DR. PAULINA POSPIESZNA Department of Political Science Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan Umultowska 89a, 61-614 Poznan, Poland Tel: +48 (0) 61 829 6621 paulina.pospieszna@amu.edu.pl pospieszna.paulina@gmail.com ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT 2013- Assistant Professor, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland 2011-2013 Post-Doctoral Researcher, Chair of Prof. Dr. Sabine Carey, The University of Mannheim, Germany 2010-2011 Post-Doctoral Researcher, Chair of Prof. Dr. Gerald Schneider The University of Konstanz, Germany ACADEMIC POSITIONS & OTHER AFFILIATIONS January/February 2013 Short-term scientific mission with CIVICON (Civilian Dimensions of Peace and Conflict), the Centre for the Study of Civil War at Peace Research Institute in Oslo (PRIO), Norway. A mission funded by the COST network European Network of Conflict Research (ENCoRe). 2011- EU Tempus project titled Developing Human Rights at the Heart of Higher Education (HEART) between partner countries in EU and partner countries in the Western Balkans. Coordinator: Roehampton University, UK 2010 Project Reviewer, Collaborators: Associate Prof Shaun Goldfinch, Nottingham University Business School; Professor Karl DeRouen, University of Alabama Title of the project: What is the evidence of impact of civil service reform on service delivery in fragile states and other low income countries?" Granting Institution: Department for International Development (DFID) Systematic Review Program, UK. 2009-2010 Project Researcher, Collaborators: Professor Karl DeRouen, University of Alabama; Jacob Bercovitch, University of Canterbury Title of the project: Evaluating the Impact of Mediation in Civil Wars: Studying Outcomes and Surveying the Mediators Granting Institution: The Folke Bernadotte Academy, Sweden 2005-2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, The University of Alabama, USA 2003-2004 Project Member, Project leader: Prof. Dr. Paul J.J. Welfens, Economic Integration Institute for International Economic Relations (EIIW), University of Wuppertal, Germany EDUCATION 2010 Ph.D. in Political Science, The University of Alabama, USA (Major: Comparative Politics; Minors: International Relations, Economics) 2008 MA in Political Science, The University of Alabama, USA 2002 BA and MA, Faculty of Law and Public Administration, Department of
2 Management and Marketing, Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, Poland RESEARCH INTEREST Civil conflict mediation, democracy assistance, and post-conflict reconstruction (the analysis of democratic transformation and stability, i.e. links between international and domestic non-governmental actors as well as the role of political institutions); Central and Eastern European Politics; Post-communist region. CURRENT PROJECTS The Dispute or Mediator? The Selection and Effectiveness of Conflict Management in Civil Wars (with Gerald Schneider) Merits of Partnering with Civil Society Groups: Lessons from the Polish NGOs Democracy Assistance in Belarus and Ukraine invited to resubmit to Eastern European Politics. Mediation and Civil Wars Involving Terrorism (with Karl DeRouen) Examining the Impact of Democracy Assistance on Women s Political Empowerment in Post-conflict Countries PUBLICATIONS Publications Refereed Articles Forthcoming. The Illusion of Peace through Power Sharing : Constitutional Choice in the Shadow of Civil War (with Gerald Schneider). Flying Blind? Evidence for good governance public management reform agendas, implementation and outcomes in low income countries Public Administration and Development 10.1002/pad.1614 (with Shaun Goldfinch and Karl DeRouen) Introducing the Civil Wars Mediation (CWM) Dataset Journal of Peace Research 48 (5): 663-672, 2011 (with Karl DeRouen and Jacob Bercovitch) When Recipients Become Donors: Polish Democracy Assistance in Belarus and Ukraine. Problems of Post-Communism 57 (4): 3-15, 2010. Book Forthcoming. Democracy Assistance from the Third Wave: Polish Engagement in Belarus and Ukraine The University of Pittsburgh Press. Book Chapters New EU Member States Taking the Lead in Democracy Aid: The Polish Case In The European Union's Neighborhood Challenge. Transborder cooperation, migration and Europeanization, 2010 eds. K.Bachmann, E.Stadtmuller, Wroclaw: Wroclaw University Press. Belarus - U.S. Relations In Białoruś w stosunkach międzynarodowych (Belarus in International Relations). 2009. Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland. Book Reviews Social Movements and the New State: The Fate of Pro-Democracy Organizations when Democracy Is Won by Brian Grodsky, Journal of Peace Research 50 (2): 259-264, 2013
3 Measuring Human Rights by Todd Landman and Edzia Carvalho, International Sociology 28: 168-170, 2013 Funding Civil Society: Foreign Assistance and NGO Development in Russia by Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom, Journal of International Relations and Development 10: 451 454, 2007 Op-Ed Pieces Pospieszna, Paulina. Summer 2010. Response to Andrew Curry s article Poland s New Ambitions. The Wilson Quarterly, p.11 Other Publications Forthcoming Mediation and Civil Wars Involving Terrorism Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (White Paper 2012 (with Karl DeRouen) Economic opening up of Russia: Establishment of new EU-Russia trade relations in view of the EU Eastern Enlargement Discussion Paper 130, 2005, European Institute of International Economic Relations (EIIW), University of Wuppertal, Germany. The Application of EU Common Trade Policy in new Member States after Enlargement and Consequences on Russia s Trade with Poland 2005. Discussion Paper 129, 2005 European