Anna Mazurkiewicz
Biographic Data
| ID | 4861687 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Mazurkiewicz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Mazurkiewicz |
| SIGNATURE | MAZURKIEWICZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gdańsk |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6599-2755 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Émigrés, “Cowboys,” and “Librarians”: The CIA's Covert Operations in Poland, 1948–1952
In the late 1940s, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ran a variety of psychological operations and clandestine actions behind the Iron Curtain. The CIA in its early years included two offices that oversaw covert programs in Poland: the Office of Special Operations (OSO) and the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC). From 1948 to 1952, the Communist regime in Poland successfully deceived the OSO and OPC into believing that they were support…
Polonijne szanse i wyzwania kariery w amerykańskim wywiadzie – przypadek Williama J. Toneska (1906–1992)
William J. Tonesk, born Władysław Jan Toniecki, served in several agencies of the United States intelligence community for three decades after World War II. These included: Office of Naval Intelligence, Special Services Unit, and Central Intelligence Agency; he also performed intelligence‐related duties within the Department of State. Most of his assignments were related to Polish matters and involved working with Poles. This article deals with t…
Archival Reflexivity on Exile Agency: Rethinking the Acen within Cold War State-Private Networks
This article re-examines the history of the Assembly of Captive European Nations (ACEN), using the organization as a lens to explore the workings of state-private networks in American political warfare during the Cold War. Previous scholarship on exile political organizations in the United States has either emphasized American strategy or reclaimed exile activities for national histories. These narratives often remain parallel rather than integra…
Pomiędzy starym a nowym światem. Historia, migracje, etniczność. Tom dedykowany profesorowi Adamowi Walaszkowi
This elegantly edited volume contains chapters written by eminent scholars of migration, ethnicity, Polish diaspora, American history, Polish history, and world history. The scope is diverse to match the broad and diverse interests of the scholar to whom it is dedicated. Adam Walaszek, who received this tribute from colleagues, and friends, esteemed experts in relevant fields, remains the top historian of migration, ethnicity, and diaspora studie…
Launching the Career of William J. Tonesk of Schenectady, New York
William J. Tonesk was born to a family of Polish immigrants who came from Russian and Austrian partitions of Poland. Born Władysław Jan Toniecki in Schenectady, New York, he can be traced in historical records using several last names: Tonski, Toniski, Tonick. While using his passion for Polish literature and theater as an advantage throughout his high school and college years, he invariably presented himself as an American. He settled for Willia…
Studium utraconej nadziei”. Stanowisko polskich uchodźców politycznych na forum Zgromadzenia Europejskich Narodów Ujarzmionych (Acen) wobec wydarzeń w Polsce w 1956 roku
Artykuł zawiera analizę wypowiedzi polskich uchodźców politycznych na forum Zgromadzenia Europejskich Narodów Ujarzmionych (ACEN) związanych z wydarzeniami w Polsce w 1956 roku. Zarówno wielonarodowy charakter ACEN, jak i specyficzne uwarunkowania działalności politycznej prowadzonej na obczyźnie w ramach współpracy z amerykańskim Komitetem Wolnej Europy (KWE) sprawiają, że analiza stanowiska Polaków na forum tej organizacji musi być przeprowadzo…
Borderland. Change and Continuity in the Face of Otherness
the tenth jubilee conference of the Committee for Migration Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (KBnM PAN) took place in Gdask and Gdynia.It was organised by the Polish Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the University of Gdask and the Emigration Museum in Gdynia.The annual conference of the Committee for Migration Research of PAN is the largest scientific event dedicated to migration, which integrates the dispersed and interdisciplin…
Repatriation or Redefection? Cold War Refugees as Contested Assets, 1955–1956
The article examines the response of a united representation of Cold War era exiles (Assembly of Captive European Nations, ACEN) to the Moscow-inspired repatriation campaign of 1955. The article’s focus rests on the US-sponsored exile political activities carried under the aegis of the Free Europe Committee. The year 1955 serves as a particularly interesting moment when both key adversaries in the Cold War were engaged in programs using migration…
Eingegangene Bücher
Voice of the Silenced Peoples in the Global Cold War: The Assembly of Captive European Nations, 1954-1972
According to its members, exiled political leaders from nine east European countries, the ACEN was an umbrella organization—a quasi-East European parliament in exile—composed of formerly prominent statesmen who strove to maintain the case of liberation of Eastern Europe from the Soviet yoke on the agenda of international relations. Founded by the Free Europe Committee, from 1954 to 1971 the ACEN tried to lobby for Eastern European interests on th…
Siódmy Światowy Kongres Studiów Polskich, Gdańsk 14–16.06.2019 r
Studia Historica Gedanensia » 2020 » Tom 11 (2020) » KRONIKA NAUKOWA A A A
Paha’s Connection to Poland
