Dr. Jan Pospisil

born 1974 in Vienna

Current Positions

• Senior Fellow at the oiip (Austrian Institute for International Affairs), since 11/2011
• Lecturer at the University of Vienna, Department of Political Sciences, since 2006 (International Politics, Political Theory)

Current Projects

• Project “Friedensprozessdynamiken in gewaltsamen Mehrparteienkonflikten [Peace Process Dynamics in Violent Multi-Party Conflicts]”, 1/2012-12/2013, funded by the Jubiläumsfonds of the OeNB; Project Management and Senior Researcher
• Consultant, Austrian Federal Chancellery (BKA), “’Resilience’ and Austrian Security Policy”, 12/2011-06/2012

Education

• Doctorate in Political Sciences (with distinction), “Die Entwicklung von Sicherheit. Zu den gouvernementalen Rationalitäten US-amerikanischer und europäischer Entwicklungszusammenarbeit im Konfliktkontext [The Development of Security: On the Governmental Rationalities of US-American and European Development Cooperation in the Context of Violent Conflict]”, University of Vienna, 2003-2007
• MA studies in Political Sciences and Communications, University of Vienna 1993-2001, Thesis on World System Theory

Previous Career and Projects

• Affiliated Researcher at the oiip (Austrian Institute for International Affairs), 02/2006-10/2011
• Consultant on “Fragility and Resilience” (on behalf of the Austrian Development Agency, ADA), since 1/2010-09/2011
• Consultant on Security and Development (“Leitfadenentwicklung Frieden, Sicherheit, Entwicklung” on behalf of the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), since 2/2010-09/2011
• Consultant, Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sports (BMLVS), Security and Development (“Sicherheit und Entwicklung”), 08/2009-01/2010
• Consultant, Austrian Federal Chancellery (BKA), Civil Society and the Austrian Integrated Mission Concept (“Zivilgesellschaft im Auslandseinsatzkonzept”), 01-06/2009
• Project “Früherkennung von bewaffneten Konflikten? Ein Vergleich standardisierter Konfliktanalyseverfahren [Conflict Early Warning Systems]”, 8/2008-10/2009, funded by the Jubiläumsfonds of the OeNB; Project Management and Researcher
• Project “Security-related Development Cooperation of Small States: A comparative analysis of Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands on selected case-studies”, 02/2006-07/2007, funded by the Jubiläumsfonds of the OeNB; Project Management and Researcher
• Consultant, Berghof Foundation (Sri Lanka Office), 04-05/2007
• Associate Researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Project “European development policy as an alternative to the ‘Global War on Terrorism’? An analysis of the security related development cooperation of the EU in crisis regions”, 08/2004-01/2006, funded by the Jubiläumsfonds of the OeNB
• Media Researcher, Meta Communication International, 1998-2001

International Experience

• October/November 2009: Sudan, Southern Sudan (Field Research)
• January-April 2007: Colombo, Sri Lanka (Berghof Foundation, partly Field Research)
• April-June 2006: Uganda (mainly Northern Uganda), Kenya (Field Research)
• October/November 2004: Bogotá, Colombia (IEPRI, Universidad Nacional, partly Field Research)
• April/May 2004: Manila, Philippines (Third World Studies Center, UP Diliman); Mindanao (Field Research)

Languages
German (native), English (excellent), Spanish (moderate), Kiswahili (basic)

