Professor
Professor Lubecki received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies in 2000, and has been a faculty member at Georgia Southern since 2012. He teaches and researches mostly in the fields of Comparative Politics and Military Security Studies, and has also taught courses on Global Political Economy and in American Political Thought. Professor Lubecki’s research has been published in journals such as Europe-Asia Studies, East European Politics and Societies, The Polish Review, and The New Ukraine. He has also published in a popular magazine The Armchair General.
Research and Teaching Interests: East-Central Europe, political cultures, Polish politics and history, military history and policy, Middle East, terrorism, counter-insurgency, American Political Thought, Global Political Economy.
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About Jacek Lubecki
Professor Lubecki received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Denver Graduate School of International Studies in 2000, and has been a faculty member at Georgia Southern since 2012. He teaches and researches mostly in the fields of Comparative Politics and Military Security Studies, and has also taught courses on Global Political Economy and in American Political Thought. Professor Lubecki’s research has been published in journals such as Europe-Asia Studies, East European Politics and Societies, The Polish Review, and The New Ukraine. He has also published in a popular magazine The Armchair General.
Research and Teaching Interests: East-Central Europe, political cultures, Polish politics and history, military history and policy, Middle East, terrorism, counter-insurgency, American Political Thought, Global Political Economy.
| Present | Faculty Member, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Political Science and International Studies | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
European Military History, Defense and security issues in Eastern/East-Central Europe and the Middle East, Foreign policies of semi-authoritarian states, Political apathy and alienation in post-communist countries, Russian and Polish foreign policy, Poland/Eastern Europe and EU and NATO, esp. Polish-US and Polish-Russian bilateral relations, Radical populism in Europe, Democracy and regional political cultures in Europe (Poland and Ukraine) and the United States, Regional political cultures as determinants of electoral support for successor (ex-communist) parties, Demographic crisis and market reforms in Eastern Europe, and Political cultures and class mobilization
Grants
| 2014 - 2015 | 100,000 Strong for the Americas |
| 100,000 Strong for the Americas | |
| $25,000 | |
| 2007 | Matching funds to attend MISA annual conference |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) | |
| 2007 | UALR Middle Eastern Studies Fund |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | |
| 2005 | Matching funds to attend MISA annual conference |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) | |
| 2005 | Title III award, Web Technology in Political Science |
| Millikin University | |
| $2,000 | |
| 2004 | Conference travel grant award |
| Russian and Eastern European Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| 2004 | Summer research lab award |
| Russian and Eastern European Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| 2004 | Title III award, Director of Global Studies Assessment |
| Millikin University | |
| $2,000 | |
| 2004 | Title III award, Restructuring Political Science Curriculum |
| Millikin University | |
| $8,000 | |
| 2002 | Committee on Global Issues award |
| Committee on Global Issues award | |
| $2,000 | |
| 2002 | Global Studies Committee Summer Grant for travel |
| Millikin University | |
| $1,500 | |
| 2002 | Millikin Summer Grant for travel |
| Millikin University | |
| 2001 | New Faculty development grant recipient |
| Mid-Western International Studies Association Conference | |
| $200 | |
| 2001 | Summer research lab award |
| Russian and Eastern European Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | |
| 1998 | Summer research grant |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2013 - Present | Chair, Middle Eastern Studies Committee, Georgia Southern Univeristy | 2015 | Roundtable Participant, “Poland in WWII - Newest Historiography,” Central Slavic Conference | 2015 | Organizer, “Wither Russia” a joint panel of the future of Russia | 2012 - 2015 | Assistant Vice-President, Academic Affairs at Georgia Southern University | 2012 - 2015 | Director, Center for International Studies, Georgia Southern University | 2011 | Program Chair and President, Central Slavic Conference, St. Louis | 2010 | Program Chair and President, Central Slavic Conference, St. Louis | 2010 | Chair and organizer, Mid- Mid-Western International Studies Association/Central Slavic Conference Annual Conference | 2009 | Program Chair and President, Central Slavic Conference, St. Louis | 2008 | Chair and organizer, Mid- Mid-Western International Studies Association/Central Slavic Conference Annual Conference | 2008 | Panel Chair, “Comparative Politics,” Arkansas Political Science Association Annual Conference | 2007 | Roundtable Participant, Arkansas Political Science Association Annual Conference, Conway | 2007 | Chair and organizer, Mid- Mid-Western International Studies Association/Central Slavic Conference Annual Conference | 2007 | Participant, “Teaching Military History” Foreign Policy Research Institute Educational Conference | 2006 | Participant, “China. The Rise of A Superpower” Foreign Policy Research Institute Educational Conference | 2006 | Participant, “Islam and Democracy” Foreign Policy Research Institute Educational Conference | 2003 | Participant, Eastern European Studies Summer Research Workshop | 2001 | Participant, Eastern European Studies Summer Research Workshop | Member, Campus Technology Committee, Georgia Southern Univeristy | Faculty advisor, Model Arab League, Georgia Southern University |
Honors and Awards
- 2015 “Unsung Heroes” student award, Georgia Southern University
- 2014 Central Slavic Conference, Lifetime Service Award
- 2012 Model Arab League, Lifetime Service Award
- 2010 UALR College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Public Service Award, UALR.
- 2009 Alpha Sigma Lambda Kappa Nu Chapter Faculty Mentor Award
- 2007 UALR Student Government Association Award for Outstanding Administrator
- 2006 UALR Student Award for Outstanding Service for Minority Students
- The Mary McKinney Ware Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation for “The Civic Traditions in Poland and Italy,” University of Denver, 2001.
- Instructor of the Year at the College of Letters and Sciences, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 2001.
- Fellow, Joseph Korbel Fellowship in Eastern European Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, 1994-95.
- Full Academic Scholarship, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, 1990-92.
- Silver National Award for outstanding undergraduate student, Poland, 1988.
Courses
- POLS 1101 American Government.
- FYE 1220 Freshmen Seminar
- FYE 1410 Global Citizens
- INTS 2130 Introduction to International Studies
- POLS 3090 Politics of the Middle East
- POLS 3184 International Terrorism
- POLS 7030 Terrorism (Graduate)
- POLS 7033 Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the Modern World (Graduate)
| 2000 | Ph.D. in International Relations, University of Denver | |
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| 1993 | M.A. in International Relations, University of Denver | |
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Links
Contact Information
Department of Political Science & International Studies
Georgia Southern University
P.O. Box 8101
Statesboro, Georgia 30460
912-478-5698
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