Curriculum Vitae
Giorgos Kentas
Address: Office: University of Nicosia, 46, Makedonitissas Avenue, Nicosia 1700, Humanities Building, Room 101B
Home: 4, Samothrakis, 2044 Strovolos
Telephone: Office: (00357) 22 842228 Mobile: (00357) 99414638
Fax: (00357) 22 842222
E-mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Graduate work:
• PhD in Political Science (2009) [Vrije Universiteit Brussel]
• MA in International Relations (2002) [University of Kent]
Undergraduate work:
• BA in Political Science (2001) [University of Cyprus]
1 Positions Held
• Tenured Associate Professor of Politics and Governance (2015 - )
• Tenured Assistant Professor (2014 - 2015)
• Lecture at Cyprus Police Academy (2014 - )
• Member of the Jean Monnet Chair Program at the University of Nicosia (2011-2013)
• Designer and Director, Master Program in Public Administration (2012 - )
• Program Coordinator, Bachelor Program in European Studies and International Relations (2010 – 2015)
• Assistant Professor, University of Nicosia (2009- )
Courses Taught at the University of Nicosia
• Politics and Economics in Public Administration, Strategy in Public Administration, Theory of International Politics, Political Theory, Philosophy and Epistemology in International Relations, Terrorism in the New Millennium, Theories of Democracy, European Governance and Institutions, Conflict Analysis, Strategy Planning
Teaching Experience:
• 10 years of autonomous teaching and research at the University of Nicosia (2007 - )
Areas of Concentration/ Research Interests:
• Main areas: Public Administration, Strategy, Political Science
• Other Areas: Philosophical and epistemological aspects of theory of International Politics, organized violence in world politics, regional cooperation in Eastern
2 Mediterranean and the Middle East, European defense and security policy, Strategy Planning in Public Administration
Professional Affiliations
Organization Position Duration
SeeD Center for Sustainable Senior October 2016 - Peace and Democratic Researcher/Consultant – Development Security Dialogue Project
Ministry of Defense, Board Member of Cyprus 2015- Republic of Cyprus Academy of Security, Defense, and Crisis Management
Trans European Policy Elected Member/National 2015- Studies Association (TEPSA) Representative
Insights Market Research Associate for Public Surveys 2014-
Academic Affiliations
Organization Title
• Trans European Policy Studies Association (2015 - ) National Representative
• Centre for International and European Affairs (2002 - ) Research Associate
• Affiliated with Jean Monnet Chair (2011-2013) Associated Member
• Thucydides Think Tank (2011 – 2014) Board Member
• Nordic International Studies Association (2007 - ) Member
3 • EU-CONSENT (EU funded 2004-2008) Researcher
• FORNET (EU funded 2005-2008) Researcher
Funding
• Security Dialogue Initiative (2016- ): Senior Researched (http://www.seedsofpeace.eu/)
• Research Promotion Foundation (2012-2015): Research Associate to a an RPF project on Federalism and Federation
• Foreign Policy Club and KFOS (2011): Position Paper on Kosovo (by invitation as national expert)
• European Parliament (2008): Funding for preparing a Briefing Paper on the Selection of Candidates for the European Parliament by National Parties
• European Council on Foreign Relations (2008): Grand for a Report on Cyprus’ Participation in ESDP- civilian missions
• European Commission (2006): Funding for research and publication of a book (A. Emilianides, G. Kentas, M. Kontos, The European Union Facing the Future. Nicosia: PowerPublications: 2005 (in Greek)
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Doctoral Dissertation:
• “After the Statecentric Tradition: Toward an Open System Approach to the Organized Violence Problématique”
MA Dissertation:
4 • “Perceptions and Misperceptions about the Security Dilemma”
Books:
• G. Kentas, Security in the Context of a Cyprus Settlement (Athens, A.A. Livanis, 2013)
• Α. Emilianides, Μ. Kontos, G. Kentas, Marked Cards: Revealing the Background of Christofias-Talat Negotiations (Nicosia: Power Publishing, 2010), in Greek (bestselling, 2010)
• Emilianides, C. Melakopides, G. Kentas, The Cyprus Yearbook of International Relations 2007 (Nicosia: KIMEDE and Power Publishing, 2007)
• Emilianides, C. Melakopides, G. Kentas, The Cyprus Yearbook of International Relations 2006 Nicosia: KIMEDE and Power Publishing, 2006
• G. Kentas, Α. Emilianides, Μ. Kontos, The European Union Facing its Future (Nicosia: Power Publishing, 2006), in Greek.
