NEVEN ANDJELIC
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Neven Andjelic
Telephone: 0207 487 7712 (work)
E-mail: andjelicn@regents.ac.uk
Education:
DPhil ‘Bosnia-Herzegovina: Politics and Society at the End of Yugoslavia’ University of Sussex, 2000.
MA Contemporary European Studies. University of Sussex, 1995.
BA Law. Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo. 1988.
FHEA Higher Education Academy Fellowship, UK 2016.
Current Positions:
2021 – present Assistant Professor in International Relations and Human Rights – Regent’s University London
2011- present Visiting Professor – University of Bologna
2022- present Independent Consultant – Internews, Sarajevo
Academic Work:
2011 - present Assistant Professor / Reader / Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in International Relations and Human Rights – Regent's University London
2011 - Adjunct Professor – University of Bologna, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Research and Studies on Eastern Europe; Creating and teaching: ‘The Yugoslav Crisis and its Demise’
2021- present Visiting Lecturer – Saarland University, Saarbrücken, MA (LL.M.) programme in European and International Law; creating and teaching “European System of Human Rights Protection”
2021- present Visiting Lecturer – Saarland University, Saarbrücken
2018 - 2019 Visiting Senior Fellow – London School of Economics (LSE)
2017 - 2019 Member of the Advisory Group of an AHRC-funded project, Art and Reconciliation: Conflict, Culture and Community – Department of War Studies - King’s College, London
2017 - 2020 External Examiner - Erasmus Mundus MA Human Rights Policy and Practice - University of Roehampton
2018 - 2020 Member of the Editorial Board – International Journal of European Studies 2014 - 2018 Elected Expert Member of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities - Council of Europe
2011 - 2016 Adjunct Professor – Webster University London
2010 - 2012 Visiting Lecturer – Bader International Studies Center, Herstmonceux Castle, Queen’s University, (Canada) in the UK; Creating and teaching undergraduate courses:
- Europe: Human Rights, Nationalism and Identity in Global Age
- Topics in European Politics
2009 - 2012 Associate Lecturer – Faculty of Politics – Birkbeck College, London; teaching undergraduate courses:
- ‘Global Politics and International Relations’ (tutor, 2010-2011)
- ‘International Security and Global Governance’(tutor, 2011) graduate
- ‘Introduction to Human Rights’ (lecturer, 2009-2010)
- ‘Eastern Europe: Nationalism, Migrations and Minorities’ (creating 2010)
2010 - 2010 Research Assistant – Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Organising focus groups within immigrant communities for a pilot project on identity developments
2007 - 2008 Research Associate – University of Kent, Canterbury
Undertaking research for the British Academy funded project ‘EU and NATO Policies of Conditionality: Bosnia-Herzegovina from Peace-Building to the State-Building’
2008 - 2008 Associate Lecturer – Open University, Cambridge
Teaching a course: ‘Total War and Social Change in Europe’
2006 - 2007 Fulbright Visiting Scholar – University of California – Berkeley
Affiliated with the Human Rights Centre and the Institute of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies.
Teaching a course: ‘Europe and Human Rights: History, Theory and Practice’; writing a book on the history of human rights, undertaking research on issues of collective identities; giving guest-lectures and talks at the Columbia University, Stanford University, Birmingham South College - Alabama, Miles College – Alabama and Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington DC
2005 - 2006 Head of Educational Programmes, Tutor and Lecturer – Centre for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Teaching elements of modules: International Organisations and International Relations, International Relations and Media, Institution Building, Human Rights, Geopolitics, State Management and Humanitarian Affairs.
2003 - 2005 Sessional Lecturer – Birkbeck College (University of London)
Teaching a course ‘Theory and History of Human Rights.’
1997 - 1998 Programmes Officer –Institute for War and Peace Reporting, London.
1996 - 1997 Research Fellow – University of Sussex, School of European Studies
Undertaking research for the British Academy funded project on Bosnian war.
