A Personal View On “Studia Polonijne”

This article presents the recollections of Rev. Edward Walewander, an employee and director of the Institute of Research on the Polish Diaspora and Polish Ministry at the Catholic University of Lublin in the years 1990-2005, as well as a long-time editor of the journal “Studia Polonijne”. The author presents a brief history of the journal and characterises the development of its scientific profile over the years. The text offers a special summary of almost 50 years of publishing activity of the Institute, and now the Research Centre on the Polish Diaspora and the Polish Ministry at the Catholic University of Lublin.