
Institutionalization of political parties in the parliaments of Central Europe – data mining of parliamentary debates
The institutionalization of political parties is a process of continuous, dynamic adaptation and stabilization resulting in a shift from loose, spontaneous initiatives to more organized modes of collective action. In the project, we plan to analyse how internal institutionalization (consistency in parliamentary speeches, personal stability, internal divisions) and external one (influence on other parties in the parliament) affect the party's durability and its ability to survive.
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- Funding source: National Science Center, OPUS
- Duration: 2020–2024
- Principal Investigator: Agnieszka Kwiatkowska, Ph.D. / Assistant Professor
COMPLETED PROJECTS
CHILDTRAN
Socialization agents shaping transnational transitions and multi-scalarbelonging of migrant children in Poland
Over the past several years, the number of migrants from various countries have been arriving and settling in Poland. Migrant children must adjust to new circumstances, transition from culture to culture, and socialize with new friends in foreign schools. This study investigates how the transition process happens and who are “socialization agents” facilitating this process.
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- Funding source: National Science Center, PRELUDIUM 18
- Duration: 2020–2023
- Principal investigator: Anzhela Popyk
CEEYouth
The comparative study of Poles and Lithuanians in the context of Brexit
This is an international and interdisciplinary study examining risks that young (19 to 34 years of age) Polish and Lithuanian migrants, who have been migrating to the UK since the 2004 EU enlargement, face post Brexit Referendum. Moreover, the researchers will analyze the impact of subsequent Brexit consequences on the lives of Poles and Lithuanians, with particular emphasis on changes in the patterns of entering adulthood. The objectives of the project correspond to three main concepts: social anchoring, strategies and risks. The study aim to comparatively asses social anchoring of young Poles and Lithuanians in Great Britain, as well as to compare migrating youth from Poland and Lithuania (movers) with their peers who stayed in their country of origin (stayers). In addition, the project aim to analyze and compare trends in the latest return migration of young Poles and Lithuanians, and if possible to analyze the diversity of migratory behaviors of ethnic Poles and Lithuanians and ethnic Lithuanians from Poland staying in the UK.
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- Funding source: National Science Center (Poland) ane Research Council of Lithuania – DAINA 2017/27/L/HS6/03261 funding scheme
- Duration: 2018–2021
- Principal investigator: Professor Izabela Grabowska
Peer Groups and Migration
The school-to-work transition is not a one-time event in the lives of young people. Rather, it is a phase that may last a few years and may include several career changes. It is also a time, when young people typically decide on the future direction of their lives. After the accession of Poland to the European Union in May 2004, one in three young people from rural areas and small towns have decided to look for their first job outside of Poland. The researchers from SWPS University will be monitoring this process, through the lens of Peer Groups, i.e. groups of close friends. The participants of the study will include people who left their home towns to look for work in other cities in Poland and abroad, and also those that have stayed in their local communities.
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- Funding source: National Science Center
- Duration: 2016–2020
- Principal Investigator: Professor Izabela Grabowska