Introduction

Ph.D. in the field of Political Science, assistant professor (Department of Political Systems, Faculty of International and Political Studies at the University of Łódź, Poland). A scholar of the Swedish Government (University of Växjö) and Norwegian Government within the European Economic Area Grants (University of Trondheim). She conducted a series of lectures in Maastricht Center for Transatlantic Studies (Netherlands) and other centers, among others, Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Magdeburg (Germany), Tula (Russia). The main sphere of interest concerns international issues, especially regionalism, climate policy, security and European integration, with particular emphasis on the processes taking place in the Baltic Sea Region, Nordic Countries, and the Far North. The author of the monographs: Polityka Szwecji i Finlandii w regionie Morza Bałtyckiego, Państwa nordyckie a Unia Europejska, and scientific articles published in books, and national and international journals.