Adrian  Szumowski  has  an  MA  in  International  Relations,  and  graduated from  the  Faculty  of  Political  Science  at  the  Maria  Curie-Skłodowska  University in Lublin, Poland. During his study years he participated in the Erasmus  student  exchange  program  at  Salford  University,  Manchester, United  Kingdom.  He  is  currently  a  PhD  student  in  the  Department of International  Relations  at  the  Faculty  of  Political Science  at  the  Maria Curie-Skłodowska  University  in  Lublin.  He  was  the  manager  of  a  scientific project  entitled  “Dynamics  of  Power  in  late-Westphalian  International Environment”,  funded  by  the  National  Science  Center,  Poland.  His  main field of study is the evolution of international relations.
1. 2009 - 2019: PhD candidate at the Faculty of Political Science of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin in Political Science. Defended doctoral dissertation entitled: "Dynamics of Power dynamics in the late Westphalian international environment";
2. 2007 - 2008: studies at the University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK: the Sokrates/Erasmus programme;
3. 2003 - 2008: Master studies on International Relations at the Faculty of Political Science of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. Defended master's thesis: "New Wars in the late Westphalian international environment".

Scientific interests:

1. evolution of the international environment at the global, regional and local levels;
2. the phenomenon of Power in international relations in relations between states and other Actors of international relations;
3. methodology of international relations research.

Scientific conferences:

1. Scientific conference V National Congress of Political Science: politics of order, politics of chaos, September 21-23, 2022, Wrocław, participation with a paper: Power in Africa - about geopolitical success on the continent; "Special military operation" in Ukraine - an anti-example of humanitarian intervention;
2. Scientific conference 15th Pan-European Conference on International Relations: Pandemonium: interrogating the apocalyptic imaginaries of our time, September 1-4, 2022, participation with the paper: Evolution of Power in post-westphalian international environment;
3. Scientific conference 17th Lodz East Asia Meeting: Regional order in (post)-pandemic Asia, June 27-28, 2022, participation with a paper: Lessons for the Peoples Republic of China: War in Ukraine 2022;
4. Scientific conference 20th Annual International Conference on Politics and International Studies, June 13-16, 2022, Athens, participation with the paper: Challengers for Mantle of Hyperpower;
5. Scientific conference IX International Asian Congress Policy Horizons in Asia: Paths and Strategies, May 18-20, 2022, Toruń, participation with a paper: Ukraine 2022 and the change in the internal dynamics of the Eurasian ring of fire.

Grants:

1. 2014-2015: research project "Dynamics of Power in the late Westphalian international environment" funded by the National Science Center.

Significant scientific publications:

1. A. Szumowski, Powers in Crisis. Second-order powers in the late Westphalian international environment, "Facta Simonidis", 2021, issue 1(14) [A. Szumowski, Mocarstwa w kryzysie. Mocarstwa drugiego rzędu w późnowestfalskim środowisku międzynarodowym, "Facta Simonidis", 2021, numer 1(14)];
2. A. Szumowski, Convergent Evolution of Non-State Actors in International Relations, Lublin 2021 [A. Szumowski, Ewolucja zbieżna niepaństwowych uczestników stosunków międzynarodowych, Lublin 2021;];
3. A. Szumowski, Hyperpower as a post-Westphalian international environment management hub, "Polish Journal of Political Science", 2020, issue 6(4);
4. A. Szumowski, The Civic Projection of Power in the Late-Westphalian International Environment [in:] The Process of Politicization: How Much Politics Does a Society Need?, W. Wacławczyk, A. Jarosz (eds), Cambridge 2017;
5. A. Szumowski, Poland-Europe-World. The dynamics of Power transfers [in:] Security of Europe. Poland's security. Volume 1, E. Maj, K. Mazurek, W. Sokół, A. Szwed-Walczak (eds), Lublin 2016 [A. Szumowski, Polska-Europa-świat. Dynamika przepływów siły [w:] Bezpieczeństwo Europy. Bezpieczeństwo Polski. Tom 1, red. E. Maj, K. Mazurek, W. Sokół, A. Szwed-Walczak, Lublin 2016].