Joanna Orzechowska-Waclawska, PhD – is a sociologist (doctorate in sociology) and an economist (MA degree in economics). She has been mainly concerned with the influence of economic factors on the formation, development and the rebirth of national and nationalistic movements in Europe. Joanna was previously a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Deusto in Bilbao. She has participated in various educational projects concerning EU integration, European identity and nationalism. Since 2015, she has been involved in the actions of Poland’s Team Europe as an expert. Recently she has been involved in two scientific projects: Poprebel (Populist rebellion against modernity in 21st-century Eastern Europe: neo-traditionalism and neo-feudalism, Horizon 2020, 2019-2021) as well EU3D (EU Differentiation, Dominance and Democracy, Horizon 2020, 2019-2022).