• The Righteous Cause Myth in the American Civil War. Ideological Sources, Political Concepts and Implications 

  Mazur, Karol (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  The aim of this article is to present a broad interpretation of the American Civil War, as promulgated by one of the most modern dominant historical and research schools. The article attempts to consolidate the assumptions ...

• References to Violence and War in the Process of Shaping the Concept of Natural Rights 

  Merkwa, Marcin (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  The article attempts to analyse the selected doctrines of natural rights from the perspective of references to the problem of violence. The first part takes into account late medieval consideration, as part of which the ...

• Deconstructing Plausible Deniability and Attributing Responsibility for the Conduct of Private Military Companies 

  Anggriawan, Rizaldy (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  The proliferation of private military companies (PMCs) challenges the state-centric international legal system, enabling states to use proxies while maintaining plausible deniability. This paper deconstructs that legal and ...

• The Concept of Civil War in Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan 

  Wilmanowicz, Maciej (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  This paper aims to show that despite the fact that Hobbes used the term “civil war” several times in his Leviathan, if his theory is to be seen as an attempt to formulate a complete, logically consistent structure, then ...

• Wojna jako fakt zawieszający ideę prawa według Szymona Rundsteina 

  Woźniak, Krzysztof Jan (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  This article presents Simon Rundstein’s views on the concept of the idea of law. The evolution of theoretical position from legal positivism to normativism is highlighted. The context for this discussion is Rundstein’s ...

• Benedykt XVI o wojnie 

  Kozerska, Ewa; Scheffler, Tomasz (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  Pope Benedict XVI was well aware that he was unable to diagnose the contemporary crisis of peace, nor did he claim to have the right to resolve this issue. Rather, he attempted to identify, from a Christian (Catholic) ...

• Wojna w myśli politycznej Polskiej Partii Robotniczej 

  Kania, Rafał (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  World War II was a turning point in the history. It influenced not only the changing of international situation. It caused profound changes in the political order of many countries. In addition, it also modified the way ...

• Chrześcijańskie ujęcie Boga jako miłości a usprawiedliwienie wojny 

  Tomasiewicz, Marcin (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  The article addresses the issue of the theological justification of war. Two theological approaches were examined – cataphatic and apophatic. Particular attention was paid to cataphatic theology, also known as positive ...

• Zagadnienie zmiany ustroju w świetle historii teorii wojny sprawiedliwej 

  Górnisiewicz, Arkadiusz (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-09-10)

  The paper sets out to present an outline of the problem of regime change against the backdrop of just war tradition. Although regime change as a title for a justified use of violence in international relations does not ...

• O życiu i najważniejszej spuściźnie naukowej dr hab. Natalii Siegiejewny Lebiediewej (1939–2025) 

  Głowacki, Albin (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

• Shinzo Abe’s Role in Strengthening Vietnam–Japan Defense Cooperation: Maritime Security and Coast Guard Diplomacy 

  Nguyen, Van Sang; Duong Bui, Vinh; Nguyen, Duy Quy (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

  The article shows the role of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during his second term in advancing defense and security cooperation between Vietnam and Japan as part of coast guard diplomacy. With his remarkable contributions to ...

• Wierny obraz czarownic i procesów o czary w Polsce. Odpowiedź na polemikę Jacka Wijaczki 

  Ostling, Michael (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

• Korporacja akademicka Polaków z Litwy studiujących w Brnie „Samogitia” 

  Gołdyn, Piotr; Tomaszewski, Patryk (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

  The practice of studying at foreign universities dates back to the Middle Ages, as does the idea of students forming various associations. This was also the case during the interwar period. Academic corporations were ...

• Sprawozdanie z IV ogólnopolskiej konferencji naukowej pt. Władza i polityka w czasach nowożytnych. Animatorzy sceny politycznej, Łódź, 13–14 listopada 2025 r. 

  Karkocha, Małgorzata (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

• Wacław Jacek Mróz, Notariat w Łodzi i społeczność łódzkich notariuszy w latach 1934–1939, Księży Młyn Dom Wydawniczy, Łódź 2025, ss. 680 

  Chylak, Karol (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

• A Shot in the Back: A Source-Based Contribution to the History of Russian Blocking Detachments 

  Zalewska, Anna Izabella (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

  This article is devoted to issues related to the process of learning about the history of disciplining soldiers through intimidation with rifles in order to prevent combat behaviour considered ‘unworthy’. The subject of ...

• Polityka zagraniczna Hiszpanii Franco i Portugalii Salazara w okresie II wojny światowej – refleksje porównawcze 

  Kaczorowski, Bartosz (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

  This article seeks to provide a comparative analysis of the foreign policies pursued by Spain under Francisco Franco and Portugal under António de Oliveira Salazar between 1939 and 1945. Although both authoritarian regimes ...

• Pamięć uniwersytetu i jej praktykowanie – na przykładzie wspomnień o Wandzie i Bogumile Zwolskich 

  Kolbuszewska, Jolanta; Finogenow, Maria (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

  This article is a collaborative effort by representatives of two disciplines: history and psychology. It was prompted by the 80th anniversary of the University of Lodz in May 2025. To mark the occasion, many commemorative ...

• Patroni kieleckich szkół. Studium przypadku modelowania przestrzeni publicznej w Polsce (1945–1989) 

  Młynarczyk-Tomczyk, Anita (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

  The process of modelling public space in the People’s Republic of Poland between 1945 and 1989 proceeded in a number of stages. Initially, the process involved promoting figures associated with the communist movement; ...

• „Ludzie władzy” z kręgów senatorsko-dygnitarskich Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego (1778–1784). O trudnościach na drodze z litewskiej prowincji do Warszawy 

  Rolnik, Dariusz (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2026-08-27)

  The term ‘men of power’ denotes the group that exerted a genuine influence on governance. During the reign of Stanislas Augustus, these were individuals closely associated with the monarch, who resided in the capital for ...

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