Andrzej Dumała

Dr. Andrzej Dumała is a Lecturer in the Department of International Political Relations at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin (UMCS). He maintains regular office hours during the academic year and is actively engaged in teaching and research related to European Union affairs and international relations.

Dr. Dumała earned his Doctor of Humanities degree in 1994 with a dissertation titled 'Transnational Political Processes in the European Parliament,' supervised by Professor Ziemowit J. Pietraś. His academic journey has been marked by numerous international research opportunities including Fulbright scholarships, research internships at prestigious institutions like the University of London, Wilhelms University of Münster, and Université Libre de Bruxelles, and participation in the European Parliament Secretariat internship program.

His research interests focus on European integration processes, particularly EU decision-making mechanisms, the functioning of the EU political system, the theory and operation of Community agencies, and political decision-making theory. Dr. Dumała has taught a wide range of courses including European integration, Political decision-making in the EU, The EU political system, International negotiations, and EU security policy.

Analysis of his scholarly publications from 1990-2024 reveals a consistent focus on European integration with particular attention to institutional development, decision-making processes, and the role of EU agencies. His work demonstrates evolving interests from foundational studies on constitutional democracy and political adaptation to increasingly specialized analyses of EU governance structures and Central European perspectives on European integration.

• Medal of the National Education Commission (2006)

Dr. Dumała has secured multiple European Commission teaching grants through the Jean Monnet Project spanning from 1993 to 2009. He has served in significant administrative roles including Director of the European Documentation Center at UMCS (2001-2007) and Director of the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate European Studies program (2000-2005). Since 2015, he has been an expert member of the Team Europe Direct network of the European Commission in Poland, contributing to EU information and education efforts.

He is actively involved in academic organizations including the Polish Society for European Studies (PTSE), where he has served on the Board of the Lublin branch and the Main Audit Committee since 2019, and the Polish Society for International Studies since 2006.