Leszek Sykulski
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Leszek Sykulski (born 1981 in Częstochowa) is a Polish political scientist specializing in geopolitics.
Biography
[edit]He graduated from Jagiellonian University in Cracow (MA in history), Silesian University in Katowice (PhD in political science) and National Defence University in Warsaw (postgraduate studies). He graduated also from General Kosciuszko Military Academy of Land Forces (reserve officers' course).
Assistant professor in Department of National Security at the College of Business and Entrepreneurship in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. He was also a lecturer in National Defence University in Warsaw and Polonia University in Częstochowa. In 2015 was a visiting professor in Saint Jerome University in Douala (Cameroon).[1]
He worked as an international security analyst in the Office of the President of Poland during presidency of Lech Kaczyński.[2]
Sykulski is the founder of the pro-Russian[3] Polish Geopolitical Society (in 2008–2009, 2012-2014 – president, now – honorary president),[4] "Geopolitical Review" quarterly (in 2009-2016 – editor-in-chief) and far-right[3] Geopolityka.net internet portal (editor-in-chief).[5] He is also Editor of Polish "Ante Portas – Security Studies"[6] and Bulgarian "Geopolitika".[7]
Leszek Sykulski is a geopolitician and focuses his work on, amongst others, the representation of space in the information warfare and Russian and Polish geopolitical thought. He advocates for cooperation between Poland and Russia, as in his opinion it would be in Poland's national interest.[8] He is also engaged in research about the geopolitics of Central Europe.[9]
Selected publications
[edit]- Polska myśl geopolityczna w latach 1989-2009 (Polish Geopolitical Thought 1989–2009), Chorzów 2015, ISBN 978-83-941420-0-1.
- Studia nad rosyjską geopolityką (Studies on Russian Geopolitics), Częstochowa 2014, ISBN 978-83-931924-5-8.
- Geopolitics – Grounded in the Past, Geared Toward the Future, Częstochowa 2013, ISBN 978-83-931924-4-1.
- Geopolityka. Słownik terminologiczny (Geopolitics. Dictionary), Warszawa 2009, ISBN 978-83-01-15968-9.
References
[edit]- ^ "Homepage of Leszek Sykulski". Retrieved 2017-07-11.
- ^ "Sykulski's bio on the Central European Institute of Research and Strategic Analysis (CIRSA) website" (in Polish). Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ a b "Instruments of Russian influence in Poland". Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "The history of Polish Geopolitical Society" (in Polish). 11 April 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ "Editorial staff of the "Geopolityka.net – Polish Portal of Geopolitics"". 16 August 2014. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ "Editorial Board of the "Ante Portas – Security Studies" journal". Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ "Editorial staff of Bulgarian "Geopolitika" journal" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-08-08.
- ^ "Współpraca z Rosją jest polskim interesem narodowym, Odc. 560 - dr Leszek Sykulski". YouTube (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- ^ "Leszek Sykulski's works in Polish National Library catalogue". Retrieved 2017-08-08.
External links
[edit]- Leszek Sykulski – profile in Academia.edu
- Leszek Sykulski - biography on the site of the Institute of Geopolitics in Poland.
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