Frau Dr. Chiara Pierobon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since 06/2019
Senior Researcher in postdoctoral program "Institutional Change and Social Practice. Research on the Political System, the Economy and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus" funded by Volkswagen Foundation (2019-2023)

Since 02/2019
Associate Research Fellow
OSCE Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
http://www.osce-academy.net/en/research/rschscholarship/currschscholars/

From 04/2018 to 10/2020
Project Leader and Co-Director
Collaborative research project: “Between Stability and Transformation: Regional and Transnational Cooperation in Central Asia and between Central Asia and Europe” funded by Volkswagen Foundation
University of Bielefeld, Germany
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/iw/research/current_projects/stability_vs_transformation.html

From 04/2017 to 03/2018
Visiting Professor (Vertretung einer Juniorprofessur) in Macrosociology and European Societies
Magdeburg University, Germany
http://www.isoz.ovgu.de/Lehrst%C3%BChle/Europ%C3%A4ische+Gesellschaften.html

From 01/2017 to 03/2017
Project Leader and Co-Director
Collaborative research project: “Between Stability and Transformation: Regional and Transnational Cooperation in Central Asia and between Central Asia and Europe” funded by Volkswagen Foundation
University of Bielefeld, Germany
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/soz/iw/research/current_projects/stability_vs_transformation.html

Since 12/2012 to 03/2017 and from 04/2018 to 12/2018
Post-Doctoral Researcher and Project Manager
Centre for German and European Studies (CGES/ZDES) financed by DAAD with funds of the German Federal Foreign Ministry
St. Petersburg State University, Russia / University of Bielefeld, Germany
http://www.zdes.spbu.ru/en

From 02/2013 to 06/2016
Post-doctoral Researcher and Project Manager
Collaborative research project: “Exploring Patterns of Regional and Inter-regional Cooperation: Central Asia, its Neighboring Countries and Europe” funded by Volkswagen Foundation
University of Bielefeld, Germany
http://portal.volkswagenstiftung.de/search/projectDetails.do?ref=86692

From 2013 to 2015
Project Manager / Local Point Coordinator
ERASMUS Mundus Joint Doctorate: Globalization, the EU and Multilateralism (GEM) funded by European Commission
University of Bielefeld, Germany
http://www.erasmusmundus-gem.eu/

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INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE / RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

Since 02/19
Associate Research Fellow at the OSCE Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Conduction of interviews with civil society organizations that were granted financial support by the European Union in the framework of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and the program Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism (STRIVE)

09/18
Post-doctoral Visiting Fellow at Kazakh-German University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Conduction of interviews with civil society organizations that were granted financial support by the European Union in the framework of the European Instrument of democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and the thematic program “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (NSA/LA)

07/18
Post-doctoral Visiting Fellow at Kazakh-German University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Conduction of interviews with civil society organizations that were granted financial support by the European Union in the framework of the European Instrument of democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and the thematic program “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (NSA/LA)

10/16 – 11/16
Visiting Fellow at Tian Shan Policy Center (TSPC), American University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Conduction of interviews with civil society organizations that were granted financial support by the European Union in the framework of the European Instrument of democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and the thematic program “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (NSA/LA)

07/14
Post-doctoral Visiting Fellow at Kazakh-German University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Conduction of interviews with civil society organizations that were granted financial support by the European Union in the framework of the European Instrument of democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and the thematic program “Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development” (NSA/LA)

06/14 – 07/14
Research intern at the Delegation of the European Union in Astana, Kazakhstan
Conduction of interviews with EU officials working in the political and operational office of the Delegation in the field of empowerment of civil society and regional development

08/13 – 09/13
Research Interviewer at European Union, Brussels, Belgium
Conduction of interviews with European Union Officials working for the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Parliament's Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy and EUROPEAID (DEVCO)

08/10 - 11/10
Visiting Fellow at Centre for German and European Studies (CGES), St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Fieldwork on civil society, national identity and media in contemporary Russia: the case of St. Petersburg

08/09 - 12/09
Visiting Scholar at University of California - Berkeley, US
Department of Sociology - Graduate Program in Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies
Research on Russian civil society and post-Soviet national identity

09/07 - 06/08
Visiting Student at University of California - San Diego, US
Department of Sociology - Center for Comparative Migration Studies
Research on migration and citizenship policies in comparative perspective

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PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
Since 2019
Project "Institutional Change and Social Practice. Research on the Political System, the Economy and Society in Central Asia and the Caucasus"
funded by Volkswagen Foundation

