Krzysztof Stanowski (civic leader) explained

Krzysztof Stanowski
Order:Chief Scout of Scouting Association of the Republic (Poland)
Term End:1989
Term Start:1990
Order2:Undersecretary of state in the Ministry of National Education (Poland))
Term End2:2008
Term Start2:2011
Order3:Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Poland)
Term Start3:2010
Term End3:2011
Birth Date:1959 4, df=yes
Successor:Tomasz Maracewicz
Birth Place:Lublin, Poland
Nationality:Polish

Krzysztof Stanowski (born April 12, 1959, in Lublin) is a Polish civic leader and educator. Member and one of the leaders of underground Solidarity in Lublin region after governmental crackdown on Solidarity after the martial law in Poland. For his activity he was arrested, spent time in jail and was released under a general amnesty in 1985.[1] Co-funder and first Chief Scout of Scouting Association of the Republic. Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of National Education and Polish Foreign Ministry (2007-2011).[2]

Biography

Krzysztof Piotr Stanowski was born in Lublin, Poland. When still a secondary school he was scoutmaster of troop of disabled boys.[3] In 1983, he graduated from the Catholic University of Lublin in the field of history.

Co-founder of independent Polish scouting movement at the beginning of 1980s. Founder and later member of the governing bodies of the Independent Scouting Movement.[4] [5] In 1990s, co-founder of the Scouting Association of the Republic (ZHR), where he served since 1989 as the first Chief Scout (President of the Board) and later as the Secretary-General.[6]

Stanowski was the co-founder and leader of various NGOs, including Education for Democracy Foundation, the Zagranica Group - Polish Non-Governmental Development Cooperation Organisations' Platform,[7] as well as a member of Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy. Ashoka Fellow.[8] [9] He is an experienced trainer and educator active in Poland, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.[10]

In the years 2007-2010 he was the under-secretary of state in the Ministry of National Education (Poland) responsible for international cooperation, the promotion of the Polish language abroad, and contacts with the NGO sector.[11] Deputy Chair of the Council of Polish-German Youth Cooperation.[12] Between the years 2010-2012 he was an undersecretary of state at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for development cooperation. President of Solidarity Fund PL - Polish democracy support agency (2012-2017).[13] [14] Since 2013 co-organizer of Polish support for the Revolution of Dignity in Ukraine. Co-founder and member of Civic Committee of the Solidarity with Ukraine.[15]

Since 2018 Director of International Cooperation Center at Lublin City Office.[16]

Awards

Selected publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krzysztof Stanowski - Leksykon - Teatr NN. teatrnn.pl. pl. 2020-02-18.
  2. Web site: Nominacja Krzysztofa Stanowskiego na podsekretarza stanu w MSZ. 2019-12-16. www.msz.gov.pl.
  3. Web site: Krzysztof Stanowski - Leksykon - Teatr NN. 2020-08-28. teatrnn.pl. pl.
  4. Das Archiv der Forschungsstelle Osteuropa. Bestände im Überblick: UdSSR/Russland, Polen, Tschechoslowakei, Ungarn und DDR. Archiv der Forschungsstelle Osteuropa Quellen zur Zeitgeschichte und Kultur. ibidem-Verlag. 2012. Stuttgart. 140. 1866-4687.
  5. Book: An introduction to social entrepreneurship : voices, preconditions, contexts. 2009. Edward Elgar. Ziegler, Rafael.. 978-1-84844-622-9. Cheltenham, UK. 57. 320526842.
  6. Web site: Historia – Związek Harcerstwa Rzeczypospolitej. 2020-07-14. pl-PL. 2020-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20200716053159/https://www.zhr.pl/o-nas/historia-2/. dead.
  7. Web site: About Grupa Zagranica. 2020-08-28. zagranica.org.pl.
  8. Web site: Krzysztof Stanowski. Ashoka Everyone a Changemaker. ko. 2019-12-16.
  9. Book: Ziegler, Rafael. An Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship. Voices, preconditions, contexts. Edward Elgar. 2009. 978-1-84844-306-8. 53.
  10. New Eastern Europe Issue 1/2012 p.115
  11. Web site: 2010-09-21. Krzysztof Stanowski nowym wiceministrem spraw zagranicznych. 2019-12-16. Wprost. pl.
  12. Book: Geschäftsbericht des Deutsch-Polnischen Jugendwerks 2010. Deutsch-Polnischen Jugendwerks. 2011. 38.
  13. Book: Democratization in EU Foreign Policy: New member states as drivers of democracy promotion. Routledge. 2015. 978-1-138-88635-3. Berti. Benedetta. London and New York. 186.
  14. Book: Pospieszna, Paulina. Democracy Assistance from the Third Wave. Polish Engagement in Belarus and Ukraine.. Pittsburgh PA: University of Pittsburgh Press. 2014. 978-0822962717. 92.
  15. Web site: Członkowie Komitetu. 21 February 2014 .
  16. Web site: International Relations / Lublin City Office. 2020-08-20. lublin.eu.
  17. Web site: Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 3 maja 2006 r. o nadaniu orderów. 2020-08-20. isap.sejm.gov.pl.
  18. Web site: 22 January 2013. Prezydent Mongolii odznaczył liderów polskich organizacji pozarządowych. live. https://archive.today/20130701105144/http://wiadomosci.ngo.pl/wiadomosci/837701.html. 1 July 2013. 1 July 2013. NGO.PL.
  19. Web site: 2013-12-02. Osoby odznaczone i wyróżnione podczas Dnia Służby Zagranicznej 2013. 2020-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221918/http://www.msz.gov.pl/pl/aktualnosci/wiadomosci/osoby_odznaczone_i_wyroznione_podczas_dnia_sluzby_zagranicznej_2013;jsessionid=6B1DAA83220E3C1C835016DD940189E8.cmsap2p. 2013-12-02.
  20. Web site: Wysokie odznaczenia Państwa Litewskiego dla polskich polityków. 2020-08-20. Wilnoteka. pl.
  21. Web site: Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 21 lipca 2020 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń. 2021-06-25. isap.sejm.gov.pl.

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