Public Engagement and Work:
2014 - 2018 Elected Expert Member of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities - Council of Europe
2011 - present Member – Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)
2007 - present Member - British Fulbright Scholars Association
2018 – 2022 Consultant for anti-discrimination and protection of national minorities programmes (legislative expertise, capacity building and public campaigns) of the No Hate Speech and Cooperation Unit – Council of Europe (The EU and the CoE funded project)
2017 - 2021 Trustee - Bridge of Peace – charitable organization, London
2017 - 2018 Working group of experts on the malign influences in the Western Balkans; field-study and writing report and recommendations – The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
2012 - 2017 Board of Directors - Emerging Democracies Institute, Washington D.C., USA
2005-2006 Expert, Trainer. ACIPS Sarajevo, Open Society project ‘Advocacy.’
Training students of all state universities in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
1990 – 1992 Elected Member. The City Assembly – Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
1989 – 1990 Member of the Presidency of Sarajevo Youth Organisation.
Media Work:
1993 – Interviews, columns and guest-appearances for global media outlets in the UK, USA, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Turkey, Iran, Canada, China, Russia, Iraq, Kosovo, …
2017-2022 Columnist for “Oslobodjenje”, Bosnian daily
2015-2017 Columnist for "Prizma Magazine", political monthly, Sarajevo, Bosnia- Herzegovina
2007-2014 Feed Producer, Assignment Desk Editor (2009), Field Producer (2009) (Freelance) – CNN, London
2008-2008 Providing research assistance for Christiane Amanpour’s documentary on genocide - CNN
2007-2008 World Broadcast Journalist (Freelance) – BBC (Foreign News Desk)
2006-2012 Writing for many internet based publications: ‘Open Democracy Net’, ‘Transitions On Line’, ‘Pulse of Democracy’, European Commission - ‘southeast-europe.eu’, ‘B92.net’, ‘Radio Sarajevo’
2006-2006 Presenter and Editor of a daily talk show – Radio of Bosnia-Herzegovina
1999-2005 Feed Producer – CNN, London
1999-2000 Presenter of weekly TV program on the work of ‘International Criminal
Tribunal in The Hague’; broadcast in the countries of former Yugoslavia
1998-2005 Free-lance Journalist, writing for magazines, newspapers and internet publications in the United Kingdom and Europe; regular panellist for BBC’s ‘Europe Direct’ and news shows, writing for Transitions On Line and other internet based publications discussing Central and Eastern Europe.
1993-1996 Free Lance Journalist, working for: BBC (researcher for People’s Century; Death of Yugoslavia; regular appearances as a commentator on current events in the Balkans for World Television and BBC World Service, radio), ITN (features for the News at Ten), Channel Four (investigative reporter for the documentary in the series ‘Undercover Britain’ by Granada Television), London correspondent for Dani magazine, Sarajevo,…
1992-1993 Editor and Presenter of the main evening news – Radio Sarajevo
1991-1992 Editor-in-Chief - Omladinski Radio Sarajevo
1990-1992 Presenter of political weekly talk show – SA3 , TV channel
1988-1991 Journalist, Presenter, Editor and Producer – Omladinski Radio Sarajevo
1988-1989 Political Editor – Valter, Sarajevo based fortnightly (one of the founders)
1988-1988 Lawyer – Energoinvest Holding Company, Sarajevo
1986-1988 Free-Lance journalist, working for all national media in Bosnia (TV Sarajevo, Radio Sarajevo, Oslobodjenje (daily), Nasi Dani (political weekly),…)
Current Research Projects:
Covid-19, State-Power and Society in Europe – Focus on Western Balkans
A book has been published by Springer Publishers resulting from this research. Indices by leading research institutions have been used to collect information on regime, human freedoms, economic freedoms, corruption, rule of law, state of human rights and media freedoms in 45 European countries. The resulting findings uncover state of the society in each of the countries. Additional empirical research and expertise on Western Balkans are being used to focus on the specific geopolitical area.
Global Contest: Liberal Democracy, Illiberal Democracy, Muslim Model of Society and Chinese State Capitalist Model in search of Local Clients
Theoretical considerations of disadvantages and pressing challenges facing liberal democracy as a model are considered in the context of empirical findings. The return of geopolitics is in the focus of this research seeking answers to the compatibility of particular political systems to specific socio-cultural communities. The question is whether a political contest between several global powers could become a ‘continuation of politics by different means?’
Publications:
Books in English:
- Andjelic, Neven. (2022). ‘COVID-19, State-Power and Society in Europe’. Springer. Cham, Switzerland. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91073-0
- Andjelic, Neven. (2003). ‘Bosnia-Herzegovina: The end of a Legacy’. Frank Cass Publishers, London.ISBN 0-7146-5485-X (cloth); ISBN 0-7146-8431-7 (paper).