Conferences and Courses

• December 2011: “A Changed Europe: Crisis and Renewal during the Danish EU Presidency 2012”, TEPSA Danish Pre-Presidency Conference, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), December 8th-9th, Copenhagen.
• December 2011: Tag der Politikwissenschaft [Day of Political Science], OeGPW Tagung, December 2nd, University of Salzburg.
• September 2011: “Rethinking Development in an Age of Scarcity and Uncertainty: New Values, Voices and Alliances for Increased Resilience”, EADI/DSA General Conference, September 19th-22nd, University of York.
• June 2011: “Ziviles und militärisches Engagement in Konflikten – Ministerien und Zivilgesellschaft im Gespräch [Civil and Military Engagement in Conflicts – Engaging Ministries and Civil Society]; BAKS-Tagung, June 7th/8th, Berlin, Federal College for Security Studies.
• April 2011: “Sustainable Peace Building: Humanizing Peace and Conflict Studies”, 4th Graz Workshop on the Future of Security, April 7th/8th, University of Graz.
• December 2010: “The Whole-of-What-Approach? Civil Society and Cooperation in International Operations”, December 1st, Vienna, oiip.
• May 2010: “Human Security in South-East Asia”, 5th Viennese Conference on South-East Asian Studies, May 28th/29th, Vienna, SEAS.
• May 2010: “The 3C approach in fragile situations – the role of civil society”, Austrian Ministry of Defence and Sports, Austrian Development Cooperation, May 5th/6th, Vienna, Austrian Defense Academy.
• April 2010: Potsdam Spring Dialogues 2010: “External Shocks and Africa’s Regional Organisations: From Reaction to Prevention”, Development and Peace Foundation, April 16th/17th, Hotel Voltaire, Potsdam.
• April 2010: GIWK-Tagung “Einheitliches Recht für die Vielfalt der Kulturen? Strafrecht und Kriminologie in Zeiten transkultureller Gesellschaften und transnationalen Rechts [Uniformity of justice for the multiplicity of cultures? Criminal law and sociology in times of transcultural societies and transnational justice]”, April 8th/9th, Vienna, Renner-Institut.
• December 2009: “International Conference on the Contributions of Austria to Peacebuilding”, December 10th/11th, Stadtschlaining, Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
• November 2008: 4th Austrian Development Conference, “Wachstum – Umwelt – Entwicklung [Growth – Environment – Development]”, University of Innsbruck.
• June 2008: “Global Governance for Sustainable Development”, 12th EADI General Conference, University of Geneva.
• December 2006: “Politik und Persönlichkeit [Politics and Personality]”, Drei-Länder-Tagung ÖGPW-SVPW-DVPW, University of Vienna.
• November 2005: “Islam in a Pluralistic World”, Hofburg/Vienna, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria.
• September 2005: “Insecurity and Development”, 11th EADI General Conference, Bonn.
• September 2005: “powi04 Methodenworkshop [powi04 Workshop on Methods]”, Co-Organiser, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna.
• May 2005: “A New International Role for Small(er) States”, CEPSA Annual Conference, Department of Political Science, University of Vienna.
• January 2005: “Constructing European Security Policy After Madrid”, 18th ISODARCO Winter Course, Andalo.
• June 2004: “From the Global to the Local: How Power in the ‘North’ Affects Lives in the ‘South’”, 3rd Annual Students for Development Conference, Oxford University.

