EMCE Seminar Series: Online #8
EMCE Seminar Series: “More Light on… Central Europe" is a series of 16 online organized as part of the EMCE International Research Network project. The series brings together researchers, educators, and policymakers from Central Europe to discuss challenges for international migration and education.
When: December 16, 2025 (Tue), 5:30–7:00 PM CET
Where: online
Speake: prof. Galia Chimiak (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences)
Talk title: “Now that we all understand… the destructive nature of Russia”: (non-ethnic) Ukrainian Americans’ advocacy and educational activities after Feb. 24, 2022
Moderator: Dr. Monika Popow
Registration: https://www.dsw.edu.pl/formularz/registration-for-the-seminar-car
Why join?
- Timely focus: how diaspora communities respond to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine through advocacy and public education.
- Civil society lens: empirical insights into NGOs, citizen initiatives, and community organizing among (non-ethnic) Ukrainian Americans.
- Education & discourse: how advocacy work shapes public understanding, narratives of responsibility, and learning about war, violence, and solidarity.
- International perspective: connecting U.S.-based experiences with broader debates in Central and Eastern Europe.
- Exchange & Q&A: space for concrete questions, critical reflection, and comparative perspectives from participants.
About the speaker – Galia Chimiak
Assoc. Prof. Galia Chimiak is a sociologist and civil society scholar, Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS PAN). She holds degrees in English Studies and in Society and Politics (CEU/University of Lancaster), a PhD in sociology (2004), and a habilitation (2017). Her research focuses on non-governmental organizations, civil society, and development cooperation.
In 2024–2025 she was a Fulbright Senior Award fellow in the United States. She has cooperated, among others, with UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina and has taught at universities in Poland, Ireland, and the United States. Since 2022 she has served as co-editor-in-chief of VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations.
Coming up in the EMCE series
January 20, 2026: Anna Dolińska – Towards Multiculturalism – Polish Schools in the 21st Century.
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