From 2017 to 2020
Project “Between Stability and Transformation: Regional and Transnational Cooperation in Central Asia and between Central Asia and Europe” funded by Volkswagen Foundation

From 2014 to 2016
Project “Co-evolution of Knowledge and Communication Networks: Structural Dynamics of Creative Collectives in European Cultural Capitals” financed by Center for German and European Studies (CGES/ZDES), Bielefeld / St. Petersburg

From 2013 to 2016
Project “Analyzing Patterns of Regional and Inter-regional Cooperation: Central Asia, its Neighboring Countries, and Europe” financed by Volkswagen Foundation

From 2013 to 2015
Erasmus Mundus Project “Globalization, the EU & Multilateralism (GEM)” financed by European Commission

Since 2012
Research Clusters “Europe and the World” and “Civil Society and Political Participation in Europe and Russia” - Center for German and European Studies (CGES/ZDES), Bielefeld / St. Petersburg

2008
Project “On the Ruin of Christendom: Islam and the Secular Faiths of the New West”, History Department, University of California – San Diego, US: Prof. Patrick Patterson

2007
“Successful stories of female migrants in Germany” (Pilot-project), Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge – Nürnberg, Germany: Dr. Anja Stick

2004
“The ethnic conflict in Southern Tyrol, 1946-1980” financed by autonomous province of Trento, Sociology Department, University of Trento, Italy: Prof. Roberto Franzosi

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FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE AS RESEARCH TEAM LEADER
09/2016
Project “Co-evolution of Knowledge and Communication Networks: Structural Dynamics of Creative Collectives in European Cultural Capitals” (KNOCOMM)'''
Fourth wave of Data Collection: semi-structured interviews, participatory observation and photo elicitation Case-study: Hamburg

From 02/2016 to 03/2016
Project “Co-evolution of Knowledge and Communication Networks: Structural Dynamics of Creative Collectives in European Cultural Capitals” (KNOCOMM)
Third wave of Data Collection: semi-structured interviews, participatory observation and photo elicitation Case-study: Hamburg

From 04/2015 to 05/2015
Project “Co-evolution of Knowledge and Communication Networks: Structural Dynamics of Creative Collectives in European Cultural Capitals” (KNOCOMM)
Second wave of Data Collection: semi-structured interviews, participatory observation and photo elicitation Case-study: Hamburg

From 11/2014 to 12/2014
Project “Co-evolution of Knowledge and Communication Networks: Structural Dynamics of Creative Collectives in European Cultural Capitals” (KNOCOMM)
First wave of Data Collection: semi-structured interviews, participatory observation and photo elicitation Case-study: Hamburg

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SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
12/2016 - DAAD Travel Grant for the participation in the international Conference “Coalescence or Collapse? Challenges for German and European Studies in the 21st Century” (BMW Center at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, USA)
10/2016 - 11/2016 - Grant for the conduction of a research fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan, Department of Sociology, Bielefeld University
12/2013 - DAAD Publication Grant by funds from the German Federal Foreign Office
12/2012 - BGHS Funds for the organization of the international workshop on “National, regional and local identity/ies in media and music. Evidence from Europe and Russia” (with Verena Molitor)
11/2011-07/2012 - DAAD Scholarship for the completion of the doctoral thesis
08/2009 - 12/2009 - Exchange Scholarship, International Visitors and Exchange Office (IVEO), UC Berkeley
11/2008-10/2011 - PhD Scholarship, Graduate School in Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento, Italy
09/2007-07/2008 - Exchange Scholarship, Education Abroad program (EAP), UC San Diego
2002 - Award “Amore per lo studio” for outstanding high school achievements, Liceo Scientifico Galileo Galilei, Belluno, Italy
2001 - Award for the average mark above 8/10, Marialaura Bocchetti Protti Foundation, Belluno, Italy

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MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Osteuropakunde (DGO)
European Evaluation Society (EES)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Evaluation (DeGEval)
European Association of Development Research and Training Institute (EADI)
Zentrum für Deutschland und Europastudien (ZDES/CGES)

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EDUCATION
2008-2012
Bi-national PhD Program (Co-tutelle)
- PhD in Sociology at Bielefeld University, Germany
- PhD in Sociology and Social Research at Trento University, Italy

2006-2009
Double MA Degree Program in Sociology
- 2007-2008 - Visiting Student at University of California - San Diego, US
- Master of Arts (M.A.) in „European Institutions and Regional Governance“ at Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
- „Laurea Specialistica“ in Sociology and Social Research at Trento University, Italy