- Gordana Paović Jeknić, Velimir Rakočević, Vladimir Savković, Aneta Spaić, Neven Andjelić, Vasilka Sancin, Mihovil Škarica, Goran Koevski, Petar Bačić, Mareike Frohlich (eds.). (2019). Best Practices in Teaching EU Law: CABUFAL. Faculty of Law, University of Montenegro. Podgorica.
Books in Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian/Montenegrin:
1. Andjelic, Neven. ed. Pogledi: Za koga (ne)cu glasati. (Oslobodjenje, Sarajevo: 2018) (Opinions: For Whome I will [not] vote) ISSN 2637-1456. (e-book)
2. Andjelic, Neven. Kratki pogled na socijaldemokratiju u Bosni i Hercegovini: 100 godina SDP-a. Forum lijeve inicijative, Sarajevo: 2009. (A Short Overview of Social-Democracy in Bosnia-Herzegovina: 100 Years of SDP) ISBN 9958-9949-0-9.
3. Andjelic, Neven. Kratka povijest ljudskih prava. ACIPS and Helsinki Committee for Human Rights, Sarajevo: 2008. (‘Short History of Human Rights’) ISBN 978-9958-9187-5-9.
4. Andjelic, Neven. Bosna i Hercegovina izmedju Tita i rata. (Samizdat B92, Beograd, 2005)
(Bosnia-Herzegovina between Tito and War) ISBN 86-7963-240-6
Chapters in books or journals:
Peer Reviewed:
- Andjelic, N. (2021). Himmler's SS Handschar Division. in Ognjenovic, Gorana & Jozelic, Jasna. (eds.). Nationalization and Politicization of History in Former Yugoslavia. Palgrave Macmillan. London, England. 139-156
- Andjelic, N., (2020). Repositioning the Left in the Era Post-Ideology. What is left? 110 years between Socialism, Communism and Social Democracy in Bosnia Herzegovina. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. In original language: Repozicioniranje ljevice u eri postideologije. u Socijalna demokratija u BiH – Historijski pregled i razmatranja za budućnost. ur. Nermin Kujovic i Alfredo Sasso. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. 238 – 269.
- Andjelic, N. (2020). Hybrid Regimes of the Western Balkans: Reflection of a Global Geopolitical Struggle. Journal of Regional Security. 15:2, 263-290. ISSN 2217-995X; eISSN 2406-0364. 263-290.
- Andjelic, N. (2020). Bosnia-Herzegovina: State-Power and Society. in: Babić, M., Mahmutćehajić, R., Maurer, D., Papić, Ž., Veispahić, F. (eds.). Sarajevo and the World: Pandemic Perspectives. Forum Bosnae, Sarajevo. 247-260. ISSN 1512-5122
- Andjelic, N. (2019). Some Political, Security and Legal Challenges: Dilemmas of Minority Issues in Europe. Forum za sigurnosne studije, Vol 3 No 3. 138-166.
- Andjelic, N. (2019). BiH Foreign Policy Governance: Evolutive Practices and Contested Discourses. in: Hasic, J. & Karabegovic Dz., (eds.). Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Foreign Policy Since Independence. Palgrave, Basingstoke, England. 233-251
- Andjelic, N. (2018). Elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Discrimination and the Non-Vote. Contemporary Southeastern Europe, 5 (1), 25-34. DOI 10.25364/02.5:2018.1.3. ISSN 2310-3612
- Andjelic, N. (2018). Book Review: Mills, Richard, The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia: Sport, Nationalism and the State’ (I.B. Tauris, London and New York, 2018). European History Quarterly, Vol.48, Issue 4. October 2018. ISSN: 0265-6914, Online ISSN: 1461-7110
- Andjelic, N. (2018). Roma People in Slovakia: Building a Wall Around an Ethnic Minority. World Journal of Social Science, Vol 5, No 2. 1-8. ISSN 2329-9355 (Online) ISSN 2329-9347 (Print)
- Andjelic, N. (2015). National Promotion and Eurovision: From Besieged Sarajevo to the Floodlights of Europe. Contemporary Southeastern Europe. Vol 2, Issue 1. 94-109. CSE. 2310-3612 (Online) ISSN: 2310-3612 (Online)
- Andjelic, N. (2014). The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia: Politics and Football in the Service of Nation(s). Sudost-Europa. Vol. 62, No. 2. 99-125. ISSN 0722-480X
- Andjelic, N. (2013). The State of International Humanitarian Law as a Consequence of the History of South Slavs’ Nation-Building Processes. Croatian Political Science Review, Vol. 50, No. 5. 53-73. ISSN 1846-8721 (Online), ISSN 0032-3241 (Print)
- Andjelic, N. (2013). Book Review of Jessie Hronešová, Everyday Ethno-national identities of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina, (Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien: 2012: Peter Lang Publishers). Journal Southeastern Europe 37. 237–248. E-ISSN: 1876-3332, ISSN: 0094-4467
- Andjelic, N. (2012). Citizenship versus Nationality. Chapter in: Bowman, Glenn and Hudson, Robert, (eds.). After Yugoslavia: Identities and Politics within the Successor States. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK. 120—131.