Institute of International Economic Relations (EIIW), University of Wuppertal, Germany. CONFERENCE PAPERS Dispute or Mediator? The Selection and Effectiveness of Conflict Management in Civil Wars presented at the EISA 8th Pan European Conference on International Relations the University of Warsaw, Poland 18-21 September, 2013 Examining the Impact of Democracy Assistance on Women s Political Empowerment in Post-conflict Countries presented at the Peace Science Society - International Studies Association (PSS-ISA) joint conference in Budapest on 27-29 June, 2013. The Illusion of 'Peace Through Power Sharing': Constitutional Choices in the Shadow of Civil War (with Gerald Schneider) presented at International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting in San Diego, April 1-4, 2012 and a revised version at the 2nd Annual General Conference Of The European Political Science Association (EPSA) in Berlin, 21-23 June 2012 Power Sharing Provisions and Long-Term Success of Mediation in Internal Conflicts presented at the Conference on Quantitative Peace Research, University of Greifswald, October 21-22, 2011 Conditions of Successful Mediation in Internal Conflicts: The Role of Power-sharing Arrangements in Political Agreements (with Gerald Schneider) presented at American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting in Seattle, US, 1-4 September, 2011 Mediation and Civil Wars Involving Terrorism (with Karl DeRouen) presented at the conference on New Perspectives on Conflict and Security: Understanding Civil War and Intrastate Conflict, University of Birmingham, 11-12 July 2011. Mediation and Civil Wars Involving Terrorism (with Karl DeRouen) presented within Political Institutions and Political Violence Workshop at ECPR Joint Sessions 2011, the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, 12-17 April, 2011.
4 Assisting Democratic Transition in Belarus versus Democratic Consolidation in Ukraine" presented within the panel Promoting Democracy MPSA National Conference in Chicago, April 22-25, 2010. Introducing Civil War Mediation: The Civil War Mediation Dataset (with Karl DeRouen and Jacob Bercovitch) presented at International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, February 17-20, 2010. Poland s Governmental and Non-Governmental Aid to Ukraine and Belarus as a Mechanism of the Regional Diffusion of Democracy presented within the panel Who Gets to Give? Eastern Europe and Russia in the Global Community of Donors and Receivers 41th National Convention of the AAASS in Boston, November 12-15, 2009. Participation in the conference organized by Douglas Gibler Research Academy Conference on Territory, Rivalry, and Domestic Politics The University of Alabama, October 3, 2009 New EU Member States Taking the Lead in Democracy Aid: The Polish Case" presented within the International Relations and Domestic Politics Panel Domestic Determinants of Foreign Aid MPSA National Conference in Chicago, April 2-5, 2009. Regional Context of Democratization: Poland s Role in Mitigating a Gap between the EU New Members and the EU Eastern Neighbors: Polish Government s Aid to Ukraine and Belarus " presented within the panel Promoting and Inhibiting Democratization in Post-Communist States 40th National Convention of the AAASS in Philadelphia, November 20-23, 2008. Government Responsiveness in Central and Eastern Europe: Relating Median Voter and Government Policy Preferences poster presentation at American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting in Boston, August 28-31, 2008. Discussant on the panel on Integration Issues: Public Support for European Union and Asylum Southern Political Science Association (SPSA) conference in New Orleans, January 3-7, 2007 The Market Economy and Prospects for Democracy in Russia presented at Warsaw East European Conference (WEEC ), 3 rd Annual Session, Warsaw University, Poland, July 5-8, 2006 Neighbor Effect on Russia s Economic Development after the EU Eastern Enlargement [published in 4 th CEEISA proceedings, St. Petersburg University]. Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA), 4th Convention, University of Tartu, Estonia, June 25-27, 2006 The EU Eastern Enlargement Divide as Consequence of Postcommunist Divergence The Annual Meeting of the Alabama Political Science Association, The University of Alabama, April 28-29, 2006. COURSES TAUGHT BA Level: - Comparative Politics, University of Alabama (2005-2008) - Introduction to International Relations, University of Alabama (2010), University of Mannheim (2012) - Topics in International Relations: International Organizations, University of Mannheim (2011)
5 - Topics in IR: Role of Domestic and International Actors in Peacebuilding, University of Mannheim (2012) - Political Science Data Analysis STATA Laboratory, University of Mannheim (2012) - BA Thesis Colloquium University of Mannheim (2012 and 2013) - Topics in International Relations: Democracy and Democratic, University of Mannheim (2013) Graduate: - International Political Economy University of Konstanz (2010 and 2011) PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: REFEREEING Journals: European Union Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Peace Research Book Publishers: Oxford University Press PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP American Political Science Association (including membership in Conflict Processes and Comparative Democratization section) International Studies Association PERSONAL DETAILS Foreign languages: English (fluent), Russian (fluent), German (basic: DaF A2), Polish (native) Married to Dr. Marcin Smiglak Two children: Maksymilian (born 2007) Aleksander (2010) Updated October 2013