Committee on Labour and Social Policy Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences

The history of the committee dates back to 1974: pursuant to Resolution No. 10 of the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences of 9 July 1974, the Committee on Labour and Social Policy Issues was established for the first time, renamed in 1999 to the Committee on Labour and Social Policy Sciences. The initiators and first chairmen of the Committee were distinguished professors: Prof. Alojzy Melich (chairman in 1974–1989), Prof. Antoni Rajkiewicz (1990–1995, and in 1996–2021 – honorary chair of the Committee) and Prof. Jan Danecki (1996–1998), authorities whose commitment (including their activity in the problem committees of the Polish Academy of Sciences) and scientific achievements are widely known. Both they and subsequent chairpersons of KNoPiPS (Prof. Stanisława Borkowska (1999–2006), Prof. Józef Orczyk (2007–2014), Prof. Zenon Wiśniewski (2016–2019) played a decisive role in setting the direction of the Committee’s activities and achievements.