- Andjelic, N. (2009). Book Review of Hoare, M.A., The History of Bosnia: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day’ (Saqi Books, London, 2007). in: Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies. Volume 11, Number 1. 110-112.
- Andjelic, N. (2006). Human Rights in the EU States of the “Big Wave”. Balkan Human Rights Yearbook. Balkan Human Rights Network, Sarajevo. 14-40.
- Andjelic, N. (2001). Arret sur langage en Bosnie-Herzegovine. Raisons Politiques: La Republique des langues. Paris. 149-151.
- Andjelic, N. (2000) L’émergence de la société civile dans la Bosnie-Herzégovine de d’avant-guerre. Balkanologie, Volume IV – Numero 1, Paris. 1-20. (Online) URL : http://balkanologie.revues.org/770 ISSN : 1965-0582 (Print) ISSN : 1279-7952.
- Andjelic, N. (1998). The Evolution of Civil Society in a Pre-War Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bianchini, S. and Schopflin, G., (eds.). ‘State Building in the Balkans: Dilemmas on the Eve of the 21st Century. Longo Editore, Ravenna. 295-315.
Other academic publications:
- Blind reviewer for academic publishers: Bloomsbury, Oxford University Press, Pearson, Palgrave Macmillan.
- Andjelic, N. (2 May 2022). Autocratic Fever in the Western Balkans. in: Transitions Online, URL: https://tol.org/client/article/autocratic-fever-in-the-western-balkans.html
- Online Resources Contributor. Garner, R., Ferdinand, P., Lawson, S. (2020). Introduction to Politics. 4th edition. Oxford University Press. Oxford, England.
- Andjelic, N. (2015). Serbia and the EU: National Values or European? in: Europe and its Neighbours: From Morocco to Moscow. The Regent's Report. 116-121.
- Andjelic, N. (2014). Timeline Following the Development of Transatlantic Relations Over the Past 100 Years. in: Transatlantic Relations: A European Perspective. The Regent’s Report. 136-160.
- Andjelic, N.(28 October 2014). Is Bosnia a Functioning State? in: Balkans in Europe Policy Blog. Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of Graz.
- Andjelic, N. (25 July 2014). Bosnia's Great Wars: Review of the book: Hoare, M.A., The Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War: A History [http://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-bosnian-muslims-in-the-second-world-war/], London, Hurst, 2013. In: Transitions Online, URL: http://www.tol.org/client/article/24398-bosnias-great-wars.html?print
- Andjelic, N. (30 May 2007) Serbia’s Eurovision: Whose Victory. Open Democracy. https://www.opendemocracy.net/serbias_eurovision_whose_victory.jsp
- Andjelic, N. (2007). State without the Nation, Nations without the State. Democracy Pulse. http://www.pulsdemokratije.net/index.php?lang=en
Conference papers and contributions:
2021 – The Pandemic: An Opportunity for Democratisation or a Chance for Further Autocratisation of the Existing?(Pandemija: prilika za demokratizacijske promjene ili autokratizaciju postojeceg?) International Forum Bosnia. Seventh International Conference: Sarajevo and the World. Sarajevo, May 2021. Online.
