Person
Lecturer
- European Studies
- Central and Eastern European Studies
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Health and Safety Representative
- Section 5
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Contact information
E-mail mattias.nowakeu.luse
Phone +46 46 222 88 23
Room SOL:A322
Visiting address
Helgonabacken 12, Lund
Postal address
Box 201, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 20
My research interests include the political philosophies of conservatism and nationalism in Europe, particularly in Poland, Spain and the UK. Empirically I am analysing the contemporary development of conservatism in Polish politics, mainly the content of the traditionalist discourse, critical of liberal and secular aspects of European integration. Additionaly, I work with comparative studies regarding the history of conservatism in Europe and in the US.
Furthermore, I am interested in concepts such as "collective memory" and "national identity", as well as in the history of European political thought.
To a lesser degree I have also worked with the history of Yiddish culture in Eastern Europe and with questions regarding inter-religious dialogue in Poland and in Belarus.
Research
My profile in Lund University research portal
Articles (1)
Book chapters (5)
- Nowak, M. (2011). The Polish Christian Right and the idea of the West. In Tornquist-Plewa, B. & Stala, K. (Eds.) Cultural Transformations After Communism: Central and Eastern Europe in Focus. Nordic Academic Press.
- Nowak, M. (2009). Perpetrators or Victims? : A Pilot Study of the Contemporary Historical Debate in Poland on the Expulsion of Germans in the Aftermath of the Second World War. In Törnquist-Plewa, B. & Petersson, B. (Eds.) CFE Conference Papers Series, Remembering Europe's Expelled Peoples of the Twentieth Century, 4. Centre for European Studies, Lund university.
- Törnquist-Plewa, B. & Nowak, M. (2009). Vitryssland : en stat med olika ansikten. In Björklund, F. & Rodin, J. (Eds.) Det nya Östeuropa : stat och nation i förändring (pp. 109-128). Studentlitteratur AB.
- Lennhag, M. & Nowak, M. (2007). Ökade möjligheter för nyanserad bild av Vitryssland i Sverige. In Janowic, S. (Ed.) Annus Albaruthenicus, Annus Albaruthenicus 2007 (pp. 347-356). Villa Sokrates.
- Nowak, M. (2007). Contemporary Polish Conservatism and the Decadence of the West. In Dutceac Segesten, A. & Önnerfors, A. (Eds.) Negotiating Europe: Foundations, Dynamics, Challenges (pp. 38-59), 32. Centre for European Studies, Lund university.
Conference contributions (1)
Articles in specialist publications and popular press (3)
- Lennhag, M. & Nowak, M. (2010). EU:s Östliga partnerskap tappar fart. Svensk-Polsk Bulletin. Svensk-Polska Samfundet.
- Lennhag, M. & Nowak, M. (2006). Är Polen ärkekonservativt – eller medierna ärkeliberala?. Svensk-Polsk Bulletin. Svensk-Polska Samfundet, Svensk-Polska Samfundet.
- Nowak, M. & Muskala, J. (2006). Känner ni till det muslimska Polen?. Svensk-Polsk Bulletin, 3-3. Svensk-Polska Samfundet, Svensk-Polska Samfundet.
Teaching
Lecturer
- European Studies
- Central and Eastern European Studies
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Health and Safety Representative
- Section 5
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Contact information
E-mail mattias.nowakeu.luse
Phone +46 46 222 88 23
Room SOL:A322
Visiting address
Helgonabacken 12, Lund
Postal address
Box 201, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 20