Grants and Projects

Current projects

• NCN OPUS Project “Sublime-AGE: Housing Experiences and Residential Mobility of Ageing Individuals in Polish Suburbs from a Life Course Perspective” Project information
• DPWS Project “Comparative Analysis of the Development and Socio-Spatial Evolution of Suburban Areas – Germany and Poland in the Context of Polycrisis” Project website
• NCN Weave Unisono Project “3Gen: Comparing Three Generations of Fathers in Poland and Germany. Continuity and Change in Fatherhood Practices” 15 February 2024 – 14 February 2027. Project information
• Horizon Europe Project EGRUiEN “Encouraging a Digital and Green Transition through Revitalized and Inclusive Union-Employer Negotiations” (Project no. 101178146). 1 January 2025 – 1 January 2029. Project information
• Volkswagen Foundation Project “LYMAS: Life Strategies of Young Labour Migrants in Ageing Societies” 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2025. Project information
• Horizon Europe International Project B-SHAPES: “Borders Shaping Perceptions of European Societies” Project information
• Horizon Europe Project INCA “Increase Corporate Political Responsibility and Accountability” 1 October 2022 – 31 March 2026. Project information, Project website
• NCN Preludium Project “‘Drop Everything and Move to the Bieszczady Mountains’? New Residential Mobility to Non-Metropolitan Areas in (Post-)Pandemic Poland from a Life Course Perspective” Project information
• NCN Preludium Project “IT Professionals in Business Services Outsourcing Centres in Poland: A Sociological Study of the Work Experience” Project information
• NCN Trans-Atlantic Platform for Social Sciences and Humanities (T-AP) Project “ENDURE: Inequality and Social Resilience and New Modes of Governance in a Post-Pandemic World” Project website
• DPWS Project “Resilience of Cross-Border Cooperation in Europe – A Comparative Analysis of the Polish-German and German-French Borderlands” Project information
• NAWA Intervention Grant “SOR-WAR Project: Social Order Resilience during the War in Ukraine. Ukrainian and Polish Experiences” Project information, Project website
• NCN OPUS Project “COV-WORK: Socio-Economic Consciousness, Work Experience and Coping Strategies of Poles in the Context of the Post-Pandemic Crisis” Project information
• NCN Sonata Project “Social Structure, Social Networks, and Taste and Consumption Practices” Project information
• DPWS Project “Poland and Germany in the European Union – New Forms and Models of Bilateral Relations in Foreign Policy and Cross-Border Cooperation” Project information
• DPWS Project “Right-Wing Populism among Young Germans and Poles: An Analysis of Biographical Motives for Supporting Right-Wing Parties and Organizations”
• NCN OPUS Project “(De/Re)Constructing Borders – Narratives and Imaginaries of Divided Cities in Central Europe from a Comparative Perspective” Project information
• NCN Miniatura Project “From the Suburbs to the City – The Role of Urban Policies and Developer Activities in Shaping the Socio-Spatial Context of Return Inter-Municipal Migration to Large Cities in Poland” Project information
• NCN Miniatura Project “The Modern Farmer Model and the Implementation of Biological Innovations on Individual Farms” Project information
• Crafoord Foundation Project “Crafting Academic Heritage in Lund, Wrocław, Lviv and Kaliningrad: Cultural-Historical Diversity in European Borderland Regions”
• DPWS Project “Multidimensional Dynamics of Bilateral Relations – Poland and Germany in the European Union” Project information
• Wrocław Social Diagnosis A comprehensive, representative study of the quality of life of Wrocław residents, examining both household functioning and individual well-being. It is conducted by a team of sociologists from the Institute of Sociology at the University of Wrocław, led by Dr Jacek Pluta and Dr Dawid Krysiński.

• Project “Experiencing Mental Health Crisis among Precarious Workers and in Expert Narratives” funded under the Initiative of Excellence – Research University program, task: Competitive Funding for Preliminary Research (UWr internal grants), 2nd call. Funding: PLN 39,600. Principal Investigator: Dr Agata Krasowska. Project information
•  Project “Citizens in a Multicultural City? The Integration Process of Poles and Ukrainians in Wrocław” funded under the Initiative of Excellence – Research University program, task: Competitive Funding for Preliminary Research (UWr internal grants), 2nd call. Funding: PLN 39,975. Principal Investigator: Dr hab. Julita Makaro, Associate Professor at UWr. Project information
• Project “Identity of Adult Care Leavers in Biographical Narratives” funded under the Initiative of Excellence – Research University program, task: Competitive Funding for Preliminary Research (UWr internal grants), 2nd call. Funding: PLN 38,320. Principal Investigator: Dr Monika Wiktorowicz-Sosnowska. Project information
• Project “From a Bridge in a Twin City to a Border between States: The Polish-German Border in the Consciousness of Divided City Residents as Reflected in Memoirs” funded under the Initiative of Excellence – Research University program, task: Competitive Funding for Preliminary Research (UWr internal grants), 2nd call. Funding: PLN 39,600. Principal Investigator: Dr hab. Natalia Niedźwiecka-Iwańczak. Project information
• Project “Financial Exclusion of Young People from the Perspective of Compensatory Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic” funded under the Initiative of Excellence – Research University program, task: Competitive Funding for Preliminary Research (UWr internal grants), 1st call. Funding: PLN 39,825. Principal Investigator: Dr hab. Joanna Wardzała. Project information