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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Florian Bieber Univ.-Prof. Dr. Florian Bieber Center for Southeastern Europe Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz RESOWI K3, Universitätsstr. 15 A-8010 Graz E-mail: [email protected] Austria http://www.suedosteuropa.uni-graz.at/ http://fbieber.wordpress.com Employment 10/2011- University of Graz (Karl-Franzens Universität), Graz Director, Center for Southeast European Studies 9/2010- University of Graz (Karl-Franzens Universität), Graz Professor for Southeast European Studies 9/2006-8/2010 University of Kent, Canterbury Lecturer in East European Politics, Department of Politics and International Relations 4/2002-7/2006 European Center for Minority Issues, Belgrade Project Advisor 1/2001-3/2002 European Center for Minority Issues, Belgrade and Sarajevo Regional Representative, Belgrade (2001/2002); Sarajevo (2001) 9/1999-6/2000 Central European University, Budapest Instructor, International Relations and European Studies Department 9/1998-3/1999 Central European University, Budapest Assistant for International Affairs, Rector’s Office Other Affiliations and Posts 3-7/2010 London School of Economics Visiting Fellow, Research on Southeastern Europe 1-5/2009 Cornell University, Ithaca Luigi Einaudi Chair in European and International Studies 9/2006 Cornell University, Ithaca Luigi Einaudi Scholar 2004-2005 Solomon Ash Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Visiting Scholar 5/2005-5/2010 University of Bologna, Forlì Visiting Professor, Interdisciplinary Master in East European Researches and Studies Since 4/2002 European Center for Minority Issues, Belgrade Senior Non-Resident Research Associate Since 3/2002 Central European University, Budapest Recurrent Visiting Professor, Nationalism Studies Program 3/2001-3/2011 Centre for Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo Lecturer, European Regional Master in Democracy and Human Rights in Southeastern Europe Consultancies 8-9/2009 High Commission on National Minorities, The Hague Expert Advice on a Report and Recommendations regarding Minority Education in Macedonia 1/2009 UK Department for International Development (DFID), Sarajevo Evaluation of Country Assessment and Analysis for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 9-10/2008 Council of Europe, Strasbourg Expert Report on the Implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Southeastern Europe 8/2008-4/2009 King Baudoin Foundation, Brussels Assessing Minority Rights in Practice in Southeastern Europe 1 7/2008 European Commission, Brussels Expert on Minority Communities in Kosovo 2-11/2007 Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Skopje Academic Advisor, Power-sharing and the Implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement 1-5/2007 Civic Initiatives, Belgrade Guide coordinator and contributor, Guide on Minority and Education in Southeastern Europe 11/2006- Friedrich Ebert Foundation & ECMI, Skopje Academic Advisor, The role of political parties in Minority Participation 10-12/2006 King Baudoin Foundation, Brussels Contributor and reviewer, DIANET Minority Rights Advocacy in Southeastern Europe 5-12/2006 Standing Conference of Conference of Towns and Municipalities in Serbia, OSCE Mission in Serbia, Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative, Belgrade Advisor, Promoting Ethnic Equality at the Local Level: Technical Support to the Councils for Inter-Ethnic Relations 4-6/2006 King Baudoin Foundation, Brussels Author, Needs assessment, Minority Rights in Practice in Montenegro 3/2006 European Centre for Minority Issues, UNMIK, Prishtina Advisor, Strategy and action Plan on Returns and Communities for Kosovo 8-12/2005 Minority Rights Group International, Budapest Contributor, Minority Rights Advocacy in the European Union. A Guide for NGOs in Southeastern Europe 8-12/2005 European Centre for Minority Issues, European Agency for Reconstruction, Flensburg & Thessaloniki Contributor to development of guide & training materials, Mainstreaming Minority Issues 6-10/2004 King Baudoin Foundation, Brussels Author of Background Paper, Minority Rights in Practice in SEE 2001, 2006-2008 Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative, Budapest Trainer on Power Sharing, Diversity and Ethnic Relations (Trainings in Sarajevo, Ohrid/Macedonia, Herceg-Novi/Montenegro, Budapest and Osh/Kyrgyzstan) Education 1998-2001 University of Vienna, Austria Ph.D. with honours. Topic: Serbian Nationalism from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Miloševic. 1997-98 Central European University, Budapest M.A. in Southeast European Studies. Topic: The Rise of Serbian Nationalism in the 1980s. 1992- 97 University of Vienna, Austria Magister (Master) in History and Political Science, with honors. Topic: Bosnia-Herzegovina and Lebanon: A Comparative Study. 