Dr Jacek Kucharczyk is a sociologist and policy analyst. He is president of the Executive Board at the Institute of Public Affairs, board member of the European Partnership for Democracy (EDP) in Brussels as well as one of the founders of Policy Association for an Open Society (PASOS), an association of think-tanks from Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In the 1980s he was active in the underground student and publishing movement. He is author and editor of numerous policy briefs, articles, reports and books on democratic governance, foreign policy, EU integration and transatlantic relations. His book-length publications (in English) include: “Bridges Across the Atlantic” (2005), “Learning from the experience of West European think-tanks” (2007), ”Democracy’s New Champions. European Democracy Assistance after EU Enlargement” (2008), “Democracy in Poland 1989-2009. Challenges for the Future” (2010) and “Towards a European Demos? Polish Elections to European Parliament in Comparative Perspective” (2010). Dr Kucharczyk frequently comments on current domestic and European affairs and political developments for Polish and international media.