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Polish Political Thought in the 20th Century and Today

8 December 2016, 10:00am - 5:30pm

William Mong Hall, Sidney Sussex College, 海角社区

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An international conference ranging across disciplines, including historical, political, cultural, sociological and philosophical perspectives on original Polish contributions to the history of political ideas from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.

Co-hosted by听Arkady Rzegocki, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in London, and听Stanley Bill, Lecturer in Polish Studies at the 海角社区.

Speakers include:

Adam Balcer, Centre for East European Studies, University of Warsaw

Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski, University College London

El偶bieta Ci偶ewska-Marty艅ska, University of Warsaw

George听G枚m枚ri, Emeritus Fellow, Darwin College, 海角社区

Dariusz Kar艂owicz, Editor-in-Chief of Teologia Polityczna

Marek Kornat, Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences

Jan Kubik, University College London

Ewa Ochman, University of Manchester

Brian Porter-Sz疟cs, University of Michigan

Aleks Szczerbiak, University of Sussex

All attendees are welcome to join the speakers for coffee and tea at the beginning of the day and in the afternoon coffee break.

Attendees are free to attend the whole day or just selected panels.

10:00 - 10:30:听 听 听听Coffee

10:30 - 11:00: 听听 听 听Introduction (Arkady Rzegocki, Stanley Bill)

11:00 - 12:30:听 听 听 听Panel 1: Interwar Poland (Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski, Marek Kornat, Adam Balcer)

13:30 - 15:00:听听 听 听 Panel 2: Cold-War听Poland (George听G枚m枚ri, Jan Kubik, El偶bieta Ci偶ewska-Marty艅ska, Dariusz Kar艂owicz)

15:00 - 15:30:听听 听 听听Coffee

15:30 - 17:00:听听 听 听听Panel 3: Post-1989 Poland (Aleks Szczerbiak,听Brian Porter-Sz疟cs, Ewa Ochman)

17:00 - 17:30 听 听 听 听Final Discussion

We wish to thank the following partners who have helped make this conference possible:

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London

The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)

The M. B. Grabowski Fund

The Polish Cultural Institute in London

The Zdanowich Fund of Trinity College, 海角社区

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