Department of Justice Studies
Email: [email protected] |Phone: +1 (973) 655-5355 |Web: arnaudkurze.com EDUCATION
2012 Ph.D. in Political Science at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.
Research focus: transitional justice, human rights, Southeast Europe, social theory and globalization, state violence, comparative politics, integration issues, and critical security studies.
2010 Southeast European Summer School for Democracy, Belgrade, Serbia (September), London School of Economics, Research on South Eastern Europe (LSEE)
2009 Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European and Central Asian Languages, Indiana University, Bloomington (June-August), first year Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian.
2006 M.A. in Governance and Political Coordination from FernUniversität, Hagen (Germany).
Course work included: Network, system and actor theory, European policy processes, global governance, peace studies, and democratization.
2003 B.A. in Political Science, Minor in International Relations from Sciences Po (France).
Course work included: Comparative constitutional law, history of international relations, public administration, political theory, Latin American studies, history of France, and American government and society.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Social movements, human rights, transitional justice, regime change, Balkans and North Africa. CURRENT RESEARCH
Youth, Art and Transitional Justice: Spaces of Memory from the Balkans to North Africa This project explores the creation of alternative transitional justice spaces in post-conflict contexts, particularly concentrating on the role of art and the impact of social movements to address human rights abuses. Drawing on the former Yugoslavia, post-Mubarak Egypt and post-authoritarian Tunisia, it scrutinizes the work of contemporary youth activists and artists to deal with the past and foster sociopolitical change. This research project draws on in-depth interviews with youth activist leaders across the former Yugoslavia, Egypt and Tunisia focusing on their performance-based campaigns. Additional data was collected from content analysis—including media coverage, policy briefs and reports— and online-based prosopography. The latter consists of studying common characteristics of these activists by means of a collective study of their lives and careers. In his findings, the author explains why the emergence of transitional justice youth activism in the Balkans and North Africa falls short of the significant institutional reforms of earlier youth movement
mobilizations in the regions. He also throws light on why their performance activism is distinct from practices of older, established human rights organizations. Notwithstanding, he argues that this performance activism has fueled the creation of a new spatiality of deliberation—so called strategic
confrontation spaces—to contest the culture of impunity and challenge the politics of memory in post-authoritarian and post-conflict contexts.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2013 August – present: International Relations Visiting Professor for graduate course on human rights, social movements and transitional justice at the Department of Politics at New York University.
§ Lectures on the origins, evolution and current issues of transitional justice and human rights in global politics
§ Supervising graduate theses on social movements, transitional justice and international relations
June – July: International Relations Instructor for summer program with Oxbridge at Barnard College, Columbia University.
§ Lectures global affairs and world politics
§ Tutoring sessions on methodology for research assignments and grading § Fieldtrip to United Nations, 9/11 Memorial, and Liberty Island, among others.
2012 June – July: International Relations Instructor for summer program with Oxbridge at Barnard
College, Columbia University.
§ Lectures global affairs and world politics
§ Tutoring sessions on methodology for research assignments and grading § Fieldtrips to United Nations, Occupy Wall Street, and Ellis Island, among others.
2010 October – December 2011: Visiting Professor teaching graduate and undergraduate seminars and lectures on contemporary issues in international relations at the Burgundy School of Business (ESC Dijon). Topics included:
§ Corporations in global politics § Introduction to geopolitics
October – December: Teaching Assistant for Graduate Seminar Sciences Po (France) on international political sociology and security studies.
§ Lectures on power and influence of security professionals § Tutoring sessions on methodology for research assignments § Grading of research papers
March – December 2010: Editorial Volunteer for the International Journal of Transitional Justice, published by Oxford University Press.
§ Fact and reference checking of articles accepted for publication.
§ Research on experts who work on different measurements and evaluation types of
transitional justice to ensure required number of reviewers required for 2010 special issue. § Anonymous peer review.
§ Assisting with funding proposals.
2009 October – present: Visiting Professor teaching graduate seminars and lectures on contemporary issues in Southeast Europe at the Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques in Paris (France). Topics included:
§ US foreign policies and global politics
§ Contemporary sociopolitical issues in Southeast Europe
January – September: Undergraduate Internship Coordinator/Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs at George Mason University.
§ Supervision and counseling of undergraduate students currently holding internships in government, nonprofits, and law-related positions;
§ Evaluation of students’ coursework, including research papers and divers assignments; and § Maintenance of contact database of past, present and future work sponsors.
April – May: Research Consultant for the Project on National Security Reform (PNSR). Provided conceptual framework and support for conference “National Security Reform: A Global Roundtable, ” based on my 2008 PNSR report, “A Comparative Analysis of National Security Reforms: Australia, France, Germany, Singapore, United Kingdom, European Union in Perspective.”