2002-2006
Double BA Degree Program in Sociology
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sociology at Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
- „Laurea Triennale” in Sociology at Trento University, Italy

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LANGUAGE SKILLS
Italian: Mother tongue; English, German: Advanced; Russian: Intermediate

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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

As Editor
"The Power of Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa. Peace-building, Change, and Development", Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Routledge explorations in development studies (with Ibrahim Natil and Lilian Tauber)

“Identity/ies in media and music. Case-studies from national, regional and (trans)local communities”, InterDisciplines, Journal of History and Sociology, 2014, Vol. 5, No. 1 (with Verena Molitor)

Monography
“Music and Political Youth Organizations in Russia: the National Identity Issue”, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2014

Articles
"European Union, civil society and local ownership in Kyrgyzstan: analysing patterns of adaptation, reinterpretation and contestation in the prevention of violent extremism (PVE)”, Central Asian Survey, 2021 (DOI:10.1080/02634937.2021.1905608)

“EU, Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) and Civil Society: Some considerations on the IcSP in Kyrgyzstan”, ENC Analysis. European Neighbourhood Council: Brussels, 2021. Available at http://www.encouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ENC-Analysis-Chiara-Pierobon-Final1.pdf

"Preventing Violent Extremism in Kyrgyzstan: the Role of the International Donor Community", Central Asia Policy Brief 56, 2020. Available at http://osce-academy.net/upload/file/Chiara_Pierobon.pdf

“Предотвращение насильственного экстремизма в Кыргызстане: роль международного донорского сообщества”, OSCE Academy Yearbook, 2020, 36: 121-135. Available at http://www.osce-academiy.net/ru/reserach/publications/yearbook/

“The EU, Civil Society, and Social Capital in Kazakhstan: a pilot evaluation of the EIDHR and NSA/LA”, Journal of Evaluation, 2019 (Online first - DOI 10.1177/1356389018796023)

“Promoting sustainable development through civil society: a case study of the EU’s NSA/LA thematic program in Kyrgyzstan”, Development Policy Review, 2019 (Online first – DOI 10.1111/dpr.12411)

"The Development of Civil Society in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan. An Analysis of the National and International Context", 2018, Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale 54. (DOI 10.30687/annor/2385-3042/2018/01/006)

“Musik und Jugendbewegungen in Russland”, Religion und Gesellschaft in Ost und West - RGOW, 2017, Vol. 1

“The European Union and the empowerment of Civil Society in Kazakhstan: an evaluation of the EIDHR and NSA/LA”, Central Asian Policy Review, 2016, Vol. 2, No. 2

“The Development of state-civil society relations in Kazakhstan”, Eurasiatica, 2016, Vol. 6, pp. 203-223 (DOI 10.14277/6969-093-8/EUR-6-8)

“Bericht über das Forschungs- und Praxiskolloquium am 21. Mai 2016 im Rahmen der Frühjahrstagung des AK Methoden der DeGEval“, Zeitschrift für Evaluation, 2016, Vol. 2, pp. 266-270 (together with Mäder, Susanne/ Burfeind, Miriam/ Gehre, Annekatrin/ Ulrich, Angela)

“Political youth organizations, music and national identity in contemporary Russia”, Journal of Studies in Transition Societies, 2014, Vol. 6, No. 2

“Belonging” in Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publication, 2014

“Introduction: Identities in media and music. Case-studies from national, regional and (trans)local communities”, InterDisciplines, Journal of History and Sociology, 2014, Vol. 5, No. 1 (with Verena Molitor)

“The European Union in Central Asia: a New Concept of Democracy Assistance”, Izvestia Ural Federal University Journal, Series 3. Social and Political Science, 2013. Vol. 5

“The role of music in the national-bolshevik organization. a web-based analysis”, International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies, 2012, Vol. 3, No. 2

“Youth political Organizations and Music: the case of St. Petersburg”, Center for German and European Studies, Working Paper 2011-01, 2011

“Back to the nation-state: citizenship practices in Germany and Italy”, Eurosphere Working Paper Series No. 26, 2010

“Political Participation in Eastern Europe: the West versus the Post-Soviet Rest", 3rd ECPR Graduate Conference, Dublin University (30.08.-01.09.2010) http://ecprnet.eu/conferences/graduate_conference/dublin/paper:details.asp?paperID=331

