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Marta Gospodarczyk is a doctoral student at the University of Warsaw’s Doctoral School of Social Sciences and Faculty of Sociology, with a Master’s degree in sociology from the same institution (2021). She has conducted research at the University of Gothenburg (Sweden) and the University of Newcastle (Australia). Her academic rank is Researcher, affiliated with the Department of Economic Sociology and Public Issues and the Center of Figurational Research. Her research focuses on the sociology of agriculture, gender studies, masculinity studies, and Poland’s people’s history, particularly examining the impact of historical agricultural formations on contemporary rural strategies.
- Education: MA in Sociology (2021), ongoing PhD in Sociology (since 2021).
- Research Projects: ERC-funded project on abortion law, historical legacies of Polish agriculture, and post-1989 transformations.
- Affiliations: Polish Sociological Association (Rural Sociology, Sociology of Work, Sociology of Gender chapters), International Sociological Association, European Sociological Association.
Her work analyzes rural masculinities, farmer movements, and the intersection of environmental challenges (e.g., drought) with agricultural households. She critiques simplistic narratives of Polish rural populations by emphasizing historically rooted decision-making logics.
Grants and Projects: ERC project “Abortion Figurations” (as research assistant), “The national habitus formation and the process of civilization in Poland after 1989” (figurational approach).
Labs/Teams: Center of Figurational Research at the University of Warsaw.
