Witold Morawski#
Present and Previous Positions
- 1961-1963: M.A. in Journalism and M.A. in Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1962 - 65: Research Assistant at Central Institute of Labour Protection, Warsaw
- 1965 - 70: Senior Assistant, Dept. of Philosophy (Sociology Section), Warsaw Univ.
- 1969: Ph.D. in Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1970 -1976: Assistant Professor of Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1975: Habilitation in Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1975 – 77: Deputy Director, Institute of Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1976 - 84: Associate Professor of Sociology, Institute of Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1977 - 81: Director of the Institute of Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1980 - 2007: Chair,Sociology of Work and Organizations, Institute of Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1984 – 2007: Professor of Sociology, Institute of Sociology, Warsaw Univ.
- 1992 - 96: Editor in Chief of “Polish Sociological Review”
- 1995 - present: Professor of Sociology, Kozminski Univ., Warsaw
- 2009 – present: Chair of Social Sciences, Kozminski Univ., Warsaw
Visiting Scholar/Professor
- 1971 – 72: Univ. of California, Dept. of Sociology (Berkeley)
- 1978 – 79: Indiana Univ. (Bloomington)
- 1983: Univ.of Bielefeld and Univ.of Cologne (two months), Germany, Fellowship of DAAD
- 1984: Lomonosow Univ., Moscow, Russia (two months)
- 1985: Nuffield College, Oxford Univ., UK (two months)
- 1986 – 87: Butler University (Indianapolis, USA) and Indiana University (Bloomington, USA)
- 1988: Univ.of Cologne, Germany, Fellowship of DAAD
- 1991- 92: University of Toronto, Canada
- 1996: University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan (three months)
Fields of Scholarship
- Economic sociology
- Sociology of Work and Organizations
- Industrial democracy
- Reforms under state socialism
- American sociology
- Theory of social change: modernization and globalization
- Political philosophy
- Civilization changes
Memberships
- 1965 Polish Sociological Association
- 1996 – 99: Scientific Council, European Center at Warsaw University, Member
- 1997 - 2000: Orders Commission, Warsaw University, Member
- 1999 - 2002: Scientific Council of Institute of Social Studies, Warsaw University, Chairman
- 1999 – 2004: Scientific Council, Institute of Labor and Social Affairs, Warsaw, Chairman
- 1999 - 2006: Sociological Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences
- 1996 – 2005: Scientific Council, Institute of Sociology, Warsaw University, Chairman.
- 2003 - 2006: Central Commission for the Assessment of Academic Titles, Member
Honours and Awards
- 1970: Award from Ministry of Education
- 1971-72: International Fellowship in American Studies, American Council of Learned Societies
- 1976: Award from Ministry of Science and Education
- 1976: Award from the Polish Institute for International Affairs
- 1980: Award from the Scientific Secretary of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- 1981: Award from the President of Warsaw University for excellence in teaching
- 1988: Award from the Ministry of Higher Education for excellence in teaching
See more on Witold Morawski: International Who’ s Who in Education, ed. E.Kay, Cambridge: International Biographical Center, 1987:440
