This book critically examines the study of International Relations in Poland looking at the
pre-academic origins of the discipline its development after WWII under communism and after
the transformation of 1989. Apart from bringing a broad political and intellectual context it
offers a thorough quantitative and qualitative study of hundreds of books and scientific
articles. The theoretical and methodological practices of Polish IR scholars are presented in a
comparative perspective looking for common patterns with other European countries. This book
is an invaluable resource for scholars with an interest in sociology of IR disciplinary
history or scholarly metrics.
