Fatmir Mediu (Durrës, 1967) is an Albanian conservative politician. He is the current Chairman of the Republican Party of Albania, and served as Minister of Defence from September 2005 to March 2008, and Minister of Environment, Forests and Water Administration.
Fatmir Mediu (Drač, 1967.) je albanski konzervativni političar. On je sadašnji predsjedavajući Republikanske partije Albanije, a vršio je dužnost Ministra odbrane od Septembra 2005. do Marta 2008. i Ministra životne sredine, šumarstva i uprave za vode.
Emina Zoletić is first year doctoral student at the Doctoral School of Social Science at the University of Warsaw. She is clinical psychologist and psychotherapist with ten years of work experience at the Institute for Psychological and Social Protection, University Clinical Center Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina). She also holds degrees in Public Health Comparative Effectiveness Research (University Paris Descartes) and Health Sciences (Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands). Her Ph.D. project focuses on the intergenerational transmission of memory within families of those who lived through the 1992-1996 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, Emina is Fulbright visiting student at Syracuse University (New York, USA).
Emina Zoletić je studentkinja prve godine doktorskih studija na Doktorskoj školi društvenih nauka Univerziteta u Varšavi. Klinički je psiholog i psihoterapeut sa desetogodišnjim radnim iskustvom u Zavodu za psihološku i socijalnu zaštitu Univerzitetsko-kliničkog centra Tuzla (Bosna i Hercegovina). Takođe ima diplome iz komparativne efikasnosti u istraživanju u području javnog zdravlja (Univerzitet Paris Descartes) i zdravstvenih nauka (Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Holandija). Njen doktorski projekat se fokusira na međugeneracijsko prenošenje sjećanja unutar porodica onih koji su proživjeli rat u Bosni i Hercegovini 1992-1996. Emina je trenutno Fulbrajt gostujuća studentkinja na Univerzitetu Syracuse (Njujork, SAD).
Lejla Salihagić Batrićević (1996) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian and Montenegrin civil activist. She holds a Master's degree in forensic genetics and anthropology from the Faculty of Science at Charles University in Prague. She was part of the team responsible for revision and identification of unidentified mortal remains of victims from the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina at the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP). She is currently specializing in the field of cognitive warfare at the Faculty of Criminalistics, Criminology and Security Studies at the University of Sarajevo. She speaks Czech, English, and German.
Lejla Salihagić Batrićević (1996) je bosansko-hercegovačka i crnogorska građanska aktivistkinja. Magistrirala je forenzičku genetiku i antropologiju na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu Karlovog univerziteta u Pragu. Bila je dio tima zaduženog za reviziju i identifikaciju neidentifikovanih posmrtnih ostataka žrtava iz rata u Bosni i Hercegovini pri Međunarodnoj komisiji za nestale osobe (ICMP). Trenutno se usavršava na doktorskim studijama u oblasti Kognitivnog ratovanja na Fakultetu za kriminalistiku, kriminologiju i sigurnosne studije Univerziteta u Sarajevu. Govori češki, engleski i njemački jezik.
Vesna Pusić (Zagreb, 1953) is Croatian journalist, publicist, former Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, and university professor. Pusić is considered one of the key figures responsible for Croatia's integration into European Union and one of the most influential Croatian politicians overall.
Vesna Pusić (Zagreb, 1953) je hrvatska novinarka, publicistkinja, bivša ministarka inostranih i evropskih poslova i univerzitetska profesorica. Pusić se smatra jednom od ključnih ličnosti zaslužnih za integraciju Hrvatske u Evropsku Uniju i jednom od najuticajnijih hrvatskih političarki uopšte.
Tvrtko Jakovina (Požega, 1972) is a Croatian university professor and one of the most influential Croatian and regional historians. He also served as a political advisor. Special branches of his study include the Cold War and the world of diplomacy.
Tvrtko Jakovina (Požega, 1972) je hrvatski univerzitetski profesor i jedan od najuticajnijih hrvatskih i regionalnih istoričara. Bio je i politički savjetnik. Posebne grane njegovih studija uključuju Hladni rat i svijet diplomatije.
Dr František Šístek holds a doctoral degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Charles University, Prague (2007), where he worked on the topic of Our Brothers in the South: The Image of Montenegro and the Montenegrins in Czech Society, 1830-2006. He received his MA degree from the Faculty of History, Central European University, Budapest (2001), and complemented his studies with an interest in literature and poetry. He is the bearer of the Šrámkova Sobotka Award for Young Poetry Writers (1st prize) and Šrámkova Sobotka Award for Young Short Story Writers (1st prize) for 1998 and 1999, respectively. His book Černá Hora - stručná historie států/Montenegro – A Short History (Prague: Libri, 2007) was granted the Miroslav Ivanov Award for Non-Fiction at the Prague Book Fair and Writer´s Festival (April 2008).
Dr František Šístek je doktorirao socijalnu i kulturnu antropologiju na Karlovom univerzitetu u Pragu (2007), gdje je radio na temi Naša braća na jugu: češke predstave o Crnoj Gori i Crnogorcima, 1830-2006. Magistrirao je na Istorijskom fakultetu Srednjoevropskog univerziteta u Budimpešti (2001), a studije je upotpunio interesovanjem za književnost i poeziju. Dobitnik je nagrade Šramkova Sobotka za mlade pisce poezije (1. nagrada) 1998. i nagrade Šramkova Sobotka za mlade pisce kratke priče (1. nagrada) 1999. godine. Knjiga Černá Hora - stručná historie států/Crna Gora – kratka istorija (Prag: Libri, 2007) je dobila nagradu Miroslav Ivanov za nefikcionalni žanr na Sajmu knjiga u Pragu i Festivalu pisaca (april 2008).
Markéta Slavková, Ph.D. is a Project Coordinator at PSSI Regional Security Program. She specializes in the discipline of sociocultural anthropology with a focus on topics of food, war, nationalism, transnationalism and identity. In her doctoral studies she carried out a long-term ethnographic fieldwork in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Dr Markéta Slavková je koordinator projekta u Regionalnom bezbjedonosnom programu PSSI. Specijalizovana je u disciplini sociokulturna antropologija s fokusom na teme hrane, rata, nacionalizma, transnacionalizma i identiteta. Na doktorskim studijama je obavljala dugogodišnji etnografski terenski rad u Srebrenici, u Bosni i Hercegovini.
Ahmet Shala is a Global Ambassador and a professor at James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA, USA). He served as the Minister of Finance of Kosovo and the Ambassador of Kosovo to Japan. He is one of the most influential Kosovar politicians in the process of gaining independence.
Ahmet Shala je globalni ambasador i profesor na Univerzitetu „James Madison“ (Harisonburg, Virdžinija, SAD). Bio je ministar finansija Kosova i ambasador Kosova u Japanu. On je jedan od najuticajnijih kosovskih političara u procesu sticanja nezavisnosti.
Milivoj Bešlin is a Serbian historian and senior research associate at the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory of the University of Belgrade. He published a two-volume monograph TheIdea of Modern Serbia in Socialist Yugoslavia, as well as dozens of expert studies, articles, discussions, and reviews in domestic and international scientific journals and collections.
Milivoj Bešlin je srpski istoričar i viši naučni saradnik na Institutu za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju Univerziteta u Beogradu. Objavio je dvotomnu monografiju Ideja moderne Srbije u socijalističkoj Jugoslaviji, kao i desetine stručnih studija, članaka, rasprava i recenzija u domaćim i međunarodnim naučnim časopisima i zbornicima.
Dinko Gruhonjić (Banja Luka, 1970) is a Yugoslav, Bosnian-Herzegovinian, and Serbian journalist, professor at the University of Novi Sad, Editor-in-Chief of the Vojvodina Research and Analytical Center (VOICE), Program Director and former President of the Independent Journalists' Association of Vojvodina (2004 - 2016), as well as head of the Beta News Agency office for Vojvodina.