Lectures and Workshops

• October 19th, 2011: “Recht oder Gerechtigkeit: Was schafft ‘Transitional Justice’? [Justice or Justness: Beyond ‘Transitional Justice’]”, oiip, Vienna.
• September 20th, 2011: “Promoting ‘Resilience’ in Situations of Fragility: Possible Implications on EU Donor Policies”, EADI/DSA General Conference, University of York.
• June 29th, 2011: Workshop “Working in fragile states and situations: A challenge for the development cooperation”, Austrian Development Agency, Pristina, Kosovo.
• May 25th, 2011: “Assessing Our Civilian Protection Performance”, Conference “Exploring New Capacities to Address the Threat of Atrocity Crimes”, Austrian Society for Foreign Policy and United Nations, Vienna.
• April 8th, 2011: “UN-Missions between Mandate and Marketplace: The Case of Sudan”, 4th Graz Workshop on the Future of Security, University of Graz.
• September 28th, 2010: “Fragile Staaten – Herausforderungen für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit [Fragile States – Challenges for Development Cooperation]”, ADA-“Themendienstag”, with Dominique-Clair Mair, Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Vienna.
• September 23rd, 2010: “Sicherheit und Entwicklung – Implikationen für das Bundesministerium für Finanzen [Security and Development – Implications for the Federal Ministry of Finance]”, with Alexander Klimburg, Austrian Ministry of Finance (BMF), Vienna. 
• June 8th, 2010: “Konfliktfrühwarnung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit [Conflict Early Warning in Development Cooperation]”, ADA-“Themendienstag”, Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Vienna.
•  April 28th, 2010: “Konfliktfrühwarnung und Konfliktmanagement: Widerspruch oder Ergänzung? [Conflict Early Warning and Conflict Management: Contradiction or Complementarity?]”, with Stefan Khittel, oiip, Vienna.
• April 8th, 2010: “Internationales Strafrecht und die Anklage von „Genozid“: Der IStGH und sein Fall Bashier [International Criminal Law and the Charge of „Genocide“: The ICC and it’s Bashir Case]”, GIWK-Tagung “Einheitliches Recht für die Vielfalt der Kulturen? [Uniformity of justice for the multiplicity of cultures?]”, Renner-Institut, Vienna.
• January 25th, 2010: “Weht ein neuer Wind aus dem Weißen Haus? – USA und Kolumbien [Is there a new wind blowing from the White House? – USA and Colombia]”, Conference “Kolumbien – Allein gegen alle Bedrohungen? [Colombia – alone against all threats?]”, Diplomatic Academy, Vienna.
• January 15th, 2010: “Development and Security: Case Study Southern Sudan – Bilateral Approaches”, Expert Workshop “Development and Security – Case Study Southern Sudan”, oiip / BMLVS, Vienna.
• June 9th, 2009: “Zivilgesellschaft in gesamtstaatlichen Ansätzen für internationale Einsätze [Civil Society in Whole-of-Governance-Approaches for International Missions]”, Roundtable “Zivilgesellschaft im Auslandseinsatzkonzept [Civil Society and the Integrated Mission Concept]”, BKA / oiip, Schloss Laudon, Vienna.
• February 19th, 2009: “Sri Lanka - The Final Battle? What follows the war against the LTTE?”, Panel Discussion, oiip, Vienna.    
• June 27th, 2008: “Security-related Development Cooperation of Small States: A comparison of Austria, Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands in the field of development cooperation in the context of violent conflict”, with Stefan Khittel, 12th EADI General Conference “Global Governance for Sustainable Development”, Geneva.
• April 10th, 2008: “Governance in bewaffneten Konflikten: Ein Ansatzpunkt für interdisziplinäre Forschung in den Sozialwissenschaften [Governance in Violent Conflict: Starting Point for Interdisciplinary Research in Social Sciences?]”, with Stefan Khittel, Tage der Kultur- und Sozialanthropologie, Panel “Anthropology and Governance”, University of Vienna.
• April 1st, 2008: “Sicherheit und Entwicklung: Aspekte und Problemstellungen zunehmender Verschränkung [Security and Development: Aspects and Problems of their increasing Entanglement]”; Panel Discussion “Sicherheitsinteressen und EZA: Chancen und Risiken verstärkter Kooperation [Security Interests and Development Cooperation: Chances and Risks of increasing Cooperation]”, ÖFSE, Latin America Institute, Vienna.
• May 9th, 2007: “Postmodern Notions of Peace and Their Implications for Efforts of Conflict Transformation in Sri Lanka”; SAPI Monthly Lecture Series No. 6, South Asian Peace Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• November 30th, 2006: “Joseph Kony, der ICC, und die Suche nach Frieden in Acholiland [Joseph Kony, the ICC, and the Quest for Peace in Acholiland]”; 3-Länder-Tagung „Politik und Persönlichkeit“, University of Vienna.   September 22nd, 2005: “EU Development Policy as Alternative to the ‘Global War on Terrorism’? An Examination of Security-related Development Programmes in Two Crisis Regions”, 11th EADI General Conference “Insecurity and Development”, Bonn.·   
• June 28th, 2005: “Die Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao ARMM: ein erfolgreicher Weg der Friedensentwicklung auf den südlichen Philippinen? [The ARMM – a promising way of peace-building in the Southern Philippines?]”, SEAS Lecture, University of Vienna.
• May 21st, 2005: “Front-Runners or Appendices? Assessing the Potential of Small States in Security-Related Development Cooperation”; CEPSA Annual Conference, University of Vienna.
• June 25th, 2004: “Der Kampf der Bangsa Moro – Geschichte und Perspektiven der islamischen Bewegung auf den Philippinen. [The Bangsa Moro struggle – history and perspectives of the Islamic movement in the Philippines]”, Kulturverein Kanafani, Vienna.
• June 22nd, 2004: “Development Policy as Security Strategy? Security-related development programs in Mindanao, Philippines”; Conference “From the Global to the Local”, Oxford University.
• April 26th, 2004: “European Development Policy As Security Strategy?”, Round-Table Discussion, with Stefan Khittel, University of the Philippines, Diliman/Metro Manila.

Memberships

• ÖGPW – Austrian Association of Political Sciences (founding member of Powi04, ÖGPW-section for graduate students)
•  EADI – European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
• SEAS – South East Asian Studies (Vienna)

Selected Bibliography

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