Dr. Mariusz Antonowicz
Assistant
Department
Department of International Relations
Research groups
Research group on Belarus
Research areas
International Relations
Additional info
marijus.antonovic@tspmi.vu.lt
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Mariusz Antonowicz holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Politics and International Studies from the University of Warwick UK, and a Master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from VU TSPMI, where he also defended his doctoral thesis. He has held fellowships at the, University of Warsaw, the Jagiellonian University and the Catholic University of Louvain. In 2022 he won the Independence Scholarship. Member of the Polish Discussion Club. Regularly comments on political events in Lithuanian and Polish media.
Languages: Lithuanian, Polish, English, Spanish, Belarusian (basics), Russian.
Participation in public, educational activities
Member of the Polish Discussion Club.
National and international awards
Independence Scholarship 2022.
Research projects and grants
Feasibility study on geopolitical and security challenges. Government Strategic Analysis Center. 2022. Implemented as part of project “Establishment of a centre of excellence for evidence-based management” (Nr.10.1.1-ESFA-V-912-01-0025).
- June 2024 – ‘3 Seas Initiative from the Perspective of Small State Theories,’ conference “The Three Seas Initiative: an original concept of regional cooperation in different approach”, The Three Seas Initiative Research Center, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland.
- May 2024 – ‘Ar laikas peržiūrėti Lietuvos-Lenkijos sutartį?’ Lietuvos lenkų mokslininkų draugijos metinė konferencija „Lietuvos ir Lenkijos vieta regioninės ir euroatlantinės integracijos (dezintegracijos) procesuose – pažanga, iššūkiai, perspektyvos,“ Vilnius, Lithuania.
- September 2023 – ‘Small state and middle power cooperation? The comparative analysis of Latvia’s, Lithuania’s and Poland’s policies towards Belarus after 2020,’ Workshop “Europe in an Uncertain World: Openness, Resilience and Vulnerabilities of Small States and Middle Powers, Institute of International Economic Relations, Athens, Greece.
- November 2021 – ‘The rise of transnational actors in Polish-Lithuanian relations,’ 25th Annual Conference of Central European Political Science Association “Challenges to Democracy: Political Processes in Central and Eastern Europe,” Central European Political Science Association, Polish Political Science Association University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland.
- June 2018 – ‘Poland’s Policy towards Russia in 2005-2007 under the Rule of Law and Justice Party: Attempts at Engagement,’ Third Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia.
Courses taught
Tarptautinių santykių teorijos (in Lithuanian)
Diplomatijos organizacija (in Lithuanian)
Įvadas į saugumo studijas (in Lithuanian)
Lenkijos studijos (in Lithuanian)
Bakalauro baigiamojo darbo kolokviumai (in Lithuanian)
Research interests
International Relations Theories
Foreign Policy Analysis
Diplomatic Studies
Lithuania’s Foreign Policy
Poland’s Foreign Policy
Middle Powers
Publications
Mariusz Antonowicz, 'The Softened Hard Lithuanian-Russian Border', (2024), 29, European Foreign Affairs Review, Issue SI, pp. 83-102, https://kluwerlawonline.com/journalarticle/European+Foreign+Affairs+Review/29.SI/EERR2024023
“Is it time to renegotiate the Polish-Lithuanian Treaty?” in Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik and Andrzej Pukszto (eds.), Unique Treaty. Relations between the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania (1994-2024). Lublin: Instytut Europy Środkowej, 2024, 169-180.
“A New Perspective on Poland’s Policy towards Russia in 2005–2007: a Middle Power Attempts to Engage a Rising Major Power.” Politics In Central Europe, 1(17), 2021, 1-28
“Studies in Poland’s Foreign Policy: the case of Poland–Russia Relations.” Warsaw East European Review, 8, 2018, 123-133.
“To what extent has Russia’s foreign policy since 2000 been influenced by Eurasianism?”. Lithuanian Foreign Policy Review, 30/2013, 11-41.
“The political project of the Baltic nuclear power plant”. Baltic Rim Economies, 4/2012, 36.
