Jacek Kosiarski, M.A. – a graduate of the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science at the University of Warsaw, a long-time lecturer at the Institute of International Relations, and subsequently at the Department of Eastern Studies within the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Warsaw. From 1995 to 2020, he served as editorial secretary for the journal “Stosunki Międzynarodowe – International Relations”; in the past, he was also a member of the editorial board (subject editor) for the journal “Studia Politica Germanica.” From 2012 to 2019, he served as the admissions representative at what was then the Institute of International Relations. In November 2020, he received the third-degree individual award from the Rector of the University of Warsaw for his teaching achievements. Teaching: public international law, introduction to international relations, history of German foreign policy, 1914–1945 [the so-called OGUN / university-wide course], diplomatic law, international economic relations.
Research interests
Broad, non-technical topics (German history, foreign policy, and economy; PolishGerman-Polish and German-Russian relations, the history and mutual influence of National Socialism and communism in Germany), general political and economic history, history of international relations, history of Polish foreign policy, public international law, theory of international law, Carl Schmitt, political, historical, and economic geography of the world, German national minorities and Germany’s political influence in Central and Eastern Europe, geopolitics, international economic relations, international economic and political ties, informal and secret power structures, networks and decision-making mechanisms within individual countries and in international relations, selected topics in the history of political thought and the history and theory of propaganda