Jerzy Józef Wiatr (born 17 September 1931 in Warsaw) is a Polish sociologist, political scientist and politician. Professor of the University of Warsaw, Chairman of the European School of Law and Administration rector of a private tertiary education institution in Warsaw. Member of the Polish United Workers Party, he supported the party's line in communist-era Poland. In post-communist Poland, member of the leftist parties (Democratic Left Alliance), deputy to Polish parliament (Sejm) from 1991 to 1997. Minister of National Education 1996–1997.

Received the Commander's Cross with Star of the Polonia Restituta order in 1996.

Jerzy Wiatr

Works

Naród i państwo: socjologiczne problemy kwestii narodowej (KiW, 1969) Socjologia stosunków politycznych (PWN, 1977) Społeczeństwo. Wstęp do socjologii systematycznej (PWN, 1979) Drogi do wolności: polityczne mechanizmy rozwoju krajów postkolonialnych (IPM-L KC PZPR, 1982) Socjologia wojska (MON, 1982) Marksistowska teoria rozwoju społecznego (PWN, 1983) Marksizm i polityka (Biblioteka Studiów nad Marksizmem, KiW, 1987) Socjologia wielkiej przemiany (KAP, 1999) Socjaldemokracja wobec wyzwań XXI wieku (Scholar, 2000) Socjologia polityki (Scholar, 2002) Refleksje o polskim interesie narodowym (IFiS PAN, 2004) Europa pokomunistyczna – przemiany państw i społeczeństw po 1989 roku (Scholar, 2006)

Jerzy Wiatr

References

1931 births

Living people

Polish political scientists

Polish sociologists

Polish communists

Democratic Left Alliance politicians

Members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993

Members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997

Members of the Polish Sejm 1997–2001

Commanders with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta

University of Warsaw alumni

Academic staff of the University of Warsaw

Education ministers of Poland

Politicians from Warsaw

Jerzy Wiatr