Małgorzata Flaga

Dr. Małgorzata Flaga is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Socio-Economic Geography, Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin. She holds a habilitation in socio-economic geography (2022) from Jagiellonian University and a PhD in Geography (2005) from UMCS, with research focusing on demographic processes in Eastern Europe.

• Education: PhD in Geography (UMCS, 2005), Habilitation in Socio-Economic Geography (Jagiellonian University, 2022)
• Current roles: Assistant Professor in Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management

Her research spans demographic processes in depopulating regions, religious landscape transformations, and socio-economic geography of borderlands. Recent work examines Catholic sanctuaries' evolving functions in Eastern Poland and memorial landscape dynamics across Europe.

Key publication trends include: 1) Spatial analysis of demographic decline in Eastern Europe (2012-2024), 2) Cultural landscape studies focusing on sacred spaces (2013-2020), 3) Religious tourism and memorial practices (2011-2019). She frequently collaborates on cross-border studies with colleagues from Poland and Ukraine.

Scientific roles include:

• Secretary of Cultural Landscape Commission (2023-present)
• Deputy Treasurer of Polish Geographical Society (2020-2024)
• Organizer of regional geography olympiads (2004-present)

She teaches courses on regional socio-economic geography, religious geography, and cultural resources management, including specialized English-language seminars: "Religious heritage and religious tourism" and "Bachelor thesis" guidance.