This event examines the process and core i deas behind Let’s Agree on Poland: A Case Study in Strategic Constitutional Design (Oxford University Press\, 2025)\, a real-world negotiation experim ent conducted under conditions of extreme political polarization. Emerging from a multi-year\, facilitated process involving more than 130 public inte llectuals across deep ideological divides\, the project used interest-based bargaining\, mutual-gains approaches\, and structured dialogue to move par ticipants beyond positional politics toward shared interests\, common commi tments\, and workable institutional compromises. The book proposes a novel constitutional framework for Poland aimed at supporting productive negotiat ions across multiple levels of governance\, outlining institutional design elements to foster dialogue across political divides at national\, regional \, and local levels. In this session\, three co-authors representing libera l\, progressive\, and conservative perspectives will reflect on their first hand experience of negotiating constitutional proposals across ideological lines\, illustrating how negotiation theory\, structured dialogue\, and ins titutional design can help societies manage conflict and build durable demo cratic arrangements.
Light snacks and beverages will be provided at t his event. Please note: space is limited\, if you are interested in joining \, please contact Riley Scheuritzel (rscheurit zel@law.harvard.edu) no later than March 20th\, 2026 to reserve your sp ace for this event.
Anna Wojciuk is an Assoc iate Professor of international relations and comparative politics at the U niversity of Warsaw and co‑founder and President of the Association Inkubat or Umowy Społecznej\, which led the cross‑ideological negotiation process b ehind *Let’s Agree on Poland: A Case Study in Strategic Constitutional Desi gn* (OUP\, 2025). She has held visiting positions at Harvard\, Columbia\, t he European University Institute\, and Cornell\, and her work has appeared in leading journals such as *Political Geography* and *Review of Internatio nal Studies*. She is also the author of *Empires of Knowledge* (Routledge\, 2018) and a regular commentator on democratic backsliding and right‑wing p opulism in outlets including *Foreign Policy*\, *Politico*\, *Haaretz*\, an d *Project Syndicate*.
Sylwia Sysko-Romańczuk is Pro fessor of Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Management at the Wars aw University of Technology and Vice-President of the Social Contract Incub ator (Inkubator Umowy Społecznej\, IUS). Her research examines governance\, strategic coordination\, and innovation in complex systems\, with a focus on how institutions can enable effective collective action under uncertaint y. A former Undersecretary of State in the Polish Ministry of National Educ ation (2006–2007)\, she negotiated education reforms in a highly polarized environment. As a co-author of Let’s Agree on Poland: A Case Study in Strat egic Constitutional Design (Oxford University Press\, 2025)\, she helped le ad IUS’s multi-year\, cross-ideological negotiation process and advocates a citizen-friendship-driven approach to democracy and constitutional design.
Łukasz Rozdeiczer is an attorney\, negotiator\, med iator\, and manager specializing in complex negotiations and corporate\, co nstruction\, and energy disputes\, admitted to practice in New York\, Engla nd and Wales\, and Poland. He has represented the Polish government and mul tinational corporations in matters exceeding USD 30 billion and serves as p resident of the BATNA Group and Country Manager for Poland at the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. An Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Un iversity\, he has taught negotiation and dispute resolution at leading univ ersities and previously worked with the Harvard Program on Negotiation\, th e World Bank\, and the Polish Chamber of Commerce. He sits on several NGO b oards\, including the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation\, and is a council memb er of the Social Contract Incubator and co-author of Let’s Agree on Poland.
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