Dinko Gruhonjić (Banja Luka, 1970) je jugoslovenski, bosansko-hercegovački i srpski novinar, profesor na Univerzitetu u Novom Sadu, glavni urednik Vojvođanskog istraživačko-analitičkog centra (VOICE), programski direktor i bivši predsjednik Nezavisnog društva novinara Vojvodine (2004 - 2016), kao i šef kancelarije novinske agencije Beta za Vojvodinu.
Balša Božović (Belgrade, 1983) is a Serbian politician, civil activist, and political analyst. He was a member of the Serbian Parliament from 2012 to 2020 and a senior official of the Democratic Party. He is the Director of the Academy for Democratic Development in Novi Sad.
Balša Božović (Beograd, 1983) je srpski političar, građanski aktivista i politički analitičar. Bio je poslanik u Skupštini Srbije od 2012. do 2020. godine i visoki funkcioner Demokratske stranke. Direktor je Akademije za demokratski razvoj u Novom Sadu.
František Lipka (1946) is a Slovak linguist, translator and diplomat. Since the end of the 1980s, he has been active in diplomacy. He served as an ambassador of Slovakia in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. In 2006 Lipka became the Referendum Commission President (Chairman of the Electoral Commission) for the upcoming Montenegrin Independence Referendum and was in charge of supervision over the course of the referendum, its results and a safeguard of the adherence to correct and valid election processes.
František Lipka (1946) slovački je lingvista, prevodilac i diplomata. Od kraja 1980-ih godina se bavi diplomatijom. Obavljao je funkciju ambasadora Slovačke u Francuskoj, Belgiji i Luksemburgu. 2006. godine, Lipka je postao predsjednik Republičke referendumske komisije (predsjednik Izborne komisije) za predstojeći referendum o nezavisnosti Crne Gore i bio je odgovoran za nadzor toka referenduma, njegovih rezultata i obezbjeđivanje poštovanja ispravnih i važećih izbornih procesa.
Roman Jakič (Ljubljana, 1967) is a Slovenian politician. He was a member of the European Parliament and Minister of Defence of Slovenia. He is one of the most influential politicians in the region and a very knowledgeable expert on the Western Balkans. He is the President of the LIBSEEN network of liberals in Southeast Europe.
Roman Jakič (Ljubljana, 1967) je slovenački političar. Bio je član Evropskog parlamenta i ministar odbrane Slovenije. On je jedan od najuticajnijih političara u regionu i veoma obrazovan stručnjak za Zapadni Balkan. Predsjednik je mreže liberala jugoistočne Evrope LIBSEEN.
Dr. Siniša Vuković is Senior Lecturer of Conflict Management and Global Policy, and the Director of the Master of Arts in Global Policy Program (MAGP) at Johns Hopkins University. Previously, he was the Associate Director of the Conflict Management Program (2018-2021). His research focuses on various forms of international conflict resolution, negotiation and mediation. He has published in a range of scholarly journals such as Journal of Peace Research, Cooperation and Conflict, Global Policy, The Washington Quarterly, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Swiss Political Science Review, Millennium Journal of International Studies, International Journal of Conflict Management, International Negotiation, Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, and Ethnopolitics, policy-relevant outlets such as Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, European Council on Foreign Relations, World Economic Forum, Sustainable Security, and Policy Forum, and contributed to several edited volumes with book chapters. He is the author of International Multiparty Mediation and Conflict Management (Routledge, 2017), and Rethinking Conflict Management and Resolution (with I. William Zartman; Edward Elgar, 2023), and the co-editor of Revisiting the “Ripeness” Debate (with Tetsuro Iji; Routledge, 2022). His current book projects include: The International Negotiation Process (with P. Terrence Hopmann), and Handbook on the Politics of International Agreements (with P. Terrence Hopmann; Edward Elgar). He has taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses related to the field of conflict management, with a particular focus on the process of negotiation and mediation. He is also a visiting professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, and at the Amsterdam University College, University of Amsterdam. He received his PhD in International Relations and Conflict Resolution at Leiden University, an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from Leiden University and The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael, and a BA (laurea) in Political Science from University of Rome La Sapienza. He is the recipient of many research grants, including “Rubicon” from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), and Gerda Henkel Foundation research grant.
