Józef Pinior
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Józef Pinior (ˈjuzɛf ˈpiɲɔr; born on 9 March 1955 in Rybnik
) is a Polish
politician
and Member of the European Parliament
for the DS & OP with the Socjaldemokracja Polska, part of the Socialist Group
and sits on the European Parliament
's Committee on Development
.
Pinior is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs
and a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States.
Graduate of the Faculty of Law at Wrocław University (1978), he continued his education in the Postgraduate College of Ethics and History of Religions at Wrocław University (1980) and the School of the Social Science at the Polish Academy of Science Institute of Philosophy and Sociology in Warsaw (1996). He was a grant holder at the New School University in New York.
Józef Pinior often appears in radio and TV, gives interviews. He is an author of many texts and commentaries. He also regularly chairs programs on European Union.
In 1980 - 1989 Pinior was a trade unionist of the NSZZ "Solidarność". After the imposing of the Martial Law in Poland
he became a leader of the "Solidarność" working in the underground. A leader of "RKS Solidarność" of Lower Silesia
and a member of the underground national management of the union – Provisional Co-ordination Committee of the NSZZ "Solidarność"- and since 1986 public Provisional Board of the NSZZ "Solidarność".
He became famous for saving treat union’s 80 millions złotys from confiscation by the Security Service a few days before the imposing of the Martial Law
in Poland. At that time he performed a duty of financial spokesman for the Union. Wanted after 13 December 1981, he lived in hiding. Many times arrested detained and imprisoned for his activity in the independent trade union in the years 1983-1988. He was called a prisoner of conscience by the Amnesty International
between 29 May 1984 and 21 August 1984.
He was a co-originator of famous, underground Solidarność Radio.
From July 1987 Jozef Pinior fulfilled a duty of a spokesman for the Polish part of the Polish-Czech “Solidarność”. In this time he took an active part in happenings of the Orange Alternative
and he promoted this organization in the independent and foreign media. In 1987 he was one of the co-originators of Polish Socialist Party
. He was the vice-president for the Foreign Affairs in the Labour union in 1998-1999.
After 1989 Józef Pinior was busy doing scientific research and didactic work. His work was concentrated on a comparative analysis of procedures of getting out of the non-democratic regimes in South Europe, Latin America and Middle-East Europe. In 1989, at labour organizations’ invitation he was conducting research in Brazil and Argentina. In 1990s he was a grant holder at the New School University in New York – his scientific program received the Democracy Fellowship from The Pew Charitable Trusts
in the USA.
On the basis of his experience in the New School University he worked out a row of lectures concerning contemporary politic systems, foreign affairs and European integration.
In 1992-1994 Pinior completed post-graduate work at the Ethics and Religious Studies, University of Wrocław (1980) and the Centre for Social Studies at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences. In 1993-1994: Scholarship to the New School University, New York. Since 1997, he's been a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Social Communication at the Academy of Economy and in the School of Management and Finances in Wroclaw. From September 2002 the Plenipotentiary of the Governor of the Lower Silesia for the European Referendum. From August 2003 the Plenipotentiary of the Governor of the Lower Silesia for the European Issues.
Rybnik
Rybnik is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. Rybnik is located close to the border with the Czech Republic and just outside the southern border of the largest urban area in Poland, the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union...
) is a Polish
Politics of Poland
The politics of Poland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister is the head of government of a multi-party system and the President is the head of state....
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for the DS & OP with the Socjaldemokracja Polska, part of the Socialist Group
Party of European Socialists
The Party of European Socialists is a European political party led by Sergei Stanishev, former Prime Minister of Bulgaria. The PES comprises social-democratic national-level political parties primarily from Member state of the European Union, as well as other nations of the European continent. The...
and sits on the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Development
Committee on Development
The Committee on Development is a standing committee of the European Parliament responsible for promoting, implementing and monitoring the development and cooperation policy of the European Union, notably talks with developing countries; aid to developing countries; and promotion of democratic...
.
Pinior is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs , previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament...
and a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States.
Graduate of the Faculty of Law at Wrocław University (1978), he continued his education in the Postgraduate College of Ethics and History of Religions at Wrocław University (1980) and the School of the Social Science at the Polish Academy of Science Institute of Philosophy and Sociology in Warsaw (1996). He was a grant holder at the New School University in New York.
Józef Pinior often appears in radio and TV, gives interviews. He is an author of many texts and commentaries. He also regularly chairs programs on European Union.
