Dr. Patrycja Sasnal

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Patrycja Sasnal is a political scientist and philosopher specializing in Middle Eastern politics and migration. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, where he focuses on the impact of technologies related to climate protection and human rights. Sasnal is also a professor of migration at the College of Europe and serves as the head researcher at the Polish Institute of International Affairs. He is a recognized expert on the United Nations’ Human Rights Council and has contributed significantly to discussions on political violence and migration through his work with the Advisory Committee and the Polish Ombudsman’s expert commission. During his academic career, he has been a Fulbright scholar at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and an associate researcher at the American University in Beirut. His recent publications include articles in prominent outlets like The Guardian and Le Monde, and his latest book discusses themes of political violence and Islam, published by Routledge in 2019. For the Spring quarter of the 2022/2023 academic year, he is teaching a class on Geoengineering and Human Rights.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.