Marcin Boryczko

@en.ug.edu.pl

Faculty of Social Science/Division of social pedagogy
University of Gdańsk

Marcin Boryczko


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RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Sociology and Political Science, Education, Social Sciences
15

Scopus Publications

203

Scholar Citations

8

Scholar h-index

6

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Scopus Publications

  • Populism in Fortress Europe: social work and the human rights of migrants and asylum seekers
    Human Rights in Social Work Key Themes for an Emerging Paradigm in Education Practice and Research, 2026
  • We are not an army of orcs: rethinking youth activism through a critical pedagogy of place
    Piotr Kowzan, Przemysław Szczygieł, Marcin Boryczko
    Pedagogy Culture and Society, 2025
    The authors examine youth activism in Poland, focusing on the University of Gdańsk occupation, the Youth Climate Strike, and Stop Bzdurom’s direct actions. Using critical pedagogy of place, they analyse how youth activists drive social change and reclaim public spaces. The study highlights reinhabitation and decolonisation of public spaces as arenas for the common good and marginalised communities’ rights. It also explores the influence of radicalism and activism on society, particularly amid an ageing population and political polarisation. Detailed case analyses contribute to understanding youth roles in social movements and change, emphasising youth activism’s significance in shaping society’s future.
  • Authoritarian nationalism and social work
    Mark Lusk, Marcin Boryczko, David Stoesz
    International Social Work, 2024
    Despite predictions that liberal democracy was ascendent as a paradigm for governance in the contemporary era, the world has witnessed an alarming rise in authoritarian nationalism. A seeming preference for open and transparent models of plural democratic government has been challenged by the global advance of despotic and repressive regimes that are organized around racial, religious, and nationalist themes. Social work, grounded in the practice and pursuit of human rights, stands in stark contrast to authoritarian nationalism and is called to act through public diplomacy and soft power to counter emergent neo-fascism.
  • Transcending humanitarian crises a call for transformative social work education
    Marcin Boryczko, Melinda Madew, Daniela Gaba
    Social Work Education, 2024
    We are witnessing how humanitarian crises inflict unimaginable human misery. In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, social workers were called upon as first responders who functioned interdependently with other humanitarian actors operating within social institutions and local or national government units. This article also draws from the self-examination of academic researchers from Poland, Romania and Germany at the early stages of the pandemic as they optimized the process of interviewing frontline social workers. While focusing attention on strengths as well as shortcomings, frontline social workers were made to compensate for their institutions while responding to unprecedented expectations from various sectors of society. Significant insights were gleaned from testimonial evidence contributed by interviewed frontline social workers which were subsequently used in further reflective discussions. Their critical experiences lent legitimacy to the urgent call for social work education to consider as fundamental, the preparation of professionals in humanitarian work. This reinforced the awareness of the academic researchers that social work education as a transformative project could address the causalities of humanitarian crises and contribute to the mitigation of their impact.
  • Social work students’ perspectives on the future of human rights
    Marcin Boryczko, Melinda Madew, Mark Lusk, Jason Leung
    Social Work Education, 2024
    This study explores social work students’ perspectives on human rights in their practice, drawing on focus group interviews from universities in Germany, Poland, and the Philippines. Focus group discussions were coded using thematic content analysis based on an inductive approach in which themes emerge from the conversations between participants and the researchers and among themselves. It examines emergent themes on envisioning human rights’ future in social work, highlighting novel application approaches. The research underscores the necessity of incorporating human rights education, emphasizing respect, equality, and dignity, into social work curricula. Students discuss the evolving nature of societal norms and human rights, advocating for adaptive, culturally sensitive approaches to meet demographic and societal changes. The findings suggest a paradigm shift toward a more inclusive perspective that integrates environmental and collective rights, marking a significant move from traditional social work practices. Additionally, the research highlights the international political context, including the rise of authoritarian nationalism, which poses significant challenges to the advancement of human rights globally. This underscores the urgency for social work to act as a counter-movement in defense of human rights and democratic principles.
