Jerzy Giedroyc's Legacy. On freedom, peace, Poland and Europe in the midst of the Cold War - Mateusz Falkowski - Instytut Pileckiego

Jerzy Giedroyc's Legacy. On freedom, peace, Poland and Europe in the midst of the Cold War - Mateusz Falkowski

Mateusz Fałkowski is a sociologist. From 2019 he is co-founder and deputy director of the Berlin branch of the Pilecki Institute. He studied sociology, philosophy and political science in Warsaw, Berlin and Erfurt. His research interests include post-war Polish history, historical sociology and the history and theories of social movements. He has also published on the Solidarity movement, Polish-German relations and the social perceptions between Poles and Germans. “The Nexus of Decision 2023: Germany, Poland, Ukraine” An interdisciplinary journey into the substance of Freedom, Peace and Security.

Three geopolitical regions representing different ways of thinking about Russia´s full scale invasion of Ukraine and the future of Europe. An interdisciplinary residency-academy program offering a series of lectures, workshops, and city/museum tours led by top scholars and practitioners from Ukraine, Germany, and Poland.

Organizers: Pilecki-Institut, Vitsche e.V., Genshagen Stiftung,

With support: Stiftung für Deutsch-Polnische Zusammenarbeit, Auswärtiges Amt Curator: Kataryna Tarabukina

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