The project focuses on analyzing the international strategies employed by authoritarian states. We assume that the political system influences their behavior in the international arena. The study adopts an interdisciplinary approach, integrating political sciences, international relations, and a sociological-anthropological perspective.
The primary objective of the project is to understand how autocracies shape their foreign policy, with a particular emphasis on ensuring regime security. The analysis will examine the impact of political institutions on the international strategies of autocracies, while limiting the role of individual and social factors. Additionally, elements of political and strategic culture will be considered as complementary aspects.
The project is focused on the analysis of autocratic communication strategies (both domestic and international), the role of institutions responsible for propaganda and internal security, as well as the influence of economic institutions on foreign policy. The research will focus on states such as China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. The unifying factor among these states is their shared challenge to the democratic order based on the liberal principles.
The research team consists of experts in authoritarian politics and international relations. The project envisions publications in prestigious academic journals, the organization of international workshops, and participation in international conferences. Furthermore, the research findings will be presented in the form of an academic monograph as well as a policy research paper aimed at political decision-makers.
The project aims to deepen knowledge on autocratic strategies and their impact on the international system, providing new analytical tools for understanding and shaping policy towards these regimes.
His research focuses on contemporary China, particularly on the country’s diverse approaches to reforming global governance through the construction and dissemination of strategic narratives, both domestically and internationally.
His academic output includes authorship of 10 monographs (including 4 co-authored), 3 edited volumes, and over 70 scientific articles and book chapters. He has participated in more than 100 national and international conferences, presenting his research findings through papers and panel discussions. He has also been involved in the implementation of nearly 30 national and international research projects.
Selected monographs:
- Nowy wspaniały świat… ? Strategiczne narracje Chin a reforma systemu globalnego zarządzania, Prześwity, Warszawa 2024.
- Taiwan under Tsai Ing-wen. Democracy diplomacy (co-authored with R. Kwieciński, E. Trojnar), Peter Lang, Berlin 2022.
- China’s environmental policy in terms of European Union standards (co-authored with J.W. Tkaczyński), Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2021.
- 从欧盟标准方面看中国环境政策 (Polityka ochrony środowiska w świetle standardów Unii Europejskiej) (co-authored with J.W. Tkaczyński), Jagiellonian University Press (雅盖隆大学出版社), Kraków 2021.
- Cywilizacja ekologiczna i transformacja energetyczna w Chinach, Wydawnictwo Naukowe FNCE, Poznań 2020.
- Zielona energia w Chinach. Zrównoważony rozwój – Ochrona środowiska – Gospodarka niskoemisyjna, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2015.
- Azja Centralna w polityce energetycznej Chin, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków 2013.
- Pokojowe negocjacje czy twarda gra? Rozwój stosunków ponad Cieśniną Tajwańską (co-authored with E. Trojnar), Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2012.
- Bezpieczeństwo energetyczne Chin. Aktywność państwowych przedsiębiorstw na rynkach zagranicznych, Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2012
- Chińskie elity polityczne w XX wieku, Księgarnia Akademicka, Kraków 2009.
His research has been focused on authoritarian states and those undergoing systemic transformation. His research interests include foreign policies of West Asian states, state reconstruction and strategic problems. In his research work he tries to combine theoretical reflection with empirical experience. He has conducted field research in a number of countries in the Middle East and North Africa region.
He has participated in numerous research projects. He was visiting scholar at the universities in Lebanon and Malaysia. He is the author, co-author or editor of six monographs in the field of Comparative Politics and International Relations.
Her academic pursuits are centered on the study of minorities, identity, and nationalism, anthropology and sociology of religion, enriched over time by interests in diaspora and gender studies. She is interested in the contemporary cultures of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. In 2019, as a recipient of the Kosciuszko Foundation Fellowship, and hosted by the Indiana University in Bloomington, she conducted fieldwork within her research project ‘Lived Religion’ in the Context of Migration: The Case of Zoroastrian Women in the USA. She is interested in contemporary cultures of Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan. She is the author of many academic articles, book chapters and the book Zoroastrian Minority in Modern Tehran: On Collective Identity in the Context of Shi'a Domination (in Polish; Kraków 2013).
