Upamiętnienia Floriana Znanieckiego w przestrzeni publicznej
Commemorations of Florian Znaniecki in public spaces

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to conduct an exploratory analysis of commemorations of Florian Znaniecki in public spaces. Florian Znaniecki was one of the founders of Polish institutional sociology and one of the representatives of humanistic sociology. The text briefly presents Znaniecki’s achievements, describes his commemorations in Warsaw, Poznań, and Świątniki, as well as the history of their establishment, and then analyses these commemorations from the perspective of their impact on social memory. The research was conducted using document analysis. The research identified basic justifications used in Znaniecki’s commemorations. These are: his organizational activity, educational activity, international recognition, connection with a region or place, methodological achievements, role in science, scientific pioneering, and the diversity of his scientific achievements.

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