2008 July – January 2012: Graduate Research Assistant and Coordinator for Human Rights, Justice & Democracy Project at the Center for Global Studies, funded by the Open Society Institute:
§ Organizing international conference on Fujimori trials in Washington DC for October 2008. § Editing and online publishing of working paper series.
February – January 2012: Publication and Web Editor at the Center for Global Studies at George Mason University:
§ Managing and editing Global Studies Review quarterly print and online publication,
§ Assisting Co-Directors with research on transnational migration sponsored by the McArthur Foundation,
§ Coordinating projects, such as the Center’s working group on Social Theory and Globalization, and
§ Coordinating projects and updating center’s website.
August – December: Adjunct Professor teaching undergraduate seminar on identity politics and globalization at George Mason University. Topics included:
§ Regional identity conflicts and contentious politics, § Migration, diasporas, citizenship questions and § Transnational politics.
August: Research Consultant for the “Overarching Issues Working Group” at the Center for the Study of the Presidency. Provided services for the Project on National Security Reform consisted of
comparative study of national security reforms in several countries, analyzing lessons learned for the US.
2007 October – December: Adjunct Professor teaching undergraduate seminar on science, technology, and international affairs at George Mason University. Topics included:
§ Politics of genetically modified organisms, § Nuclear disarmament, and
September – December: Graduate Research Assistant for OECD project on innovative approaches to public service delivery on traditional budgeting at George Mason University:
§ Conducted case study research on third party governance tools in the Netherlands. § Wrote summaries on findings for comparative analysis report.
March – June: Researcher at Center of International Research in Human Unity, sponsored by UNESCO, in Auroville (India).
§ Analyzed research findings and collected data for online platform of Auroville research, including water management, social research, renewable energy, and arts.
§ Created web-based database to record the information of Auroville projects and established interface and templates for future volunteers to continue
documentation.
2006 May – December: Executive Director and Associate Editor at Democratic World Federalists,
nonprofit organization (San Francisco): § Edited and published quarterly.
§ Managed projects including youth outreach program. § Maintained website, executed various administrative tasks.
2005 April: Research Analyst at Consulting Firm Bain & Co. (Paris, France) for project on waste
management in Germany.
§ Conducted phone interviews with German local government officials to evaluate waste management situation in specific urban areas and regions.
§ Reported to Project Manager and evaluated collected data.
2001-2002 September – July: Staff Assistant to the Economic Program Specialist in the Public Affairs Section of the United States Embassy in Paris:
§ Edited and distributed monthly online news bulletin and quarterly print publication on US political economy issues and global macro-economic developments.
§ Evaluated biotechnology status in France for the Director of Public Affairs in a special project.
§ Organized conferences of U.S. speakers on current event issues, including pension funds, employment, and transatlantic related trade issues such as steel or farm subsidies, and genetically manipulated foods.
§ Maintained contact data base and executed diverse administrative tasks. PUBLICATIONS
§ “Post-Arab Spring in Egypt: The Struggle of Civil Society Against a Janus-Faced State,” Journal of North African Studies (under review).
§ “#WarCrimes #PostConflictJustice #Balkans: Youth, Performance Activism and the Politics of Memory,” International Journal of Transitional Justice (under review).
§ “Tunisia’s Post-Jasmine Revolution Legacy: The Clash of Human Rights Activism and the Rule of Law,” Law and Society Review (under review).
§ “Time for Change: Aid, NGOs and Transitional Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Transitional Justice Review (revise and resubmit).
§ “Contested Spaces of Transitional Justice: Legal Empowerment in Global Post-Conflict Contexts Revisited.” International Journal of Human Rights 19, no. 3 (2015): 260–76.
§ “Instructor’s Resource Manual, Test Bank, and Web Companion,” (2013). In Eric Shiraev and Vladislav Zubok, International Relations in an Uncertain World, Oxford University Press: New York.
§ “Afraid to Cry Wolf: Human Rights Activists’ Conundrum to Define Narratives of Justice and Truth in the Former Yugoslavia,” (2013) with Iva Vukusic. In Olivera Simic and Zala Volcic, Transitional Justice and Civil Society in the Balkans, Springer: New York.
§ “Democratizing Justice in the Post-Conflict Balkans: The Dilemma of Domestic Human Rights Activists,” (2012). CEU Political Science Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, 243-268.
§ Introduction aux Balkans: Histoire, Conflits et Enjeux (2012). Série Crises et Conflits
Contemporains. Monograph. Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratéqiques, Paris. § Book Review: Getting Over Europe: The Construction of Europe in Serbian Culture (2011).