• A. Emilianides, G. Kentas, et. al. (eds) The Anan Plan: Five Papers (Athens: Ipsilon/Aigaion, 2003), in Greek
Chapters in Books:
• G. Kentas, "The peculiar concept of “balance” between Turkey and Greece in Cyprus" in M. Kontos, ed. Great Power Politics in Cyprus: Foreign Interventions and Domestic Perceptions (Cambridge: Cambridge Publishers, 2014)
• G. Kentas and A. Emilianides, “The Emergence and Regulation of Minority Religious Groups in Europe" in F. Zuolo and B. Magali eds. How Groups Matter: Challenges of Tolerations in Pluralistic Societies (London: Routledge, 2013)
• G. Kentas and Ch. Ioannou, “Social and Societal Aspects of EU Membership,” in James Ker-Lindsay, Hubert Faustman and Fiona Mullen, eds., An Island in Europe: The EU and the Transformation of Cyprus (London: I.B. Tauris, 2011)
5 • G. Kentas “The Cyprus Problem in the Post-Cold War Era”, in Theofanis Malkides ed., Aspects of South-Eastern Europe After 1991 (Athens: Gordios, 2006)
• G. Kentas “The Turko-Cypriot Disputes in the EU Context”, in C. Melakopides, A. Aimilianides, G. Kentas eds., The Cyprus Yearbook of International Relations 2006 (Nicosia: KIMEDE and Power Publishing, 2006)
• G. Kentas and A. Samaras “Campaigning Under the Shadow of the Annan Plan: The 2004 EP Elections”, in Michaela Maier and Jens Tenscher ed., Campaigning in Europe-Campaigning for Europe (Berlin/London: LIT Publishers, 2006)
• “The ESDP and Cyprus’ Security and Defense Policy”, in Aimilianides, A. ed., One Year After Cyprus’ Accession to the EU (Nicosia: PowerPublications, 2005), in Greek
• A. Samaras and G. Kentas “The Cypriot Referendum of April 24: The Greek-Cypriot Perspective”, in Election Time 2004. The European Yearbook of Political Campaigns (Vienna: Hartlinger Consulting, 2005)
• C. Melakopides and G. Kentas “Beyond the Annan Plan: Is there a Role for the EU in Cyprus?” in Krassimir, Nicolov (ed.), More than a Dwarf? (Sofia: Bulgarian European Community Studies Association, 2004)
• “The EU’s Aspiration for Common Foreign and Security Policy”, in (Nicosia: Kipriaki Martiria, 2004), in Greek
• “The End of a Route”, in Th. Couloumbis, Th. Ntokos, and A. Kintis ed., Yearbook Greece and the World. 2002-2003 Review on Defense and Foreign Policy (Athens: Papazisis Publications), in Greek
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
• G. Kentas and P. Papapoliviou (2015), “Nicosia: a divided capital in Europe” Eurolimes : journal of the Institute for Euroregional Studies 19: 19-36
6 • G. Kentas (2015), “The prospect of Cyprus accession to Partnership for Peace” Foreign Affairs (Hellenic Edition) March 2015
• G. Kentas, “Geopolitical and geoeconomic aspects of the discovery of hydrocarbon reserves in Eastern Mediterranean in relation with the interests of the Republic of Cyprus” Nea Politiki (Papazisis) July-August 2015
• G. Kentas (2013), “What future for the Cyprus Problem” Etudes Helleniques 21:1, pp. 91-121
• G. Kentas (2013) «The Cyprus Radio-Television Authority as an Actor of Political Violence » Columbia Journalism Review 1: 33-36 (Open University Cyprus, Greek Edition)
• G. Kentas, (2013) « Political Communication Policy as Propaganda » Columbia Journalism Review 2: 16-19 (Open University Cyprus, Greek Edition)
• G. Kentas (2012), “The Structural Crisis of the EU” EuroDialogue 2: 154-173
• G. Kentas, (2012) «EU-Cyprus Relations 1972-2004» International and European Politics 25(2): 149-164, in Greek
• G. Kentas and Ch. Ioannou (2012) «The Social Dimension of Cyprus’ entrance to the EU» International and European Politics 25:2, 140-148, in Greek
