Wojciech Gizicki- Dr Habil., Security Studies 2014.
- Professor (Associate) at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Wojciech Gizicki
- Dr Habil., Security Studies 2014.
- Professor (Associate) at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Vice-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, KUL
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Introduction
Assoc. Prof. Wojciech Gizicki. Vice-Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences KUL
His research is focused on the issues of international relations in the region of Central Europe (Visegrad cooperation V4&Three Seas Initiative) and international security studies.
e-mail: wgizicki@kul.pl
www: https://pracownik.kul.pl/Wojciech.Gizicki
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This chapter aims to analyze Poland's activities in the context of the threats arising from Russia's inspirations against Poland and the EU, particularly taking into account the borders with Belarus and Ukraine. Poland's security challenges concern Russia's hybrid, subliminal actions using Belarus and Ukraine. These actions are directly or indirect...
Roczniki Nauk Społecznych (Annals of Social Sciences) is a scholarly journal published by the Learned Society of the Catholic University of Lublin (Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL) in cooperation with the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL). The Journal has been published continuously since 1949, and is a forum of independent scientific discus...
Resocializing prisoners is a process that affects the level of achieved social functions after finishing a prison term. It is essential to reduce recidivism rates and significantly reduce the threat to society posed by former prisoners. In the process of supporting inmates related to their return to society, multidimensional activities in the area...
The war in Ukraine and the multidimensional crisis in Europe are adversely affecting the position, ability, and possibilities of cooperation in Central Europe. For the past 30 years, the Central European nations, despite their natural differences, have been able to engage in lasting cooperation to ensure their own and the region’s security. It seem...
The establishment of the Territorial Defense Forces in Poland in 2017 intensified the process of supporting the Polish Army with volunteer soldiers. This formation is one of five types of troops in Poland and is intended to support operational troops, with particular emphasis on a certain territory , close to and well-known to the soldiers of speci...
W tekście dokonano analizy szczególnej (XX/XXI w.) struktury politycznej Rosji. Jest to rodzaj polityki neo-imperialnej, w istocie bardzo niebezpiecznej dla ładu światowego i bezpieczeństwa Polski.
The aim of this article is to analyze US policy toward the Israeli -Palestinian conflict in the second decade of the 21st century. This period was characterized by dynamics in international relations and among Middle Eastern countries. These questions necessitated the involvement of US, attempts to stabilize the situation and seek solutions to the...
This book, based on comprehensive scientific research and expert proposals, recommends taking action for the development of the Three Seas countries in terms of cooperation, which is also based on the construction of regional networks, including local government units.
Celem tego tekstu jest wskazanie na kilka wybranych problemów związanych z przebiegiem wojny w Ukrainie. Dotyczy to dwóch poziomów: militarnego i politycznego w perspektywie działań Rosji, Ukrainy oraz podmiotów zewnętrznych. Wojna, także ta toczona bestialsko przez Rosję na Ukrainie, ma charakter działań hybrydowych. Jakkolwiek jednak nie jest poz...
The article aims to analyse the motivation and perception of security among the members of pro-defence organisations in Poland. The multidimensionality of threats and challenges in the area of national and international security necessitates the use of all forces and means. This also applies to using the potential, interest, and involvement of spec...
The presented lexicon covers selected terms in the field of security and crisis management. This publication is an important part of the project „Zwiększenie szans rozwojowych w obszarze zarządzania kryzysowego na terenach przygranicznych”
„Increasing the Opportunities for Development in the Area of Crisis Management in Border Areas”). It is imple...
This paper aims to analyse the processes related to security management in Poland in the case of a crisis. It is crucial to indicate the legal and organisational basis, including specific practical actions, particularly in the context of making general indications for Ukraine. Poland and Ukraine are neighbouring states with large areas and populati...
The paper aims to answer the question about the inspirations that guided Józef Piłsudski
when preparing for the Battle of Warsaw. Sources indicate that the Polish Commanderin-
Chief strongly rejected the western war doctrine based on the experience of World War I. Instead, he attributed the primary role to manoeuvre, using the Napoleonic pattern of...
The specificity of the border area, a state border, poses threats and challenges that contribute to the constant need to search for optimal competencies and skills in the field of crisis management. Employees of services and institutions of administration bodies undertake several activities in the changing socio-political conditions for a large num...
