Social science perspectives on climate change and development

University of Copenhagen

Xaquín S. Pérez-Sindín López

Tag: Poland

  • Gdansk, from shipbuilding city to outsourcing city.

    I stumbled across this article on Gdansk local economy. It is worth mentioning how the city is becoming a center of outsourcing as well as other Polish cities over the last decade. I do believe that this model of development requires more deep research from social science point of view. I just want to quote the…

  • Working rights in Poland

    The Niezalezny Samorzadny Zwiazek Zawodowy “Solidarnosc” (NSZZ SOLIDARNOSC) reported the dismissal of a shop steward at ADO factory located in the special economic zone of Legnica in March 2013 for having hung a union flag at the factory’s gate. The Polish National Forest company also sent a letter to a Solidarnosc to prohibit displaying flags…

  • European regional Statistics Illustrated

    Today I stumbled across this sophisticate Eurostat tool that allow map social and economic data by European regions. It is similar to the one I commented in an earlier post, also from Eurostat. But what I like most here is the possibility to visualize data in a variety of charts such as distribution plot, scatter plot, bar chart or…

  • Outstanding website with 300.000 economic indicators for 196 countries

    I found something very interesting when looking for secondary dat on Poland GDP growth rate. It is an outstanding tool to compare economic indicators by countries. They offer, among other things, the exportation of data into excel as well as represent it in maps. Further details here

  • Transnational secondary data on mobility and transport in Europe

    The European Commission has published for the first time a scoreboard on transport infrastructure ranking the EU’s 28 member states. Secondary data on a wide number of indicators can be consulted. The Commission used data from Eurostat, the European Environment Agency, the World Bank and the OECD to come up with the scores. The online tool can be…

  • “Gendered strategies of resistance in the workplace”. An example of participant observation study

    I intend to focus on the issue of gendered economic relations on the labor market. I would like to investigate how the feminization of work is produced (on the macro level: by economic, state and labor market transition of diverse sector of the economy) and reproduced (in the every-day life experience of women workers). The…

  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Secondary Data Collection

      (Updated 16 March 2026) Secondary data remains one of the most important resources in social research, business studies, public policy, and the digital humanities. Its traditional strengths—saving time, reducing costs, and enabling large-scale analysis—still hold. However, the research environment has changed considerably. Today, digitized archives, open-data portals, research repositories, and AI-assisted tools have made…

  • Identifying Valid Research: Key Signs to Look For

    updated 16 march 2026 The word research is everywhere. We hear it in political speeches, in television reports, in newspaper headlines, and in advertising. Politicians justify decisions by saying they are based on “research.” Media outlets report the results of polls and surveys as if they automatically represented reliable knowledge. Companies promote products by referring…

  • Why qualitative research? (Case study and solution)

    The qualitative approach within the market research industry is of increasing importance. Why this approach is required in many occasions? CASE STUDY¹. Imaging your company want to export Spanish wine to Poland. In this country, it is well known that either beer or vodka are more popular drink than wine, but nothing is clear about…