Grzegorz Piotrowski

Dr. Grzegorz Piotrowski, a sociologist and cultural anthropologist at the Institute of Sociology, University of Gdańsk, specializes in social movements, anarchism, and civil society. With a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, he has led research on anti-racist activism, squatting, and Polish democratization processes.

• Education: PhD in Sociology from European University Institute (Florence).
• Positions: Lecturer at University of Gdańsk since 2019; Visiting Professor at Universita degli Studi di Pisa (2018-2019); Research Associate at Södertörn University (2016-2019).

Research Interests span social movements, political radicalism, alterglobalism, squatting, and antifascism. His work explores grassroots mobilizations, urban resistance, and intersections between civic engagement and authoritarianism in Central/Eastern Europe.

Projects include a 3-year study on Baltic Sea region anti-racism activism funded by the Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (2017-2020). He has collaborated on housing activism, radical-left dynamics, and post-socialist civil society.

Conference Participation highlights his role in global dialogues, including keynote lectures at the 'Anarchism in the Other Europe' workshop (2022) and presentations at the Polish Sociological Association, Political Studies Association, and ISA Forum of Sociology.

Citations: 366 total with an h-index of 10 and i10-index of 12, reflecting significant influence in social movement and civil society research.