Institute for International Relations

Department for International Economic and Political Relations
Ph.D. Political Sciences, University of Zagreb

Sandro Knezović holds a B.A. in International Relations, M.Sc. in Comparative Politics (thesis: European Union and Southeastern Europe: Comparative Analysis of Countries in the Region and the Union's Policy Towards Them) and a Ph.D. in Comparative Politics (thesis: Impact of External and Internal Factors on Regional Consolidation - The Case of Southeastern Europe) from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb.

Knezović is employed as Research Fellow at the Department for International Economic and Political Relations and his scientific work is concentrated on international relations topics, especially those related to international and European security (CFSP/ESDP), the EU and NATO enlargement and its impact on the region of Southeast Europe.

He is member of various international networks and expert working groups (Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces – DCAF's Southeastern Europe Security Forum – Expert Drafting Group for Regional Security Strategy; UACES Specialist Group on EU Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management Policies etc.) that address these issues and has a noticeable experience in writing articles, giving lectures and attending numerous international conferences.

Employment and Professional Appointments

September 2004 - present - Research Fellow at the Institute for International Relations (Department for International Economic and Political Relations),

July 2003 – September 2004 - Expert Assistant at the Ministry of European Integration of the Republic of Croatia, Directorate for Integration Strategy, Analytical Department,

Before June 2003 - Expert Referent in Development, Analysis and Statistical Infrastructure Department, Central Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Croatia.

Selected Recently Published Works

• Knezović, Sandro, Complementarity or Competition? - EU and NATO Enlargement Processes and Their Effects on Regional Co-operation. In Approaching or Avoiding Cooperative Security? - The Western Balkans in the Aftermath of the Kosovo Settlement Proposal and the Riga Summit, Felbebauer, Ernst M ; Jureković, Predrag, Labarre, Frederic (ed.). Vienna, Austria - National Defence Academy and Bureau for Security Policy at the Austrian Ministry of Defence in co-operation with PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes, 2007.
• Knezović, Sandro, The Role of Civil Society, Media and Education in Post-Conflict Rehabilitation Activities. In Post-Conflict Rehabilitation, de Dardel, Jean-Jacques; Gustenau, Gustav; ed. Pantev, Plamen. Vienna, Sofia - National Defence Academy; Bureau for Security Policy at the Austrian Ministry of Defence in co-operation with PfP Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Institutes, 2006.
• Knezović, Sandro, Postkonfliktni okviri regionalne sigurnosti i suradnje u Jugoistočnoj Europi – inicijative EU. Politička misao, 43(2006), 3. Fakultet političkih znanosti, Sveučilište u Zagrebu.
• Knezović, Sandro, Europska politika u vrijeme disolucije jugoslavenske federacije. Politička misao, 43(2006), 2. Fakultet političkih znanosti, Sveučilište u Zagrebu.
• Knezović, Sandro, Security in the Southeast Europe: EU and US Approaches. Proceedings of the Conference National Security and Transport Perspectives in Croatia, 2006. Croatian Parliament.
• Knezović, Sandro, Scanning EUFOR – Operation ALTHEA and a Possible Croatian Role in It. Croatian International Relations Review, XI (2005), 40/41. Institute for International Relations, Zagreb.
• Knezović, Sandro, Chorvatsko a Europska unia: o krok bližšie?. Zahranična politika, (Journal of Slovak Foreign Policy Association). IX (2005).

Selected Recent Lectures and Presentations

• Inadequate Perception of Identity as a Security Threat in Southeast Europe, International Conference Transformation of Society and Identity in National, Regional and International Dimensions, 18th-19th September 2008 in Zagreb, Croatia, organised by Institute for International Relations (Zagreb, Croatia) and Kobe University (Japan)
• The Role of Female Security Experts in Countering Terrorism – A View from Croatia, International Conference The Role of Female Security Experts in Countering Terrorism, 10-14 March 2008 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, organised by the International Centre for Democratic Transition (Budapest, Hungary) and NATO
• Geostrategic Implications of the New NATO Enlargement to the Countries of the Adriatic Charter, International Conference Japan Meets Southeast Europe, 21-22 September 2007 in Zagreb, Croatia, organised by Institute for International Relations (Zagreb, Croatia) and Kobe University (Japan)
• Security Co-Operation in Southeast Europe – Homegrown Vs. Externally Sponsored Initiatives, International Conference Security Cooperation in the Western Balkans, 10-12 September 2006, Skopje, Macedonia, organised by the Geneva Center for Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), Switzerland and the Belgrade School for Security Studies, Serbia
• Human Resources in Combat Against Terrorism – Potential role of the Republic of Croatia, Conference Human Resources in Combat Against Terrorism, 7-8 September 2006, Zagreb, Croatia, organised by the Police Academy of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Croatia
• Security in a Knowledge-Based Society – A View from Croatia, International Conference Safer Balkans Network: Academic Influence and Role in the Security Sector Reform, 22 – 24 June 2006, Fruška Gora, Serbia, organised by the Centre for Civil-Military Relations and the Belgrade School of Security Studies, Serbia
• Security in the Southeast Europe: EU and US Approaches, International Conference National Security and Transport Perspectives in Croatia, 27-28 February 2006, Croatian Parliament
• Security Policy of Central European Countries from Southeast Europe Perspective, International Conference Security Policy of Central European Countries: Common and Different Points of View, 28-29 September 2005, Bratislava, Slovakia, organised by the Institute for Security and Defense Studies of the Slovak Ministry of Defense with the support of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Center for European and North-Atlantic Affairs, Bratislava
• The Role of the NGO’s in the Croatian Process of European Integration and NATO Accession, International Conference MAP Seminar – Sharing Experience from NATO Preparation, 7-8 March 2005, Bratislava, Slovakia, organised by the Slovak Ministry of Defense with the support of the Embassy of Great Britain in Slovakia

Training and Scholarships

German Marshall Fund of the United States, Marshall Memorial Fellowship 2008, USA (June - July 2008)

European Union Institute for Security Studies, Visiting Fellowship, Paris (April – July 2007)

Center for Strategic Research of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Visiting Fellowship, Ankara, Istanbul (May 2006)

Professional Service

Vice-President of the IMO Scientific Council (2006 - present)

Languages

English (fluent), Italian and German (conversational)

Contact: IMO, Ul. Lj. F. Vukotinovića 2, P.O. Box 303, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia; tel.: +385-1-4877460; fax: +385-1-4828361; e-mail: sandro@irmo.hr