ist . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁J el one k ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Krak ow . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Journal ism ▁and ▁Political ▁Science ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wars aw . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁under ground ▁activ ist ▁for ▁the ▁Federation ▁of ▁Fight ing ▁Youth . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁human ities ▁from ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wars aw ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁hab il itation ▁at ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁Soci ology ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁J el one k ▁was ▁an ▁assistant ▁and ▁associate ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wars aw . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Political ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁Polish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁head ▁of ▁department ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Middle ▁and ▁Far ▁East ▁at ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁International ▁and ▁Political ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁J agi ell onian ▁University ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁- ▁and ▁under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁the ▁department ▁became ▁an ▁inst itute . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Scient ific ▁Council