The European Journal of Transformation Studies is a result of cooperation between scholars from Central and Eastern Europe. It focuses on social, cultural, political and economic issues which are important for this part of Europe, however topics presented in the journal concern also other themes, e.g. global crisis or terrorism. Some issues have a mono-thematic character, e.g. aforementioned global crisis, conflict in Ukraine as well as social perception of the nuclear energy. The journal was established in 2013. Publishing activity is based on social work of editors and reviewers. We created an international platform of exchange of opinions and ideas which engaged representatives of various disciplines from social sciences and humanities derived from different countries.

The journal is characterized by a high level of internationalization of authorship as well as membership in the scientific advisory board. It has a clear defined editorial policy. In April 2015 it has been indexed in database ERIH Plus and in 2017 in Emerging Sources Citation Index being a part of Web of Science. It is our greatest success. The main publisher is Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Department of Political Science. It publishes the journal in cooperation with Department of Political Science at the University of Gdansk (Poland), Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava (Slovakia) as well as Research Institute of European Policy (Poland). We wish the journal to be a magnificent voice of scholars from Central and Eastern Europe in the political and international discourses.

PUBLISHER

Associate-Professor at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Department of Political Science. He holds Diploma with Honour in History and Political Science from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. During 1998-2001 he was studying in PhD Political Science program at the same University. He holds MA in Arts in Political Science from Manchester University in 2002. In 2011 he defended PhD thesis in Political Science and was awarded a PhD degree in Political Science. Throughout the years, He visited various European Universities with different status (Post-doctorate, invited fellow, visiting scholar, visiting professor). His areas of research and teaching are: Comparative Politics, Nationalism and ethnicity in former communist space; Democratic transition and transformation in former communist countries; contemporary problems of political theory.

Zviad Abashidze

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

He studied Political and Social Sciences at University of Gdansk (Poland), where he also obtained a doctoral degree (2003). Habilitated in Political Theory at Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia (2014). Currently he is working as an university professor in the Department of Political Science at University of Gdansk. His academic focus is political philosophy as well as identity issues. He is a chairperson of Executive Board of Research Institute of European Policy as well as honorary chairman of Europe Our House and chairman of its Scientific Council.

Arkadiusz Modrzejewski

HONORARY EDITOR

Doc. PhDr. Jaroslav Mihálik is a Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences at UCM and Head of the Political Sciences Department. He received PhD. in Political Theory at Comenius University in Bratislava and habilitated at UCM Trnava in Public Policy and Administration. His publications cover youth studies, extremism, media analyses and social networks, comparative politics and public administration and public policy. He has been a researcher and team leader in various international and domestic project schemes such as 7th Framework Programme and Horizon 2020 of the European Commission, Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Chair in Migration, International Visegrad Fund and Slovak scientific grant scheme VEGA.

Jaroslav Mihálik

DEPUTY EDITOR

Edita Poórová has worked at UCM Trnava as an English language teacher since 2003. She has also been a Vice-Dean for International relations. Edita graduated at Comenius University in Bratislava, achieving the qualification of English and Russian teacher. She received PhD. at Charles University in Prague. The subject of her scientific and research activities is English for specific purposes and students’ assessment in higher education.

Edita Poórová

COPY EDITOR

PhD in social communication and media sciences (Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University) and MA in Eastern European Studies (University of Warsaw). His research focus are related to media issues and socio-political transformations in modern Ukraine. Twice received a research grant from Visegrad fund. In 2015-2016 he completed an internship at Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Currently Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science of the University of Gdańsk and Secretary in Research Institute for European Policy Publishing House as well as a Freelance Journalist.  

Andrii Kutsyk

ASSISTANT EDITOR

PhD in political science at the University of Warsaw, an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Gdansk and the member of the Executive Board of the Research Institute for European Policy. In 2016 he was a visiting professor at the State University of Wanadzor in Armenia and the Mersin University in Turkey. In 2017 he was a member of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission for the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Armenia. In 2018 he completed an internship at the Yerevan State University (Armenia).

