Weronika Grzebalska is a sociologist working on social and institutional transformations in contemporary Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. Her particular areas of focus are: the military & defense, war & its memory, right-wing & illiberal politics, and gender politics. Dedicated to the principles of public sociology, she works at the intersection of academia, policy, and public engagement. She was also a member of FEPS Young Academics Network and of the Gender Research Team affiliated with the Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences.