Rok Zupančič

Former IIR Associate Research Fellow

Employment

The IIR Associate Fellowship Status was Terminated as of 10/2018.

2016 - present: Research Fellow at the Centre for Southeast Europe, University of Graz
2014 - 2016: Assistant Professor and Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2013 - 2014: Teaching Assistant and Research Fellow, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2008 - 2013: Young Researcher and Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
2001 - 2008: Journalist, Radio Television Slovenia; Ljubljana, Slovenia

Education

2015: Post-doctoral fellowship (Core Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program), American University (School of International Service), Washington DC, USA
2014: Elected as Assistant Professor/ Docent, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences; Ljubljana (Slovenia)
2013: PhD in Defence Studies, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences; Ljubljana (Slovenia)
2008: BA in International Relations, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences; Ljubljana (Slovenia)
2006: BA in  Political Science – Defence Studies, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences; Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Foreign Research Fellowships

2016: Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, University of Graz, Austria
2015: Fulbright fellowship, American University (School of International Service), Washington DC, USA
2013: Japan Foundation Fellowship, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
2011: EU COST Fellowship for research on conflict prevention approaches of the EU and Israel: the case study of Kosovo, Interdisciplinary Centre Herzliya, Israel
2010, 2011, 2012: Youth Leaders Programme with America, four short-term fellowships of International Institute of Education, Washington, USA (Washington and New York, USA; Vienna, Austria; Prague: the Czech Republic; Washington and Charleston, USA)

Languages

Slovenian - native
English - fluent
Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian - very good
Russian - good
German - reading knowledge

Areas of Interest

European security architecture/Common Security and Defence Policy of the EU
The Balkans/Southeastern Europe
Security in international relations
Conflict studies
Conflict prevention
Conflict resolution
Reconciliation

Memberships

  • Member of the Slovenian Political Science Association
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Regional Security
  • Member of the Young Leaders Dialogue with America Programme

Other Professional Activities

  • Lecturing the course Modern approaches to conflict prevention and conflict resolution at th International Summer School, Prishtina, University Hasan Prishtina, Kosovo; July 2014.
  • Series of lectures on Kosovo, the Balkans, conflict prevention etc. at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; June and July 2013.
  • "To be or not bo be" in Afghanistan (a perspective from Slovenia and war as a business opportunity''. Lecture at the "Young leaders dialogue Forum", March 12 - 17, 2012, Washington, DC and Charleston, South Carolina.
  • "Ahmed the Refugee" knocking on Europe's door: how do the conflict zones affect European security? Andermatt, Switzerland: Military Mountaineering Service Centre, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, 7th Future Leaders Training, 30 July - 07 August 2011.
  • Anti-americanism: view from the Balkans. Tallahassee, Florida, 24th February 2010: Florida State Uniersity, The College of Social Sciences, International Studies, the USA.
  • Sigurnosna politika Slovenije [Security Policy of Slovenia), 17.-20th September 2009, Mali lošinj, Croatia.
  • Peacekeeping operations and conflict prevention. The seminar on the armed forces, organized by the Ministry of Defence of Slovenia, 4th–6th May 2009. Poljče, Slovenia 2009.
  • Iskustva Slovenije u članstvu u NATO (Experiences of Slovenia in NATO). Bar, Črna Gora, 11th November 2009. University of Donja Gorica Podgorica, The School of Euroatlantism.

Publications

Monographs:

 

  • (2015): Kosovo: laboratorij preprečevanja oboroženih konfliktov, pokonfliktne obnove in izgradnje države. Brno: V. Klemm; Plzeň: Západočeská univerzita v Plzni.
  • Svete, Uroš – Guštin, Damijan– Vuga, Janja – Zupančič, Rok – Juvan, Jelena(2015). The small state facing asymmetric environment: A reconsideration of the identity? : the Slovenian experience. Prague: Institute of International Relations.
  • (2012): Civil-military cooperation in conflict and post-conflict operations: learning from the Lithuanian, Slovenian and Estonian experiences. Vilnius: Akademiné leidyba.

Book Chapters:

  • Zupančič, Rok – Vuga, Janja (2013): Slovenia: a small country's experience of an asymmetric environment. In: Giuseppe Caforio (ed.). Soldiers without frontiers: the view from the ground: experiences of asymmetric warfare. Roma, Acireale: Bonanno, pp. 325–339.
  • Grošelj, Klemen – Juvan, Jelena – Zupančič, Rok (2010): Primerjalna analiza prostovoljnih pogodbenih rezerv Češke, Nemčije, Velike Britanije, Belgije in Nizozemske. In: Malešič, Marjan (ed.): Mednarodne razsežnosti varnosti Slovenije. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za družbene vede, pp. 303-331.
  • Zupančič, Rok – Grizold, Anton (2010): Pristopi in strategije preprečevanja sodobnih oboroženih konfliktov Evropske unije in Organizacije za varnost in sodelovanje v Evropi. In: Malešič, Marjan (ed.): Mednarodne razsežnosti varnosti Slovenije. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za družbene vede, pp. 53-86.