1991-92 Trinity College, Hartford, USA Studies in History, Political Science, Economics and Languages Grants and Scholarships 2013-2014 OEAD, Identity Politics and Democratization in Austria and Montenegro. 2012 University of Graz, Start-up funding. The Legitimacy and Cohesion of the State in Southeastern Europe. 2007-2009 British Academy, Research Grant (co-investigator) 2005-2006 Open Society Institute, Continuing International Policy Fellowship 2004-2005 Central European University, Coping with Ethnicity through Institutions. Lessons Learnt from former Yugoslavia. 2004-2005 Post-Doctoral Grant of the Ministry for Culture, Higher Education and Research, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Powersharing and Institutional Design in Southeastern Europe. 2002-2003 Open Society Institute, International Policy Fellowship. Institutionalizing Ethnicity in the 2 Western Balkans: Building Inclusive Institutions in Multinational States. 1997-2001 Doctoral Grant of the Ministry for Culture, Higher Education and Research, Grand- Duchy of Luxembourg. Nationalism in Serbia during the 1980s and 1990s. Languages · German (mother tongue) · Serbian/Croatian/ Bosnian (spoken/written/reading: fluent) · English (excellent) · Italian (spoken/reading: intermediate, written: basic) · French (spoken/reading: fluent, written: · Macedonian (reading: intermediate) intermediate) Other Academic and Professional Activities · Editor in Chief, Nationalities Papers, 2009-2013 · Associate Editor, Global Society, 2009-2010. · Associate Editor, Southeastern Europe, from 2008. · Member, Editorial Board, Nationalities Papers, 2007-2009. · Vice President (and Member of Convention Committee since 2004), Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), 2007-9. · Member, Editorial Board of Ethnopolitics (formerly Global Review of Ethnopolitics), since 2000; Südosteuropa, since 2010; Global Society, since 2010; Politicke Perspektive since 2012; Civis. Montenegrin Journal for Political Science, since 2012; Migracijske i etnicke teme since 2012; Nationalities Papers, 2007-2009. · Co-Chair, ASN European Conference Globalization, Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans and its Regional Context, Belgrade, 2006. · Founder and Editor (until 2011), Balkan Academic News, an electronic network of scholars and practitioners working on Southeastern Europe with over 7,000 subscribers, since 1999. · Member, Advisory Board of CITSEE, Edinburgh; Research Institute on State-building in Kosovo (RISK); Center for Research and Policy Making, Macedonia; Institute for Development and Democracy, Macedonia; History of Communism in Europe (Romania). · Referee for manuscripts submitted to Balkanistika, Canadian Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, Electoral Studies, Ethnopolitics, Europe-Asia Studies, European Journal of Political Research, European Security, Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, International Journal on Multicultural Studies, International Migration, Journal of Ethics & International Affairs, Journal of International Relations and Development, Journal of Politics, Perspectives, Problems of Post- Communism, Central European Review of International Relations, Nationalities Papers, Nations and Nationalism. · Reviewer for Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, I.B. Tauris, Columbia University Press, Central European University Press, Macmillan, McGill-Queens University Press, Routledge, and Ashgate. · External Reviewer for the Economic and Social Research Council, OeNB Anniversary Fund (Austria), University of Cambridge, University of Leuven (Belgium). · External Examiner for PhDs at the London School of Economics, University Cambridge, European University Institute, Central European University, University of Trento and University of Stirling. · Taught Courses and held the position of visiting professor at Cornell University, Central European University, University of Graz, University of Bologna and University of Sarajevo. · Evaluation and interviews for applicants for Central European University, London School of Economics and Political Science, Chevening Faculty Fellowships. · Coordinator, Module: Sociology and Civil Society, Balkan Studies, Institute for the Danube Region (Vienna), 2006-2007. · Co-Editor of the peer-reviewed online journal Southeast European Politics, 2000-2005. · Member, Balkan Task Force of the EU Institute for Security Studies, 2007-8. · Member, Balkan Forum developing policy recommendations for Western Balkans for the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bertelsmann Foundation, from 2001 to 2004. · Interviews und Media Contributions to (among others) BBC World Service, Radio Free Europe, European Voice, Associated Press, Washington Post, LA Times, Ö1, FM4, Dani (Sarajevo), Koha Ditore (Prishtina), Die
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