2021 – The Media and the Conflict Today. AHRC Research Network: United Nations Television in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Imperial War Museum, London. Online
2020 – Bosnia-Herzegovina: State-Power and Society. Paper. International Forum Bosnia. Sixth International Conference: Sarajevo and the World in Pandemic Perspectives. Sarajevo, May 2020. Online.
2019 - A Case for a Three-Polar Balkans: Liberal Democracy in Retreat. Paper. Regional Security and the Retreat of Liberalism in the Western Balkans: Belgrade Security Forum, Serbia. 16 October 2019.
2019 - Repositioning of the Left in the Era Post-Ideology. Paper. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Conference: Social-Democracy In Bosnia-Herzegovina. Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. 28 June 2019.
2019 - Online Memory Activism and Commemoraton: ‘Hashtag Memory Activism’ as a Mnemonic Practice. Discussant. CEEISA-ISA, Belgrade, Serbia. 17 June 2019.
2019 - RECOM—Project for a Regional Fact-Finding Commission in the Post-Yugoslav Space: Achievements and Prospects. Roundtable Participant. CEEISA-International Studies Association. Belgrade, Serbia. 17 June 2019.
2019 - Self-censorship of Journalists as Perpetuation of the state of self-victimisation. Paper. Debate on Policies and Practices of Memory. Center for Humanitarian Law. Belgrade, Serbia. 17 June 2019.
2019 - Permanent, Latent and Unnecessary Conflict: Political and Legal Aspects of Minority Issues. Paper. Faculty of Political Science Zagreb Conference “National minorities, migration and security”, Brijuni, Croatia, May 2019.
2019 - Liberal Democracy in Retreat: Global Challenges to Dominant political Model. Paper. International Studies Association Annual Convention. Toronto, March 2019.
2019 - The Role of Culture and its Visibility in International Studies. Discussant. International Studies Association Annual Convention. Toronto, March 2019.
2019 - Elites in Foreign Policy. Chair of the panel. International Studies Association Annual Convention. Toronto, March 2019.
2018 - The Visual Politics of Reconciliation. Paper. International Studies Association Annual Convention. San Francisco, 6 April 2018.
2017 - Implications of the Fragmentation. Rapporteur. Conference: “Fragmented we stand?: Political fragmentation of the left in times of a global renaissance of right wing populism.” Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Sarajevo, 5 July 2017.
2017 - Post-Yugoslav Cinema, Politics and Reconciliation. Paper. Conference: Why Remember? Memory and Forgetting in Times of War and Its Aftermath. UAL London, LSE and King’s College London. 30 June 30th – 2 July 2017 Sarajevo.
2016 - Cities and Ethnic Minorities in Post-war Balkans. Paper. ASN Conference: Europe: Nations and Insecurity: Challenges to Identities. Kaunas, July 2016.
2016 - Citizenship, Minorities and National Identity: Scotland and England in the United Kingdom. Paper. CEEISA – International Studies Association Conference. Ljubljana, Slovenia. June 2016.
2016 - Russia and the West. Discussant. CEISA – International Studies Association Conference. Ljubljana, Slovenia. June 2016.
2016 - Europe's New Migrants. Panel chair. CEISA – International Studies Association Conference. Ljubljana, Slovenia. June 2016.
2016 - Slovenia and Scotland: Nationalism and Self-Determination in Liberal Democracy and Communist Federation. Paper. Columbia University, Association for Study of Nationalities World Convention. New York. April 2016.
2015 - Minorities (or majorities in the position of minorities) and the institutionalised discrimination. Paper. International Conference Marking the 20 Years of Dayton Agreement:
Critical Evaluation of Dayton’s Peace-making Potential, Democracy, and State-building Capacity. Friedrich Naumann Stiftung. Sarajevo, November 2015.
2015 - When Majority Becomes Minority. Paper. “Minority Rights in Divided Societies,” Conference organised by the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ACFC) – Council of Europe. Sarajevo, 15 October 2015.
2015 - Nationalist Scotland under Conservative English Government and Democratic Slovenia under Unreformed Socialist Serbia: Comparative Analysis. Paper. La Società Italiana di Scienza Politica, Convention. University of Calabria. Cosenza, 10 September 2015.
2015 - Musical Diversity and Cultural Identities in the History of the Eurovision Song Contest: Recapitulating ESC 1956-2015. Panellist. University of Graz, 19-20 June 2015.
