Henryk Szlajfer

Henryk Szlajfer (born 7 November 1947, Wrocław) – Polish economist and political scientist of Jewish origin, professor at the University of Warsaw,[1] in the years 1993–2008, director of the Department of Strategy and Policy Planning, then of the American Department and archive at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, appointed by then Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek as an ambassador ad personam, former ambassador-head of the Polish Permanent Representation to the OSCE, IAEA and other international organizations in Vienna.

Prof.

Henryk Szlajfer
Poland Ambassador to the United Nations and OSCE in Vienna
In office
2000–2004
Preceded byJerzy Maria Nowak
Succeeded byJacek Bylica
Personal details
Born (1947-11-07) November 7, 1947
Wrocław, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materUniversity of Warsaw
ProfessionDiplomat, scientist

Biography

In 1968 Szlajfer and Adam Michnik, at that time students of the University of Warsaw, were expelled from the university for their opposition activity. On March 8, 1968, a rally took place in their defence, which marked the beginning of mass student protests called the March events. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison. Editor-in-chief of the quarterly magazine "Sprawy Międzynarodowe" (since 1992) and its English version "The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs". Member of the editorial board of the "Studia Polityczne" magazine (ISP PAN). In the 1990s in the Editorial Council of the "Journal of Latin American Studies" (Cambridge University Press).[2]

Selected publications
  • Economic Nationalism and Globalization: Lessons from Latin America and Central Europe, Brill, Leiden 2012
  • Western Europe, Eastern Europe and World Development 13th-18th Centuries: Collection of Essays of Marian Małowist (co-editor Jean Batou), Brill, Leiden 2009
  • The Faltering Economy. The Problem of Accumulation under Monopoly Capitalism (współredaktor John B. Foster), Monthly Review Press, New York 1984
  • From the Polish Underground. Selections from "Krytyka", 1978-1993 (współredaktor Michael Bernhard), The Pennsylvania State University Press 1995
  • Europa Środkowo-Wschodnia i Ameryka Południowa 1918-1939: szkice o nacjonalizmie ekonomicznym (Redakcja), PWN, Warszawa 1992
  • Dezintegracja przestrzeni eurazjatyckiej a bezpieczeństwo Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej, PISM, Warszawa 1993
  • Polacy – Żydzi: zderzenie stereotypów:esej dla przyjaciół i innych, Wydawnictwo Naukowe SCHOLAR, Warszawa 2003
  • Droga na skróty: nacjonalizm gospodarczy w Ameryce Łacińskiej i Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej w epoce pierwszej globalizacji: kategorie, analiza, kontekst porównawczy, ISP PAN, Warszawa 2005
  • Modernizacja zależności: kapitalizm i rozwój w Ameryce Łacińskiej, Osollineum, Wrocław 1984
  • Nineteenth century Latin America: two models of capitalism: the case of Haiti and Paraguay

References
  1. "Nowa Nauka Polska". nauka-polska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  2. Kosobudzki, Tadeusz (1997). MSZ od A do Z. Ludzie i sprawy Ministerstwa Spraw zagranicznych w latach 1990–1995. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo'69. p. 274. ISBN 83-86244-09-7.
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