Irena Anna Słodkowska

• 1993–2020 in charge of the Archive of Political Parties, which she established in 1993.
• Secretary in the Program Council on the “Archive of the Breakdown 1989–1991 [Poland]”, sponsored by the President’s Office and the Bureau of the Senate (since 2012).
• Head of the Audit Commission of the Association “Solidarity’s Archive” (since 2016).
• Member of the editorial board of Więź quarterly (since 1999).

Awards:

• Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for outstanding services in documenting and disseminating knowledge about the recent history of Poland (2012).
• Honorary Badge of an anti-communist opposition activist “For Merits for Independence” 1956–1989 (2018).

Participation in research projects:

1. “Documents of Transition: the change of Political regime in Poland during 1989–1991 as recorded in the archives of the Civic Parliamentary Club and of the Civic Committees Solidarity”, National Program for Development of Humanistic, 2014–2019, leader.
2. „Programme of European Security 1999–2001. PROGRES”.
3. “Party Government in 48 Democracies 1945–1998. Composition – Duration – Personnel”, 1998–2003.
4. “Community Initiative EQUAL, 1999–2002”.
5. “Biographical Dictionary of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century”, 2008.

1. [Ed.] Programs of parliamentary political parties and clubs, 1989–1991, vol. 1 and 2, Warsaw, 1995.
2. Polish civil society during historical turning point, 1980–1989. Warsaw, 2005.
3. [Ed.] Parliamentary elections 1991, Warsaw, 2011.
4. [Ed.] Parliamentary elections, 1989, documents of the Solidarity side: Campaign Headquarters, Warsaw, 2008.
5. [Ed.] Parliamentary elections, 1989, documents of the Solidarity side: The Regions. Warsaw, 2011.
6. Civic Committees: The Core of Polish Transformation. Warsaw, 2014.
7. [With: J. Bartkowski, E. Nalewajko, B. Post] The path to local self-government in Poland, 1989–1990. Warsaw, 2016.