Marcin Grabowski, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science and International and the Director of International Security and Development Program at the Jagiellonian University. His research interests focus on the Asia-Pacific Rim, American and Chinese foreign policies, theories of IR and the International Economics. Pawel Laidler is professor of political science, lawyer and a specialist in American studies. He has published several books and articles in Polish and English on the contemporary U.S. political and legal system, with a focus on the role of judiciary, the clash of law and politics in U.S. governmental institutions, as well as U.S. surveillance policies.

• Economic and Political Dimensions of Development in the 21st Century – The Impact of the Asian Economic Crises on Regional Security and Development – Globalization and Economic Growth – Governing Innovation Ecosystems – Development in Africa – Peace Corps as a Tool of US Foreign Policy – The Constitutionalism of Developing Countries – Renewable Energy in China, Brazil and India – Energy Sector – Gender and Sustainable Development – Influence of Globalization on the Relationship between Man and Man