General tasks
Head of Digital Communication
Public Relations
Event Management (Ambassadors’ Talks, study trips)
Expertise
Globalisation and global history, democratic backsliding, migration policies in CEE, post-communist transformation in Poland, women’s political participation, CEE-China relations, politics of memory, peace studies
Country expertise
CEE, Poland, China
Language skills
Polish – Mother tongue
English – Proficient
German – Fluent
Russian and French – Basic
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
First professional experience gained through internships at the Polish Embassy in London, Delegation of the European Union to Ethiopia and the Polish Permanent Representation to the UN in Vienna. Since 2011 volunteer translator at Amnesty International Poland.
Specialist for international cooperation at the Polish Academy of Sciences – Vienna Office (2014-2018), Public Diplomacy Officer at the Polish Embassy in Vienna (2018-2019).
Education
Magister in English Studies from the University of Łódź (Poland). European Joint Master in Global Studies and Global History from the University of Leipzig and University of Vienna.
Research and exchange semesters in China (Fudan University Shaghai), Ethiopia, Germany (University of Leipzig), Hungary (Eötvös-Loránd-Universität Budapest) and the United Kingdom.
Recipient of the OSCE/UNODA Scholarship for Peace and Security (2019), alumna of intensive summer trainings: 1. “How democracies emerge and survive” (2021) from the University of Oslo and 2. “Peace Research” (2022) from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)/University of Oslo.
Fellowships and scholarships
Empowering Young Women Experts in Regional Security Fellowship at the Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Warsaw (2024)
Transatlantic Security Initiative, IRI, (2024-2025)
“Peace Research”, University of Oslo/Peace Research Institute Oslo (June-August 2022)
“How democracies evolve and survive”, University of Oslo (June-August 2021)
OSCE/UNODA Fellow for Peace and Security (2019)
Publications
2024:
“Nieoficjalna wizyta Viktora Orbána w Wiedniu: wydźwięk i znaczenie dla austriackiej sceny politycznej (Viktor Orbán’s unofficial visit to Vienna: resonance and significance for the Austrian political scene)” an analysis for Instytut Europy Środkowej (Institute for Central Europe), 20.11.2024
“Between Security and Human Rights. Addressing State-sponsored Instrumentalization of Migration by Belarus and Russia”, Pulaski Policy Paper, no. 13, 13.11.2024
Austria and Central Europe: Foreign Policy, Migration, and Energy Strategies, Malwina Talik and Tomasz Stępniewski, eds. Lublin: Instytut Europy Środkowej, 2024.
“Austria po wyborach parlamentarnych: wygrała Wolnościowa Partia Austrii, ale żaden scenariusz nie jest przesądzony (Austria after the elections: The FPÖ has won, but no scenario is set in stone yet)” an analysis for Instytut Europy Środkowej (Institute for Central Europe), 01.10.2024
“Koalicja rządząca przed wyborami parlamentarnymi (The ruling coalition ahead of parliamentary elections)” an analysis for Instytut Europy Środkowej (Institute for Central Europe), 27.09.2024
“Wielki Powrót Wolnościowej Partii Austrii” (The Great Comeback of Austria’s Freedom Party”), 1 August, Institut of Central Europe, Lublin, Poland
“Ist die KI eine Frau? (Is AI a woman?)” in Info Europa/Die Presse, 22 June 2024
Women in the digital space (and AI). Looking into Central Europe: Cases from Austria, Czechia, Poland, and Slovakia, Malwina Talik, Julia Drössler, Silke Maes, Alexandra Žáková & Oleksandra Hordon, GLOBSEC, April 2024
Navigating Uncertainty: Exit Strategies from the Temporary Protection of Ukrainian Refugees, with Olena Khylko, PhD
„Von Arbeits- zur Fluchtmigration: Die Ukrainer*innen in Polen im ersten Jahr der russischen Großinvasion“, Jahrbuchs des Wissenschaftlichen Zentrums der Polnischen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien
2023:
Is the Polish Government’s Provocative Immigration Rhetoric Going to Work? for Fair Observer, 12 October 2023
„Lokaler Bergbau, internationale Gräben“, Malwina Talik and Daniel Martinek, IDM Info Europa 2/2023: „Kampf ums Wasser“, Juli 2023
“Solidarität auf dem Prüfstand?” Malwina Talik and Magdalena Baran Szoltys for DerStandard and Eastblog, 02.03.2023
Why does Poland welcome Ukrainian refugees but denies those from the Global South? Malwina Talik for Fair Observer, 03.01.2023
2022:
“Abtreibung ist okay! Aber nicht in Polen” (EN: Abortion is okay. But not in Poland), DerStandard and EastBlog, 22.10.2022.