Scholarly Articles:

  • Zupančič, Rok – Hribernik, Miha (2014): Discovering normative power as a state strategy in the framework of security, foreign and defense policy: the case of Japan. Philippine Political Science Journal 35 (1): 2014, pp. 78–97.  (indexed in: SSCI)
  • Slovenia's ten years in the Common Security and Defence Policy. Studia Historica Slovenica 14 (1), 2014. (forthcoming, indexed in: ERIH).
  • Prebilič, Vladimir – Zupančič, Rok (2014): Patriotism as a State-building Strategy: A Case Study of Israel. European Perspectives 6 (1), 2014.
  • Zupančič, Rok – Hribernik, Miha (2013): Normative power Japan: the European Union's ideational successor or another "contradiction in terms"? Revista românæa de ştiinţe politice, Winter 2013, vol. 13, no. 2. pp. 106-136. (indexed in: SSCI)
  • Zupančič, Rok – Udovič, Boštjan – Svetličič, Marjan (2012): Coping with the challenges of the presidency of the EU Council: a view from Slovenia. Latvijas intereses Eiropas Savieniba, nr. 3, 2012, pp. 22-31.
  • (2011): Normative power as a means of a small state in international relations : the role of Slovenia within the EU concert of normative power in the Western Balkans. Lithuanian foreign policy review, no. 25, pp. 56-76.
  • Zupančič, Rok – Udovič, Boštjan (2011): Lilliputian in a Goliath world: the preventive diplomacy of Slovenia in solving the question of Kosovo's independence. Romanian Journal of Political Sciences, vol. 11, no. 2, 2011, pp. 39-80 (indexed in SSCI).
  • Zupančič, Rok – Hribernik, Miha (2011): Small states as "Contributing nations" to the EU's normative power: the Case of Slovenia. Romanian Journal of European Affairs, vol. 11, no. 4, 2011, pp. 34-49. (indexed in SCOPUS)
  • (2010): Modern "don-quixotism" or an emerging norm of international relations? Romanian Journal of Political Science, vol. 10, iss. 1, 2010, pp. 71-94. (Indexed in: SSCI)
  • Zupančič, Rok– Grizold, Anton (2010): Preprečevanje sodobnih oboroženih konfliktov v okviru OVSE in EU: primerjalna analiza pristopov in strategij (Conflict prevention of the OSCE and the EU: comparative analysis). Teorija in praksa, 2010, Vol. 47, No. 4, 2010, pp. 692-716. (Indexed in: SCOPUS)
  • (2009): The theory of conflict prevention. What can Kosovo draw out of it? = Teoria mbi parandalimin e konflikteve. Cfarë mund të përfitojë Kosova nga kjo? Thesis Kosova, Vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 65-82.
  • Zupančič, Rok – Grizold, Anton (2008): Analiza konflikta v Makedoniji (The analysis of Macedonian conflict). Teorija in praksa, Vol. 45, no. 3/4, 2008, pp. 324-344. (Indexed in SCOPUS)

Review Articles:

  • Zupančič, Rok – Udovič, Boštjan (2011): Preventivna diplomacija Slovenije pri reševanju vprašanja samostojnosti in neodvisnosti Kosova (2007-2010) (Preventive diplomacy of Slovenia in solving the question of the independence of Kosovo (2007-2010). Teorija in praksa, Vol. 48, No. 3, 2011, pp. 712-733. (Indexed in: SCOPUS)
  • Zupančič, Rok – Grizold, Anton (2009): Pet let v zavezništvu in 60 let zavezništva: Slovenija in Nato = Five years in the alliance and 60 years of the alliance: Slovenia and Nato. Bilten Slovenske Vojske, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2009, pp. 197-218.
  • (2009): Pozabljeni gorski črni vrt: pričakovanja za stabilizacijo Gorskega Karabaha. 1. in 2. del. 1.-2. del. (The Forgotten Nagorno Karabakh: the prospects of stabilization). Slovenska vojska, Vol. 17, No. 7, 2009, pp. 27-29 & Vol. 17, No. 8, 2009, pp. 27-29.
  • (2009): Novi Natov strateški koncept. Najbolj javen do zdaj? (The Strategic Concept of NATO: The most 'public' so far?). Slovenska vojska, Vol. 17, No. 17 and 18, 2009.

