Piotr Długosz, PhD, DSc, Associate Professor

Sociologist and Professor at the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow.
His research focuses on youth and education, migration, mental health, and the social and psychological consequences of crises, wars, and disasters.

He is Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Research
at the Institute of Journalism and International Relations,
Director of the Centre for Youth Research, and Head of the
Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research on Wars and Disasters.

He is Editor-in-Chief of Youth in Central and Eastern Europe.

Author of 12 books and more than 150 scientific publications. He conducts national and international research projects and collaborates with academic institutions across Central and Eastern Europe.

Education and Academic Degrees

  • 2018 – Habilitation in Sociology
    Habilitation thesis: Life Strategies of Youth in the Polish-Ukrainian Borderland,
    Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University.
  • 2006 – PhD in Sociology
    Doctoral dissertation: The Trauma of Great Change in Subcarpathian Poland,
    Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University.
  • 1999 – MA in Sociology
    Master’s thesis: Psychosocial Consequences of the Political Transformation among Young People,
    Institute of Sociology, University of Rzeszów.

Professional Experience

  • 2018–present – University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
    Professor; currently Institute of Journalism and International Relations.
  • 2019–2021 – Pedagogical University of Krakow
    Deputy Director of the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology.
  • 2007–2018 – University of Rzeszów
    Assistant Professor.
  • 2006–2018 – East European State Higher School in Przemyśl
    Senior Lecturer.
  • 2006–2007 – University of Agriculture in Krakow
    Assistant.

Current Academic and Organisational Positions

  • Head of the Department of Social Policy and Social Research, Institute of Journalism and International Relations, University of the National Education Commission, Krakow.
  • Director of the Centre for Youth Research.
  • Head of the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research on Wars and Disasters.
  • Editor-in-Chief of Youth in Central and Eastern Europe.

Editorial Activities

  • Editorial Board Member: Youth (Switzerland).
  • Editorial Board Member: Orbis Scholae (Czech Republic).
  • Editorial Board Member: Visnyk of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Series Sociological Studies of Contemporary Society: Methodology, Theory, Methods (Ukraine).
  • Editorial Board Member: Social Technologies: Topical Issues of Theory and Practice (Ukraine).
  • Editorial Board Member: Scientific Bulletin of Uzhhorod University (Ukraine).
  • Editorial Board Member: Pedagogika Społeczna (Poland).

Research Fellowships

  • 12–17.07.2021 – Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv / Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Ukraine.
  • 01–31.10.2018 – Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.
  • 11–15.06.2018 – Euroacademy, Tallinn, Estonia.
  • 16–20.04.2018 – Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Ukraine.
  • 07–11.09.2015 – University of Lviv, Ukraine.
  • 26.05–06.06.2014 – Institute of Sociology, University of Zielona Góra, Poland.
  • 15–27.04.2013 – Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Sociologia (SOL), Brazil.
  • 10.2012–02.2013 – Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Poland.

Main Research Areas

  • sociology of youth and education,
  • migration and refugee studies,
  • social and psychological consequences of wars, disasters, and crises,
  • mental health and well-being,
  • coping strategies in crisis situations,
  • social change in Central and Eastern Europe.

Awards and Distinctions

  • 2025 – Rector’s Award of the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow for scientific achievements.
  • 2024 – Rector’s Award of the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow for scientific achievements.
  • 2023 – Third-Degree Rector’s Award of the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow for original and creative scientific achievements and organisational work for the University.
  • 2023 – Rector’s Award of the Pedagogical University of Krakow for scientific achievements.
  • 2022 – Third-Degree Rector’s Award of the Pedagogical University of Krakow for scientific achievements.
  • 2022 – Rector’s Award of the Pedagogical University of Krakow for scientific achievements.
  • 2013–2018 – Rector’s Awards of the University of Rzeszów for scientific achievements.
  • 2015 – Award of the Dean of the Faculty of Sociology and History, University of Rzeszów, for scientific achievements.