Other| October 01 2019 PAHA’s Connection to Poland Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz is associate professor at the Faculty of History, University of Gdańsk, Poland, and the past president of the Polish American Historical Association (2017–2018). She is an author of books on American diplomatic and press responses to elections in Poland in 1947 and 1989, and most recently on political exiles from East Central Europe in America…
Władysław Teodor Benda. Życie i twórczość polskoamerykańskiego ilustratora i twórcy masek [Władysław Teodor Benda: [Life and works of a Polish-American illustrator and mask creator]
Political Emigration from East Central Europe During the Cold War
Research Article| October 01 2015 Political Emigration from East Central Europe During the Cold War Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Polish American Studies (2015) 72 (2): 65–82. https://doi.org/10.5406/poliamerstud.72.2.0065 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Anna Mazurkiewicz; Political Emigration from East Central Europe…
How much green is needed for a vital neighbourhood? In search for empirical evidence
Join, or Die”— The Road to Cooperation Among East European Exiled Political Leaders in the United States, 1949–1954
Trzecia Europa. Polska myśl federalistyczna w Stanach Zjednoczonych 1940-1971 [The Third Europe. Polish Federalist Thought in the United States 1940-1971]
Book Review| April 01 2011 Trzecia Europa. Polska myśl federalistyczna w Stanach Zjednoczonych 1940-1971 [The Third Europe. Polish Federalist Thought in the United States 1940-1971] Trzecia Europa. Polska myśl federalistyczna w Stanach Zjednoczonych 1940-1971 [The Third Europe. Polish Federalist Thought in the United States 1940-1971], Sławomir Łukasiewicz. Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Search for other works by this author on: This Site Go…
American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establish Democracy in Poland, 1947 and 1989
Research Article| April 01 2005 American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establish Democracy in Poland, 1947 and 1989 Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Polish American Studies (2005) 62 (1): 67–96. https://doi.org/10.2307/20148717 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Anna Mazurkiewicz; American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establ…
How much green is needed for a vital neighbourhood? In search for empirical evidence
Paha’s Connection to Poland
Other| October 01 2019 PAHA’s Connection to Poland Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz is associate professor at the Faculty of History, University of Gdańsk, Poland, and the past president of the Polish American Historical Association (2017–2018). She is an author of books on American diplomatic and press responses to elections in Poland in 1947 and 1989, and most recently on political exiles from East Central Europe in America…
Political Emigration from East Central Europe During the Cold War
Research Article| October 01 2015 Political Emigration from East Central Europe During the Cold War Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Polish American Studies (2015) 72 (2): 65–82. https://doi.org/10.5406/poliamerstud.72.2.0065 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Anna Mazurkiewicz; Political Emigration from East Central Europe…
American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establish Democracy in Poland, 1947 and 1989
Research Article| April 01 2005 American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establish Democracy in Poland, 1947 and 1989 Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Polish American Studies (2005) 62 (1): 67–96. https://doi.org/10.2307/20148717 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Anna Mazurkiewicz; American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establ…
American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establish Democracy in Poland, 1947 and 1989
Research Article| April 01 2005 American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establish Democracy in Poland, 1947 and 1989 Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Polish American Studies (2005) 62 (1): 67–96. https://doi.org/10.2307/20148717 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Anna Mazurkiewicz; American Attitudes on Two Attempts to Establ…
Trzecia Europa. Polska myśl federalistyczna w Stanach Zjednoczonych 1940-1971 [The Third Europe. Polish Federalist Thought in the United States 1940-1971]
Book Review| April 01 2011 Trzecia Europa. Polska myśl federalistyczna w Stanach Zjednoczonych 1940-1971 [The Third Europe. Polish Federalist Thought in the United States 1940-1971] Trzecia Europa. Polska myśl federalistyczna w Stanach Zjednoczonych 1940-1971 [The Third Europe. Polish Federalist Thought in the United States 1940-1971], Sławomir Łukasiewicz. Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Search for other works by this author on: This Site Go…
Join, or Die”— The Road to Cooperation Among East European Exiled Political Leaders in the United States, 1949–1954
How much green is needed for a vital neighbourhood? In search for empirical evidence
Political Emigration from East Central Europe During the Cold War
Research Article| October 01 2015 Political Emigration from East Central Europe During the Cold War Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Polish American Studies (2015) 72 (2): 65–82. https://doi.org/10.5406/poliamerstud.72.2.0065 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Anna Mazurkiewicz; Political Emigration from East Central Europe…
Władysław Teodor Benda. Życie i twórczość polskoamerykańskiego ilustratora i twórcy masek [Władysław Teodor Benda: [Life and works of a Polish-American illustrator and mask creator]