The article shows cross-border cooperation between Poland and Ukraine from a micro-social perspective. It emphasizes the identity dimension of social contacts and their consequences. The research from December 2019 among the inhabitants of the border areas of Poland and Ukraine was concerned with whether this cooperation has become an important per...
In this publication the authors of individual texts present the evolution of a particular country’s political system. They point to the problems and successes in each dimension, especially the legislative, executive and judiciary.
The implementation of the Association Agreement (AA), including the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA), between the EU and Ukraine has brought about a qualitatively new situation in the development of border regions and regional societies on both sides of the Schengen border. This volume’s comparative study of the impacts of the AA and...
The goal of the following text is to analyse papal teachings in the context of their messages for the World Day of Peace. The popes‟ universal messages addressed to people of goodwill throughout the world are related to the Catholic Church‟s mission. Educating to peace demands a multi-dimensional view and action in the areas of political and social...
The paper presents the specifics of development, crises and the postulates of correcting and making modern the social, political, and post-industrial systems that have been shaped over the years. Around 200 years ago, three modern social regulation systems arose, the modern state, the market state, and the civil society. All these systems are curre...
The monograph presents an analysis of selected issues that influence the partnership and cross-border cooperation between Poland and Ukraine. The main analysis focuses on exploring the empirical material collected in a survey conducted on a group of 404 respondents on both sides of the border.
The aim of the paper is to analyse the importance of military power potential in the creation of modern international relations. Research data encompass the perspective of both states and international organisations and the analysis proper covers the issue of military strength as the main component defining the status and operational capability of...
The objective of the present text is to outline some priorities in the area of the Central European security in relation to NATO membership. The paper will point to the key decisions taken with respect to the whole region in the years 2014–2018, in accordance with the arrangements of the summits in Newport (2014), Warsaw (2016) and Brussels (2018)....
This publication contains studies dealing with several opportunities
and challenges in the mutual reactions between
Poland and Ukraine. The authors of the texts mainly focused on political, economic and social conditions. The book is one of the effects of a project supporting cooperation between two Universities: the John Paul II Catholic Universit...
Regionalism is a form of cooperation based on territorial conditions. It is included in the legal principles of both the UN and the EU levels. Regionalism is to support peaceful activities that serve security, successful political, economic, social and cultural cooperation. In many cases, regional agreements contribute to effective mitigation of di...
The modern international situation, both global and regional, opens up numerous opportunities but also poses plentiful challenges to Central Europe. The present text attempts to give an account of the opportunities and challenges related to the implementation of this subjective idea.
The territory of the Three Seas Initiative states, i.e. the region located between the Adriatic, Baltic and Black Seas, constitutes an area of particular importance. This is where noteworthy integration phenomena occur, which are aimed at improving the subjectivity of this region. The Three Seas Initiative is an interesting project, both academical...
Współczesne stosunki międzynarodowe charakteryzują się złożonością i daleko osuniętą wielowymiarowością. Dotyczy to różnych podmiotów i ich aktywności zarówno w kontekście globalnym, jak i regionalnym. Głównym podmiotem relacji międzynarodowych pozostaje państwo. Zmienia się jednak poziom i zakres jego aktywności, pozycja i charakter zadań realizow...
Dynamika zmian w zglobalizowanym świecie jest niezwykle duża. Zmieniają się utrwalone sposoby życia, niektóre dotychczasowe modele i prawidłowości ewoluują lub są zastępowane przez inne. Pojawia się więc naturalne pytanie o stałość i uniwersalność wartości.
Schyłek bipolarnego podziału świata spowodował, że pojawiły się nowe szanse i wyzwania dla bezpieczeństwa międzynarodowego i narodowego. Bezpieczeństwo przestało być jedynie kategorią militarną, a katalog analizy tego zjawiska poszerzył się o równie istotne kategorie: polityczne, społeczne, prawne, ekonomiczne, kulturowe, ekologiczne.
Prezentowana publikacja stanowi wkład w obszar badań nad kondycją współczesnych relacji transatlantyckich i ich wpływem na kształtowanie ładu międzynarodowego. Ów przedmiotowy temat dominuje w analizie podejmowanej w każdym z tekstów zawartych w monografii. Refleksja badawcza koncentruje się na wielu wymiarach i zawiera aspekty ogólne, filozoficzne...