2015 - Fighting corruption in the Western Balkans: The role of the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA). Participator at the workshop. Co-hosted by Queen Mary, University of London and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations. London, 5 June 2015.
2015 - Resistance or Resilience? New Avenues of activist citizenship in Southeast Europe. Discussant at the workshop. Co-hosted by Queen Mary and LSEE. London, 7-8 May 2015.
2015 - Roma People in Slovakia: Building a Wall around an Ethnic Minority. Paper. Columbia University, Association for Study of Nationalities World Convention. New York, April 2015.
2015 - Minority protection at a Crossroads. International high-level conference - Åland Islands Peace Institute. Member of the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Åland Islands, Finland, 31 March 2015.
2014 - Effects of the EU Integration Process on Democratization in Enlargement Countries: The Issue of Minority Protection. Paper. Conference: EU Integration and Minority Protection in the Western Balkans: Mapping the Way Ahead. Sarajevo, 20-21 November 2014.
2014 - The Legacy of the First World War. Chairing and co-organising a multi-disciplinary conference. Regent's University London. 19 September 2014.
2014 - Postwar Institutions and Change. Chair of the panel. The Third Symposium on South East Europe. UCL London, 13 June 2014.
2014 - The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia: Politics and Football in the Service of Nation(s). Paper. Columbia University, Association for Study of Nationalities World Convention. New York, April 2014.
2013 - Film and Politics in the Nation-Building Process: Comparative Analysis of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Paper. Conference: Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism in European Media and Film: Rights, Responsibilities, Representations. The University of Manchester, May 2013.
2012 - The State of International Humanitarian Law as a Consequence of the History of South Slavs’ Nation Building Processes. Paper. Annual Convention of the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies. New Orleans, November 2012.
2012 - Film and Politics in the Nation-Building Process: Comparative Analysis of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Paper. Conference in Honour of Dunja Rihtman Augustin: Culture, Identity, Politics. Institute for Ethnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia, October 2012.
2011 - The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia: The Football Story. Paper. Conference on Twenty Years since the End of Yugoslavia. University of Graz, Austria, November 2011.
2011 - State of Play: Research on Yugoslavia. Paper. Conference on Twenty Years since the End of Yugoslavia. University of Graz, Austria, November 2011.
2009 - Ways out of the Bosnian Deadlock: Lessons Learnt from NATO and EU Conditionality. Panellist at the Columbia University, New York. April 2009.
2009 - Neo-liberalism and the Nation in Central Europe and post-Yugoslavia. Panel Chair. Association for the Study of Nationalities World Convention. Columbia University, New York, April 2009.
2008 - Politics and Media in Bosnia-Herzegovina: the EU and NATO Conditionality. Panellist. University Of Kent. Workshop in Sarajevo. 19 December 2008.
2008 - Bosnian Reactions to the Policy of Conditionality. Panellist. University of Kent. Brussels, September 2008.
2008 - The Role of Film Art in Nation-Building Processes: Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks. Paper. The Association for Study of Nationalities World Conference. Columbia University, New York. April 2008.
2008 - Continued WWII Battles of South Slav Nationalists: Internet Discussions. Presentation at the Conference of the Center for History, Democracy and Reconciliation. Seville, Spain, February 2008.
2007 - Theoretical and Practical Aspects of the Policy of Conditionality. Round-Table, Chatham House. London, 30 November 2007.
2007 - Reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia. Round-Table. Scholars Initiative, IJHR and Salzburg Seminars. Salzburg, June 2007.
2007 - Bosnia-Herzegovina: Citizenship versus Nationality. Paper. Association for Study of Nationalities World Conference. Columbia University, New York. April 2007.
2007 - Stopping Mass Atrocities: An International Conference on the Responsibility to Protect. Panellist. University of California - Berkeley, USA. March 2007.
2006 - Constitutional Changes: Debate that Has Divided Society. Round-Table Panellist. (Ustavne promjene - debata koja je podijelila drustvo). ACIPS Sarajevo. April 2006.
2000 - Boundaries, Frontiers and Identity: present dilemmas and future prospects. Panellist at the Remarque Institute’s (New York University) Round-Table. Eze, France, June 2000.
1998 - Media and Nationalism. Panellist. United Nations Association Denmark. Copenhagen, November 1998.