South Slav Journal, Vol. 30, 3-4.
§ “To Be or Not to Be: Croatian Human Rights Activists’ Struggle to Account for Mass Atrocities (2011). Global Studies Review, Vol. 7, No. 1.
§ “Bringing War Crimes Issues Back In: Croatia and the EU Enlargement Process,” (2010). South Slav Journal, Vol. 29, 3-4.
§ Accountability After Mass Atrocities: Latin American and African Examples in Perspective, (2010).
Rapporteur’s Report, Center for Global Studies, George Mason University.
§ “EU Politics of Foreign Aid in the Balkans: Development, Integration, and Reform in Perspective”, (2009), Global Studies Review, Vol. 5., No. 1., 9-12.
§ Book review: Political Theory and the Ecological Challenge (2008). CEU Political Science Journal. Vol. 3, No. 4:435-7.
§ Book review: Foreign Aid: Diplomacy, Development, Domestic Politics. Development and Change, (2008) Vol. 39 No. 5: 867–8.
§ Book review: The End of Sovereignty? A Transatlantic Perspective. (2008). Swiss Political Science Review, (2008) Vol. 14, No. 2: 397-401.
§ “Whither U.N. Reforms?” (2006). Toward Democratic World Federation, Vol. 14 No. 4, Autumn. PRESENTATIONS
§ “Sarajevo Roses, Tahrir Protests & Djerbahood: Injustice, Youth & Resilience,” talk presented at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC, 3 June 2015.
§ “Activism, Arab Spring & the State: the Struggle to Create New Spaces of Deliberation in Egypt and Tunisia,” paper presentation at the Institute for Global Law & Policy Harvard Law School annual conference, 1-2 June 2015.
§ Tunisia’s Post-Jasmine Revolution Legacy: The Clash of Human Rights Activism and the Rule of Law,” Law & Society Association annual meeting in Seattle, 27 May-1 June 2015.
§ “Ostracizing Arab Spring Activists in Tunisia and Egypt: State-Led Social Exclusion and the Struggle to create New Spaces of Deliberation,” paper presentation at the American University in Cairo Annual Research Conference, 16-18 March 2015.
§ “Youth Activism, Art and Transitional Justice: Emerging Spaces of Memory after the Jasmine Revolution,” paper presentation at the International Studies Association annual conference in New Orleans, 18-21 February 2015.
§ “Contested Spaces of Transitional Justice: Legal Empowerment in Global Post-Conflict Contexts Revisited,” paper presented at the International Studies Association annual conference in Toronto, Canada, 26-29 March 2014.
§ “War Crimes, Youth Activism & Memory in the Balkans,” talk presented at the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC, 27 January 2014.
§ “Tweets and Art as Protest to Face the Past in the Balkans: Can Youth Performance Activism Help Create a Historical Dialogue?” paper presented at the Alliance for Historical Dialogue and Accountability annual conference, Columbia University, New York, 5-7 December 2013. § “#WarCrimes #PostConflictJustice #Balkans: Youth, Performance Activism and the Politics of
Memory,” paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research ECPR general conference in Bordeaux, France, 4-7 September 2013.
§ “The Ghosts of the Past are Back: The Sociological and Political Consequences of the
Gotovina and Markač Appeals Case,” paper presented at the Law & Society Association annual meeting in Boston, 30 May to 2 June 2013.
§ “The Hiccups of ‘Glocalized’ Justice in the Post-Conflict Balkans: A Sociology of International Transitional Justice Practices,” paper presented at the International Studies Association annual conference in San Francisco, 3-6 April 2013.
§ “Whose Justice? The Struggle to Democratize Global Accountability Efforts in the Balkans,” paper presented at the “Global Justice and Ethics” Conference at the Gallatin School of Individualized Studies at New York University, 25 April 2012.
§ “Afraid to Cry Wolf: Human Rights Activists’ Conundrum to Define Narratives of Justice and Truth in the Former Yugoslavia,” paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in Reykjavik, Iceland, 25-27 August 2011.
§ “Picking Up the Tab for Transitional Justice: The Experience of Norway and Sweden in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in Reykjavik, Iceland, 25-27 August 2011.
§ “Accountability for and Memory of Past Mass Atrocities: The Domestic and Regional Role of Croatian Human Rights Activists,” paper presented at the 2nd Biennial War Crimes
Conference 2011 at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Studies, University of London, 3-5 March 2011.
