dr. hab. Katarzyna Andrejuk, chairwoman; katarzyna.andrejuk@ifispan.edu.pl

The Research Team for Sociology of Migration focuses on studies of international migration, including: migration to Poland, emigration from Poland abroad, mobility within the European Union, migration policy in Poland and the EU, and attitudes towards migrants, foreigners, minorities. The research of the team members concerns labour migration, educational migration, family migration and refugee migration, as well as the mechanisms of adaptation of migrants, in particular, their activity in the labor markets of host countries.

The Research Team carries out research projects on various contemporary aspects of migration. Recent research projects: 

– 2021-2023, international project “Post- World War 2 Migration Flows in V4 Countries in the Propaganda Studies context” – together with the Institute of Social Sciences (Kosice) and the Silesian Museum (Opava) (Katarzyna Andrejuk)

– Since 2021 (ongoing),  international grant “The Politics of European and American Single-Market Governance (SINGLEMARKETS)” – together with the University of Oslo and Sciences Po Bordeaux University (Katarzyna Andrejuk)

– Since 2022 (ongoing): Pasific-funded project “Persisting Immigrant Entrepreneurship in European Union Member States during the Economic Downturn due to Covid-19 Pandemic” (Imran Sarihasan).

The Team organizes Migration Seminars at IFiS PAN, as well as conferences devoted to migration issues.

Current member with a habilitation degree supervising PhD dissertations:  Prof. Katarzyna Andrejuk