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Dr. Pawel Maciag has been at �����鱨�� since 2018, and has been in higher education for over 15 years. 

He is teaching in the International Relations and Diplomacy, and Sociology Programs. 

Dr. Maciag is the former high-ranking diplomat and television journalist.  He served as Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to 10 Western African countries: Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea and counselor/press attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington D.C. 

Also, a former member (1999-2006) of the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

In 2023, Dr. Maciag was selected to be an authorized reviewer for the academic textbook "You May Ask Yourself," which was published by W.W. Norton, New York and is part of the coursework at �����鱨��.

In July 2025, Pawel published his latest research book, "Language as an important building block of culture, International law, relations, and beyond. A case study of Kratylos by Plato". 

Understanding the classic theory of Plato is vital to comprehending more complex interpretations of international law and relations, which are largely based on human and state interactions. Language is one of the crucial factors in both. The book offers a new and exploratory perspective on the topics of international law and international relations.

Dr. Maciąg is a recipient of a prestigious Erasmus+ award granted by the European Union. 

In November 2025, he Moldova State University in Chișinău, the capital city of Moldova, as part of this program. 

He is also a fellow of the New York Times Leadership Program, sponsored by the New York Times Company Foundation.

Effective January 1, 2026, dr. Paweł Maciąg was formally invited to serve on the Research Council of the peer-reviewed academic journal Facta Simonidis, published by Officina Simonidis, the academic publishing house of the University of Zamość (Zamość Academy), a historic and renowned academic institution founded in 1594. 

The journal is recognized by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education as a highly ranked academic journal in Central and Eastern Europe. It serves as an interdisciplinary platform for scholarly research in political science, law, public administration, security studies, social sciences, and diplomacy.

In February 2026, dr. Maciąg was awarded the Senior Reviewer Certificate in recognition of his exemplary service in the peer-review process. By completing high-quality reviews of 15 research papers, he earned Senior Reviewer status, reflecting his strong commitment to maintaining rigorous academic standards and supporting the integrity of scholarly publishing.

This certificate will be formally conferred at The Washington DC Conference on the Social Sciences (WCSS2026), to be held in April 2026, organized by The International Academic Forum (IAFOR).

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Pioneering Contribution: "Constitutional Patriotism Rooted in Identity"

Dr. Paweł Maciag introduced the pioneering concept of "constitutional patriotism rooted in identity" in his 2025 article published in the peer-reviewed journal Facta Simonidis.

Building on Jürgen Habermas's framework as innovating through the Polish republican tradition of the early modern Commonwealth, this original theory positions patriotism as a legal transmission mechanism for constitutional identity. It harmonizes historical national experience with universal international norms (e.g., the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the UNESCO 1974 Recommendation), encouraging democratic resilience, the rule of law, institutional trust, and civic responsibility in Central Europe, particularly amid post-communist transitions and EU challenges, without descending into extremism. This work offers a novel, interdisciplinary lens that reinvigorates comparative constitutionalism by centering underrepresented Central European perspectives and demonstrating patriotism's stabilizing role in modern democratic leadership.

Pioneering Contribution: "Large-Scale Integration" and "Emergency Integration"

In his 2025 peer-reviewed article in Central European ����ó�� (NR 61), dr. Paweł Maciąg advances migration and international law scholarship by pioneering the concepts of "large-scale integration" and "emergency integration."

 "Large-scale integration" is defined for the first time as the rapid, law-based incorporation of an exceptionally large displaced population into a modern state's structures, while "emergency integration" describes the adaptive legal and institutional mechanisms allowing swift responses during mass crises. 

Analyzing Poland's largely peaceful, inclusive, and effective management of Ukrainian displacement through doctrinal-comparative legal analysis (incorporating the 1951 Geneva Convention, EU Temporary Protection Directive, and Polish legislation) complemented by interpretive social insights, the study reframes this as a distinctive global phenomenon. It highlights both prospects for rights-based governance and risks posed by the absence of long-term policies, providing an influential normative framework for global migration governance and humanitarian response.