Ryszard Zięba

Ryszard Zięba (born 13 June 1950) is a Polish international relations scholar, who belongs to the realist school of thought. He is a full professor of international relations and security studies at the University of Warsaw, best known for developing the theory of national and international security. His research and teaching interests include international relations, European security, foreign and security policies of Poland and other Central and East European countries, the European Union, as well as foreign policy analysis, theory of security and international relations. In addition to his numerous academic writings, he has also prepared expert reports for governmental bodies of Poland and the European Union.

Education

In 1969 R. Zięba began an uniform master's studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw, and in 1973 he received the M.A. in Political Science. He obtained Ph.D. in Political Science at the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science UW in 1978, the state Ph.D. (Habilitation) in International Relations in 1998 at the same faculty, and the title of Professor of Humanities conferred by the President of the Republic of Poland in 2002.

Career

Zięba's career at the University of Warsaw rose from assistant for 1973-1977 to achieving full professor in 2004, and then in 2008 he was awarded the title of Jean Monnet Chair by the European Commission. He was the head of the History & Theory of International Relations Department in the Institute of International Relations, at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw (2003–2019) and the head of PhD Studies Program, at the Faculty of Journalism and Political Science, University of Warsaw (2008–2012).

Zięba organized a nationwide scientific seminar attended by young researchers from leading Polish universities. Together, they published several books and organized many conferences and workshops. He promoted 20 doctors, some of them are now professors of Polish and foreign universities.

Moreover he was a professor at the European School of Law and Administration in Warsaw (1998–2007), a full professor at National Defense Academy in Warsaw (2011-2012) and a visiting professor at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2012-2013). He was the first Polish visiting fellow of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs and was affiliated at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA (1994/1995). Also he was a visiting fellow at the WEU Institute for Security Studies, Paris (2000). In the years 1996-2006 he was a country coordinator for Poland in the Central and East European International Studies Association, and also a member of the Steering Committee of the Standing Group on International Relations, European Consortium for Political Research (1997–2004).

In the year 2010-2012 he was a member of the Commission of National Security Strategic Review established by the President of the Republic of Poland.

Publications

Selected publications:

Books

• Poland's Foreign and Security Policy: Problems of Compatibility with the Changing International Order, Springer International Publishing, Cham – Switzerland 2020. ISBN 978-3-030-30696-0 Search this book on .
• (ed.) Bezpieczeństwo międzynarodowe w XXI wieku, Wydawnictwo Poltext, Warsaw 2018. ISBN 978-83-7561-921-8 Search this book on .
• The Euro-Atlantic Security System in the 21st Century: From Cooperation to Crisis, Springer International Publishing, Cham – Switzerland 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-79104-3 Search this book on .
• (co-ed. w/Tomasz Pawłuszko) Polityka zagraniczna Polski w zmieniającym się ładzie międzynarodowym: wybrane problemy, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego, Kielce 2016. ISBN 978-83-65139-81-8 Search this book on .
• (co-ed. w/ Stanisław Bieleń and Justyna Zając) Teorie i podejścia badawcze w nauce o stosunkach międzynarodowych, Faculty of Journalism and Political Science, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 2015. ISBN 978-83-63183-76-9 Search this book on .
• Polityka zagraniczna Polski w strefie euroatlantyckiej, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warsaw 2013. ISBN 978-83-235-1224-0 Search this book on .
• (ed.) Bezpieczeństwo międzynarodowe po zimnej wojnie, Wydawnictwa Akademickie i Profesjonalne, Warsaw 2008. ISBN 978-83-60501-92-4 Search this book on .
• Wspólna Polityka Zagraniczna i Bezpieczeństwa Unii Europejskiej, Wydawnictwa Akademickie i Profesjonalne, Warsaw 2007. ISBN 978-83-60501-61-0 Search this book on .
• Europejska Polityka Bezpieczeństwa i Obrony, Wydawnictwo Sejmowe, Warsaw 2005. ISBN 83-7059-738-6 Search this book on .
• (w/Justyna Zając) Polska w stosunkach międzynarodowych 1945–1989, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2005. ISBN 83-7441-014-0 Search this book on .
• Instytucjonalizacja bezpieczeństwa europejskiego: koncepcje – struktury – funkcjonowanie, (four editions), Scholar, Warsaw 1999–2004; ISBN 83-7383-075-8 Search this book on .. It received the award of the Minister of National Education for the best book published in Poland on IR, 2000.
• (ed.) Wstęp do teorii polityki zagranicznej państwa, Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2004. ISBN 83-7441-129-5 Search this book on .
• (co-ed. w/Stanisław Parzymies and Justyna Zając) Instytucjonalizacja wielostronnej współpracy międzynarodowej w Europie, Scholar, Warsaw 2004. ISBN 83-7383-109-6 Search this book on .
• Unia Europejska jako aktor stosunków międzynarodowych, Scholar, Warsaw 2003. ISBN 83-7383-034-0 Search this book on .
• Europejska Tożsamość Bezpieczeństwa i Obrony, Scholar, Warsaw 2000. ISBN 83-7059-738-6 Search this book on .
• Nowa instytucjonalizacja bezpieczeństwa europejskiego, National Defense University, Warsaw 1998.
• (co-ed. Davies Bobrow) Bezpieczeństwo narodowe i międzynarodowe u schyłku XX wieku, współredaktor, Scholar, Warsaw 1997. ISBN 83-85838-98-8 Search this book on .
• (co-ed. w/Józef Kukułka) Polityka zagraniczna państwa, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warsaw 1992. ISBN 83-230-0746-2 Search this book on .
• Stanowisko Polski w sprawie paryskich traktatów pokojowych 1947 r., Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Warsaw 1981. ISBN 83-01-02349-X Search this book on .; it received the award of Polish Institute of International Affairs, 1982.

