17.08.2020 – Cultural differences – avoiding uncertainty

One of six dimensions of culture identified by Dutch sociologist Geert Hofstede is avoiding uncertainty. This dimension is related to the level of anxiety in society due to threats to the future in new, unknown and uncertain situations. Avoiding uncertainty, which is measured from weak to strong, is an indicator showing society’s attitude to uncertainty […]

10.08.2020 – Cultural differences: trust and distrust

Cultures can also be divided horizontally into the following: high-trust cultures: in the institutions of the state and its citizens towards each other and low-trust cultures. Cultures are also differentiated by the trust that individuals place in them. In cultures with a high level of trust people will trust themselves and institutions. In societies with […]

07.08.2020 – Invitation to listen to the broadcast (No. 11) on migration and the operation of the Information Centre for Migrants in Poznań

We invite you to listen to the radio broadcast, which was aired on Radio Emaus on 29/07/2020. The broadcast was made under the motto: “I was a stranger, and you welcomed me”. In the broadcast, Mrs Agnieszka Minkowska tells about the phenomenon of migration throughout history, but also today. From the broadcast you can learn […]