Paweł Nieczuja–Ostrowski

EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Tamar Gamkrelidze obtained doctoral degree at Ilia State University in Tbilisi in 2020. Moreover, she is analumna of Academic Swiss Caucasus Net, Erasmus Mundus EUROEAST, Latvian State Research Fellowship and Open Society Institute scholarship networks. Currently, Tamar holds a position of a researcher at Europe Our House. In 2010 she obtained her master’s degree in European Studies from Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Earlier, Tamar worked as a RTA Assistant (EC Resident Twinning Advisor) at the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Her research interests lie in the fields of identity studies, EU external affairs, EU integration, and discourse theory. She was the first editor-in-chief of EJTS.

Tamar Gamkrelidze

PhD. graduated in political sciences and in Russian and English languages. She works for University College of International and Public Relations in Prague (Education and Consultation Institute in Bratislava). In her academic research, she is focused mostly on identity issues in small state´s foreign policy, trans-regionalism, and here mostly on Asian – Pacific regionalism. Moreover, she is in long-term cooperation with various European universities as visiting professor and researcher, and she is an author of several scientific studies and research articles, chapters in domestic as well as foreign publications and monographs. She is a member of the New Zealand Studies Council of the New Zealand Studies Association and a member of Advisory Board of Journal of New Zealand & Pacific Studies.

Tatiana Tökölyová

Ph.D. in political science with a specialization in international relations, vice-chairman of RIEP, chief research officer in Emigration Museum in Gdynia. He studied Political Science at the University of Gdańsk (2007), Personnel Management at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (2014) and graduated from the European School at the Faculty of Management and Economics at Gdańsk University of Technology (2009). He delivered guest lectures at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius (Slovakia), National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (Romania) and the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). He managed and implemented several scientific, educational, training and advisory projects co-financed, among others, by the European Union.

Rafał Raczyński

1/EJTS_2025_Vol_13_No_1_Practice_of_Political_Parties_Access_to_Public_Media_in_Poland.pdf

Practice of Political Parties' Access to Public Media in Poland: The Case of the Gdańsk Branch of Polish Television

2/EJTS_2025_Vol_13_No_1_Synergistic_Interactions_Between_Green-Shopping_Culture_and_Sustainable_Practices.pdf

Synergistic Interactions Between Green-Shopping, Culture and Sustainable Practices: Unpacking the Entrepreneur-Customers Nexus

3/EJTS_2025_Vol_13_No_1_The_Wartime_Social_Survey_in_Ukraine.pdf

The Wartime Social Survey in Ukraine: Facing War and Forced Migration

4/EJTS_2025_Vol_13_No_1_Diplomacy_Unveiled_Why_Russia_Disclosed_the_Sykes-Picot_Agreement.pdf

Diplomacy Unveiled: Why Russia Disclosed the Sykes–Picot Agreement in 1917?

5/EJTS_2025_Vol_13_No_1_The_Experiences_and_Challenges_of_University_Students_With_Disabilities_in_Georgia.pdf

The Experiences and Challenges of University Students With Disabilities in Georgia

6/EJTS_2025_Vol_13_No_1_Europes_Recovery_Plan_and_the_Criteria_of_the_Allocation.pdf

Europe's Recovery Plan and the Criteria of the Allocation the Recovery Plan Funds Among EU Countries

7/EJTS_2025_Vol_13_No_1_2024_Parliamentary_Elections_in_Georgia.pdf

2024 Parliamentary Elections in Georgia: Regional Characteristics of Statistical Anomalies in Voter Turnout

8/EJTS_2025_Vol_13_No_1_Development_of_the_Code_of_Ethics_of_the_Parliament_of_Georgia.pdf

Development of the Code of Ethics of the Parliament of Georgia: Historical and Political Context