Paha’s Connection to Poland
Other| October 01 2019 PAHA’s Connection to Poland Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz Anna Mazurkiewicz is associate professor at the Faculty of History, University of Gdańsk, Poland, and the past president of the Polish American Historical Association (2017–2018). She is an author of books on American diplomatic and press responses to elections in Poland in 1947 and 1989, and most recently on political exiles from East Central Europe in America…
Voice of the Silenced Peoples in the Global Cold War: The Assembly of Captive European Nations, 1954-1972
According to its members, exiled political leaders from nine east European countries, the ACEN was an umbrella organization—a quasi-East European parliament in exile—composed of formerly prominent statesmen who strove to maintain the case of liberation of Eastern Europe from the Soviet yoke on the agenda of international relations. Founded by the Free Europe Committee, from 1954 to 1971 the ACEN tried to lobby for Eastern European interests on th…
Siódmy Światowy Kongres Studiów Polskich, Gdańsk 14–16.06.2019 r
Studia Historica Gedanensia » 2020 » Tom 11 (2020) » KRONIKA NAUKOWA A A A
Eingegangene Bücher
Studium utraconej nadziei”. Stanowisko polskich uchodźców politycznych na forum Zgromadzenia Europejskich Narodów Ujarzmionych (Acen) wobec wydarzeń w Polsce w 1956 roku
Artykuł zawiera analizę wypowiedzi polskich uchodźców politycznych na forum Zgromadzenia Europejskich Narodów Ujarzmionych (ACEN) związanych z wydarzeniami w Polsce w 1956 roku. Zarówno wielonarodowy charakter ACEN, jak i specyficzne uwarunkowania działalności politycznej prowadzonej na obczyźnie w ramach współpracy z amerykańskim Komitetem Wolnej Europy (KWE) sprawiają, że analiza stanowiska Polaków na forum tej organizacji musi być przeprowadzo…
Borderland. Change and Continuity in the Face of Otherness
the tenth jubilee conference of the Committee for Migration Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (KBnM PAN) took place in Gdask and Gdynia.It was organised by the Polish Academy of Sciences in cooperation with the University of Gdask and the Emigration Museum in Gdynia.The annual conference of the Committee for Migration Research of PAN is the largest scientific event dedicated to migration, which integrates the dispersed and interdisciplin…
Repatriation or Redefection? Cold War Refugees as Contested Assets, 1955–1956
The article examines the response of a united representation of Cold War era exiles (Assembly of Captive European Nations, ACEN) to the Moscow-inspired repatriation campaign of 1955. The article’s focus rests on the US-sponsored exile political activities carried under the aegis of the Free Europe Committee. The year 1955 serves as a particularly interesting moment when both key adversaries in the Cold War were engaged in programs using migration…
Pomiędzy starym a nowym światem. Historia, migracje, etniczność. Tom dedykowany profesorowi Adamowi Walaszkowi
This elegantly edited volume contains chapters written by eminent scholars of migration, ethnicity, Polish diaspora, American history, Polish history, and world history. The scope is diverse to match the broad and diverse interests of the scholar to whom it is dedicated. Adam Walaszek, who received this tribute from colleagues, and friends, esteemed experts in relevant fields, remains the top historian of migration, ethnicity, and diaspora studie…
Launching the Career of William J. Tonesk of Schenectady, New York
William J. Tonesk was born to a family of Polish immigrants who came from Russian and Austrian partitions of Poland. Born Władysław Jan Toniecki in Schenectady, New York, he can be traced in historical records using several last names: Tonski, Toniski, Tonick. While using his passion for Polish literature and theater as an advantage throughout his high school and college years, he invariably presented himself as an American. He settled for Willia…
Polonijne szanse i wyzwania kariery w amerykańskim wywiadzie – przypadek Williama J. Toneska (1906–1992)
William J. Tonesk, born Władysław Jan Toniecki, served in several agencies of the United States intelligence community for three decades after World War II. These included: Office of Naval Intelligence, Special Services Unit, and Central Intelligence Agency; he also performed intelligence‐related duties within the Department of State. Most of his assignments were related to Polish matters and involved working with Poles. This article deals with t…
Archival Reflexivity on Exile Agency: Rethinking the Acen within Cold War State-Private Networks
This article re-examines the history of the Assembly of Captive European Nations (ACEN), using the organization as a lens to explore the workings of state-private networks in American political warfare during the Cold War. Previous scholarship on exile political organizations in the United States has either emphasized American strategy or reclaimed exile activities for national histories. These narratives often remain parallel rather than integra…
Émigrés, “Cowboys,” and “Librarians”: The CIA's Covert Operations in Poland, 1948–1952
In the late 1940s, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) ran a variety of psychological operations and clandestine actions behind the Iron Curtain. The CIA in its early years included two offices that oversaw covert programs in Poland: the Office of Special Operations (OSO) and the Office of Policy Coordination (OPC). From 1948 to 1952, the Communist regime in Poland successfully deceived the OSO and OPC into believing that they were support…
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