• G. Kentas and Ch. Ioannou (2009) “The Mediating Impact of Corporatism on the Europeanization of the Cypriot Labor Sector,” The Cyprus Review 21(2): 115-135
• G. Kentas, (2003) “A Realist Evaluation of Cyprus’ Survival Dilemma as Result of the Annan Plan”, The Cyprus Review, 15(2): 13-63
• G. Kentas, (2005) “Cyprus and CFSP: One Year after Accession”. FORNET, 3(3)
7 Conference Proceedings
G. Kentas (2015) “The Emerging security structure in Eastern Mediterranean” National Guard and History Volume 34, pp. 18-25 (Conference Prospects and Challenges for Security in South Eastern Mediterranean, Dec. 2014)
G. Kentas, Ch. Ioannou (2013), “The Europeanisation of gender issues in the labour sector:
Normative vs. Cognitive Adaptation” (ISSEI conference, June 2012)
Bulletins or Reports:
• Kentas, Giorgos, “Cyprus: Position Paper on Kosovo”, Kosovo Calling: International Conference to Launch Position Papers on Kosovo’s Relation with EU and Regional Non-recognizing Countries, Kosovo Foundation for Open Society and British Council: 121-136, 2011. • Cyprus-EU Relations, Guest Contributor to Politis (Sunday Edition) Issue 162, 2011
• Position Paper on Kosovo, a Report prepared for the Foreign Policy Club and KSOR, October 2011
• Report on the prospect of Turkey’s accession to the EU, funded by the government of Cyprus (2008)
• (co-author) “EU-25/27 Watch No.6” Published by the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin, March 2008
• (co-author) “EU-25/27 Watch No.5” Published by the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin, September 2007
• (co-author) “EU-25/27 Watch No.4” Published by the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin, January 2007
• (co-author) “EU-25/27 Watch No.3” Published by the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin, July 2006
• (co-author) “EU-25/27 Watch No.2” Published by the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin, January 2006
8 • (co-author) “EU-25 Watch No.1” Published by the Institut für Europäische Politik, Berlin, December 2004
Other Publications (selected):
• G. Kentas, “The new UN initiative for Cyprus: Déjà vu all over again,” The Cyprus Weekly, September 14, 2013
• G. Kentas, “Is Anastasiades abandoning a sinking ship?” The Cyprus Daily, July 17, 2013
• G. Kentas, “Cyprus’ energy potential must not be ruined,” The Cyprus Daily, July 8, 2013
• G. Kentas, “Promised gas bonanza has yet to dispel economic gloom,” Europe’s World¸ No 20, 2012
• G. Kentas, “The struggle for Syria,” Legacy, March 2011
• G. Kentas, “Cyprus-EU Relations,” Guest Contributor to Politis (Sunday Edition) Issue 162, 2011
• G. Kentas, “Position Paper on Kosovo,” a Report prepared for the Foreign Policy Club and KSOR, October 2011
Work in Progress:
• G. Kentas “Toward a Security Community in the Eastern Mediterranean” (book under research)
• G. Kentas “Strategic Planning in Public Organizations”
• G. Kentas “Understanding terrorism: a theoretical framework”
• G. Kentas “Staying the course of progress in IR theory: Learning from Waltz” (paper ready for submission)
9 • G. Kentas “The Concept of Open System: Some Implications for International Theory” (paper ready for submission)
• G. Kentas “The Structural Crisis of the European Union” (paper ready for submission)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Poster Sessions:
• November 19-20 2015 (the Hague, Netherlands), Presenter and Participant to the Pre-Presidency Conference, organized by Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations
• October 13 2015 (Athens, Greece) Paper presenter at the conference “Invest in Energy 2015” organized by SGT Paper Title: “Regional Developments in Eastern Mediterranean”
• October 15-16 2014 (Graz, Austria), Paper Presented at the conference “UNFICYP: 50 Years of Peacekeeping” Paper title: “Considering the Cyprus Problem in the 21st Century”
• September 25 2014 (Nicosia, Cyprus), Paper presented at “Comparing and Contrasting Federalism in the EU and the USA,” organized by the Centre for European and International Affairs of the University of Nicosia in cooperation with Centre for State Constitutional Studies (at Rutgers-Camden) Academia European Bolzano (EURAC) Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism European Centre for Peace and Development. Paper title: “Why the EU shall never become a federation” (under preparation for publication)
• November 18 2013 (Nicosia, Cyprus), Paper presented at “Issues of Politics and Governance in Biethnic, Multiethnic and Divided States,” an international conference organized by the Centre for European and International Affairs of the
10 University of Nicosia in cooperation with Centre for State Constitutional Studies (at Rutgers-Camden) Academia Europea Bolzano (EURAC) Institute for Studies on Federalism and Regionalism European Centre for Peace and Development. Paper title: “Compromising the state for achieving a federation? The case of Cyprus”. (under publication)
• December 9-10 2010 (Brussels: Belgium), First European Consensus Conference on Homelessness, Invited under my capacity as editor of the Magazine Sixroni Apopsi
• November 20 2010 (Nicosia, Cyprus): Paper Presenter at a symposium on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Republic of Cyprus, organized by Όμιλος Πνευματικής Ανανέωσης. Paper title: “The statehood of Cyprus”
• November 12-14, 2010 (St. Petersburg, Russia): Paper Presenter at the “International Conference on Civil Society and NGOs in Europe and Russia: Responding to New Challenges and Opportunities”. Paper Title: “NGOs as mediating Agents of Foreign Intervention.”
• September 10-12 2009 (Potsdam, Germany): Paper Presenter to the ECPR General Conference. Paper Title: “Consultative and Coercive Policies of Democratization”
• July 23-26 2008 (Ljubljana, Slovenia): Paper Presenter to the Global International Studies Association Conference entitled ‘What keeps us apart what keeps us together’. Paper Title: ‘The Perils of Liberal Conformism: An Internal Reconstruction of Liberal International Theory.’
• May 23-25, 2007 (Odense, Denmark): Paper presenter to the Conference of the Nordic International Studies Association (NISA), entitled Power, Vision, and Order in World Politics. Paper Title: ‘The morphogenesis of the world order of organized violence’
• November 10-11, 2006 (Brussels, Belgium): Discussant at the Plenary Session of the EU- Consent.
• March 31-April 1, 2006 (Lisbon, Portugal): Discussant at the EU-Consent Workpackage VII - “Political and Security Aspects of the EU’s External Relations: Enlargement and The EU Security Culture.”
11 • November 6-7, 2005 (Tel Aviv, Israel): Paper presented to the conference “Conflict Resolution in Cyprus and the Middle East: A Comparative Perspective”. Paper tile: “Understanding the Cyprus System of Conflict”
• October 1-2, 2004 (Sofia, Bulgaria): Paper Presenter to the conference “Regional Dimensions of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU”, organized by the Bulgarian European Community Studies Association in cooperation with the Bulgarian Ministry of Defense. Paper title: “A Security Role for the EU in Cyprus?”
