Longin Pastusiak - Academic Career

Academic Career

In 1959 Pastusiak earned his Master of Arts degree form Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Then in 1960 he received his Master of Arts degree from the Faculty of Journalism, Warsaw University.

From 1961 to 1962 Pastusiak studied for a doctorate at the American University in Washington, DC. He received a PhD from the Faculty of History, Higher School of Social Sciences in Warsaw (1963). In 1967 he earned the title of Doctor Habilitated from the Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. In 1978 he gained the title of Associate Professor, the in 1986 the title of Full Professor.

From 1963 to 1994 Pastusiak was a researcher at the Polish Institute of International Affairs. He was also a visiting professor at several foreign universities, mainly American. He was a professor at Gdańsk University (on leave of absence). Between 1997 and 1999 he was president of the Warsaw School of Social and Economic Sciences. He was also a member of the Political Science Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the author of over 600 scientific publications including more than 60 books on international relations.

From 1967 to 1998 Pastusiak was a member of the Central Board of the Polish Political Sciences Association. He was chair of the Association during three annual terms. From 1988 to 1994 he was a member of the Executive Committee of the International Political Sciences Association. He was vicepresident of the Association from 1991 to 1994. He was former president of the Polish Canadian Society, deputy president of the Poland – Republic of Korea Society and member of the Euro-Atlantic Society and the Club of Rome. Pastusiak is currently a visiting professor at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

As a historian, much of his works are related to Polish-American relations.