Olga Janikowska
1. Family name: Janikowska
2. First names: Olga Julita Joanna
3. Date of birth: 2.12.1977
4. Nationality: Polish
5. Civil status: unmarried
6. Education:
2008 - Ph.D. in Political Sciences, Silesian University, Katowice
2003- diploma “Challenges of Sustainable development” summer school organizated by
University of Florida.
2001-2002- fellowship at Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB - The
Social Science Research Center Berlin)
2001 – M.A. in Political Science from the Silesian University, Katowice
1999 – diploma “Sustainable development” of Human and the Environment Center of
University of Silesia, Katowice
7. Language skills:
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Polish
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German
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8. Key qualifications:
Olga Janikowska finished primary and high school in Katowice, Poland. In 1996 she started
her studies at the University of Silesia, Faculty of Social Science, Katowice. Simultaneously
Olga accomplished a course of “Sustainable development” organized by University of Silesia.
In 2001 she defended her thesis Globalisation – background, symptoms and trends and was
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awarded the title M.A. of Political Science.
During her studies she was working as an English-Polish-English translator for General
Motors. During her work she had opportunity to work on implementation of ISO 14000.
In 2001 she started to work in the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (Science
Center Berlin) as an intern. She was working with professor Udo. E. Simonis who is one of
the worldwide recognized experts of global environmental governance and sustainable
development. In Berlin she has had an opportunity to participate in many international
conferences.
In 2002 she returned back to Poland and started her work at Higher School of Economics and
Humanities, Bielsko-Biała as the coordinator of Socrates-Erasmus programs.
Olga Janikowska earned Ph.D. of University of Silesia. The topic of her PhD was on Role of
Local Communities in Process of Implementation Sustainable Development. Case Study:
Babia Góra Region. In order to meet the objectives of her Ph.D. she was using a behavioural
study.
From 2007 till now she is assistant professor at Katowice School of Economics (Górnośląska
Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa im. Wojciecha Korfantego - GWSH) where she works at the
Department of International Relations. Since 2009 she is also working at Vienna Department
of Katowice School of Economics. Additionally she is responsible for communisation of
GWSH with media.
She was visiting lecturer at Euro-Mediterranean University, Slovenia, where she conducts
postgraduate course on “Economic Policy”. She was a member of national research project
entitled “Guide to sustainable development” and international project “Implementation of
sustainable development in higher education”. She is collaborating with many polish
universities where she conducts postgraduate course on Environmental Governance and
European Strategies of Sustainable Development.
Her main teaching and current research interests lie in:
global governance, global
environmental governance, modern democracy, global justice, cosmopolitanism, international
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organizations, social participation in decision-making process, social-ecology, political
communication. sustainable development, civil society, ecological ethics.
9. Scientific output:
Selected Publications:
Monographs:
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Janikowska O. (2012) Global Environmental Governance, Górnośląska Wyższa
Szkoła Handlowa, Katowice, pp. 173 (in Polish).
Janikowska (2011) Globalisation. Post-modern Vision of Reality, Górnośląska
Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa, Katowice, pp.110 (in Polish).
Janikowska O. (2009) Civil Society Participation in Local Development Strategies,
Wszechnica Mazurska w Olecku, Wydział Filozofii Chrześcijańskiej Uniwersytet
Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego, Górnośląska Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa, Warszawa,
Katowice, Olecko, pp. 144 (in Polish).
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Janikowska O. (2010) Social marketing as promotion tool for sustainable development
(in:) H. Badura (ed.) Die Zukunft Europas und das Problem mit den Werten,
Europäische Akademie für Lebensforschung, Integration und Zivilgesellschaft, Wien.
Janikowska O. (2008) Sustainable local development (in:) E. Zamościńska, B.
Gajewska (ed.) Guide to sustainable development, Fundacja Nauka dla Środowiska,
Koszalin (in Polish).
Janikowska O. (2008) Cross-sector partnership (in:) E. Zamościńska, B. Gajewska
(ed.) Guide to sustainable development, Fundacja Nauka dla Środowiska, Koszalin (in
Polish).
Janikowska O. (2007) Challenges and obstacles for the practical implementation of
sustainable development in higher education (in:) W.L. Fiho, E.I. Manolas, M.N.
Sotirakou, G.A. Boutakis (eds) Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability:
Problems, Promises and Good Practice, Environmental Education Center of Soufli.
Janikowska O. (2005) Obstacles to and Challenges for Sustainable Agro-Food
Development in Babia Góra Region with Special References to Social Participation
Issues (in:) J. Platje, J. Słodczyk, Urban and Rural Agro-Food Systems as a Factor of
Local Sustainable Development, Economic and Environmental Studies, No. 7, Opole
University.
