Władysław Markiewicz (b. 2 January, 1920 in Ostrów Wielkopolski) is a Polish sociologist; professor of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan since 1966, and Warsaw University since 1972, director of the Western Institute (Instytut Zachodni) in Poznań in years 1966-1973, member of Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) since 1972.

He was a secretary of the Social Sciences Division of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Wydział Nauk Społecznych PAN) since 1972, editor-in-chief of the Studia Socjologiczne (Sociologic Studies) quarterly since 1972, chairman of the Poland 2000 Commitee (Komitet Polska 2000 PAN) since 1980, .

Areas of activity

His main areas of interest are: sociology of labour and industry, sociology of the nation, sociology of the political relations.

Publications:

• Przeobrażenia świadomości narodowej reemigrantów polskich z Francji (Evolution of the national conciousness of the Polish reemigrants from France)
• Społeczne procesy uprzemysłowienia, 1962 (=Social processes of industrialization)
• Społeczeństwo i socjologia w NRF, 1966 (=Society and socilogy in Western Germany)
• Socjologia a słuzba społeczna, 1972 (=Sociology and public service)
• Stan i perspektywy rozwoju nauk humanistycznych, 1973 (=The state and prospects of development of the humanist sciences)
• Przemiany w strukturze społecznej Polski Ludowej, 1982 (=Social structure changes in the People's Poland)