EJTS 2025 Vol. 13, No. 1

EJTS_2024_Vol_12_No_2.pdf

EJTS 2024 Vol. 12, No. 2. (full issue)

EJTS 2024 Vol. 12, No. 2

EJTS_2024_Vol_12_No_1.pdf

EJTS 2024 Vol. 12, No. 1. (full issue)

EJTS 2024 Vol. 12, No. 1

EJTS_2023_Vol_11_No_2.pdf

EJTS 2023 Vol. 11, No. 2. (full issue)

EJTS 2023 Vol. 11, No. 2

EJTS_2023_Vol_11_No_1.pdf

EJTS 2023 Vol. 11, No. 1. (full issue)

EJTS 2023 Vol. 11, No. 1

EJTS_2022_Vol_10_No_2.pdf

EJTS 2022 Vol. 10, No. 2. (full issue)

EJTS 2022 Vol. 10, No. 2

EJTS_2022_Vol_10_No_1.pdf

EJTS 2022 Vol. 10, No. 1. (full issue)

EJTS 2022 Vol. 10, No. 1

EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2.pdf

EJTS 2021 Vol. 9, No. 2. (full issue)

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CONTENTS (EJTS 2021 Vol. 9, No. 2.)

1/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_The_Future_of_Academic_Authority_in_Slovakia.pdf

The Future of Academic Authority in Slovakia, or “Ceterum Autem Censeo...”

2/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_Separating_the_Capital_Region_in_Poland.pdf

Separating the Capital Region in Poland – The Rationality of the Political Conception

3/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_Polish_Americans_Political_Partisanship_and_Presidential_Elections_Voting.pdf

Polish Americans, Political Partisanship and Presidential Elections Voting: 1972-2020

4/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_A_Political_Discourse_on_Nation_and_Nation-Buildng.pdf

A Political Discourse on Nation and Nation-Buildng in a Post-Communist State: The Case of Georgia Under Zviad Gamsakhurdia

5/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_Social_Networks_in_Electoral_Campaigns.pdf

Social Networks in Electoral Campaigns: A Comparative Analysis of the Cases of Donald Trump (USA) and Volodymyr Zelensky (Ukraine)

6/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_Politainment_Reflecting_on_Political_Affairs_Via_Audiovisual_Media_Entertainment.pdf

Politainment: Reflecting on Political Affairs Via Audiovisual Media Entertainment

7/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_Religion_as_Russias_Soft_Power_Tool_in_the_Donbas_Separatism_Process.pdf

Religion as Russia’s Soft Power Tool in the Donbas Separatism Process

8/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_The_Art_of_Flesh.pdf

The Art of Flesh – Exploring Posthuman Aesthetics in “Doom Eternal“

9/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_Covid-19_Pandemic_as_an_Extreme_Event.pdf

Covid-19 Pandemic as an Extreme Event: Effects, Reactions, Consequences

10/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_Towards_a_Comprehensive_EU_Health_Policy.pdf

Towards a Comprehensive EU Health Policy? The Europeanisation of the Fight Against Covid-19 and Reflections on the First Year of the Pandemic

11/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_Generation_Covid-19.pdf

Generation Covid-19: Another Brick in the Wall

12/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_2_The_Role_of_Diplomacy_in_the_Times_of_the_Coronavirus_Crisis.pdf

The Role of Diplomacy in the Times of the Coronavirus Crisis

EJTS 2021 Vol. 9, No. 2.

EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1.pdf

EJTS 2021 Vol. 9, No. 1. (full issue)

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CONTENTS (EJTS 2021 Vol. 9, No. 1.)

