Gawin serves as an Adiunkt at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
He is a contributor to leading Polish magazines such as Przegląd Polityczny, Res Publica Nowa, Tygodnik Powszechny and Rzeczpospolita, as well as historical and scientific journals such as Teologia Polityczna and Krytyka Polityczna.
He was the host of a TV programme Trzeci punkt widzenia at TVP Kultura.
[1] He is regarded as historian of political and social ideas such as patriotism, nationalism, antisemitism, totalitarianism and others.
In 2006 he received the Andrzej Kijowski Award for his book Polska, wieczny romans published in 2005 by Ośrodek Myśli Politycznej.