Piotr Płucienniczak

Piotr Płucienniczak is an academic researcher at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, specializing in sociology, political science, and contemporary art critique. His work focuses on social movements, political radicalization, labor precarity, and cultural institutions in post-communist contexts.

His research interests include anti-racist activism (e.g., Black Lives Matter), extreme-right mobilization in Poland, transnational protest diffusion, and institutional critiques within contemporary art. He has analyzed labor protests, precarity framing in civil society, and the dynamics of enemy imagery in Central and Eastern European politics.

Recent publications highlight themes like Polish far-right violence, transnational social movements, and the political economy of labor. His interdisciplinary approach bridges sociology, art theory, and political analysis.

Płucienniczak contributes to debates on civil society, class politics, and post-socialist transformation through both empirical studies and critical reviews of scholarly works.