Dr Siniša Vuković je viši predavač u oblastima Upravljanja konfliktima i Globalne politike, i direktor Programa magistarskih studija iz Globalne politike na Univerzitetu Johns Hopkins. Prethodno je bio pomoćnik direktora Programa za upravljanje konfliktima (2018-2021). Njegovo istraživanje se fokusira na različite oblike međunarodnog rješavanja sukoba, pregovaranja i posredovanja. Objavljivao je radove u nizu naučnih časopisa kao što su Journal of Peace Research, Cooperation and Conflict, Global Policy, The Washington Quarterly, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Swiss Political Science Review, Millennium Journal of International Studies, International Journal of Conflict Management, International Negotiation, Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, i Ethnopolitics, kao i u publikacijama i organizacijama relevantnim za politiku kao što su Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, European Council on Foreign Relations, World Economic Forum, Sustainable Security, i Policy Forum, i dao doprinos za nekoliko izdanja svojim poglavljima. Autor je knjiga International Multiparty Mediation and Conflict Management (Routledge, 2017), i Rethinking Conflict Management and Resolution (s I. William Zartmanom; Edward Elgar, 2023), i kourednik knjige Revisiting the “Ripeness” Debate (s Tetsuro Ijijem; Routledge, 2022). Trenutno radi na sljedećim knjigama: The International Negotiation Process (s P. Terrence Hopmannom), i Handbook on the Politics of International Agreements (s P. Terrence Hopmannom; Edward Elgar). Predavao je niz osnovnih i postdiplomskih predmeta u oblasti upravljanja konfliktima, s posebnim fokusom na proces pregovaranja i medijacije. Takođe je gostujući profesor na Institutu za bezbjednost i globalne poslove Univerziteta u Lajdenu i na fakultetu Univerziteta u Amsterdamu. Doktorirao je međunarodne odnose i rješavanje konflikata na Univerzitetu u Lajdenu, magistrirao međunarodne odnose i diplomatiju na Univerzitetu u Lajdenu i Holandskom institutu za međunarodne odnose Clingendael, te diplomirao političke nauke na Univerzitetu La Sapienza u Rimu. Dobitnik je mnogih istraživačkih grantova, uključujući „Rubikon“ Holandske organizacije za naučna istraživanja (NWO) i grant za istraživanje Fondacije Gerda Henkel.
Born on November 9, 1961, Ph.D., Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, University of Kansas, USA. He has held several administrative positions at the University of Kansas, including Acting Associate Dean for Humanities (2012), Chair-Receiver for the Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures and the founding Director, School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, University of Kansas (2014–2020). He has held numerous prestigious fellowships, including from the National Endowment for the Humanities, American Council of Learned Societies, American Philosophical Society, US Department of Education, the Swiss Science Foundation, and the Moravian-Silesian Regional Research Fund. In 2017 he was elected to the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts as a Corresponding Member and in 2019 elected as the first non-Slovene Ambassador of Science and Scholarship of the Republic of Slovenia.
Rođen 9. Novembra 1961. godine, doktor nauka, profesor slovenskih jezika i književnosti na Odsjeku za slovenske jezike i književnost Fakulteta za jezike, književnost i kulturu Univerziteta u Kanzasu, SAD. Obavljao je nekoliko administrativnih funkcija na Univerzitetu u Kanzasu, uključujući vršioca dužnosti prodekana za humanističke nauke (2012), predsjedavajućeg na Odsjeku za germanske jezike i književnosti, a bio je i direktor-osnivač Fakulteta za jezike, književnost i kulturu Univerziteta u Kanzasu (2014–2020). Dobitnik je brojnih prestižnih stipendija, uključujući stipendije Nacionalne zadužbine za humanističke nauke, Američkog vijeća učenih društava, Američkog filozofskog društva, Ministarstva obrazovanja SAD, Švajcarske naučne fondacije i Moravsko-šleskog regionalnog istraživačkog fonda. 2017. godine je izabran za dopisnog člana Slovenačke akademije nauka i umjetnosti, a 2019. godine je postao prvi stranac koji je dobio priznanje Ambasadora znanosti Republike Slovenije.
