“Cywilizacja i Polityka” (“Civilization and Politics”) is an annual journal edited and published since 2003 at the Institute of Political Science, University of Gdańsk (initially at the Department of Civilization Studies) in cooperation with the Adam Marszałek Publishing House. The editor-in-chief has previously been Prof. Andrzej Chodubski (2003-2017), Prof. Tadeusz Dmochowski (2017-2022), and Prof. Maciej Szczurowski (2022-2023). Since 2023, the journal has been directed by Prof. Adam Romejko.

The journal aims to present the latest research findings in the methodology and methodologies of civilization and politics. The cognitive challenge is to highlight the importance of theory in understanding socio-political reality and the emerging interdependencies between reflective explanations of cultural and civilizational reality and specialized factual research.

In presenting issues related to political life, attention is paid to abandoning niche, narrowly focused research in favor of theoretical approaches and reflections that synthesize political phenomena and processes. The journal also shifts focus away from institutional governance in favor of “soft issues”, such as culture, mentality, myths, stereotypes, and awareness of contemporary cultural changes.

On the one hand, the journal provides a platform for presenting the scholarly findings of the faculty of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Gdańsk, and on the other, it is open to publishing studies and materials by authors representing various academic communities in Poland and abroad.