[8] He has offered commentary on topics like radical and far right,[9][10][11][12][13] racism,[14] hate speech,[15] and extremism.
Pankowski states that "populist movements were successful where they chimed effectively with the common-sense everyday culture".
[21] In July 2018 he published a study in Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs, titled "The Resurgence of Antisemitic Discourse in Poland".
[23] According to Pankowski prior to the Holocaust law "Muslims and foreigners had replaced Jews for many years as the main target for xenophobic hate", however in the aftermath of the law hate discourse reverted to traditional Jew hatred.
[29] On November 11, 2021, the Polish far-right nationalists at a rally in Kalisz attended by hundreds of people yelled "Death to Jews."
[30] The rally organizer said: “LGBT, pederasts and Zionists are the enemies of Poland.”[31] Pankowski said it reminded him of Nazi book burnings, and observed: "Having monitored antisemitism for more than 25 years, I have never seen anything like that.
[33] He also received the Polcul award for "pedagogical, journalistic and cultural activities for racial, ethnic and religious tolerance, as well as for building civil society and democracy in Poland".