The research methods used by the Foundation are rooted in the academic background of our team, especially three members of its management board. Professor Stanis\u0142aw Burdziej is a sociologist of law working at the Institute of Sociology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University. Bartosz Pilitowski, the founder of the Foundation, conducted graduate research at the same Institute and holds a degree from there. Zofia Branicka is a lawyer and a PhD candidate at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By analyzing academic works such as law review articles and dissertation theses and using them as a basis to conduct workshops for judges, the Foundation uses the scientific achievements of psychology and the sociology of law. The Foundation also contributes to these fields and the results of its research are published not only in our publicly available reports and in the press, but also in scientific journals, such as the Polish quarterly \u201cNational Council of the Judiciary,\u201d the quarterly \u201cIustita,\u201d \u201cStudia Socjologiczne,\u201d and recently also in \u201cLaw and Social Inquiry\u201d \u2013 a scientific journal of the American Bar Foundation. On the basis of the Foundation\u2019s research, several articles in collective works and a habilitation thesis devoted to the legitimization of the judiciary have also been written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Foundation has conducted research and R&D projects in cooperation with the University of Denver (Colorado, USA), the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru\u0144, the University of Gda\u0144sk and the University of Bia\u0142ystok. Since 2012 the Foundation is a co-organizer of a research camp at the Institute of Sociology of the Jagiellonian University. A similar courses were also conducted for students at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna\u0144 as well as at AGH University in Krakow. The Foundation also cooperates with many other universities to organize internships for students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typology of Obstacles to the Implementation of the Right to a Fair Trial. Application of Adam Podg\u00f3recki’s Sociological Concept of Human Rights<\/strong>, Bartosz Pilitowski, Scientific Papers of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 2024, vol. 67, no. 3 (267), pp. 119-147, DOI: 10.31743\/znkul.17722<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Reasons for the Decline in the Number of Cases Referred to Mediation in Administrative Court Proceedings in the Opinion of Judges and Court Referendaries<\/strong>] Przyczyny spadku liczby spraw kierowanych do mediacji w post\u0119powaniu s\u0105dowo-administracyjnym w opinii s\u0119dzi\u00f3w i referendarzy s\u0105dowych, Bart\u0142omiej Chludzi\u0144ski & Bartosz Pilitowski, Legal, Economic and Sociological Movement, 2023, vol. 85, no. 3, pp. 201\u2013217, DOI: 10.14746\/rpeis.2023.85.3.12<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Compliance with the Principle of Open Court Proceedings in Poland during the COVID-19 Epidemic State. Results of Empirical Research<\/strong>] Przestrzeganie zasady jawno\u015bci post\u0119powania s\u0105dowego w Polsce podczas stanu epidemii COVID-19. Wyniki bada\u0144 empirycznych, Bartosz Pilitowski, Scientific Papers of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, 2023, no. 66(2), pp. 119\u2013141, DOI: 10.31743\/znkul.16295<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Analysis of Pre-trial Detention Practice by Polish Courts. Results of Case File Research and Their Assessment<\/strong>] Analiza praktyki stosowania tymczasowego aresztowania przez polskie s\u0105dy. Wyniki bada\u0144 aktowych i ich ocena, Zofia Branicka, Bogna Kocio\u0142owicz-Wi\u015bniewska, Bartosz Pilitowski, in: P. Karlik, B. Pilitowski (eds.), Pre-trial Detention Practice. Practical Analysis, Wolters Kluwer Poland Publishing, Warsaw 2022, pp. 17-45<\/p>\n\n\n\n How Civility Matters in Civil Matters: Procedural Justice and Court Legitimacy in the Midst of a Legitimacy Crisis<\/strong>, Stanislaw Burdziej, Keith Guzik & Bartosz Pilitowski, Law & Social Inquiry, First View, pp. 1 – 26, DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/lsi.2021.42<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Fairness of Court Proceedings. The