We are pleased to announce that the 13th European QCA Conference, EQCA2025, previously known as International QCA Paper Development Workshop, will take place from 9 to 11 December 2025 at Jagiellonian University, in the historic city of Kraków, Poland. This annual event brings together researchers from across disciplines who engage with configurational-comparative methods and approaches, especially Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), to exchange insights, receive feedback on ongoing work, and contribute to the advancement of configurational thinking.

The more energy we feel within ourselves, the more likely we are to set extreme goals and tasks - such as following a draconian diet, seeking fame, or climbing K2. A high level of subjectively perceived energy also makes us view tasks with greater optimism, which further boosts our motivation, according to research by psychologists from Jagiellonian University.

Dr hab. Kaja Gadowska, Associate Professor at the Jagiellonian University from the Institute of Sociology, has been awarded a grant under the National Programme for the Development of the Humanities. The project, which received funding of PLN 583,674, aims to publish an anthology along with commentaries on the most important contemporary sociological theories from the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.

Does sleep always mean rest? In the Amazonian Parakanã culture and the Siberian Evenki culture, not necessarily. In both communities, dreaming is not a passive experience. Instead, it serves as a tool for communicating with spirits and even as a battlefield that helps integrate the tribe. Dr. Jakub Bohuszewicz from the Institute of Religious Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Jagiellonian University writes about the surprising similarities between these geographically distant peoples.

Rozmowa z dr hab. Małgorzatą Michel, prof. UJ z Instytutu Pedagogiki na temat działań resocjalizacyjnych i zaangażowania studentów pedagogiki resocjalizacyjnej Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w pomoc społeczną.