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The Experience of Citizenship and Acculturation Among Slavic Migrants in Poland
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Jan Bazyli Klakla
Dr. Jan Bazyli Klakla holds doctorates in law and sociology from the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, where he also completed studies in law, sociology, and cultural studies, alongside postgraduate studies in international migration at the University of Warsaw. He is currently a Director of Migration, Social Policy, and Development Cooperation at CASE – Center for Social and Economic Research in Warsaw, and a post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Legal Education and Social Theory at the University of Wrocław. Dr. Klakla has been involved in and has led numerous national and European research projects, including those funded by Horizon Europe, Norway Grants, and Polish National Science Center. His work also includes providing consulting and expert services to key European institutions such as the Committee of the Regions, the European Economic and Social Committee, and CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training). He has served as an expert in the “Safe Krakow - Security Strategy for Krakow” program. Dr. Klakla is the editor of Law and Culture. Reconceptualization and Case Studies (Springer Nature, 2021) and the author of Law and Acculturation. Conceptualisation and Empirical Case Study: Slavic Migrants in Poland (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and Studying in Times of Crisis. Acculturation and Adaptation of Ukrainian Students at Kraków Higher Education Institutions amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic and Russia's Aggression against Ukraine (Brill, 2025). In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he was awarded first prize in the competition of the Association of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy (IVR) – Polish Section for the best doctoral dissertation in the theory and philosophy of law. His research interests span migration, sociology of law, educational research, public policy analysis, customary law, and the methodology of social sciences.
Articles from this author:
- Poland’s Migration Strategy for 2025-2030 – Expert Commentary
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178th mBank-CASE Seminar Proceedings: Immigration and the Labour Market in Poland
Over the last dozen years Poland became an immigration country. The 178th mBank-CASE Seminar proceedings is devoted to this process - from various perspectives. The data speak for themselves. Immigration provides significant support for the Polish labour market. Poland is facing a rapid population decline. According to projections by the Ministry of Finance in 2022, by 2030 the population of Poland could decrease from the current 37.75 million to 36.6 million, and by 2050 to 34.1 million. The percentage of people of working age will decrease, while the elderly population will increase. Immigration may provide a solution to this problem. In 2022, around 100,000 people from Belarus arrived in Poland, most of them actively participating in the labour market. In addition, there are 1.2 million Ukrainians who stayed in Poland after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It is therefore necessary to develop a long-term immigration, education and social policy to retain immigrants and integrate them into society and the labour market. This is what eminent experts who have been researching migration processes for years write about in the first two chapters of these Notebooks: Dr Maciej Duszczyk, as well as Dr Agata Górny and Dr Paweł Kaczmarczyk, from the Centre for Migration Research, operating within the University of Warsaw. The third chapter is devoted to the situation of female domestic workers. Table of Contents Ewa Balcerowicz - Introduction p. 5-6 Maciej Duszczyk - Chapter 1: Factors and conditions in Poland’s transformation into an immigration country p. 7-14 Agata Górny, Paweł Kaczmarczyk - Chapter 2: Immigrants and war refugees from Ukraine on the Polish labour market: opportunities and challenges p. 15-33 Jan Bazyli Klakla - Chapter 3: In the Shadows. Ukrainian Domestic Workers in Poland p. 34-44
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In the Shadows. Ukrainian Domestic Workers in Poland
We are pleased to present our report, “In the Shadows: Ukrainian Domestic Workers in Poland,” developed in collaboration with CARE International, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social inequality. The research focuses on a frequently overlooked topic – the domestic sector and excluded female emigrants working as domestic workers. We conducted our study in … <a href="https://case-research.eu/publications/the-experience-of-citizenship-and-acculturation-among-slavic-migrants-in-poland-2/">Continued</a>