Katarzyna Kajdanek - sociologist specializing in urban studies, associate professor at the University of Wrocław (Migration-Culture-City Laboratory, Institute of Sociology, University of Wrocław). Her research focuses on various aspects of the urbanization process—most recently, return migrations from suburban areas to cities and the revival of rural areas in the Kłodzko Valley, as well as issues of regional and local identity. She is active in applied social sciences—she co-developed the project evaluating the social impact of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016 and contributed to the preparation of the Wrocław Social Diagnosis reports in 2017, 2014, and 2010.