Centre for Direct Democracy Studies / Wydział Prawa

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The Centre for Direct Democracy Studies (CDDS) – a research unit within the Department of Political Science at the University of Białystok – was established in December 2011 by decision of Faculty Board. The Centre is devoted to analytical, theoretical, prospective and comparative research on direct democracy (especially the notions of citizens’ initiative and referendum), democratic deficit and the role of direct democracy in regional integration. Geographically, the Centre is particularly interested in Central and Eastern Europe, the European Union and its Member States, and other emerging supranational organizations.

The Centre takes an interdisciplinary approach and therefore combines experts in legal, political and social sciences. The Centre was established in order to foster and institutionalise the research on direct democracy in Eastern Europe. The Centre’s work focuses on research, teaching and policy advice. The Centre’s working languages are English and Polish. The Centre is home to "European Integration and Democracy Series" (Intersentia)

Members:

Chair - dr hab. Elżbieta Kużelewska, prof. UwB - Direct democracy, European integration, Contemporary political systems.

Senior and postdoctoral researchers:

Dr hab. Izabela Kraśnicka, prof. UwB - International aviation law, Legal System of the United States, Law of the European Union, legal education.
Dr hab. Artur Olechno, prof. UwB - Political systems of the central and eastern european countries, Political systems of UE countries, Governing bodies, Local government.
Dr hab. Andrzej Jackiewicz, prof. UwB - Sources of Law, Right to Good Administration, Territorial Organization of European States, Federalism, Unitarism, Contemporary political systems

Doctoral researchers:

mgr Mariusz Tomaszuk

Visiting Researchers:

Dr Bernhard Kitous – EHESS-Cemi (École des hautes études en sciences sociales – Centre d'études des modes d'industrialisation), Paris; Science Po, Rennes.

Prof. Dr Haluk Kabaalioglu – Yeditepe University, Istanbul.
Dr Bogusia Puchalska – Lancashire Law School, Preston.

Freelance Researchers:

Prof. Dr Maria Marczewska-Rytko, Maria Curie-Sklodowska Univerity, Lublin - Direct Democracy, Populism, Religion and Politics, European Integration, Social Thought and Political Movements
Dr hab. Magdalena Musiał-Karg, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań - Direct Democracy, E-democracy, Contemporary Political Systems
Dr. Maaike Geuens, Assistant Professor Constitutional and Administrative Law, Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Dr Dariusz Kloza, Human Rights Centre, University of Gent, Belgium - Fundamental rights, Privacy, Data Protection
Dr Franciszek Strzyczkowski, University of Lodz School of law and Lazarski University - Theory of the European Union, International Public Law, Comparative Constitutional Law

Publications:

Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy, Georgios Terzis, Dariusz Kloza, Elzbieta Kuzelewska, Daniel Trottier, 2020.

Irregular Migration as a Challenge for Democracy, Elżbieta Kużelewska, Amy Weatherburn, Dariusz Kloza (eds.), European Integration and Democracy Series, vol. 5, Intersentia Cambridge 2018.

Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Relations as a Challenge for Democracy, Dan J.B. Svantesson and Kloza Dariusz (eds.), European Integration and Democracy Series, Vol. 4, Intersentia Cambridge 2017.

European Judicial Systems as a Challenge for Democracy, Elzbieta Kuzelewska, Dariusz Kloza, Izabela Krasnicka, Franciszek Strzyczkowski (eds.), Intersentia Cambridge 2015.

Elections to the European Parliament as a Challenge for Democracy , E. Kużelewska, D. Kloza (eds.), Warszawa-Białystok 2012.
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The Challenges of Modern Democracy and European integration, E. Kużelewska, D. Kloza (eds), Warszawa 2011.

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Elektroniczne referendum w Szwajcarii [Electronic referendum in Switzerland], Magdalena Musiał-Karg, Poznań 2012.
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Proces ratyfikacji Traktatu ustanawiającego Konstytucję dla Europy i jego następstw [The proces of ratification of the Treaty establishing Constitution for Europe and its results], E. Kużelewska, Warszawa 2011.
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Od wizji do rzeczywistości. Dziesięć lat dewolucji w Walii, [From a vision to the reality. Ten years devolution in Wales] B.H. Toszek, E. Kużelewska, Warszawa 2011.

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Referendum w procesie integracji europejskiej [Referendum in the process of European integration], E. Kużelewska, Warszawa 2006.

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Events:

CfP Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy
Migration Crisi as a Challenge for Democracy, 14 November 2017, Warsaw photos - https://photos.app.goo.gl/D70GmcVGirxw1in12
TRANS-ATLANTIC DATA PRIVACY RELATIONS AS A CHALLENGE FOR DEMOCRACY- BOOK LAUNCH & EVENING DEBATE, 28 June 2017, Brussels
Białystok Policy Forum: European Judicial Systems as a Challenge for Democracy, April 11, 2016.
International seminar supported by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The seminar is a follow-up of the book published by Intersentia 2015. The participants are contributors to the book and leading experts from Central Europe. The keynote speaker is Prof. Maciej Szpunar - General Advocate of the Court of Justice of the EU.
CDDS to co-organise an author’s panel on the 4th volume in ‘European Integration and Democracy’ Series (Intersentia) devoted to ‘Transatlantic Data Privacy Relationships as a Challenge for Democracy’ within the framework of 9th Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference in Brussels on 29 January 2016.
Call For Papers: TRANSATLANTIC DATA PRIVACY RELATIONSHIPS AS A CHALLENGE FOR DEMOCRACY (deadline 30 October 2015)
Dresden

Dr Elżbieta Kużelewska took part in the conference devoted to direct democracy, 27-29.11.2014

Brno http://cyberspace.muni.cz

CDDS freelance researcher Dariusz Kloza at the 12th International Conference Cyberspace 2014 (Brno, Czech Republic, 28-29 November 2014)

Łódź

Keynote lectures of Lucas Melgaço and Dariusz Kloza at Łódź University (Łódź, Poland, 14 November 2014)

Venice http://www.eiuc.org/research/venice-academy-of-human-rights.html

Two CDDS freelance researchers - Dr. Franciszek Strzyczkowski i Dariusz Kloza - took part in the 5th edition of Venice Academy of Human Rights devoted to Judicial Legitimacy and the Rule of Law (Venice, Italy, 7-14 July 2014)

JOINT POLICY FORUM BRUSSELS-BIALYSTOK: ELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AS A CHALLENGE FOR DEMOCRACY, Białystok, April 15, 2014
JOINT POLICY FORUM BRUSSELS-BIALYSTOK: ELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AS A CHALLENGE FOR DEMOCRACY, Brussels, March 5, 2014
Seminar on direct democracy in Thessaloniki, October 30, 2013
Seminar on women and elections, a political challenge for the European Union and beyond (6-7 March 2012) by dr B. Kitous
Call for papers EUROPEAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM AS A CHALLENGE FOR DEMOCRACY.
European Integration and Democracy Series Vol. 3

Contact:

website: https://prawo.uwb.edu.pl/wydzial/struktura/inne-jednostki/cdds

e-mail: cdds@uwb.edu.pl

www.twitter.com/CDDS_Bialystok
ul. Mickiewicza 1, Białystok 15-213, Poland

phone: +48 85 732 70 62

fax: +48 85 740 60 89