Centre for Political Thought

Centre for Political Thought
founded in the year	1992
acronym	OMP
City	Krakow
Country	Poland
Website	http://www.omp.org.pl
address	P.O. Box 322, 30-960 Krakow
number of employees	6
Networks	Stockholm Network, New Direction Foundation, Think Tank
Last revision	16.01.2013
Presence of Think Tank affiliates in the various fieldsWe try to capture where people affiliated with a Think Tank - affiliates are employees, members of the advisory and supervisory board etc. - are present: if they write in the media, teach in universities or work for another Think Tank. The chart down below shows in which fields the affiliates are present. Every presence is counted once.
People n = 6
Presences n = 48
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Kind of activities of Think Tank affiliatesWe try to capture where people affiliated with a Think Tank - affiliates are employees, members of the advisory and supervisory board etc. - are present: if they write in the media, teach in universities or work for another Think Tank. The chart down below shows which kind of activities the affiliates conduct. Every presence is counted once.
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The following coordinate was not recognized: 50.0646501;19.9449799.The following coordinate was not recognized: 50.0646501;19.9449799. The Centre for Political Thought (Osrodek Mysli Politycznej) is a leading conservative think tank based in Krakow, Poland. It advocates liberal ideas, like a free market economy and lean government.

Organizational Structure and Funding

The center is managed by a five-member executive board.

Address

P.O. Box 322, 30-960 Krakow

People

Executive board

People leading the Think Tank in the day to day business (CEOs, directorates etc.).

• Miłowit Kuniński

• Jacek Kloczkowski

• Czesław Porębski

• Filip Musiał

• Arkady Rzegocki

Staff

People working for the Think Tank (Fellows etc.). This includes also part-time employees.

• Krzysztof Szczerskim (1995-1996), Project coordinator

Budget

• Budget 2011: 808,101€

• Budget 2010: 784,342€

Working mode, goals

The think tank publishes expert contributions on political debates. In the years 2009, 2010 and 2011, nine, five and twelve conferences and panel discussions were organized. In total, the institute has published more than 150 books.

Cooperations with Non-Think Tanks

• http://www.omp.org.pl/blog/
• http://www.europeanrenewal.org
• http://dobroczynnosc.com/
• http://ebe.org.pl/
• http://www.mpp.org.pl/
• http://www.nowapolitologia.pl/
• http://www.polskietradycje.pl/
• http://www.teologiapolityczna.pl/

Topics

We used the DGs of the EU to generate a basic list of topics. This list is going to be steadily extended. However we try to preserve a persistent list of topics.

• Foreign and Security Policy
• European Integration
• Political Movements, Parties, Thought
• Regional policy
• Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud
• Contemporary History/Politics of History, Theory, Clash of Ideas

More specifically, the center focuses on the following topics:

• political philosophy and theory
• international relations
• Polish politcal theory
• political analysis