dr. jan pospisil
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born 10/1974 in Vienna, Austria
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Current Positions

Senior Fellow at the oiip (Austrian Institute for International Affairs), since 2011
Lecturer at the Department of Political Sciences, University of Vienna, since 2006

Areas of Specialisation/ Focus of Research and Teaching

• Development and Security
• Fragility and Resilience
• Governmentality in International Relations
• Conflict Analysis and Conflict Early Warning
• Theories of International Relations
• Regions: East Africa, Sri Lanka, Mindanao, Colombia

Education

Dr.phil. in Political Sciences, University of Vienna, 2003-2007
Mag.phil. (MA) studies in Political Sciences and Communications, University of Vienna, 1993-2001

Previous Career and Projects

Affiliated Researcher, oiip (Austrian Institute for International Affairs), 2006-2011
Consultant, Berghof Foundation (Sri Lanka Office), 04-05/2007
Associate Researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 08/2004-01/2006
Media Researcher, Meta Communication International, 1998-2001

Memberships

ÖGPW – Austrian Association of Political Sciences
EADI – European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
SEAS – South East Asian Studies (Vienna)

Languages

German (native), English (excellent), Spanish (good), Kiswahili (basic knowledge)

Field Research

Sudan (Khartoum, Juba), 10/2009; Sri Lanka, 01-05/2007; Uganda, northern and western Uganda, 04-06/2006; Colombia, Bogotá/Antioquia/Chocó (Host: IEPRI, Universidad Nacional), 10-11/2004; Philippines, Manila/Mindanao (Host: Third World Studies Center, UP Diliman), 04-05/2004