• March 4, 2004 (Nicosia, Cyprus): Paper Presenter to the conference “Cyprus: The day after”, organized by the Strategic Dialogue Center (Netanya College, Israel). Paper title: “Security Aspects of the Cyprus Problem”
• July 4, 2003 (Nicosia, Cyprus): Paper Presenter to the bi-communal panel discussion, titled “Searching for Means of Communication Between Greek and Turkish Cypriots Until a Solution to the Cyprus Problem is Reached”, organized by the Greek Cypriot Youth Organization K.O. NEDHK and the Turkish Cypriot Youth Organizations CTP, RKP, YBH and BKB. Paper title: “The Political Means of Communication in the Aftermath of Cyprus’ Accession to the European Union”
Round Table Discussions:
• October 17 2014 (Nicosia, Cyprus): Spoke with Cyprus Minister of Defense on geopolitical developments in Eastern Mediterranean. The audience comprised of the Chief of National Guard and senior military staff.
• June 19 2014 (Nicosia, Cyprus), Speaker at a roundtable discussion entitled “Security Challenges in The Eastern Mediterranean”, organized by the Center for European and International Affairs of the University of Nicosia in cooperation with the Embassy of Israel in Cyprus.
• June 11 2014 (Nicosia, Cyprus): Speaker at a roundtable discussion entitled “Ten years after EU enlargement,” organized by the Centre for European and International Affairs.
12 • March 13, 2014 (Nicosia, Cyprus) Discussant at debate with Government Party MP Prodromos Prodromou on the prospects of a settlement to the Cyprus Problem, a debate that initiated a round of debates on the current state of affairs around the Cyprus Problem.
• March 4, 2014 (Nicosia, Cyprus) Discussant at a roundtable discussion entitled “Shifting Sands or Burning Bridges? - The Evolution of Turkish-Israeli Relations after the Mavi Marmara Incident and the Strategic Energy Calculations of Greece & Cyprus” organized by the Centre for European and International Affairs of the University of Nicosia.
• November 4 2013 (Nicosia, Cyprus) Discussant at a roundtable on the occasion of the publication of my book “The Concept of Security in the Context of the Cyprus Problem” (Athens, A.A. Livanis, 2013) organized by the Centre for European and International Affairs and the University of Nicosia.
• June 13 2013 (Nicosia, Cyprus) Discussant at a roundtable on the legacy of Kenneth Waltz (1924-2013) organized by the Department of European Studies and International Relations, University of Nicosia.
• March 6 2013 (Nicosia, Cyprus) Discussant at a roundtable on the legacy of Ronald Dowrkin (1931-2013) organized by the Department of Law, University of Nicosia.
• December 2 2010 (Nicosia, Cyprus) Discussant at a roundtable on security aspects of the Cyprus Problem organized by the Department of European Studies and International Relations, University of Nicosia.
• July 12-17 2005 (Gumpoldskirchen, Austria): Participant to the European Academy for Security Policy hosted by the Austrian Institute for European Security Policy
• April 21-23 2005 (Brussels, Belgium): Contributor and Commentator to the FORNET Working Group on EU Enlargement
13 • November 14-16, 2002 (Gozo, Malta): Presenter and Participant at a Workshop titled “The Institutional, Economic and Monetary Implications of the EMU on the EU Acceding and Applicant Countries”, organized by the Department of Economics of the University of Malta with the support of the European Commission.
• June 15-17, 2001 (Larnaca, Cyprus): Presenter and Participant at a Roundtable titled “Cyprus: Sharing the Canadian Experience of Living Together”, organized by the Canadian Centre For Foreign Policy Development. Paper Title: “Education, Symbols and the New Generation”
Symposium Presentation:
• May 23-25, 2003 (Athens, Greece): Paper Presenter to the Symposium titled “Homo Ethicus or Homo Economicus?”, organized by the American-Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. Paper title: “The post-Cold War American Foreign Policy in the South-Eastern Mediterranean”
Invited Talks, Seminars & Colloquia:
• March 23, 2015 (Nicosia, Cyprus): Keynote Speaker at the General Assembly of English School on the national anniversaries of 25th of March 1821 and 1st of April 1955.
