Tomasz Soroka

Dr. Tomasz Soroka is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of American Studies and Polish Diaspora, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. He serves as the Dean's Representative for General Affairs at the Faculty of Management and Administration (2020–2024) and previously directed the MA in TransAtlantic Studies program (2019–2020). Soroka's interdisciplinary work bridges Canadian studies, political science, and language policy, with a focus on Canada's sociopolitical evolution.

His research interests include:

• Language Policy and Rights in Canada and the USA
• Canadian Foreign Policy under Justin Trudeau
• Monarchical Evolution in Canada
• Indigenous Language Protection
• Gender Equality in International Relations
• Temporary Labor Migration Systems

Recent publications analyze Canada's indigenous language legislation, gender-focused foreign policy, and labor migration frameworks like the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program. Soroka's work often intersects historical analysis with contemporary policy critique.

Academic affiliations include being a member of the Central European Association for Canadian Studies and Polish Association for Canadian Studies (Board, 2004–2010; Secretary General, 2013–2016). He has lectured internationally through Erasmus+ and CEEPUS programs in Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, and Portugal.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Political Science, Jagiellonian University (2010)
• MA in Cultural Studies (American Studies specialization), Jagiellonian University (2003)
• BA in English Philology, University of Opole (2001)
• Visiting Scholar, McGill University (2013) and University of Ottawa (2005, 2011)

Grants and Projects: Recipient of International Council for Canadian Studies (2005), Central European Association for Canadian Studies (2004), and National Science Centre (2012–2017) funding. Principal investigator for projects on Polish-Canadian transnational practices (2022–2023) and Inuit language policy in Nunavut (2018–2019).