Stefan Dudra

Prof. Stefan Dudra is a Professor at the University of Zielona Góra's Department of International Relations within the Institute of Political and Administrative Sciences. He leads the Laboratory of National and Ethnic Minority Research. His expertise centers on political and administrative sciences, with a focus on religious and ethnic minority policies in Poland and Eastern Europe.

Key research interests include the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church's role in national identity, Lemko and Ukrainian minority issues, and church-state relations post-1989. His work explores autocephaly movements, religious policy dynamics, and post-WWII displacement impacts.

Recent publications analyze the Orthodox Church's autonomy struggles, Solidarity's rise, and minority recognition debates. His research spans historical case studies (e.g., Lemko deportations) to contemporary conflicts over religious jurisdictions in Estonia and Ukraine.

He holds ORCID 0000-0002-4196-1305 and is based at Room 303, A-16 Educational Building, al. Wojska Polskiego 69, Zielona Góra.