Team
Management

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Saskia Stachowitsch
Scientific Director
+43 (0)1 581 11 06 DW 23
saskia.stachowitsch@oiip.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: EU-Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Conflict and political violence,...Security Concepts

Mag. Christian Arthaber
Managing Director

Dr. Cengiz Günay
Vice-Director
+43 (0)1 581 11 06 /16
cengiz.gunay@oiip.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: Democracy and the rise of new forms of authoritarian governance, Neoliberal interventions and their effects, European Neighbourhood Policy, foreign policy-making processes, Islamism
Office Management


Scientific Researchers

Dr. Faruk Ajeti
Research Fellow
+43 1 581 11 06
faruk.ajeti@oiip.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: Foreign Policy, Austrian Foreign Policy, Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU, European Integration and Europeanisation. His regional focus is on South Eastern Europe and transatlantic relations.

Clemens Binder, MA
Research Fellow
+43 1 581 11 06 DW 38
clemens.binder@oiip.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: European border and migration policy, critical security studies and politics of technology and security

Dr. Vedran Dzihic
Senior Research Fellow
+43 (0)1 581 11 06 DW 34
vedran.dzihic@oiip.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: EU-Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, International Institutions,...Political Reform and Transformation Processes, Social Movements and Non-State Actors, State building/Peace Building/Resilience, Comparative Research on the Causes of Wars and Conflicts, Comparative Regional Research

MMag.a Sherin Gharib
Research Fellow
+43 1 581 1106 21 DW 21
sherin.gharib@oiip.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: EU-Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Austrian Foreign, Security Policy Analysis,...Political Reform and Transformation Processes, Social Movements and Non-State Actors

Erik Hacker, LL.M.
Research Fellow
+43 1 581 11 06 - 32
erik.hacker@oiip.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: Terrorism, Radicalisation, Right-wing extremism, Jihadism

Dr. Christian Haddad
Senior Research Fellow


Dr.in Daniela Pisoiu
Senior Research Fellow
+43 1 581 11 06 - 37
daniela.pisoiu@oiip.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: Terrorism, Radicalisation, Extremism, European and International Security, Social Movements Comparative Research on the Causes of Wars and Conflicts

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz Gärtner
Affiliated Researcher
http://homepage.univie.ac.at/heinz.gaertner
heinz.gaertnerunivie.ac.at
Areas of Expertise: Disarmament, Nuclear non-proliferation, Arms control, The Global Role of the USA,...Emerging Powers, EU-Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy, Austrian Foreign, Security Policy Analysis