<p> Dr Daunis Auers (curriculum vitae) Education: 1991. . BA (Honours) (History) University of North London 1998. M.Sc. (political science – Russia specialization) London School of Economics 2006 Ph.D. (political science) University College London Academic Titles and degrees: 2006 Doctor of Political Science 2007 Assistant Professor, University of Latvia 2010 Senior Researcher, University of Latvia 2011 Associate Professor, University of Latvia Work Experience: 1993.-1997. English Language Programme Coordinator & Lecturer EuroFaculty, University of Latvia 1998.-2005. Lecturer & Political Science Programme Coordinator (Baltic States) EuroFaculty 2005.-2006. Fulbright Programme Scholar University of California, Berkeley 2006.-2007. Lecturer, Comparative politics Department of Political Science, University of Latvia 2007.- Assistant Professor, Comparative politics Department of Political Science, University of Latvia 2010.- Senior Researcher Advanced Social and Political Research Institute, University of Latvia 2011.- Associate Professor, Comparative politics Department of Political Science, University of Latvia</p><p>Major Recent Publications: 1. D.Auers. “An Electoral tactic? Citizens’ Initiatives in Post-Soviet Latvia”. In Maija Setala and Theo Schiller (eds), Citizens’ Initiatives in Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 53-68. 2. D.Auers. “Political Development” In Marju Lauristin (ed.), Estonian Human Development Report 2010/2011: Baltic Way(s) of Human Development: Twenty Years On. Tallinn: Eesti Koostoo Kogu. 144-163. With Vello Pettai and Aine Ramonaite. 3. D.Auers. “The 2009 European Parliament Election Campaign in Latvia: Europeanizing Domestic Ethnic Discourse”. In Robert Harmsen and Joachim Schild (eds), National European Debates and the 2009 European Parliament Elections. Berlin: Nomos. 2011. 201- 216. 4. D.Auers. “The Economy in Latvia”. Central and South-Eastern Europe 2012. 2011. Routledge: London. 5. D.Auers. “The 2009 European Parliament Elections in Latvia”. In Juliet Lodge (ed), The 2009 European Parliament Elections. Palgrave MacMillan: London. 2010. 6. D.Auers. “Latvia”. The 2010 Bertelsmann Transformation Index. Bertelsmann Stiftung: Gütersloh. 2010. (Also authored 2012 report) 7. D.Auers. “Explaining the electoral failure of extreme-right parties in Estonia and Latvia”. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 17(2), 241-254, 2009. (with Andres Kasekamp). 8. D.Auers. “Green, Black, and Brown: Uncovering Latvia’s Environmental Politics”. Journal of Baltic Studies. Special issue ‘From Phosphate Springs to Nordstream’, 40(3), 333-349, September 2009. With David Galbreath. 9. D.Auers. “Referendums and Inititaives in the Baltic States”. In Simon Hug and Karin Gilland Lutz (eds), Financing Referendum Campaigns. Palgrave MacMillan: London. 2009. With Algis Krupavicius and Juri Ruus. 10. D.Auers. Latvia and the USA: From Captive Nation to Strategic Partner. University of Latvia Press, 2008 (Editor) 11. D.Auers. “Salmon, Rissoles, and Smoked Eel: The Latvian Legation in the Cold War.” In: Daunis Auers (red.), Latvia and the USA: From Captive Nation to Strategic Partner. University of Latvia Press, 2008. pp 51-60 12. D.Auers. “Eiropas Parlaments un Eiropas Kopējā un Ārējā Drošības Politika: Aktieri un ietekmes veidi.” In Žaneta Ozoliņa (red.), Eiropas Parlaments: Ārējās un Drošības Politikas Īstenotājs. Zinātne, 2008. pp. 15-40 (with Kārlis Bukovski) 13. D.Auers. “The Globalization of Higher Education Institutions in Latvia.”. Latvia 2020. University of Latvia Press: Riga, Latvia. 2008. pp. 69-82. 14. D.Auers. “Friend or foe? Latvia and the European Common Agricultural Policy”. Latvian Perspectives on the European Union. Presidential Strategic Analysis Commission: Riga, Latvia. 2007. pp. 133-151. (also published in Latvian). 15. D.Auers et al. “Flipping Burgers or Flipping Pages? Student Employment and Academic Attainment in Post-Soviet Latvia”. Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 40(4). 2007. pp. 477-491. 16. D.Auers et al. “Can money buy happiness? Student satisfaction in Latvian higher education”. Baltic Economic Trends. 2006 (2). pp. 45-52. 17. D.Auers. “Igaunija, Latvija, un Lietuva Eiropas Savienībā: vai Baltijas valstu sadarbība?” (‘Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania in the European Union: Whither Baltic cooperation?’) Latvijas Ārpolitika un Robežu Paplašināšana. Presidential Strategic Analysis Commission: Riga, Latvia. 2006. pp. 83-100. 18. D.Auers. “The European Parliament elections in the eight new member states of East- Central Europe”, Electoral Studies. 24(4), 2005 pp. 747-754. </p><p>Courses Taught: Masters Courses: Comparative Politics. 6 ECTS. Europe and the USA: Comparative Politics and Society. 6 ECTS Bachelors Courses: Introduction to Comparative Politics: 6 ECTS History & Government of the European Union: 6 ECTS Democratization in East-Central Europe: 6 ECTS</p><p>Additional Experience: -National Expert, EU 7th framework SSH programme, 2010- -Vice President, Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies, 2006-2010 -Editor, Baltic Journal of Economics, 2002-2005</p><p>17 January, 2012</p>