Gasztold Aleksandra
Prof. Aleksandra Gasztold, Ph.D Habil., PhD in Political Science (2009), habilitation in Political Science (2018), associate professor (2020), Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw; Disciplinary Spokesperson for Students and Doctoral Candidates at the University of Warsaw (1st term 2020–2024, 2nd term 2025–2029). She is the author of over 100 publications in the field of security studies. She has been a research fellow at foreign institutions including the University of Konstanz (2007, 2010, 2015, 2016), Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz (2008), Indiana University Bloomington (2013), and the University of Vienna (2015). A graduate of the prestigious U.S. Department of State program IVLP “Women Leaders Promoting Peace and Security International Visitors Leadership” (2024). She serves as Secretary General of Women in International Security Poland (WIIS Poland), and is a member of the Women’s Intelligence Network (WIN), the Institute for National and International Security (INIS), and an expert for Panel 4 – Local Dimension, Polarisation, and Resilience Building within the EU Knowledge Hub on the Prevention of Radicalisation. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Applied Cybersecurity and Internet Governance, published by NASK National Research Institute (since 2022). She is also a member of the editorial boards of journals such as Terrorism – Studies, Analyses, Prevention and the Polish Diplomatic Review. She was awarded the title of Innovator of Science and New Technologies in the 4th edition of the nationwide poll of 16 Women Leaders of Equality (2025).
Research interests
Studies on radicalization and terrorism, intelligence studies, German foreign and security policy
Unit
Department of Internal Security
Recent publications:
D. Domalewska, A. Gasztold, A. Wrońska, Humans in the Cyber Loop: Perspectives on Social Cybersecurity, Brill 2025.
A. Gasztold, Beyond or In the Midst of the Masculinized Intelligence Community in Poland, „International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence” 2022.
A. Gasztold, A conspiracy of silence: the CIA black sites in Poland, „International Politics” 2021.
