Pondering Social Issues and the Welfare System in Poland through an Urban Prism: The Social Work Program at the Jagiellonian University Institute of Sociology

This article focuses on two intertwined elements of a pedagogical and research nature. The intention is to indicate a significant line of scholarly investigation and analysis at the Institute of Sociology of the Jagiellonian University. This is an approach combining urban issues and phenomena which constitute social problems with actions and undertakings that are rooted in social welfare and social work.