• September 20, 2014 (Nicosia, Cyprus): Speaker at a conference organized by the Green Party of Cyprus on the concept of national strategy.
June 18 2014 (Nicosia, Cyprus): Speaker at a public discussion with M. A. Talat (former Turkish Cypriot leader) on current developments on the Cyprus Problem organized by the University of Nicosia.
14 • November 2011-March 2012: J. Monnet modules on European Integration (University of Nicosia/Cyprus Centre for European and International Affairs); funded by the European Commission
• November 2011: Lecture at Limassol Lyceum on Cyprus’ EU Presidency
• February 2010-May 2010: J. Monnet modules on European Integration (University of Nicosia/Cyprus Centre for European and International Affairs); funded by the European Commission
• March 2010: Free University in the Limassol; Lecture title: “The future of Turkey’s Accession Negotiations after the Council Decision in December 2009”
• December 2009: J. Monnet modules on European Integration (University of Nicosia/Cyprus Centre for European and International Affairs); funded by the European Commission
• October 2008-June 2009: J. Monnet modules (University of Nicosia/Cyprus Centre for European and International Affairs); funded by the European Commission
• November 2008: Free University in the University of Cyprus: Lecture on “The Democratic Deficit of the EU”
• October 2008: Free University in the University of Nicosia: Lecture on “Security Aspects of the Cyprus Problem”
• December 2007: Free University in London: Lecture on “EU-Turkey Relations: Towards Full Membership or Special Partnership”
• October 2007: Free University in Cyprus: Lecture on “The Future of EU-Turkey Relationship”
15 OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
- Editorial Boards:
• Reviewer for Cyprus Review (2014 - )
• Reviewer for Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics (2013 - )
• Co-Editor of the Special Issue of European and International Politics (2012)
• Co-Editor of The Cyprus Yearbook for International Relations (2007-2009)
EXPERIENCE
Administrative:
• Member of the academic committee that amended the MA Program in International Relations and the BA Program in European Studies and International Relations (Fall 2013, Spring 2014)
• MPA Program Coordinator for both the Conventional and Distant Learning modes of delivery (2012-)
• BA Program Coordinator (2010- )
• Member of the academic committee that prepared the PhD Program in International Relations (2011-2012)
• Representative to the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, University of Nicosia (2007-2009)
• Member of Department committee for the ECPU visit (2008 and 2010)
• Supervisor of the web-page of the Department of European Studies and International Relations, University of Nicosia (2007-8)
• Drafter and reviewer of the Brochure for the BA and MA Programs of the Department of European Studies and International Relations, (2010, 2011 and 2013)
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Advisory:
• Supervisor to 3 PhD students
• 20 completed supervisions of MA theses
• 8 completed supervisions of Senior Year Projects;
Other:
• Coordinator of Research Seminars at the Department of European Studies and International Relations, University of Nicosia (2008-2010)
Extra-Curricular Activities and Interests:
• Columnist for sigmalive.com (http://www.sigmalive.com/opinions/giorgos- kentas)
• Occasional Commentator at Radio “Proto”, Sigma TV , and MEGA Channel
• Columnist/Article Contributor at the Daily Newspapers “Phileleftheros”, “Simerini”, “Cyprus Daily”, and Cyprus Mail”
• Occasional Columnist at “Legacy” magazine
• Member of the Editorial Board of “APOPSI” (2008-2010)
• Outdoor Sports
‹ Completed four marathons (42,195 meters): Nicosia 2012, Limassol 2013, Athens 2013, Paphos 2015
‹ Competed three triathlon competitive races: White Rocks 2015 (1/20/5.6), Limassol 2015 (1/40/10), Limassol 2016 (750/20/5)
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