1/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_Terminological_Chaos_in_Labelling_False_Online_Content.pdf

Terminological Chaos in Labelling False Online Content

2/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_Social_and_Economic_Welfare_and_the_Level_of_Life_Satisfaction.pdf

Social and Economic Welfare and the Level of Life Satisfaction on the Example of Selected Countries

3/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_Influence_of_Selected_Economic_Indicators_on_Support_for_Political_Parties.pdf

Influence of Selected Economic Indicators on Support for Political Parties

4/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_Understanding_the_Environmental_and_Climate_Elements_of_EU_Space_Policy.pdf

Understanding the Environmental and Climate Elements of EU Space Policy

5/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_Illiberal_Democracy_as_a_Result_of_Liberal_Democratic_Regression.pdf

Illiberal Democracy as a Result of Liberal Democratic Regression in Central and Eastern European Countries

6/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_The_Main_Features_of_the_Socio-Economic_Development_of_Ukraine.pdf

The Main Features of the Socio-Economic Development of Ukraine in 2014-2019

7/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_Reforming_the_Institute_of_Local_Government_Current_Polish_and_Ukrainian.pdf

Reforming the Institute of Local Government: Current Polish and Ukrainian Cases

8/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_The_Problem_of_Legal_Regulation_of_the_Security_of_a_Person_Society_State.pdf

The Problem of Legal Regulation of the Security of a Person, Society, State in the Formation of the Information Society in Ukraine

9/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_Is_There_and_Has_There_Been_a_Polish_Vote_A_Partly_Contrary_View.pdf

Is There and Has There Been a “Polish Vote”? A Partly Contrary View

10/EJTS_2021_Vol_9_No_1_The_Fatalism_of_Belarusian_Politics_and_the_Social_Climate_in_the_Country.pdf

The “Fatalism” of Belarusian Politics and the “Social Climate” in the Country

EJTS 2021 Vol. 9, No. 1.

EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2.pdf

EJTS 2020 Vol. 8, No. 2. (full issue)

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CONTENTS (EJTS 2020 Vol. 8, No. 2.)

1/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Crisis_Management_in_the_Era_of_the_Global_Network.pdf

Crisis Management in the Era of the Global Network. The Case of Qatari responsive Policy vs. the Antiterror Quartet Sanctions

2/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Safe_Havens_for_Global_Jihadi_Movements.pdf

Safe Havens for Global Jihadi Movements

3/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Determinants_of_Ethnic_Pride_among_New_Zealands_Polish_Immigrants.pdf

Determinants of Ethnic Pride among New Zealand’s Polish Immigrants

4/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_High-Skilled_Migration-a_Challenge_for_Polands_Policy_on_the_Diaspora.pdf

High-Skilled Migration - a Challenge for Poland’s Policy on the Diaspora

5/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Transformation_of_Education_and_Training_System.pdf

Transformation of Education and Training System in the Context of Digital Information and Communication Technology in Sociocultural Perspective and Its Axiological and Ethical Dimension

6/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_The_Recast_Civil_Procedure_and_Legacy_of_Franz_Klein.pdf

The Recast Civil Procedure and Legacy of Franz Klein in the Slovak Republic

7/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Designing_Public_Policy_in_Ukraine_and_in_Poland.pdf

Designing Public Policy in Ukraine and in Poland in Conditions of Political System Transformation

8/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Overview_of_Perception_of_Global_Topics_by_Students.pdf

Overview of Perception of Global Topics by Students of Economic and Education Study Programmes from Selected Countries

9/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Cleavage-Theory_from_the_Perspective_of_Political_Linguistics.pdf

Cleavage-Theory from the Perspective of Political Linguistics

10/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Recent_Trends_in_Organization_of_Supreme_Audit_Institutions.pdf

Recent Trends in Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions in Ukraine and Poland

11/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Behavioural_Approaches_to_Tax_Collection_the_Case_of_Slovakia.pdf

Behavioural Approaches to Tax Collection: the Case of Slovakia

12/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Features_and_Models_of_Spanish_and_Polish_Democratic_Transitions.pdf

Features and Models of Spanish and Polish Democratic Transitions: Modern Interpretations, Experience and Lessons for Ukraine

13/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Trade_Elasticities_in_the_Slovak_Republic.pdf

Trade Elasticities in the Slovak Republic

14/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_2_Specifics_of_Decentralization_Reform_in_Poland_and_Ukraine.pdf

Specifics of Decentralization Reform in Poland and Ukraine

EJTS 2020 Vol. 8, No. 2.

EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1.pdf

EJTS 2020 Vol. 8, Supplement 1 (full issue)

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CONTENTS (EJTS 2020 Vol. 8, Supplement 1)

1/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_Editorial.pdf

Editorial

2/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_A_Journey_Into_the_Unknown.pdf

A Journey Into the Unknown? Global and National Human Rights Implications of the Pandemic

3/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_After_Orwell_Some_Thoughts_on_the_Post-Pandemic.pdf

After Orwell: Some Thoughts on the Post-Pandemic World

4/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_Economic_Psychological_and_Social_Consequences.pdf

Economic, Psychological, and Social Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic

5/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_Culture_Arts_and_Media_During_and_Post_the_Covid-19.pdf

Culture, Arts and Media During and Post the Covid-19 Pandemic

6/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_The_World_After_the_Pandemic_Will_Be_Different.pdf

The World After the Pandemic Will Be Different. Will Education Change?

7/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_Global_Christian_Responsibility_in_the_Activity.pdf

Global Christian Responsibility in the Activity of the Lutheran World Federation in the Time of Coronavirus Pandemic

8/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_Epidemics_in_the_History_of_Humanity.pdf

Epidemics in the History of Humanity and Their Consequences

9/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_International_Relations_in_the_Time_of_Corona.pdf

International Relations in the Time of Corona

10/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_The_Covid-19_Pandemic_in_Italy_Regional_Comparisons.pdf

The Covid-19 Pandemic in Italy: Regional Comparisons

11/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_Digital_surveillance_in_the_times_of_COVID-19.pdf

Digital surveillance in the times of COVID-19: Lessons from Slovakia

12/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_Art_and_Culture_During_the_Pandemic.pdf

Art and Culture During the Pandemic. Reflections on the Current Situation of Art in Poland

13/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_Truth_in_the_Pandemic_and_Post-Pandemic.pdf

Truth in the Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Reality. Moral and Political Considerations

14/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_The_World_of_New_Virtual_Trends.pdf

The World of New, Virtual Trends – Central Europe Societies Touched by Covid-19

15/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_The_Intermediate_Reality.pdf

The Intermediate Reality

16/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_Supplement_1_The_Right_to_Health_Global_Solidarism_and_International.pdf

The Right to Health, Global Solidarism and International Law’s Constitutional Momentum in the Age of Covid-19

EJTS 2020 Vol. 8, Supplement 1

EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_1.pdf

EJTS 2020 Vol. 8, No. 1. (full issue)

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CONTENTS (EJTS 2020 Vol. 8, No. 1.)

1/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_1_Editorial.pdf

2/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_1_PRO_MEMORIA_Paweł_Adamowicz_Mayor_of_Gdansk_City.pdf

PRO MEMORIA Paweł Adamowicz (1965-2019) Mayor of Gdansk City (1998-2019)

3/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_1_The_Spread_of_Shadow_Norms_beyond_State_Legal_System.pdf

The Spread of Shadow Norms beyond State Legal System: Challenges of a Globalized Society

4/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_1_Migration_Processes_in_Modern_Ukrainian-Polish_Discourse.pdf

Migration Processes in Modern Ukrainian-Polish Discourse

5/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_1_The_Attitudes_of_Police_Officers_in_Gdansk_City_towards_Immigrants.pdf

The Attitudes of Police Officers in Gdansk City towards Immigrants

6/EJTS_2020_Vol_8_No_1_Ukraine_in_the_Territorial_Migration_Systems.pdf

Ukraine in the Territorial Migration Systems: Current Structural-Qualimetric Aspects of the Formation and Development

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