Justyna Wasil

Dr. hab. Justyna Wasil is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. Her research focuses on rural local governance, women's political representation, and ecological policy implementation in municipal contexts.

• Specializes in Polish municipal leadership and cohabitation politics
• Conducts comparative studies with Italy, Slovenia, and Norway
• Advances digital governance through e-administration analysis

Her work examines climate change adaptation in local governments (Poland/Italy/Slovenia 2021-2023) and gender disparities in rural municipalities. Key article trends include municipal electoral pathologies, ICT-enabled transparency, and conflict resolution in cohabitation scenarios.

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2024 Main Award for 'Local Leadership of Women in Poland' (Wolters Kluwer)
• 2024 UMCS Rector Individual Award
• 2021-2023 National Science Center grant on ecological policies

Past grants include 2014-2017 National Science Center OPUS project on municipal cohabitation and 2014-2015 UMCS grant for rural women's civic participation studies.