In 1980 - 1989 Pinior was a trade unionist of the NSZZ "Solidarność". After the imposing of the Martial Law in Poland
Martial law in Poland
Martial law in Poland refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983, when the authoritarian government of the People's Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life by introducing martial law in an attempt to crush political opposition to it. Thousands of opposition...
he became a leader of the "Solidarność" working in the underground. A leader of "RKS Solidarność" of Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia
Lower Silesia ; is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to the southeast.Throughout its history Lower Silesia has been under the control of the medieval Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Austrian Habsburg Monarchy from 1526...
and a member of the underground national management of the union – Provisional Co-ordination Committee of the NSZZ "Solidarność"- and since 1986 public Provisional Board of the NSZZ "Solidarność".
He became famous for saving treat union’s 80 millions złotys from confiscation by the Security Service a few days before the imposing of the Martial Law
Martial law
Martial law is the imposition of military rule by military authorities over designated regions on an emergency basis— only temporary—when the civilian government or civilian authorities fail to function effectively , when there are extensive riots and protests, or when the disobedience of the law...
in Poland. At that time he performed a duty of financial spokesman for the Union. Wanted after 13 December 1981, he lived in hiding. Many times arrested detained and imprisoned for his activity in the independent trade union in the years 1983-1988. He was called a prisoner of conscience by the Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organisation whose stated mission is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."Following a publication of Peter Benenson's...
between 29 May 1984 and 21 August 1984.
He was a co-originator of famous, underground Solidarność Radio.
From July 1987 Jozef Pinior fulfilled a duty of a spokesman for the Polish part of the Polish-Czech “Solidarność”. In this time he took an active part in happenings of the Orange Alternative
Orange Alternative
Orange Alternative is a name for an underground protest movement which was started in Wrocław, a town in south-west Poland and led by Waldemar Fydrych , commonly known as Major in the 1980s...
and he promoted this organization in the independent and foreign media. In 1987 he was one of the co-originators of Polish Socialist Party
Polish Socialist Party
The Polish Socialist Party was one of the most important Polish left-wing political parties from its inception in 1892 until 1948...
. He was the vice-president for the Foreign Affairs in the Labour union in 1998-1999.
After 1989 Józef Pinior was busy doing scientific research and didactic work. His work was concentrated on a comparative analysis of procedures of getting out of the non-democratic regimes in South Europe, Latin America and Middle-East Europe. In 1989, at labour organizations’ invitation he was conducting research in Brazil and Argentina. In 1990s he was a grant holder at the New School University in New York – his scientific program received the Democracy Fellowship from The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts is an independent non-profit, non-governmental organization , founded in 1948. With over US$5 billion in assets, its current mission is to serve the public interest by "improving public policy, informing the public, and stimulating civic life."-History:The Trusts, a single...
in the USA.
On the basis of his experience in the New School University he worked out a row of lectures concerning contemporary politic systems, foreign affairs and European integration.
In 1992-1994 Pinior completed post-graduate work at the Ethics and Religious Studies, University of Wrocław (1980) and the Centre for Social Studies at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences. In 1993-1994: Scholarship to the New School University, New York. Since 1997, he's been a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Social Communication at the Academy of Economy and in the School of Management and Finances in Wroclaw. From September 2002 the Plenipotentiary of the Governor of the Lower Silesia for the European Referendum. From August 2003 the Plenipotentiary of the Governor of the Lower Silesia for the European Issues.
Publications
- "Around political existentialism of Hannah ArendtHannah ArendtHannah Arendt was a German American political theorist. She has often been described as a philosopher, although she refused that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular." She described herself instead as a political theorist because her work centers on the fact...
" in: The Humanities (Nauki Humanistyczne), nr 3/1997, the Academy of Economy in Wroclaw; - "Getting out of the authoritarianism in South Europe, Latin America and Middle-East Europe " in: Social Science. Research work at the Oscar Lange Academy of Economy in Wroclaw (Nauki Społeczne. Prace naukowe Akademii Ekonomicznej im. Oskara Langego we Wrocławiu), nr 685/1994;
- "Polonia: Crisis de transición" in: El socialismo en el Umbral del Siglo XXI, México, Universidad Autónoma MetropolitanaUniversidad Autónoma MetropolitanaThe Metropolitan Autonomous University is a public university located in Mexico City, Mexico...
, X 1991. - 'Wychodzenie z autorytaryzmu w Europie Południowej, w Ameryce Łacińskiej oraz w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej'