Conference: “Contributing to Lasting Stability: the European Union’s Role in South East Europe” September 15, 2006

Biographies

Franz-Lothar Altmann is Head of the Balkan Research Section (Research Unit EU External Relations) at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik), Berlin, and Director of the Board of the German Association for Eastern European Studies (Osteuropakunde e.V). He is a Member of the Board of the South East Europe Association, Vice-President of EALIZ and Associate Professor of the University of Bucharest, Romania. He is also the Editor-in-chief of Osteuropa-Wirtschaft (quarterly) and Co-Editor of the Journal for Southeast and Black Sea Studies (quarterly). His areas of expertise include: the political and economic transformation of East-Central and South East Europe; EU Eastern enlargement; economic developments and problems of South East and Central Europe; and political developments in the countries of South East Europe. He has written nine books and some 216 articles on Eastern and South East European economics and politics, transformation and European integration (EU enlargement).

Email: [email protected] Web page: http://www.swp-berlin.org/ forscherprofil.php?id=1332&lang=en

Robert Austin is Project Coordinator and Lecturer at the Centre for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (CERES) at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto. He is a specialist on Albania and Kosovo, with special emphasis on Albania’s transition and Albanian history between the two World Wars. In the past, he was a Tirana- based correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; a Slovak-based correspondent with The Economist Group of Publications; and a news writer with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto. He received his PhD from the University of Toronto.

Email: [email protected] Web page: http://www.utoronto.ca/ceres/CIDA/instructors.htm ______

Serif Onur Bahcecik is a graduate student at the Carleton University Political Science Department. He holds a B.A. degree from Bosphorus University in Istanbul and an M.S. degree from Middle East Technical University in Ankara.

Email: [email protected] ______

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Alexandre Berlin is Honorary Director General of the European Commission and an Associate of the Institute for European Studies at the University of British Columbia. He has worked for the European Commission in a variety of capacities focusing primarily on public health issues, including European Commission Advisor (Luxembourg-Brussels) for the Public Health and Safety at Work Directorate (1992-1999) and European Commission Head of Division (Luxembourg) for Public Health (1986-1992). He is also a Consultant on EU- World Health Organization relations to the WHO, specializing in health and enlargement and environmental health. As a consultant to the Council of Europe, he focuses in particular on public health issues in South East Europe.

E-mail: [email protected] ______

Mark Biondich holds a Ph.D. in history and is presently employed as an analyst with the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Section of the Department of Justice Canada, in Ottawa. He has authored one book and a number of articles on Balkan history and politics and teaches courses at the Institute of European and Russian Studies (EURUS) or Carleton University, including a course on the Balkans

E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.carleton.ca/eurus/Faculty/Biondich.htm ______

Bogdan Boduru is Lecturer at the Department of Economics and the Institute of European and Russian Studies (EURUS) at Carleton University. His research interests include investigating the determinants of success in the Central and Eastern European transition to democracy and market economy from a New Institutional Economics perspective. He has published several articles on economic issues in South East Europe, Russia and the former Soviet space. He received his PhD in Economics from Simon Fraser University. .

E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.carleton.ca/eurus/Faculty/Buduru.htm ______

Lenard Cohen is Professor of Political Science at Simon Fraser University where he has been teaching since 1974. He specializes in Russian and East European politics, with a special focus on the Balkans. During the last decade he has also been working on questions of regional security in South East Europe, international relations and both Canadian and US foreign policy towards Eastern Europe. Professor Cohen has published several books and articles concerning the politics of the former Yugoslavia. His most recent books include ‘Serpent in the Bosom:' The Rise and Fall of Slobodan Milosevic, and the co- edited volumes “NATO and European Security: Alliance Politics from the End of the Cold War to the Age of Terrorism, and Foreign Policy Realignment in the Age of Terror and evic He received his PhD from Columbia University, USA. E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.sfu.ca/politics/contact/lcoh_txt.html ______

2 Conference: “Contributing to Lasting Stability: the European Union’s Role in South East Europe” September 15, 2006 Joan DeBardeleben is Director of the Centre for European Studies and of the Institute of European and Russian Studies, and a Professor of Political Science and of European and Russian Studies. Dr. DeBardeleben’s research has focussed on East German and Soviet/Russia politics, including environmental politics, public opinion, elections, and federalism. Since 2000 she has turned her attention to EU enlargement and EU-Russian relations. .Recent publications include: (editor and contributor) Soft or Hard Borders: Managing the Divide in an Enlarged Europe (Ashgate, 2005), Democratic Dilemmas of Multi-level Governance: Legitimacy, Accountability, and Representation in the European Union (co-editor with Achim Hurrrelmann, Palgrave, forthcoming) and The Formation of Labour Relations in post-Soviet Russia (co-editor and contributor with V. Yadov and S. Klimova, Moscow:,2004, in Russian). After completing a B.A. in Russian Language and Literature, she received her PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin- Madison

Email: [email protected] Web page: http://www.carleton.ca/eurus/Faculty/DeBardeleben.htm ______

Kjell Engelbrekt is Senior Lecturer at the Swedish National Defence College and Department of Political Science, Stockholm University. He has worked as a Research Analyst at the RFE/RL Research Institute in Munich, writing for Report on Eastern Europe, RFE/RL Research Report and the Economist Intelligence Unit. He has written numerous journal articles and book chapters. His book Security Policy Reorientation in Peripheral Europe: A Comparative-Perspectivist Approach was published with Ashgate in 2002. His present research focus is on institution-building in post-Communist societies in the context of European Union enlargement, conflict management and ethno-nationalism in South East Europe and EU Foreign, Security and Defence policy. He received his PhD from Stockholm University.

E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.statsvet.su.se/hemsidor/kjell_engelbrekt_right.htm

John Fraser is a part-time Consultant on Balkan Affairs at the Privy Council Office, Ottawa and Adjunct Research Professor at the Institute of European and Russian Studies (EURUS), Carleton University. In the past he has worked with Canada’s Department of External Affairs, as a Foreign Service Visitor at Carleton University (1992-1994), as Director General of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau (1987-1992), Ambassador to Yugoslavia with dual accreditation to Bulgaria (1983-1987); Ambassador to Poland with dual accreditation to the GDR (1980-1983) and Director of Middle East Division (1976-1980). He also served in Washington, DC (1972-1976). Other capacities include Chargé d’Affaires to China – opened the Canadian Embassy in Peking (1971-1972); China Desk Officer (1968- 1970); served in Warsaw (1967-1968), Hong Kong (1965-1967) and Belgrade (1959-1962). He has published various articles on former Yugoslavia in the International Journal of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs.

E-mail: [email protected]

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Tom Gallagher is Professor at Bradford University, UK, where he holds the Chair of Ethnic Conflict and Peace. He is a regular analyst for well-known consultancy groups and a frequent visitor to the Balkan region. His research interests include the Northern Ireland conflict; the transition to democracy in the Balkans (particularly Romania) and the role of ethnicity; nationalism and strategies for managing inter-ethnic conflict. Much of his teaching and research focuses on the evolution of post-Communist states of South East Europe, with particular expertise on Romania. He is currently completing a book titled The Balkans in the New Millennium (Routledge, 2006), which focuses on the fifteen-year Kosovo crisis. He received his PhD from the University of Manchester, UK.

E-mail: [email protected] Web Page: http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/peace/tmp/staff/gallagher_t/ ______

Vladimir Gligorov is a Senior Economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) and Adjunct Professor at ster University, Vienna. He is also an occasional Lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy, Vienna and Consultant on South East Europe. His work focuses on Balkan countries, in particular Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia; long- term growth in transition countries; macroeconomic analysis and financial markets. His current and recent research projects include Functional Borders, Sustainable Security: Integrating the Balkans in the European Union (EU-Project, HPSE-Programme, Coordination: ELIAMEP, Athens) and other programs on South East Europe.

E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.wiiw.ac.at/e/staff_gligorov.html ______

Feridun Hamdullahpur has been Vice-President (Research and International) at Carleton University since 2000. During his tenure, he has been responsible for developing and facilitating research opportunities and expertise, and for liaison with government, business, granting councils, other universities and organizations on research matters. Before coming to Carleton, Dr. Hamdullahpur was the Associate Principal, Graduate Studies and Research at DalTech-Dalhousie University (1997-2000), responsible for providing leadership in all aspects of that institution's research enterprise, including graduate studies, industrial liaison, scholarships and awards, contract research, and research chairs. Dr. Hamdullahpur began his career at the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1981 as a research engineer. In 1985, he was appointed Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at TUNS, and was promoted to full Professor in 1995. He was Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (1993-95) and Dean of Graduate Studies (1995-97). Dr. Hamdullahpur received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Istanbul and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia. E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.carleton.ca/cu/aboutus/executive/vpr.html ______

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H.E. Eric Hayes has been Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Canada since October 2002. He started his career at the British Steel Corporation, London in 1971. His service at the European Commission began in 1974. Since then he has held appointments with various units within the European Commission, including:

1974-76: Directorate General for External Relations (Australia/New Zealand Desk) 1976: Private Office of Sir C. Soames, Vice-President for External Relations 1976-79: Private Office of Mr. C. Tugendhat, Member responsible for Budgets, Personnel and Financial Institutions 1979-82: Directorate General for External Relations (Anti-Dumping Division) 1982-88: Economic Assistant to Director-General for External Relations 1988-90: Deputy Head of EFTA Unit, Directorate-General for External Relations 1990-93: Head of Unit for Bilateral Relations with the Scandinavian countries, Finland, Iceland, Austria and Switzerland (and EC Chairman of EEA Negotiating Group on Flanking and Horizontal Policies) 1993-95: Head of European Commission Delegation in Finland 1995-99: Head of Unit for Relations with the USA, CANADA, External Relations DGI 1999-2000: Head of Unit for Relations with the USA, CANADA, NAFTA Directorate- General for External Relations (DG RELEX)

Email: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.delcan.cec.eu.int/en/about_us/welcome/ ______

David Law is a Senior Fellow at the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), where he focuses on security sector reform. Prior to joining DCAF in 2003, he worked as a manager/consultant in capacity-building and technical assistance projects sponsored by the European Commission and the Canadian government, and lectured on security issues at various universities in Europe and North America. He was a member of NATO’s international staff (1984-1994), where he worked as a policy analyst and principal advisor to three Secretaries-General. Some of his recent writings have dealt with post- conflict reconstruction of the security sector, human security and security sector reform in the Euro-Atlantic region.

E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.dcaf.ch/about/staff/staff__lad.cfm?nav1=1&nav2=3

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Elena Lazarou is a Doctoral Candidate at the Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK. Her dissertation is on “EU influence on Greek-Turkish Relations” and her general interests include the history of European integration, European Union enlargement, South East Europe, Turkish EU candidacy, Europeanization and European identity. Prior to undertaking doctoral work, she completed an MPhil in European Studies at the University of Cambridge. She has been a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University, New York, and New York University and associate to the Hellenic Centre for European Studies (EKEM). E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.intstudies.cam.ac.uk/students/lazarou.html ______

David Long is Professor of International Affairs in the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. With a PhD from the University of London, Long's research interests include the European Union and international theory. Selected publications include: 'NATO After Atlanticism', in Osvaldo Croci and Amy Verdun, eds., Storm Over the Atlantic, forthcoming 2006. 'Transatlantic Relations and Canadian Foreign Policy', International Journal, Autumn 2003. 'Europe and the Ban on Landmines: Compliance with Exceptions and Loopholes', in Bryan Macdonald and Richard Matthew, eds., Towards Human Security: A Study of the Transnational Effort to Ban Landmines, SUNY Press, 2003. (Co-written with Paul Chamberlain). 'The European Union and the Ottawa Process to Ban on Landmines', Journal of European Public Policy, 2002. 'The Euro and the Transformation of International Relations', in Patrick Crowley, ed., Before and Beyond EMU, Routledge, 2002. 'The Variables of EU Enlargement', in George MacLean, ed., Actor and Presence: The EU in International Security, University of Ottawa Press, 2001.

Email: [email protected] Web page: http://www.carleton.ca/npsia/npsia_faculty/long_2001.html ______

Reneo Lukic is Professor of International Relations at Laval University where he has been teaching since 1995. His areas of specialization include ethnicity and nationalism in the Balkans, European international organizations, European diplomatic history, the Balkans in the 20th century, Soviet-East European relations, Soviet foreign policy and Russian foreign policy. He is the author and coauthor of several books, including “Europe from the Balkans to the Urals: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union” (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996, with Allen Lynch) and “L’agonie yougoslave (1986-2003): Les Etats- Unis et l’Europe face aux guerres balkaniques'” (Quebec City: Les Presses de l’Universite Laval, 2003).

E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://www.hst.ulaval.ca/Profs/Rlukic/Rlukic.htm ______

6 Conference: “Contributing to Lasting Stability: the European Union’s Role in South East Europe” September 15, 2006 Peter Lundy is a graduate of the Royal Military College of Canada (History and Political Science) and the University of British Columbia (MBA). Following service in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry and a period in the private sector, he joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1993. Abroad, he has served in Venezuela and the Canadian Consulate General in Chicago. At headquarters, he has worked in various divisions including the South America Division and the International Finance Division. Most recently, he has worked in the Nordic, Central Europe and Eastern Mediterranean Division for the past four years and was appointed as Director in August of this year.

Email: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/ ______

Sigurd Pacher is the Deputy Head of Mission of the Austrian Embassy in Ottawa. Prior to his assignment to Canada, he was the Deputy Consul General at the Austrian Consulate in New York City from 2001 to 2004. In addition to various posts at the head office in Vienna, he was also posted to the Austrian Embassy in Tirana, Albania in the late 1990s.

Before joining the Foreign Service in 1997, Mr. Pacher worked as an assistant professor of Social and Economic History at his home town University of Graz. He holds both a master’s degree in International Affairs from George-Washington-University in Washington, D.C. and a doctoral degree in Social and Economic Sciences from Graz University.

Email: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.ahc-ottawa.org/ ______

H.E. Pasi Patokallio is Ambassador of Finland to Canada. Mr. Patokallio was born on 29 September 1949 at Kangasala, Finland. Prior to his posting to Ottawa in September 2004, Mr. Patokallio spent a year as a Fellow at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs studying and speaking on issues relating to the Middle East. Previously, he served as Finland's Ambassador to Israel for more than five years (1998- 2003). In Helsinki, his posts have included those of Deputy Director-General for Multilateral Affairs at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs as well as of Director for Arms Control and Disarmament. He has participated in numerous international conferences relating to conventional arms as well as WMD. In the 1990s Mr. Patokallio served for a year as chairman of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and chaired two preparatory meetings of the NPT review conference. He has also been closely involved with the emerging issue of small arms proliferation, serving twice on a UN panel on small arms. In July 2005 he chaired the UN Second Biennial Meeting on small arms in New York. Besides Ottawa and Tel Aviv, his foreign postings have included Washington, Tokyo, Geneva and New York. Educated at Tampere University in Finland, he holds a master's degree in international relations.

Email: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.finland.ca/en/ ______

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Charles Corrie Pentland joined the Department of Political Studies at Queen's in 1969 and has been a Full Professor since 1982. He has held visiting positions at Institut d'Etudes Europeennes, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 1975-6; Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Fall 1981; Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Internationales et Communautaires, Universite d'Aix-Marseille, 1983-4; University of Manitoba, Winter 1993; and University of Cambridge, 2004. Pentland was Co-editor of Journal of European Integration from 1977-84; and Co-editor of International Journal from 1984-92. Presently, he is Associate Director of Queen’s Democracy Project for Ukraine and also Director of Queen’s Centre for International Relations. Dr. Pentland’s current research concerns the political development and external relations of the European Union, in particular the security implications of its enlargement to include countries in Central and Eastern Europe, its role in the Balkans, and its development of a common foreign and security policy. Some recent publications include “The European Union and Civil Conflict in Africa”, International Journal 60:4 (Autumn 2005); “Eastern Approaches: the EU Encounters the Former Soviet Union”, in Joan DeBardeleben (ed) Hard or Soft Borders: Managing the Divide in an Enlarged Europe (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2005); “Odd Man In: Canada and the Transatlantic Crisis”, International Journal 59:1 (Winter 2003-4); Bridges to Peace: Ten Years of Conflict Management in Bosnia-Herzegovina (Kingston: Queen’s Quarterly Press, 2003); “Brussels, Bosnia and Beyond: the EU’s Search for a Role in South Eastern Europe” in Pentland, Bridges to Peace. Dr. Pentlans received his PhD in International Relations, University of London, School of Economics and Political Science.

Email: [email protected] Web page: http://www.queensu.ca/politics/pentland.html

Lavinia Stan is Director of the Centre for Post-Communist Studies and Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS. She is a regular contributor to the Romanian section of the Voice of America radio station.. Her main areas of interest are post-Communist democratization, governmental performance, social capital, democratization, research methods, transitional justice and religion and politics. Her recent publications include “Religion and Politics in Post- communist Romania” (under contract with Oxford University Press, 2007, co-authored with Lucian Turcescu) and "Leaders and Laggards: Governance, Civicness and Ethnicity in Post-Communist Romania" (East European Monographs, Columbia University Press, 2002). She received her PhD from the University of Toronto. E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://people.stfx.ca/lstan/ ______

Emre Uckardesler is a PhD student at the Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University. His areas of interest are social policy in developmental and post-industrial contexts, state theory, and disciplinary boundaries of economics and sociology. In recent years he worked in research projects for the UNDP, World Bank, and various NGOs.

E-mail: [email protected]

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