  • Integrating human rights in social work education in Europe
    Alex Klein, Ingo Stamm, Sharon Du Plessis-Schneider, Mareike Niendorf, Marcin Boryczko
    Social Work Education, 2024
    The engagement of social workers with human rights is deeply embedded in the history of the profession and discipline. Therefore, incorporating human rights into social work curricula is paramount. However, comparative research on the integration of human rights in Europe is largely missing. This article addresses the gap by analyzing curricula in eight European countries. It is based on a symposium organized by the Special Interest Group on Human Rights in Social Work within the European Association of Schools of Social Work in 2022. The article focuses on three questions: What explicit references to human rights can be found? How are human rights linked to political and structural aspects? In what form is the significance of human rights for social work practice considered? The analysis encompassed the curricula of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Finland. It shows that human rights are an integrated component within all degree programs in these countries, albeit in different forms and to different extents. However, the critical analysis also shows significant shortcomings, e.g. missing emphasis on human rights topics within the curriculum and insufficient consideration of the practical applicability of human rights.
  • Decolonizing social work education
    Mark Lusk, Marcin Boryczko
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 2023
    Social work education has not strongly embraced an ongoing call for radical change in the structure of social and economic institutions on behalf of the welfare of the population. It has been fairly staid and somewhat conservative in its approach to preparing future social workers for careers in addressing the challenges their clients face. Increasingly, progressive students and social workers have called for professional education to include critical content on social work’s history and progressive approaches for the future. The current emphasis on micro-practice with individuals and small groups comes at the expense of the study of social justice, macro-practice, human rights, postcolonialism, globalization, oppression, and the development of skills in advocacy and social change. Changes and reforms are needed in curricula, textbooks, and pedagogy to ensure that knowledge and competences acquired by new professionals are responsive to the social realities and injustices they face.
  • Relativism, universalism, and pluriversality in human rights
    Marcin Boryczko, Jason M. Leung, Melinda Madew
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 2023
  • Human rights and the decolonization of social work
    Marcin Boryczko, Mark Lusk, Melinda Madew
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 2023
  • Decolonized approaches to human rights and social work
    Melinda Madew, Marcin Boryczko, Mark Lusk
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 2023
    This book on human rights education in social work offers a more balanced global perspective that integrates postcolonial theory and decolonizing practices
  • A path forward for social work, human rights, and decolonization
    Marcin Boryczko, Melinda Madew, Mark Lusk
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 2023
  • Postcolonial Europe and its premises for decolonization
    Marcin Boryczko, Tomasz Nowicki, Emilio Jose Gomez Ciriano
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 2023
  • Critical thinking in social work education. A case study of knowledge practices in students’ reflective writings using semantic gravity profiling
    Marcin Boryczko
    Social Work Education, 2022
  • Neoliberal governmentality in social work practice. An example of the Polish social security system
    Marcin Boryczko
    European Journal of Social Work, 2020
  • Research Among Refugees and Forced Migrants—Methodological and Ethical Considerations
    Dorota Jaworska, Khedi Alieva, Marcin Boryczko
    Przeglad Socjologii Jakosciowej, 2019

