Władysław Markiewicz is a Polish sociologist; professor of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

 since 1966, and Warsaw University since 1972, director of the Western Institute

Western Institute

The Western Institute in Poznań is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland - Kresy Zachodnie , history, economy and politics of Germany, and the Polish-German relations in history and today.Established by...

 (Instytut Zachodni) in Poznań

Poznan

Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be...

 in years 1966-1973, member of Polish Academy of Sciences

Polish Academy of Sciences

The Polish Academy of Sciences, headquartered in Warsaw, is one of two Polish institutions having the nature of an academy of sciences.-History:...

 (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) since 1972.

He was a secretary of the Social Sciences Division of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Wydział Nauk Społecznych PAN) since 1972, editor-in-chief of Studia Socjologiczne (Sociological Studies) quarterly since 1972, chairman of the Poland 2000 Committee (Komitet Polska 2000 PAN) since 1980.
From 1969 until 1972, he was the president of the Polish Sociological Association

Polish Sociological Association

The Polskie Towarzystwo Socjologiczne is the main professional organization of sociologists in Poland. The PTS defines its mission as "supporting the development of sociology and popularizing sociological knowledge within society".Currently the organization states to have approx...

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Areas of activity

His main areas of interest are: sociology

Sociology

Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...

 of labour and industry

Industry

Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...

, sociology of the nation

Nation

A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, and/or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government irrespective of their ethnic make-up...

, sociology of the political relations.

Publications

• Przeobrażenia świadomości narodowej reemigrantów polskich z Francji (Evolution of the national consciousness of the Polish reemigrants from France)
• Społeczne procesy uprzemysłowienia, 1962 (Social processes of industrialization)
• Społeczeństwo i socjologia w NRF, 1966 (Society and socilogy in Western Germany
  Western Germany
  The geographic term Western Germany is used to describe a region in the west of Germany. The exact area defined by the term is not constant, but it usually includes, but does not have the borders of, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse...
  
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• Socjologia a słuzba społeczna, 1972 (Sociology and public service)
• Stan i perspektywy rozwoju nauk humanistycznych, 1973 (The state and prospects of development of the humanist sciences)
• Przemiany w strukturze społecznej Polski Ludowej, 1982 (Social structure changes in the People's Poland)