I have almost 20 years of experience as an academic teacher and researcher at the University of Warsaw (Poland), focusing on culture and cultural heritage in international relations. I am particularly passionate about connecting local, national, and international audiences with the topics of heritage institutions, ethical principles, and effective heritage governance; as well as building capacity in different areas of the heritage sector to better understand and engage audiences, especially heritage bearers, experts, and civil servants responsible for culture and heritage. I pursue these passions in my teaching, research, and engagement with the heritage sector: as a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Facilitators for the 2003 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention; a representative of an NGO accredited to UNESCO: the Association of Folk Artists; and as the President of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Board of the Capital City of Warsaw. For 4 years (2018-2022) I have been the co-coordinator of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Network within the Association of Critical Heritage Studies. In March 2024 I had the honour and pleasure to open a UNESCO Chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage in Public and Global Governance at the University of Warsaw (ichgovernance.com).

I organize and present at international conferences and publish widely on international heritage law and policy. I am currently focused on the application of the concepts and methodologies of the Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom (see Research). I have built strong collaborative relationships with many researchers, practitioners and institutions around the world (see My network).

I have three independent MA diplomas in the fields of law, political science, and history. I obtained my PhD in 2012 in the humanities and my habilitation in 2020 in social sciences. I am an assistant professor at the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies, University of Warsaw (see My CV).