Wojciech Nowiak

is Professor at the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, and Professor at the State University of Applied Science in Konin, Poland. He has a PhD in Political Science from Poznan University (1995), and a Habilitation from the same university in 2011. His major areas of research are the study of the Nordic countries, welfare state theory and practice, and national security. Selected publications: “The Norwegian National Insurance Scheme as the Main Element of The Norwegian „Welfare State”” , in: Acta Scandinavica, Vol. 3 (Poznań 1996); “Social and political women’s position in the welfare state. History and presence – Norway’s solutions”, in: Robakowski K. (red.) Przeszłość odległa i bliska (Poznań 2000); “Norwegian Social Democracy and the Problems of the Welfare State. An analysis of the Party Program”, in: Olszewski E., (red.) Social Democratic Movement and Ideology. Yesterday and Today (Lublin 2002); “Polish welfare state after transformation”, in: Sankhdher M.M. and Sharda J., Social Security, Welfare and Polity (New Delhi 2004); “The Dilemmas of Social Europe. Nordic Social Model – towards Convergence or Diversity ?”, in: European Integration Yearbook 2008, vol. 2; Nordic welfare state model in the 21^st century realities. Choice dilemmas and evolution of the system in welfare societies - practical conclusions, (Poznań, 2011).