1997 - The Media and Democratization in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Paper. ELIAMEP, Halki, Greece. September 1997.
1996 - Europe and The Balkans – International Network, Conference. Discussant. University of Bologna, Forli. 1996.
1995 - Media and History. Panellist at the conference. University of Sussex, 1995.
Lectures, Talks and Presentations:
2022 – 'EU i Zapadni Balkan - između nepovjerenja i zajedničkih interesa' (“The EU and the
Western Balkans – Between Mistrust and Common Interests’). Panellist. Transparency International Conference, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina. (24-25 June 2022)
2022 – ‘Covid-19, State-Power and Society in Europe: focus on Western Balkans.’ LSE, 12
May 2022.
2022 – ‘New World Order: an opportunity or a threat?’ Lecture to the PhD students of the
Global Justice Programme, Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies -
University of Sarajevo (Online, 31 March 2022)
2021 – ‘Media and Politics in Western Balkans.’ Series of seven lectures. Europa-Institut,
Saarland University (Europa Institut), Saarbrücken, Spring 2021. (Online).
2020 - ‘Joining the EU – Western Balkans Enlargement.’ Lecture. Europa-Institut, Saarland
University (EI), Saarbrücken, 19 August 2020. (Online).
2020 - ‘Rise of Nationalsim in Socialist Yugoslavia.’ Northeastern University. Boston, 3 July 2020. (Online).
2020 - ‘Media and Diplomacy in Western Balkans.’ Lecture. UCL. London, 27 February 2020.
2019 - ‘The Idea of Europe in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics, Culture and Identity.’ Panellist. Conference: Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina: the Balkans and the EU from one century to another. Italian Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Osservatiorio Balkani e Caucaso Transeuropa. Sarajevo, 28-29 November 2019.
2019 - ‘Media and Geopolitics: The Western Balkans Battlefield.’ Saarland University, Saarbucken and University of Split: Summer School “#FreeMedia4WesternBalkans.” Split, Croatia, September 2019.
2019 - ‘Brexit and the EU27 Citizens.’ Brexit Conference. ASKO Europa Stiftung and Saarland Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Saarbrucken, Germany, 11 February 2019.
2018 - ‘Reconstructing National Identities: Collective Remembering.’ Talk. University of Southern California. Los Angeles, November 2018.
2018 - Keynote: Art and the Power of Change. H.E. Dr Valentin Inzko, The High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Chair: Dr Neven Andjelic, Regent’s University London. King’s College London. 29 November 2018.
2017 - Politics of remembrance and Culture of Remembrance: Mobilizing Factor of Diaspora. Panellist. Culture of Remembrance Conference. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 19 September 2017.
2017 - ‘Protection of Religious Minorities in Europe: Work of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities’ - The high-level seminar “Freedom of Religion in Europe: achievements and perspectives.” Organised by the Permanent Representation of San Marino to the Council of Europe and the Council on International Law and Politics. Strasbourg, 28 April 2017.
2016 - ‘Minorities in Situations of Humanitarian Crisis.’ Representing Council of Europe - Discussant. 9th Forum on National Minorities. Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Geneva, November 2016.
2016 - ‘Promoting Human Rights and Minority Protection in South East Europe.’ General Rapporteur. EU and CoE joint project – conference. Tirana, November 2016.
2016 - ‘Book Launch: "Bosnia’s Paralysed Peace", by Christopher Bennett.’ Speaker and Reviewer. LSE, November 2016.
2016 - ‘Stories from the Ground.’ Panellist. International Peace Summit: Resolving Conflicts Through Mediation. Desmond Tutu Foundation, Regent’s University London. 9 April 2016.2015 - ‘Post-Genocide Society: Bosnia-Herzegovina.’ Lecture. Regent’s University London, April 2015.2014 - ‘Understanding of the Risk of Conflict in the Western Balkans.’ The Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Brainstorming roundtable. London, 29 April 2014.2014 - ‘Change in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Mission Impossible 5?’ - Talk. Woodrow Wilson Centre. Washington D.C., 22 April 2014.2014 - ‘Analysis of the Current Politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina.’ Talk. State Department, Washington D.C., 21 April 2014.2014 - ‘Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince.’ Lecture. Regent’s University London.
2013 - ‘Football in South-Eastern Europe: From Ethnic Homogenisation to Reconciliation.’ Discussant. School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies - UCL. London, 11 November 2013.
