Irma Słomczyńska

Dr hab. Irma Słomczyńska, holding a habilitation in social sciences (international relations) from Jagiellonian University (2018), serves as a professor at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. She earned her PhD in political science from the same university in 2006.

• Education
• 19.06.2018 - Habilitation in Social Sciences (Political Science), Jagiellonian University
• 03.11.2006 - PhD in Humanistic Sciences (Political Science), Maria Curie-Skłodowska University

Her research focuses on European space policy, space security, and EU border management, with particular emphasis on satellite observation systems and their implications for regional order. She has contributed to understanding strategic space autonomy for EU political goals and published extensively on EU-Africa cooperation frameworks.

Notable publication trends show her expertise in EU institutional structures (2007-2020), space security integration (2015-2018), and border management technologies (2016-2020). Her work connects international relations theory with practical security implementations.

Current affiliations include:

• Institute of International Relations
• Faculty of Political Science and Journalism
• Researcher ID: ORCID 0000-0001-7805-8139