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Maciej Ruczaj

Maciej Ruczaj (born 1983) is a Polish political scientist and diplomat, from 2023 to 2024 serving as Poland ambassador to Slovakia.

Maciej Ruczaj
Ph.D.
Maciej Ruczaj in 2023
7th Poland Ambassador to Slovakia
In office
14 October 2023 – July 2024
PresidentAndrzej Duda
Preceded byKrzysztof Strzałka
Personal details
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Poznań, Poland
Children3
Alma materCharles University
ProfessionPolitical scientist, diplomat

Life

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Ruczaj was born in 1983[1] in Poznań.[2] He moved to Prague with his parents in late 1990s.[2] He graduated from political science and international relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, as well as English studies and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.[3] His M.A. thesis on Flann O'Brien was awarded with Mathesius Award (2007).[4] In 2015, he defended at the Charles University he defended his doctoral thesis on Patrick Pearse.[2]

As a journalist and opinion journalist he has been publishing on Polish, Czech and Slovak history, literature and society in several media,[2] e.g. "Lidové noviny",[5] Echo24 [Wikidata],[6] "Międzynarodowy Przegląd Polityczny [Wikidata]",[7] .týždeň.[8]

In late 2000s, he started his diplomatic career at the Polish Institute in Prague,[9] since 2010 as a head of the unit. From 14 November 2016 to October 2023, he held the post of its director.[10] He was member of the Czech Program Council of the Polish–Czech Forum.[11]

On 14 October 2023, he took the post of Polish ambassador to Slovakia,[12] presenting his letter of credence to the President Zuzana Čaputová on 15 November 2023.[13] He ended his mission in July 2024.[14]

Besides Polish, he speaks fluently English and Czech. He has also knowledge of Spanish, Italian and Slovak languages.[10]

He is married with three children.[12]

Honours

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Books

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  • Josef Mlejnek, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Ze země Pana Nikoho. Zbigniew Herbert a Jan Zahradníček: dva básníci tváři v tvář totalitě, Praha: Dokořán, 2008, ISBN 978-80-7363-224-3.
  • Ryszard Legutko, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Ošklivost demokracie a jiné eseje, Brno: CDK, 2009, ISBN 978-80-7325-184-0.
  • Maciej Ruczaj, Maciej Szymanowski (ed.) Pravým okem. Antologie současného polského politického myšlení, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-211-3.
  • Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Návrat člověka bez vlastnosti. Krize kultury v současné polské esejistice, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-210-6.
  • Andrzej Nowak, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Impérium a ti druzí. Eseje z moderních dějin východní Evropy, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-222-9.
  • Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Jagellonské dědictví. Kapitoly z dějin středo-východní Evropy., Brno: CDK, 2012, ISBN 978-80-7325-274-8.
  • Tadeusz Gajcy, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Zády opřen o věčnost, Prague: MAKE detail, 2014, ISBN 978-80-905124-8-1.
  • Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Chtěli jsme být svobodní… Příběhy z Varšavského povstání 1944, Ostrava: PANT, 2015, ISBN 978-80-905942-6-5.
  • Petr Fiala, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Koniec beztroski: o Europie, demokracji i polityce, jakiej nie chcemy, Kraków: Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej, 2016, ISBN 978-83-64753-54-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Maciej RUCZAJ". Bubínek Revolveru (in Czech). 2021-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  2. ^ a b c d "Maciej Ruczaj". ff.cuni.cz. 2021-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  3. ^ "Politolog Maciej Ruczaj o tom, proč je Polsko jiné". regionvysocina.cz (in Czech). 2017-07-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  4. ^ "Mathesius Award". ff.cuni.cz. 2021-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  5. ^ "Články autora: Maciej Ruczaj" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  6. ^ "Echo24.cz - Názorový deník". echo24.cz (in Czech). 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  7. ^ "Budúcnosť Európskej únie – pohľad zo Strednej Európy". konzervativizmus.sk (in Slovak). Konzervatívny inštitút M. R. Štefánika. 2021-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  8. ^ "Výsledky vyhľadávania pre výraz "Maciej Ruczaj"" (in Slovak). .týždeň. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  9. ^ "Pracownicy - Instytut Polski w Pradze". polskyinstitut.cz. 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  10. ^ a b "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 150/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. 2023-08-16. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  11. ^ "Czeska Rada Programowa". Forum Polsko-Czeskie (in Czech). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2020-08-25. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  12. ^ a b c d "Ambasador". gov.pl (in Polish). 2023-10-31. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  13. ^ "Prezidentke odovzdali poverovacie listiny dvaja noví veľvyslanci". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 2023-11-15. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  14. ^ "Personel". Polska na Słowacji - Portal Gov.pl. 2024-08-05. Archived from the original on 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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