Impact of Procedural Justice on Life Satisfaction and Psychological Well-being of Court Participants<\/strong>] Uczciwo\u015b\u0107 post\u0119powania s\u0105dowego. Wp\u0142yw sprawiedliwo\u015bci proceduralnej na satysfakcj\u0119 z \u017cycia i psychologiczny dobrostan uczestnik\u00f3w post\u0119powa\u0144 s\u0105dowych, Tomasz Prusi\u0144ski & Bartosz Pilitowski, Polish Psychological Forum, 2020, vol. XXV, no. 1, pp. 111\u2013142, DOI: 10.14656\/PFP20200106<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Socialization of the Judiciary Through the Introduction of Justice of the Peace Courts<\/strong>] Uspo\u0142ecznienie s\u0105downictwa poprzez wprowadzenie instytucji s\u0105d\u00f3w pokoju, Bartosz Pilitowski, in: S. Burdziej, B. Pilitowski, M. Serowaniec (eds.), Citizens in Service of Themis. Legal and Sociological Perspective, Nicolaus Copernicus University Press, Toru\u0144 2020, pp. 57-90<\/p>\n\n\n\n [Citizens’ Participation in Justice Administration and Legitimization of Judicial Power in Light of Social Research<\/strong>] Udzia\u0142 obywateli w wymiarze sprawiedliwo\u015bci a legitymizacja w\u0142adzy s\u0105downiczej w \u015bwietle bada\u0144 spo\u0142ecznych, Stanis\u0142aw Burdziej, in: S. Burdziej, B. Pilitowski, M. Serowaniec (eds.), Citizens in Service of Themis. Legal and Sociological Perspective, Nicolaus Copernicus University Press, Toru\u0144 2020, pp. 179-198<\/p>\n\n\n\n [Suspects and Defendants that Require Special Treatment<\/strong>] Podejrzani i oskar\u017ceni wymagaj\u0105cy szczeg\u00f3lnego traktowania, Zofia Branicka, in: M. Kusak (ed.) Access to Defense Counsel in Criminal Proceedings. National and European Standards, Adam Mickiewicz University Press, Pozna\u0144 2020, pp. 155-184<\/p>\n\n\n\n Judging the Communist Past: Historians and Cultural Expertise in Polish Administrative Courts<\/strong>, Stanis\u0142aw Burdziej, Law and History Review, Volume 38, Issue 1, February 2020, pp. 99 – 122, DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/S0738248019000543<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fairness at Trial: The Impact of Procedural Justice and Other Experiential Factors on Criminal Defendants’ Perceptions of Court Legitimacy in Poland<\/strong>, Stanislaw Burdziej, Keith Guzik & Bartosz Pilitowski, Law & Social Inquiry, Volume 44, Issue 2, May 2019, pp. 359 – 390, DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/lsi.12358<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n [Results of Research on the Selection Process of Candidates for Vacant Judicial Positions in 2014-2017<\/strong>] Wyniki badania procesu selekcji kandydat\u00f3w na wolne stanowiska s\u0119dziowskie w latach 2014\u20132017, Bartosz Pilitowski, Martyna Hoffman, Bogna Kocio\u0142owicz-Wi\u015bniewska, in: \u0141. Bojarski, K. Grajewski, J. Kremer, G. Ott, W. \u017burek (eds.), Constitution. Rule of Law. Judicial Power. Current Problems of the Third Power in Poland, Wolters Kluwer, Warsaw 2019, pp. 368-386<\/p>\n\n\n\n [Justice and Legitimacy. On Social Legitimization of Judicial Power<\/strong>] Sprawiedliwo\u015b\u0107 i prawomocno\u015b\u0107. O spo\u0142ecznej legitymizacji w\u0142adzy s\u0105downiczej, Stanis\u0142aw Burdziej, Nicolaus Copernicus University Press, Toru\u0144 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n [Restorative Justice Centers and Social Profile of Their Clients<\/strong>] Centra Sprawiedliwo\u015bci Naprawczej i spo\u0142eczny profil ich klient\u00f3w, Arkadiusz Peisert & Bartosz Pilitowski, Profilaktyka Spo\u0142eczna i Resocjalizacja, 2017, no. 33-34, pp. 31-54<\/p>\n\n\n\n [Support for Courts and Probation Service by a Specialized Civil Society Organization – Model of Restorative Justice Center in Theory and Practice<\/strong>] Wsparcie s\u0105du i s\u0142u\u017cby kuratorskiej przez wyspecjalizowan\u0105 organizacj\u0119 spo\u0142eczn\u0105 \u2013 model Centrum Sprawiedliwo\u015bci Naprawczej w teorii i praktyce, Bartosz Pilitowski, in: A. Kwieci\u0144ski (ed.) Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Restricted Liberty Sentence Execution, University of Wroc\u0142aw Press, Wroc\u0142aw 2016, pp. 139-160<\/p>\n\n\n\n [Power Legitimization and Procedural Justice<\/strong>] Legitymizacja w\u0142adzy a sprawiedliwo\u015b\u0107 proceduralna, Stanis\u0142aw Burdziej, Sociological Studies, Volume 4, Issue 223, 2016, pp. 167-199<\/p>\n\n\n\n