2013 - ‘Construction and Destruction of the State: The Role of Football in Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.’ Lecture. University of Graz, Austria. June 2013.
2013 - ‘European Union: Democratic Challenges to Integrative Processes.’ Lecture. Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb, Croatia. May 2013.
2012 - ‘Global Citizenship: Nationalism.’ Lecture. Regent’s University London.
2009 - ‘The EU and Islam.’ Lecture. University of Bologna, Summer School. Cervia, Italy, September 2009.
2008 - ‘NATO and EU Conditionality towards Bosnia-Herzegovina.’ Panellist. Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington D.C., 9 April 2008.
2007 - ‘Bosnia-Herzegovina: Any Future?’ – Talk. Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington D.C., 28 March 2007.
2007 - ‘European Union: Backyard Reintegration of South Slavs.’ Talk. Stanford University. California, May 2007.
2006 - ‘Yugoslav Disintegration.’ Lecture. History Department, University of California. Berkeley, November 2006.
2006 - ‘Human Rights in Europe.’ Lecture. Miles College. Birmingham, Alabama, November 2006.
2006 - ‘Human Rights in Europe.’ Lecture. Birmingham South College. Alabama, November 2006.
2006 - ‘Media in the former Yugoslavia.’ Lecture. Graduate School of Journalism, University of California. Berkeley, October 2006.
2006 - ‘Global Mass Media.’ Lecture. American College of Management and Technology.
Dubrovnik, Croatia, April 2006.
2005 - ‘Comparative study of the print media in Bosnia-Herzegovina.’Presentation. Workshop for human rights and civil society activists. Sarajevo, November 2005.
2000 - ‘Media Freedoms.’ Lecture. Birkbeck College, London, May 2000.
1998 - ‘Media in Bosnia-Herzegovina.’ Lecture. Thomson Foundation. University of Cardiff, May 1998.
1997 - ‘The UK Media.’ Lecture. EuropaHas (Budapest) Summer School. Szeged, Hungary, September 1997.
1996 - ‘Media in the Former Yugoslavia.’ Talk. University of Sussex. Brighton, April 1996. 1995 - ‘Media in the Former Yugoslavia.’ Talk. University of Sussex. Brighton, April 1995.
Honours, Awards and Other Experience:
2017 - 2021 Trustee of ‘Bridge of Peace’ – NGO, London
2017 - 2019 Advisory Group of an AHRC-funded project, Art and Reconciliation: Conflict, Culture and Community – Department of War Studies - King’s College, London
2014 - 2018 Elected Expert Member of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities - Council of Europe
2012 - 2017 Board of Directors- Emerging Democracies Institute, Washington D.C., USA
2012 - present Member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs – Chatham House
2008 - 2010 Honorary Research Associate – Department of Anthropology -UCL
2007 - 2010 Expert on the Roster of Experts of the UNDP, Bratislava Office
2007 - present Member of the British Fulbright Scholars Association
2006 - 2007 Fulbright Visiting Scholar, University of California - Berkeley
2006 - 2014 Honorary Member of the Alumni Association of the Centre for
Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies – Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
2003 - 2005 Member of the International Executive Committee of the Association
Bosnia-Herzegovina 2005, Geneva
1998 Awarded short story in the ‘Time Out’ magazine competition.
1997 completed seminar on ‘The European Union and its Eastern Neighbours: Security, Cooperation and Human Rights’ - Halki International Seminars
1995 Board Member of the European Dialogue United Kingdom
1990 elected councillor into the Sarajevo Town Council
1990 Silver Mouflon – award at the Radio Festival in Cyprus
1990 one of the organisers the meeting in support of political changes in Romania
1989 Annual award for the best entertainment radio program in Yugoslavia
1989 Founding Member of the Helsinki Citizens Assembly in Bosnia-Herzegovina
1989 Founding Member of the Green Movement of Bosnia-Herzegovina
1989 elected member of the Presidency of Sarajevo Youth Organisation
1988 Annual Award for the best student research paper – University of Sarajevo (The Role of Trade Unions)
1987 Annual Award for the best student research paper – University of Sarajevo (Labour Law)
Languages:
English – fluent
Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian/Montenegrin – native speaker
Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian – understanding, reading and writing
Italian – beginner
