Florian Bieber | |
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| Born | (1973-10-04)4 October 1973 (age 51) |
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| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Thesis | Serbian Nationalism from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milošević (2001) |
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| Institutions | University of Graz |
| Main interests | Inter-ethnic relations ethnic conflict Nationalism minorities andminority rights multi-ethnic states |
| Website | florianbieber |
Florian Bieber (born 4 October 1973) is aLuxembourgish political scientist, historian and professor working oninter-ethnic relations,ethnic conflict andnationalism, focusing primarily on theBalkans.
In 1991–1992, Bieber studied history, political science, economics, and languages atTrinity College. He received amagister degree in history and political science with honors on the topic "Bosnia-Herzegovina and Lebanon: A comparative Study“ in 1997.[1]
In 1998, Bieber received a M.A. in Southeastern Studies atCentral European University inBudapest on the topic "The Rise of Serbian Nationalism in the 1980s“, and in 2001, he earned a Ph.D. with honours on the topic “Serbian Nationalism from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milošević.”[1]
His academic career began at the Central European University, where he was Assistant and Instructor from 1998 until 2000. From 2001 until 2002 he was Regional Representative at theEuropean Center for Minority Issues in Belgrade andSarajevo and at the same centre he became Project Advisor in 2002.[2][3]
He was Collaborating Researcher atUnited Nations Research Institute For Social Development on the project "Ethnic Structure, Inequality and Governance of the Public Sector 2002–2005" and published a book in 2006 "Post-War Bosnia: Ethnicity, Inequality and Public Sector Governance".[4]
He became a lecturer in East European Politics atUniversity of Kent's Department of Politics and International Relations in 2006 until 2010.[2] He became professor for Southeast European History and Politics at theUniversity of Graz in 2010 and in 2011 he also became the director of theCenter for Southeast European Studies. Currently he is vice-president of theAssociation for the Study of Nationalities[2] and coordinates the work of theBalkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group.[3]
Furthermore, he has taught atCornell University, theUniversity of Bologna, and theUniversity of Sarajevo, and has been a visiting fellow at theLondon School of Economics.[2]
In an article published onBalkan Insight, Bieber wrote about the criticism and the labels he has faced from the ruling party of Serbia. He has been labeled, among other things, an "on-duty Serb-hater", "propagandist", and "professor of hatred and propaganda" in the Serbian media, following his criticism of the Serbian government for its handling of theCOVID-19 pandemic in Serbia and other issues.Marko Đurić, senior member of the ruling party, has called for Bieber to be declaredpersona non grata. According to Bieber, such slurs say more about the politics of theSerbian Progressive Party than about him.[5]
He is also editor-in-chief of the open access journalContemporary Southeastern Europe.[6] He is in editorial board ofGlobal Security,[7]Ethnopolitics,[8]Südosteuropa,[9]Političke perspective (Serbo-Croatian for Political Perspectives),[10]Migracijske i etničke teme (Croatian for Migration and ethical themes),[11]European Autonomy and Diversity Papers.[12]
He has authored and co-authored dozens of books,journal articles, and news columns. His works includeminorities andminority rights issues, as well asmulti-ethnic states,nationalism, andethnic conflict inSoutheast Europe (especially theWestern Balkans).[1] In 2017, he has signed theDeclaration on the Common Language of theCroats,Serbs,Bosniaks andMontenegrins.[13]
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