Designing and Implementing Public Policy of Contemporary Polish Society: Selected Problems

The process of creating and implementing sectoral policy has been described from two perspectives. On the one hand, the attention of the contributors focuses mainly on the social actors of these policy - individuals and institutions on whose activity the process of implementing specific policy provisions depends. On the other hand, the complexity of sectoral policy forces the need to refer to many areas of social life around which specific solutions are created. The effectiveness of public policy, including sectoral policy, also requires indicating the context related to the socio-political conditions in Poland. To understand why different public policies emerge in different regions, it is important to understand the details that shape them. In this volume, it is crucial to indicate the determinants of the process of creating and implementing policy relating to selected aspects of socio-economic life (de facto sectoral policy) in Polish society.

Assistant Prof. Dr Marzanna Farnicka is Head of the Family Psychology Unit, Institute of Psychology, University of Zielona Góra, Poland. She integrates scientific research with clinical practice and has collaborated extensively with social, educational, and business institutions. She previously served as the President of the local branch of the Polish Psychological Association and is currently a member and Custodian of the Committee of International Conferences on Conflict and Aggression (CICA). She also coordinates the Central European CICA Research and Formation Centre.

Dorota Szaban, PhD, Associate Professor, is Director of the Institute of Sociology, University of Zielona Góra, Poland. Her research interests focus on the broad social determinants and consequences of socioeconomic changes, dimensions of education, conflicts, and youth.

Dr Lilla Mlodzik holds a Master of Science in Education and a Ph.D. in Economics in the field of Management Sciences; she completed her post-doctorate in Social Sciences in the field of Political and Administrative Sciences.

Dr hab. Inetta Nowosad, Associate Professor, is Head of the Department of School Pedagogy, University of Zielona Góra, Poland. Her research focuses on school improvement and effectiveness, educational change, quality of education, and conditions of school development at both institutional and system levels.

Dr Justyna Nyckowiak, sociologist and political scientist, is Head of the Social Analytics and Esports Lab at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zielona Góra, Poland.