§ “Facing the Past in the Former Yugoslavia: The Struggle and Role of Croatian Human Rights Activists in Domestic and Regional Efforts to Deal with Past Mass Atrocities”, paper
presented at Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies annual conference in Los Angeles 18-21 November 2010.
§ “Human Rights and Justice Revisited: A Critical Methodology for Analyzing Post-Conflict Accountability Efforts in the Balkans”, paper presented at the International Political Sociology doctoral workshop, at Sciences Po, France, 25-29 October 2010.
§ "Learning How to Throw the Boomerang: Justice and Human Rights Activism after Mass Atrocities in the Balkans" paper presented at ", paper presentation at International Studies Association annual conference in New Orleans 17-21 February 2010.
§ "Globalized Balkan: States, Society and the Democratization Dilemma", paper presentation at International Studies Association annual conference in New Orleans 17-21 February 2010. § “EU Politics of Foreign Aid in the Balkans: Development, Integration, and Reform in Bosnia
and Herzegovina”, paper presentation at International Studies Association annual conference in New York, USA, 15-18 February 2009.
§ “Identity and the Politics of Security in Europe”, paper presented at the conference “EU Enlargement: Internal Problems, External Challenges” at the Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES) at the University of Toronto, Canada, 25-27 February 2008. ORGANIZED CONFERENCES
§ “Egypt in Transition: Uprisings, Sharia and the Rule of Law from a Critical Perspective,” Roundtable Discussion, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 15 April 2015.
§ “International Justice Revisited: ICTY Closure and Post-Conflict Societies,” Roundtable Discussion, The Alexander Hamilton Center, New York University, New York, NY, 25 April 2014.
§ “A Harsh Arab Winter from Maghreb to the Levant: Comparing the Struggle of Revolutionary Social Movements for Political Change in Tunisia and Syria,” Roundtable Discussion, The Alexander Hamilton Center, New York University, New York, NY, 22 November 2013. § “Global Justice: Memories of Violence and Resistance,” Human Rights & Global Justice
Working Group 2012 Third Annual Film Series at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, several events in Spring 2012.
§ “Arts After Atrocity: Global Human Rights and Local Representations of Violence and Resistance,” Center for Global Studies Annual Conference, at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 17 April 2012.
§ “Global Justice: Women, War and Settling Accounts After Atrocity,” Human Rights & Global Justice Working Group 2011 Second Annual Film Series at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, several events in Spring 2011.
§ “Global Justice: Responses from Around the World to Mass Atrocity,” Human Rights & Global Justice Working Group 2010 Annual Film Series at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, several events in Spring 2010.
§ “Accountability After Mass Atrocity: Latin American and African Examples in Comparative Perspective,” conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2 May 2009. § “Human Rights Tribunals in Latin America: the Trial of Fujimori in Comparative Perspective,”
conference at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC, 2 October 2008.
RECENT GUEST LECTURES
§ “Sarajevo Roses, Tahrir Protests & Djerbahood: Injustice, Youth & Resilience,” Barnard College, Columbia University 20 July 2015.
§ “Transitional Justice and the Politics of Memory,” Summer School, Cres, Croatia, 22 June – 2 July 2015.
§ "Youth and Inclusive Development after the Arab Spring: An Overview," Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt, 21 December 2014.
§ “Winter School on Human Rights,” University of Groningen, Netherlands, 8 December – 17 December 2014.
§ “Transitional Justice and the Politics of Memory,” Summer School, Cres, Croatia, 23 June – 3 July 2014.
§ “Arab Spring Transitions: Elections & Citizenship,” Summer School, Sousse, Tunisia 31 July – 10 August 2014.
BOOK PROJECT
Justice Beyond Borders? Truth, Memory and Social movements from the Balkans to North Africa (Manuscript revision)
SELECTION OF AWARDS
Research Scholarship Woodrow Wilson Center $6,000 Spring 2015 Provost Research Fund Montclair State University $15,000 Fall 2014 Research Scholarship Woodrow Wilson Center $3,000 Winter 2014 Dissertation Writing Grant George Mason University $10,000 Spring 2012 Research Scholarship Center for Global Studies $100,000 2008-2012
Fellowship American Council of $15,000 2009
Learned Societies
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS § Member of the International Studies Association
§ Member of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies § Member of the American Society for International Law
§ Member of the Law and Society Association
§ Member of the European Consortium for Political Research
§ Affiliated member of the Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, Paris, France.
§ Member of the Human Rights & Global Justice Working Group at the Center for Global Studies.
§ Alumni of Sciences Po Association, France.
LANGUAGES
§ German, English, French (native) § Spanish (fluent)
§ Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian (intermediate) § Italian (reading and listening comprehension) § Dutch (reading and listening comprehension)