Professional/Expert Articles

  • (2011): Ko država odpove: odgovornost zaščititi kot nova norma mednarodnih odnosov? (Responsibility to Protect as a new norm of international relations?). Slovenska vojska, Vol. 19, No. 2&3.
  • (2010): Wyzwania dla słoweńskich sił zbrojnych. (Challenges of the Slovenian Armed Forces). Armia, Vol. 7, No. 26.
  • (2010): Mamurluk poslije šest godina? Šest godina u Nato: slovenačka perspektiva = Hangover after six years? Six years in Nato. Slovenian perspective, Bezbjednost , Vol. 2, No. 7, pp. 49-52.
  • (2010): COIN 3.0: (uspešnejša) strategija? Dnevnik, 12th June 2010.
  • (2010): Pomen proučevanja regionalnih varnostnih kompleksov : spoznaj regionalno, razumi globalno. (Regional Security Complex: know regional, understand global). Slovenska vojska, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2010, pp. 27-29.
  • Zupančič, Rok – Juvan, Jelena – Kopač, Erik (2010): Prostovoljna pogodbena rezerva, 1. del. (The Voluntary Reserve Force of the Armed Forces, Part 1). Slovenska vojska, Vol 18, No. 8, pp. 23-25.
  • Zupančič, Rok – Juvan, Jelena – Grošelj, Klemen (2010): Prostovoljna pogodbena rezerva, 2. del. (The Voluntary Reserve Force of the Armed Forces, Part 2). Slovenska vojska, Vol 18, No. 9, pp. 20-22.
  • Zupančič, Rok – Juvan, Jelena – Vuga, Janja – Grošelj, Klemen: Prostovoljna pogodbena rezerva, 3. del. (The Voluntary Reserve Force of the Armed Forces, Part 3). Slovenska vojska, Vol 18, No. 10, pp. 29-31.

Columns and Selected Media Appearances:

  • Veliki brat res vse vidi?: Severna Koreja. Dnevnik, 11th January 2014, vol. 64, nr. 9.
  • Umik v školjko: hikikomori, socialni samomor po japonsko. Dnevnik, 7th February 2014, vol. 64, nr. 32.
  • Povečevalno steklo mladega izobraženca. Slovenija se giba kot kroglica na fliperju. (with Tomaž Ranc). Večer, 22nd February 2014, vol. 70, nr. 44.
  • Putin na Tavridi: pomen Krima v ruski kolektivni zavesti. Dnevnik, 8th March, vol. 64, nr. 56.
  • Važno je biti v centru: o malih državah v mednarodnih odnosih (with Boštjan Udovič). Dnevnik, 5th April 2014, vol. 64, nr. 80.
  • Komu Putin prešteva krvna zrnca? Nacionalna identiteta in Ukrajina. Dnevnik, 24th May 2014, vol. 64, nr. 119.
  •  Interview on the security issues in the Korean Peninsula. Available at: http://www.rtvslo.si/svet/sprememb-v-severni-koreji-si-nihce-zares-ne-zeli/305988.
  • Quo vadis, mladi mož? Na vzhod: mladi raziskovalci na Japonskem in v Sloveniji. Dnevnik online, 1st June 2013.
  • Delo, smisel življenja? Kulturni koncepti Japonske. Dnevnik, 20th July 2013, vol. 63, nr. 166.
  • O mrtvih govorijo drugi: sporočila iz svetišča. In: Dnevnik, 17th August 2013, vol. 63, nr. 189.
  • Je kdo namerno gledal stran?: lokalne volitve na Kosovu. Dnevnik, 9th November 2013, vol. 63, nr. 259.
  • ''Zgodovina je vedno znova pokazala, da se oblasti ne more vzdrževati s prisilo": 20 let od razpustitve Varšavskega pakta (20th Anniversary of the dissolution of the Warszaw Pact). MMC RTV SLO, 28th February. Avaible at: http://www.rtvslo.si/svet/zgodovina-je-vedno-znova-pokazala-da-se-oblasti-ne-more-vzdrzevati-s-prisilo/251970. 
  • Pokopališče ladij: ekološka katastrofa na Aralskem jezeru. (The graveyard of ships: the ecologic tragedy at the Aral Sea). Dnevnikov Objektiv, 31st December 2010.
  • Če ne izbereš prave vere, te ni. (If you do not choose the right religion, you do not exist). Dnevnikov 0bjektiv, 14th April 2007.
  • Razpihovanje žerjavice v stari Perziji. (Burning Charcoal in the ancient Persia). Ampak, Vol. 7, No. 6/7, 2006, pp. 18-21.
  • Boj za prevlado v Srednji Aziji: nova "velika igra" se začenja (Fight For Supremacy in the Central Asia: The New Great Game). Delo, 18th October, pp. 4.
  • Paul Wolfowitz. Delo, 22nd March 2003, pp. 2.

Research projects

  • 2015-2017: Improving the Effectiveness of the Capabilities (IEC) in EU conflict prevention - IECEU; leader of the work package »The Balkans« within Horizon 2020 research project (BES-12-2014: Conflict prevention and peace building topic 1: Enhancing the civilian conflict prevention and peace building capabilities of the EU)
  • 2013: “Deliberative discourse practices in Slovenia's formal and non-formal public spheres”: applied research project, funded by the Slovenian Research Agency and private funds.
  • 2013: “Building up normative power in a post-conflict environment: Japan as a normative power actor in Kosovo”: a short-term research project, funded by the Japan Foundation.
  • 2010 - 2013: “Transforming Defence Policies in Contemporary Security Environment”: a basic research project, funded by the Slovenian Research Agency.
  • 2010 - 2012: “Civil-military cooperation in conflict and post-conflict regions”: a joint research project of Estonian, Lithuanian, Slovenian and American scholars, funded by the Institute of International Education, Washington, the USA.
  • 2011: “Conflict prevention approaches of the EU and Israel: the case of Kosovo”: fellowship for short-term research, funded by the European Union (COST Programme).



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