Articles

• „Udział Polski w polityce wschodniej NATO”, [in:] Tomasz Kubin, Justyna Łapaj-Kucharska, Tomasz Okraska (eds.), Wokół teoretycznych i praktycznych aspektów stosunków międzynarodowych. Księga jubileuszowa dedykowana Profesorowi Mieczysławowi Stolarczykowi, Katowice 2020, pp. 337–359.
• „The 20th Anniversary of Poland’s Accession to NATO”, [w:] Daniel S. Hamilton, Kristina Spohr, (Eds.), Open Door: NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security After the Cold War, Washington DC: Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University 2019, pp. 197-214.
• „Główne problemy w stosunkach polsko-rosyjskich”, Stosunki Międzynarodowe – International Relations, 2018, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 9–34.
• „Teoria bezpieczeństwa państwa ujęciu neorealistycznym”, Studia Politologiczne, 2018, Vol. 49, pp. 13–32.
• „The Ukraine crisis as the rivalry for spheres of influence between the West and Russia”, International and Security Studies, 2017, No. 1, pp. 115-132.
• „Poland and France: a Cross-Analysis of Security Threats and National Interests”, [in:] Maurice de Langlois (ed.), “Vers une nouvelle stratégie européenne de sécurité”, Laboratoires de l’IRSEM, (Institut de recherche stratégique de l’École Militaire), n° 25, Paris, Octobre 2015, pp. 46–54.
• „Implikacje stosunków polsko-amerykańskich dla polityki zagranicznej Polski”, Przegląd Politologiczny, 2015, No. 2, pp. 7–20.
• „Poland’s relationship with Russia”, Dossier stratégique: La Pologne, un acteur de la défense européenne, La Lettre de L’IRSEM (Institut de recherche stratégique de l’École Militaire), no 3-2014.
• „International roles of the European Union”, Rocznik Integracji Europejskiej, (Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Adam Mickiewicz University), No. 6/2012, pp. 63–78
• „Współczesne stosunki polsko-rosyjskie: uwarunkowania, problemy, implikacje”, Przegląd Politologiczny, 2011, No. 3, pp. 35–61.
• „La politica de seguridad polaca: entre atlantismo y el europeismo”, Lamusa, (Faculdad de Humanidades de Albacete, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha), 2006, no 5, pp. 25–38.
• „Transformation of Polish Foreign Policy”, The Polish Foreign Affairs Digest, 2004, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 13–45.
• „Community Foreign Policy of the European Union”, The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs, 2003, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 35-57.
• „Visegrad Group towards Common European Security and Defence Policy”, Polish Political Science Yearbook, Vol. XXXI: 2002, pp. 81-94.
• „The ‘Strategic Partnership’ between Poland and Ukraine”, The Polish Foreign Affairs Digest, Vol. 2, 2002, No. 3 (4), pp. 195–226.
• „European Security and Defence Identity. The Polish Viewpoint”, The Polish Foreign Affairs Digest, Vol. 1, 2001, No. 1 (1), pp. 183–212.
• „The Need of a New Approach in the Research on European Security”, Perspectives: Review of International Affairs, (Institute of International Relations, Prague), No. 13, Winter 1999/2000, pp. 119–130.
• „Europe in Search of Peace and Stability”, Polish Political Science Yearbook, Vol. XXV–XVI (1995–1996), pp. 71-84.

External links

• Official website

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