POLAND 37 YEARS
AFTER DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION

Join us for a timely conversation examining Poland 37 years after its historic democratic transition.
Has the country fulfilled the promise of 1989?

Explore Poland’s remarkable political and economic transformation, its integration into NATO and the European Union and ongoing debates over judicial independence,
media freedom and the rule of law.

The discussion will also consider how the war in Ukraine
has reshaped Poland’s security priorities, regional influence
and role in Europe today.

Wednesday, September 2
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Green School International Pavilion (SIPA II, Room 102)

Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs

Florida International University

11200 SW 8 Street, Miami, FL 33199

Dr. Mateusz Kamionka is a political scientist and assistant professor
in the Department of Polish-Ukrainian Studies at Jagiellonian University.
His research focuses on Polish-Ukrainian relations,
security in Central and Eastern Europe and political identity
among Ukrainian youth.
He has held academic positions in Poland and Ukraine and served as a visiting professor at the University of Illinois Chicago. His work also examines youth
and refugee issues and he is active in international academic initiatives,
NGOs and election observation.