Julia Maria Koszewska, PhD (DocSocSci):
Professionally, I am a sociologist, librarian, information specialist, and film producer with a strong commitment to human rights, open knowledge, and cultural heritage. My expertise spans digital rights, open culture, freedom of religion or belief, digital democracy, and knowledge management. In addition to holding a PhD in sociology, I have extensive experience as a trainer, Wikipedian, GLAM advocate, museum professional, and researcher.
I am actively involved in interreligious and ecumenical dialogue in Europe and Poland.
My academic and professional background combines library and information science, knowledge and information management, sociology, and film production. My research interests include the politics of memory, museum studies, performativity, and the sociology of culture. I am also a genealogist specializing in the genealogy of Polish Jews.
Since February 2026, I have been working at the Library of the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Previously, from October 2017 to February 2026, I worked in Warsaw, at the OSCE/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) as a Senior Library Assistant specializing in library systems, research services, and human rights documentation, with particular expertise in tolerance and non-discrimination and hate crime developments. Before joining the OSCE, I worked as a Specialist Art Librarian at Zachęta – National Art Gallery in Warsaw.
Originally from Warsaw, Poland, I now live in The Hague, the Netherlands.
This is a personal website. Unless explicitly identified as quotations, the views expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of any organization or institution with which I am or have been affiliated.
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