Janikowska O. (2004) Globalization and the nation-state (in:) A. Budnikowski, M.
Cygler (ed.) Globalizacja gospodarki a ochrona środowiska, Oficyna Wydawnicza
Szkoły Głównej Handlowej, Warszawa (in Polish).
Janikowska O. (2003) Sustainable Waste Management in a Globalising World, (in:) J.
Słodczyk, J. Platje, Sustainable Waste Management, Economic and Environmental
Studies, No. 3, Opole University.
Janikowska O., Janikowski R. (2002) Globalization versus sustainable development,
(in:) A. Budnikowski, M. Cygler (red.) Globalizacja gospodarki a ochrona
środowiska, Oficyna Wydawnicza Szkoły Głównej Handlowej, Warszawa (in Polish).
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Journal Articles:
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Janikowska O. (2012) Cosmopolitism, justice and global markets, Zeszyty Naukowe
WSB (in press).
Janikowska O. (2008) Climate Changes as an Implication for Reform of the Political
and Institutional Order, Ekonomia i Środowisko 2(34), pp. 55-65.
Janikowska O. (2007) Social capital as a modern development factor, Zeszyty
Naukowe Katedry Socjologii i Psychologii, Górnośląska Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa,
Katowice, pp. 37-51.
Janikowska O. (2007) Inventions in science versus globalization, Innowacje w
edukacji akademickiej, 1(6), 12-19.
Janikowska O. (2003) Future of global governance? Ekoprofit nr 2, pp. 13-18.
Janikowska O. (2002) (Anti) globalization – questions about future, Ekonomia i
Humanistyka No.4, s. 71-79.
Janikowska O. (2002) Global pop culture, Ekonomia i Humanistyka No.2, pp. 33-41.
Selected presentations:
Global Justice, Ninth Polish Congress of Philosophy, Committee on Philosophical Sciences
of the Polish Academy of Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Polish
Philosophical Society entrusted Silesian University of Technology - Department of
Applied Sciences, Faculty of Organisation and Management, Wisła 2012.
Cosmopolitan Europe, 1 the International Conference, Górnosląska Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa
(GWSH), Katowice, April 2010.
Social Marketing as a Tool for Promoting Sustainable Behaviour., Ninth International
Conference and Eight International Conference for Senior and Junior Researchers
INYRSS on Current Issues of Sustainable Development - Governance and Institutional
Change, Opole April 2009.
Multi-Cultural Dimension of Sustainable Development, Management International
Conference on Intercultural Dialogue and Management, Barcelona November 2008.
Political institutionalization of responsibility for future generations, Eigth International
Conference on Current Issues of Sustainable Development”, Faculty of Economics, Opole
University, Opole, April 2008.
Social dimension of sustainable development, Seventh international conference on “Current
Issues of Sustainable Development”, Opole University and the Polish Association of
Environmental and Resource Economists, Opole, April 2007.
Challenges and obstacles for the practical implementation of sustainable development in
higher education, 1st European Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
“Higher Education and the Challenge of Sustainability: Problems, Promises and Good
Practice” Sufli, Orestiada, Prefecture of Evros, Greece, October 2007.
Implementation of Sustainable Development in Babia Góra Region, Sixth International
Conference on „Current Issues of Sustainable Development”, Opole University, April
2006.
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Global Governance versus Democracy, Globalisation of economy and environmental
protection, Szkoła Główna Handlowa, Warsaw, June 2004.
European Sustainable Food Project- urban and rural agro-food system as a factor of local
sustainable development. Case study Ustroń Spa. An international workshop on Local
Sustainable Strategies- developing an international research project. Opole, Poland 17-19
may 2004.
Sustainable Agriculture versus Globalisation- Events in Time, Space and Complexity, Third
International Conference on Ecological Agriculture and Rural Development in Central
and Eastern Europe within the Framework of the Enlargement of the European Union,
Opole, Poland, 7- 8 - 9 April 2003.
Globalisation and sustainable development, Globalisation of economy and environmental
protection, Szkoła Główna Handlowa, Warsaw, May 2002.
Sustainable Waste Management in a Globalising World, The fourth international conference
on “Environmental Protection in the Baltic Region: Sustainable Waste management" the
Gdańsk Technical University, Gdańsk University and the Civic Education Project,
Gdańsk, Poland, March 2002.
Globalisation and environmental protection in Eastern and Central European Countries, The
first international conference on "Environmental Challenges in the Process of Eastward
Expansion of the European Union", Opole, Poland, March 2001.
Environmental protection and globalisation, The third international conference on
“Environmental Protection in the Baltic Region: Environmental Challenges in the Process
of Eastward Expansion of the European Union”, Gdansk, Poland, March 2001.
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