Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

About the speaker

Mikołaj Pawlak is assistant professor of sociology at the Institute of Social Prevention and Resocialisation, University of Warsaw, where he serves as the Director Plenipotentiary for Research. He is editor in chief of the quarterly Profilaktyka Społeczna i Resocjalizacja [Social Prevention and Resocialisation] and a co-organizer of the seminar Nowy instytucjonalizm – teorie i badania [New institutionalism – theories and research].

Mikołaj Pawlak’s research interests cover new institutional theory, migration studies, and sociology of knowledge. His recent book Organizacyjna reakcja na nowe zjawisko [Organizational Response to a New Problem] applies the new institutional perspective in organization studies to the problem of emerging policies of refugees integration in Poland. Furthermore, he is coordinator of What Fills up the Sociological Vacuum? – a research project attempting to solve the micro-macro level question in sociology by applying social networks and new institutional approaches.

Mikołaj Pawlak graduated from sociology at the University of Warsaw in 2004 (the MA thesis was supervised by dr hab. Jarosław Kilias) and completed his PhD thesis under the supervision of prof. Joanna Kurczewska at the Graduate School for Social Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, in 2011. As PhD candidate, he was awarded the stipend of the President of Polish Academy of Sciences.

He gained research experience by engaging in the studies of the Research Group of Sociology and Anthropology of Culture at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (2004-2011), by working as a researcher and analyst at various studies focusing on migration conducted by the Institute of Public Affairs (2004-2010), and as a Head of Research Group at Caritas Polska (2009-2012).

Contact

For any enquiries about this event, please contact Susanna Power at vfp@qeh.ox.ac.uk.

Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture

The Annual Harrell-Bond Lecture is named in honour of Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond, the founding Director of the Refugee Studies Centre. It is held each year in Michaelmas term.

Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture

The Annual Elizabeth Colson Lecture is held in Trinity term. It is named after Professor Elizabeth Colson, a renowned anthropologist.

Public Seminar Series

Each term the RSC holds a series of public seminars, held on Wednesday evenings at Queen Elizabeth House. Click here for details of forthcoming seminars.

Connect with us

To keep up to date with our events and activities, sign up for email alerts from the RSC and Forced Migration Review, and connect with us on social media.

Forthcoming events

A celebration of the life of David Turton

Saturday, 20 July 2024, 2pm to 3pm @ The Crypt Cafe, St Peters Church, Northchurch Terrace, London N1 4DA