Jasmin Mujanovic is a political scientist and policy specialist of southeast European and international affairs with a PhD from York University in Toronto. His career background is a unique blend of global academic and professional engagement, as Jasmin has worked as a scholar, policy analyst, consultant, researcher, and writer in both North America and Europe.
His academic research concentrates primarily on the politics of contemporary southeastern Europe, with a particular focus on the politics of the non-EU states of the Western Balkans. More broadly, his academic fields of interest and expertise are split between international relations, global political economy, and political theory. He is interested in democratization processes, state development (including the process of state and regime failure), and post-conflict and peace studies, in particular as these topics relate to southeastern and eastern Europe.
Jasmin Mujanović je politikolog i specijalista za politiku Jugoistočne Evrope i međunarodne poslove sa doktoratom na Univerzitetu York u Torontu. Njegova karijerna pozadina je jedinstven spoj globalnog akademskog i profesionalnog angažmana, jer je Jasmin radio kao naučnik, politički analitičar, konsultant, istraživač i pisac u Sjevernoj Americi i Evropi.
Njegovo akademsko istraživanje se prvenstveno koncentriše na politiku savremene Jugoistočne Evrope, sa posebnim fokusom na politiku zemalja zapadnog Balkana koje nijesu članice EU. U širem smislu, njegova akademska polja interesovanja i stručnosti su podijeljena između međunarodnih odnosa, globalne političke ekonomije i političke teorije. Zanimaju ga procesi demokratizacije, razvoj države (uključujući proces neuspjeha države i režima), te postkonfliktne i mirovne studije, posebno jer se ove teme odnose na Jugoistočnu i Istočnu Evropu.
Boban Batrićević (Cetinje, 1988) is a Montenegrin historian, professor at the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature, vice-president of the Montenegrin PEN Center and executive director of the regional Think Tank WestBalkanNet.
Boban Batrićević (Cetinje, 1988) je crnogorski istoričar, profesor na Fakultetu za crnogorski jezik i književnost, potpredsjednik Crnogorskog PEN centra i izvršni direktor regionalnog think tanka WestBalkanNet.
Biljana Jovićević (1972) began as a journalist covering the foreign policy in the Public broadcaster Radio Montenegro in 1998 (RTCG), where she worked as a reporter, anchor and news editor for three years. In 2001, she moved to the international broadcaster Radio Free Europe (RFE/RL), where she worked for 18 years in Podgorica and Prague, respectively. During her post in RFE/RL, Biljana covered and researched the topics from domestic and regional politics, war crimes, reconciliation, as well as the events on the global stage and their impacts, both on the region and on the international order. Biljana is currently engaged in civil activism in the German humanitarian organization Help Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe, and she writes analyses and articles on foreign policy for online news portal Antena M. She occasionally participates in various programs for other media outlets as a commentator of current foreign, regional and domestic political situation, and as opinion maker in the various panels and debates.
Biljana Jovićević (1972) je karijeru počela kao novinarka koja je pokrivala spoljnu politiku na Javnom servisu Radio Crne Gore 1998. godine (RTCG), gdje je tri godine radila kao reporter, voditeljka i urednica vijesti. 2001. godine je prešla kod međunarodnog emitera Radio Slobodna Evropa, gdje je radila 18 godina u Podgorici i Pragu. Tokom svog rada na RSE, Biljana je pokrivala i istraživala teme iz unutrašnje i regionalne politike, ratnih zločina, pomirenja, kao i dešavanja na globalnoj sceni i njihovih uticaja, kako na region tako i na međunarodni poredak. Biljana se trenutno bavi građanskim aktivizmom u njemačkoj humanitarnoj organizaciji „Help Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe“, a piše analize i članke o vanjskoj politici za internet portal Antena M. Povremeno učestvuje u raznim emisijama za druge medije kao komentator aktuelnih stranih, regionalnih i domaćih političkih situacija, te kao kreator mišljenja na raznim panelima i debatama.
