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Maciej Ruczaj

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Maciej Ruczaj
Ph.D.
Maciej Ruczaj in 2023
7th Poland Ambassador to Slovakia
In office
14 October 2023 – July 2024
PresidentAndrzej Duda
Preceded byKrzysztof Strzałka
Personal details
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Poznań, Poland
Children3
Alma materCharles University
ProfessionPolitical scientist, diplomat

Maciej Ruczaj (born 1983) is a Polish political scientist and diplomat, from 2023 to 2024 serving as Poland ambassador to Slovakia.

Life

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Ruczaj was born in 1983[1] in Poznań.[2] He moved to Prague with his parents in late 1990s.[2] He graduated from political science and international relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, as well as English studies and the Faculty of Arts, Charles University.[3] His M.A. thesis on Flann O'Brien was awarded with Mathesius Award (2007).[4] In 2015, he defended at the Charles University he defended his doctoral thesis on Patrick Pearse.[2]

As a journalist and opinion journalist he has been publishing on Polish, Czech and Slovak history, literature and society in several media,[2] e.g. "Lidové noviny",[5] Echo24 [Wikidata],[6] "Międzynarodowy Przegląd Polityczny [Wikidata]",[7] .týždeň.[8]

In late 2000s, he started his diplomatic career at the Polish Institute in Prague,[9] since 2010 as a head of the unit. From 14 November 2016 to October 2023, he held the post of its director.[10] He was member of the Czech Program Council of the Polish–Czech Forum.[11]

On 14 October 2023, he took the post of Polish ambassador to Slovakia,[12] presenting his letter of credence to the President Zuzana Čaputová on 15 November 2023.[13] He ended his mission in July 2024.[14]

Besides Polish, he speaks fluently English and Czech. He has also knowledge of Spanish, Italian and Slovak languages.[10]

He is married with three children.[12]

Honours

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Books

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  • Josef Mlejnek, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Ze země Pana Nikoho. Zbigniew Herbert a Jan Zahradníček: dva básníci tváři v tvář totalitě, Praha: Dokořán, 2008, ISBN 978-80-7363-224-3.
  • Ryszard Legutko, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Ošklivost demokracie a jiné eseje, Brno: CDK, 2009, ISBN 978-80-7325-184-0.
  • Maciej Ruczaj, Maciej Szymanowski (ed.) Pravým okem. Antologie současného polského politického myšlení, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-211-3.
  • Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Návrat člověka bez vlastnosti. Krize kultury v současné polské esejistice, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-210-6.
  • Andrzej Nowak, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Impérium a ti druzí. Eseje z moderních dějin východní Evropy, Brno: CDK, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7325-222-9.
  • Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Jagellonské dědictví. Kapitoly z dějin středo-východní Evropy., Brno: CDK, 2012, ISBN 978-80-7325-274-8.
  • Tadeusz Gajcy, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Zády opřen o věčnost, Prague: MAKE detail, 2014, ISBN 978-80-905124-8-1.
  • Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Chtěli jsme být svobodní… Příběhy z Varšavského povstání 1944, Ostrava: PANT, 2015, ISBN 978-80-908632-6-5.
  • Petr Fiala, Maciej Ruczaj (ed.), Koniec beztroski: o Europie, demokracji i polityce, jakiej nie chcemy, Kraków: Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej, 2016, ISBN 978-83-64753-54-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Maciej RUCZAJ". Bubínek Revolveru (in Czech). 2021-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  2. ^ a b c d "Maciej Ruczaj". ff.cuni.cz. 2021-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  3. ^ "Politolog Maciej Ruczaj o tom, proč je Polsko jiné". regionvysocina.cz (in Czech). 2017-07-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  4. ^ "Mathesius Award". ff.cuni.cz. 2021-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  5. ^ "Články autora: Maciej Ruczaj" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  6. ^ "Echo24.cz - Názorový deník". echo24.cz (in Czech). 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  7. ^ "Budúcnosť Európskej únie – pohľad zo Strednej Európy". konzervativizmus.sk (in Slovak). Konzervatívny inštitút M. R. Štefánika. 2021-02-23. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  8. ^ "Výsledky vyhľadávania pre výraz "Maciej Ruczaj"" (in Slovak). .týždeň. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  9. ^ "Pracownicy - Instytut Polski w Pradze". polskyinstitut.cz. 2008-12-28. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  10. ^ a b "Zapis przebiegu posiedzenia Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych /nr 150/". sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. 2023-08-16. Archived from the original on 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  11. ^ "Czeska Rada Programowa". Forum Polsko-Czeskie (in Czech). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2020-08-25. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  12. ^ a b c d "Ambasador". gov.pl (in Polish). 2023-10-31. Archived from the original on 2023-10-31. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  13. ^ "Prezidentke odovzdali poverovacie listiny dvaja noví veľvyslanci". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 2023-11-15. Archived from the original on 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  14. ^ "Personel". Polska na Słowacji - Portal Gov.pl. 2024-08-05. Archived from the original on 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2024-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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