“Endlich frei von der Ideologie werden!” (EN: To break free from an ideology!), IDM Info Europa 2/2022: “Aufbruch im Lokalen”, 07.07.2022
“Polen: RegierungskritikerInnen im Visier der Geheimdienste” (EN: Poland: government critics as targets of secret services), DerStandard and EastBlog, 02.05.2022
“Women’s Voices in Media: A look at Central Europe” with Sofiia Shevchuk, Linda Tothova, Zsofia Biro, Nikoleta Nemeckayova, 2022
2021:
“Polexit: Is Poland on the Way Out of the EU?” (with Jack Gill), Fair Observer, 30.11.2021
“The Migrant Crisis on Poland-Belarus Border“, Fair Observer, 15.11.2021
“Wie sich Regierungen und Oligarchen Medien kaufen” (EN: How Governments and Oligarchs Control Media, with Daniela Neubacher and Daniel Martinek), DerStandard and EastBlog, 03.05.2021
“Hate Speech in the Political Discourse in Austria” in US / THEM. Hate Speech at the Service of Politics 2021, Holdun M., European Liberal Forum (ELF) & Projekt: Polska, pp. 19-28. ISBN 978-83-936110-5-8
2019:
“The New Scramble for Africa” or “a Win-Win Partnership”? The Case of China’s Engagement in Ethiopia (based on author’s MA thesis), Saarbrücken AV Akademikerverlag, 2019, 104 pp, ISBN 9786202211734 6202211733
Media appearances
2024:
Austria’s Arduous Path to a New Government Without the Far Right (with Sebastian Schäffer), Fair Observer, 8.11.2024
“Austria na rozdrożu: Skrajna prawica na czele” a podcast interview for Podróż bez Paszportu (“A Journey Without a Passport”), 20.10.2024
Malwina Talik about the prospects for future government in Austria, for Interia (Poland), 10.10.2024
An interview with Malwina Talik in the Polish news provider Interia, 03.10.2024
Interview with Malwina Talik on Austria before the elections, Mam Prawo Wiedzieć, 02.10.2024
Malwina Talik on the Results of the Austrian Elections, Polish Press Agency, 29.09.2024
“Pomost Austria (Bridge Austria)” a podcast interview for Brzmienie Świata z lotu Drozda (Polish), 22.09.2024
Wirtschaftswunder Polen, Malwina Talik for Ö1 Mittagsjournal, 14.09.2024
Will the France–Germany–Poland “Weimar Triangle” Be Europe’s New Powerhouse? with Sebastian Schäffer, Fair Observer, 09.05.2024
Abtreibung in Polen: Expertin über Tusks Pläne, ZiB2-Gespräch, 25.01.2024
How to Beat Authoritarian Parties, Polish-Style, Fair Observer, 11.01.2024
2023:
How political parties used TikTok to target young voters in Poland’s general elections, Interhackitives, 15.11.2023
Wohin steuert Polen? Malwina Talik für Der Pragamticus, 16.10.2023
Miqrantların axın etdiyi Avropa – Bu dünya iqtisadiyyatına necə təsir edir?, Malwina Talik for ED News, 08.09.2023
“BEHIND THE SCENES of rising tensions between Poland and Belarus” – Malwina Talik for Eurasia Diary, 15.08.2023
Malwina Talik: President Macron is only one of European leaders and his sentiment is not shared across the EU, for Eurasia Diary, 11.04.2023
Malwina Talik about challenges and hopes of Austria and Poland in 2023, for radio RMF Classic, 10.01.2023
2020:
“Covid-19 situation in Austria”, a podcast interview for Gazeta Wyborcza/Radio Tok Fm, 21.04.2020
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