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Populism in Fortress Europe: social work and the human rights of migrants and asylum seekers
    M Boryczko, M Madew, O Selçuk
    Human Rights in Social Work, 172-192 , 2026
    2026
  • Critical Consciousness in Decolonized Social Work
    M Boryczko
    Policy Press , 2026
    2026
  • We are not an army of orcs: rethinking youth activism through a critical pedagogy of place
    P Kowzan, P Szczygieł, M Boryczko
    Pedagogy, Culture & Society 33 (4), 1417-1436 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • CRITICAL THEORY AND CRITICAL REFLECTION IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN.
    A Kalmykbayeva, A Mustafina, M Boryczko
    Journal of Psychology & Sociology 94 (3) , 2025
    2025
  • O NOWĄ DEFINICJĘ PRACY SOCJALNEJ W POLSCE: OD WSPARCIA DO ZMIAN.
    M Boryczko
    Social Work/Praca Socjalna 40 (2) , 2025
    2025
  • Milczenie w szkole
    K Adamska, M Boryczko, A Kłonkowska
    Division of Social Psychology , 2025
    2025
  • Social work students’ perspectives on the future of human rights
    M Boryczko, M Madew, M Lusk, J Leung
    Social Work Education, 1-19 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Integrating human rights in social work education in Europe
    A Klein, I Stamm, S Du Plessis-Schneider, M Niendorf, M Boryczko
    Social Work Education, 1-19 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • Authoritarian nationalism and social work
    M Lusk, M Boryczko, D Stoesz
    International Social Work 67 (5), 1135-1148 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Transcending humanitarian crises a call for transformative social work education
    M Boryczko, M Madew, D Gaba
    Social Work Education 43 (5), 1208-1223 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Funkcjonowanie osób dorosłych z FASD
    M Boryczko, J Ostrowska, A Cichoń-Chojnacka
    Krajowe Centrum Przeciwdziałania Uzależnieniom , 2024
    2024
  • Kobieta w systemie pomocy społecznej
    J Ostrowska, M Boryczko
    Krajowe Centrum Przeciwdziałania Uzależnieniom , 2024
    2024
  • System wsparcia i praca socjalna z osobami z FASD i ich rodzinami
    M Boryczko, J Ostrowska
    Krajowe Centrum Przeciwdziałania Uzależnieniom , 2024
    2024
  • Human rights and social work: critical approaches for social work education across Europe: symposium report
    S Bašić, M Boryczko, P Dijkstra, S du Plessis-Schneider, C Geraghty, ...
    Division of Social Pedagogy , 2024
    2024
  • A Path Forward for Social Work, Human Rights, and Decolonization
    M Boryczko, M Madew, M Lusk
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 273-292 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Decolonizing Social Work Education
    M Lusk, M Boryczko
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 257-272 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Postcolonial Europe and Its Premises for Decolonization
    M Boryczko, T Nowicki, EJG Ciriano
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 121-147 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • Relativism, Universalism, and Pluriversality in Human Rights
    M Boryczko, JM Leung, M Madew
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 29-40 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 2
  • Human rights and the decolonization of social work
    M Boryczko, M Lusk, M Madew
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 3-27 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Decolonized approaches to human rights and social work
    M Madew, M Boryczko, M Lusk
    Springer , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Critical thinking in social work education. A case study of knowledge practices in students’ reflective writings using semantic gravity profiling
    M Boryczko
    Social Work Education 41 (3), 317-332 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 36
  • Neoliberal governmentality in social work practice. An example of the Polish social security system
    M Boryczko
    European Journal of Social Work 23 (2), 191-202 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 23
  • Paradoksalne funkcje szkoły
    M Boryczko
    Studium krytyczno-etnograficzne. Gdańsk: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 14
  • Badania wśród uchodźców i przymusowych migrantów–rozważania metodologiczne i etyczne
    D Jaworska, K Alieva, M Boryczko
    Przegląd Socjologii Jakościowej 15 (2), 202-227 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 13
  • Bezpieczeństwo pracy pracownika socjalnego. Niech ktoś nas wysłucha
    M Krause, A Grodzicka, M Boryczko, A Dunajska
    2016
    Citations: 11
  • Pardoksalne funkcje szkoły. Studium krytyczno-etnograficzne.
    M Boryczko
    Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 10
  • Zdalna praca socjalna podczas pandemii. Doświadczenia z Polski
    M Boryczko, A Dunajska
    Praca Socjalna, 45-69 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 9
  • Praca socjalna w środowisku lokalnym
    M Boryczko, A Dunajska, S Marek
    Difin , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 8
  • Teoria przecięć–myślenie krytyczne–teoria kodów legitymizacji. O zastosowaniach teorii w kontekście analizy aktywności edukacyjnej studentów pracy socjalnej
    M Boryczko
    Praca Socjalna 33 (2), 97-116 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 8
  • Od analizy potoczności do organizowania działania kolektywnego: o teoretycznych założeniach krytycznej animacji społecznej
    M Boryczko
    Aktywne biografie : przestrzenie działania społecznego , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 8
  • Integrating human rights in social work education in Europe
    A Klein, I Stamm, S Du Plessis-Schneider, M Niendorf, M Boryczko
    Social Work Education, 1-19 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • Authoritarian nationalism and social work
    M Lusk, M Boryczko, D Stoesz
    International Social Work 67 (5), 1135-1148 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Transcending humanitarian crises a call for transformative social work education
    M Boryczko, M Madew, D Gaba
    Social Work Education 43 (5), 1208-1223 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Solidarnie przeciw biedzie. Socjologiczno-pedagogiczny przyczynek do nowych rozwiązań starego problemu
    M Boryczko, K Frysztacki, A Kotlarska-Michalska, M Mendel
    Europejskie Centrum Solidarności , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 5
  • Aktywna biografia w przestrzeni społecznej
    M Boryczko, D Jaworska, R Krenz, D Lalak, A Ostaszewska, B Skrzypczak
    Wyd. Eko-Inicjatywa , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 5
  • Governmentality w systemie pomocy społecznej
    M Boryczko
    Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica 19 (3), 189-203 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 4
  • Młodzież i dzieci z doświadczeniem uchodźstwa i migracji. Generacja 1.5 wyzwaniem dla współczesnej pracy socjalnej
    M Boryczko
    Wydawnictwo volumina. pl Daniel Krzanowski , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 4
  • Human rights and the decolonization of social work
    M Boryczko, M Lusk, M Madew
    Decolonized Approaches to Human Rights and Social Work, 3-27 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Decolonized approaches to human rights and social work
    M Madew, M Boryczko, M Lusk
    Springer , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 3
  • Will the welcome ever run dry?: Interrogating the hierarchy of human categories-The case of Ukrainian refugees in Europe
    N Noyoo, T Kleibl, M Madew, M Matela, R Lutz, M Boryczko
    Quarterly on Refugee Problems-AWR Bulletin 61 (1) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3