Jovan Ulićević (Podgorica, 1991) is an activist from Montenegro. He graduated from the Department of Biology at the Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Podgorica, where he specialized in ecology. He is currently a 3rd year student of Diplomacy and International Relations at the Humanities Studies, University of Donja Gorica in Podgorica. The topics he actively deals with are anti-fascism, decoloniality, queer activism and feminism. He is the founder of several queer feminist organizations, such as Spektra, Trans Mreža Balkan and LGBTIQ Association of Queer Montenegro. He also works as an executive director in the Spektra and Trans Mreža Balkan.
Jovan Ulićević (Podgorica, 1991) je aktivista iz Crne Gore. Diplomirao je na Odsjeku za biologiju Prirodno-matematičkog fakulteta u Podgorici, gdje se specijalizovao za ekologiju. Trenutno je student treće godine Diplomatije i međunarodnih odnosa na Humanističkim studijama Univerziteta Donja Gorica u Podgorici. Teme kojima se aktivno bavi su antifašizam, dekolonijalnost, kvir aktivizam i feminizam. Osnivač je nekoliko kvir feminističkih organizacija, kao što su Spektra, Trans Mreža Balkan i LGBTIQ asocijacija Queer Montenegro. Takođe radi kao izvršni direktor u organizacijama Spektra i Trans Mreža Balkan.
Milan Marković (Danilovgrad, 1986) is a professor and vice-dean for international cooperation at the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature. He is one of the leading intellectuals of the younger generation in the field of studying literary theory, discourse analysis and postcolonial criticism. He is the recipient of the Fulbright scholarship, which he completed at the University of Pittsburgh.
Milan Marković (Danilovgrad, 1986) je profesor i prodekan za međunarodnu saradnju na Fakultetu za crnogorski jezik i književnost. Jedan je od vodećih intelektualaca mlađe generacije na polju proučavanja teorije književnosti, analize diskursa i postkolonijalne kritike. Dobitnik je Fulbrajtove stipendije koju je završio na Univerzitetu u Pitsburgu.
Adnan Čirgić (Podgorica, 1980) is a Montenegrin philologist and civic activist. He is the author of the first Orthography of the Montenegrin Language and has written over 20 monographs on topics such as linguistics, dialectology, ethnology, and traditional culture. He has received the highest state honors. He is the vice-dean of the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature and a member of the Board of the Montenegrin PEN Center.
Adnan Čirgić (Podgorica, 1980) je crnogorski filolog i građanski aktivista. Autor je prvog pravopisa crnogorskog jezika i napisao je preko 20 monografija na teme kao što su lingvistika, dijalektologija, etnologija i tradicionalna kultura. Dobitnik je najviših državnih priznanja. Prodekan je Fakulteta za crnogorski jezik i književnost i član Upravnog odbora Crnogorskog PEN centra.
Aleksandar Radoman (Podgorica, 1981) is a Montenegrin literary historian, professor, and dean of the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature as well as a civic activist. He regularly writes political analyses and comments on the regional political scene. He is one of the most influential literary theorists and humanities experts in the country.
Aleksandar Radoman (Podgorica, 1981) je crnogorski istoričar književnosti, profesor i dekan Fakulteta za crnogorski jezik i književnost, kao i građanski aktivista. Redovno piše političke analize i komentare o regionalnoj političkoj sceni. Jedan je od najuticajnijih teoretičara književnosti i stručnjaka humanističkih nauka u zemlji.