The sphere of military and defense politics also determined the choice of a certain vision in the area of foreign politics. Th e Nations of Central Europe after the fall of the bipolar division of the world quickly became aware of the need to obtain membership in a strong and stable military organizations. Aft er 1989, only NATO had such a characte...
Poland is a large country situated in the middle of Europe. It is regarded as an important partner and the «driving force» in the processes of democratization, integration and security in the region. Hence the regional importance of Poland is not questionable. Increasingly often, there appear also opinions about the legitimate ambitions of Poland t...
Religia jest istotnym elementem życia społecznego i politycznego. Niezależnie od wyznania, związki religii z polityką są wyraźnie dostrzegalne. Przekonanie to jest udziałem wielu filozofów, od starożytności po współczesność. Prezentowana publikacja stanowi wkład w obszar badań nad związkiem religii i polityki. Teksty zawarte w monografii podejmują...
Security is one of the basic values in the life of an individual, society, nation, country, and also at the international level. However, modern security is composed of efficient utilization of the potential within diplomacy and strength, a balanced relationship between soft and hard power. This text aims at presenting an overview of security conce...
Celem niniejszego tekstu jest wskazanie na kilka podstawowych elementów związanych z zasadnością podjęcia i kontynuowania wielowymiarowej współpracy skupionej wokół projektu pod nazwą "Grupa Wyszehradzka". Co wskazuje na sens jej powołania i kontynuowania? W jakich przestrzeniach dokonuje się realizacja wspólnych interesów państw tworzących tę inic...
This monograph aims at presenting the character of the Visegrád Group in the area of security. This initiative, being a cooperation platform formed by the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary can be seen as a specific security community. This is the main thesis of the discussed study, presented in this book. A starting point for this analy...
W lutym 2011 r. minęła dwudziesta rocznica powstania Grupy Wyszehradzkiej (V4), wspólnotowej inicjatywy, która stanowi podstawę instytucjonalnej współpracy Czech, Polski, Słowacji i Węgier. Zasadniczym powodem jej powstania była koncentracja wysiłków państw członkowskim na wspólnym osiągnięciu członkostwa w NATO i UE. Po osiągnięciu tych celów pows...
The problems faced in the first decade of the 21st century by the integrating Europe are quite serious and require an effective action. The above is true for both economic, political and social issues. Economic dilemmas are best seen in the Economic and Monetary Union, competitiveness and economic growth. Their importance has been raised even highe...
Praca Radosława Zenderowskiego stanowi duży wkład w badania nad istotą, zakresem i konsekwencjami działań dotyczących religii i tożsamości narodowej, nacjonalizmu w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej. Zasadniczym problemem związanym z ubogim naukowo opracowaniem tożsamości narodowej, (także nacjonalizmu) w tej części Starego Kontynentu, który formułuje Au...
The issue of migration is currently an essential subject of research. The goal of the presented text is to analyze the genesis, scale and consequences of Islamic migration to German speaking countries (Austria, Germany and Switzerland). These nations should be incorporated into a broader analysis on account of their historical foundation and contem...
The geopolitical conditions of Poland’s security consist mainly in its location, the changeability of its borders throughout history, its neighborhood, economic opportunities, the political system and political activities on an international scale. Taking all this into account, it seems reasonable to consider these conditions both in their historic...
Stolica Apostolska nie definiuje siebie jako pełnego, politycznego uczestnika współczesnych stosunków międzynarodowych. Niemniej jednak charakter i powołanie instytucji Kościoła katolickiego związane jest z obowiązkiem troski o los każdej osoby ludziej. Stąd też Watykan realizując swoje apostolskie powołanie, aktywnie angażuje swoje wysiłki na rzec...
Książka niniejsza prezentuje zagadnienia związane z wpływem politycznych uwarunkowań na procesy bezpieczeństwa europejskiego. Są one nierozłącznie związane z procesami kształtowania i funkcjonowania porządku międzynarodowego.
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Question (1)
Due to new developments in the area of security (e.g conflict in Ukraine) and EU integration (e.g. migrant crisis), expectations related to these events appeared to be exceedingly relevant for the Central European states. So we can ask: What role will the Central Europe play in the modern world (security system and european integration)?
