Poland's presidential election resulted in surprise defeat for centrist Civic Coalition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski. Renata Mieńkowska-Norkiene describes how Donald Tusk's governing coalition misjudged the public mood – and how the right-wing Karol Nawrocki convinced the Polish electorate that he is a 'man of the people'
Renata Mieńkowska-Norkiene considers the current mass protests in Poland against the near-total ban on abortion as the manifestation of a nascent cultural (r)evolution. But it doesn't necessarily signal that a political revolution is in the offing – at least not yet
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw
Renata's main fields of interest are European integration, democracy, gender equality and conflict management. She is the author of more than 70 scientific publications, mainly about European integration.
She has lectured at the University of Vilnius, the University of Florence, Liechtenstein-Institut, EURAC European Academy, London School of Economics and Political Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles and SciencesPo in Paris. She is chairwoman of a Programme Council of the International Institute of Civil Society, and has worked in the European Commission.
Renata is fluent in five languages. She has worked as a reviewer on numerous scientific journals, sat on the councils of numerous NGOs, and appeared on television as an expert commentator on European issues.
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