Book Chapters
"Global Governance, Multi-Actor Cooperation, and Civil Society". In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham, 2020. (Online first - DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-71066-2_38-1)

"Introduction", in Natil, I., Pierobon, C. and Tauber, L. (eds.), The Power of Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa. Peace-building, Change, and Development, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Routledge explorations in development studies (with Ibrahim Natil and Lilian Tauber)

"Introducing Civil Society", in Natil, I., Pierobon, C. and Tauber, L. (eds.), The Power of Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa. Peace-building, Change, and Development, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Routledge explorations in development studies

"Conclusions", in Natil, I., Pierobon, C. and Tauber, L. (eds.), The Power of Civil Society in the Middle East and North Africa. Peace-building, Change, and Development, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019. | Series: Routledge explorations in development studies

“The European Union and Sustainable Development in Kyrgyzstan: the Role of Civil Society” in Contemporary Global Trends: Challenges and Risks for Central Asia, Kazakh German University, Almaty, 2017, pp. 41-52

“Civil Society in the EU development and human rights agenda: The case of DG DEVCO-EIDHR” in Marchetti, R. (ed.), Partnership in International Policy Making: Civil Society and Public Institutions in Global and European Affairs. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017, pp. 195-213

“Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan: national and international measures”, in Central Asia and European Union: way to sustainable development, Kazakh German University, Almaty, 2015, pp. 242-250

“The Relations between the EU and Kazakhstan: the case of the cooperation program Supporting Kazakhstan Local Development Policies”, in Jonboboev, S., Rakhimov, M-. and Seidelmann R. (eds.), Central Asia: Issues, Problems, and Perspectives. Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag, 2015, pp. 257-284

“European Democracy Assistance in Kazakhstan: main issues and challenges”, in Sustainable Development and effective resource politics, Kazakh-German University, Almaty, 2013, pp. 130-135

“Rechtsrock: White Power music in Germany”, in Shekhovtsov, A. and Jackson, P. (eds.), White Power Music: Scenes Of Extreme-Right Cultural Resistance, Ilford: Searchlight Magazine Ltd., 2012, pp. 7-23

Review for scientific journal

Central Asian Survey
Communist and Post-Communist Studies Journal
Eurasiatica
International Political Science Review

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CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

As invited speaker / Academic discussant
2021
Online Conference “L’ Asia Centrale vista dall’Italia. Stato e prospective della collaborazione” organised by University Ca' Foscari and Geo-Politica.info
Invited speaker on "Inter-University Cooperation between Italy and Central Asia: the European Perspective"

Online Seminar "Show me the money: EU’s support to civil society in Central Asia” as part of the event "Addressing EU policy-makers" organised by European Neighbourhood Council (ENC) Brussels, Belgium and Europe-Central Asia Monitoring (EUCAM), Groningen, The Netherlands

OSCE Academy
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Guest Lecture: Music, Identity and Cognitive Praxis in Radical Movements: Why Culture Matters

2019
OSCE Academy
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Public Lecture: Prevention of Violent Extremism and Radicalisation in Central Asia: A Case Study on Civil Society Engagement in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz-National University
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Public Lecture: Strengthening Civil Society Capacity as Development Actor: the EU Experience in Kyrgyzstan

Ala-Too International University
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Public Lecture: Strengthening Civil Society Capacity as Development Actor: the EU Experience in Kyrgyzstan

2017
Central Asian Studies Institute (CASI) and Sociology Department
American University of Central Asia (AUCA), Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Guest Lecture: Promoting sustainable development through civil society: a case study on the EU engagement in Kyrgyzstan

Summer School “Regional Cooperation: Approaches from Central Asia and Europe”
OSCE Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Guest Lecture: Civil Society in the EU: Civil Society Responses to the Refugee Crisis

2015
Roundtable “Nurly Zhol, ‘La Via verso il futuro’: quale modernizzazione per il Kazakhstan’’
IsAG - Istituto di Alti Studi in Geopolitica e Scienze Ausiliarie (IsAG) / Italian Foreign Ministry, Rome Italy

GEM Fellows’ conference at Free University of Brussels, Belgium
Academic discussant for the paper: International Dimension of Ukraine’s Political Regime: The impact of the EU and Russia

Experts’ Workshop “Central Asia – Exploring EU interests and options” Institute für Europäische Politik / European Union Institute for Security Studies / German Federal Office, Berlin Invited speaker for the session: The Central Asian republics: bilateral and regional interests

2014
GEM Fellows’ conference at LUISS, Rome, Italy
Academic discussant for the paper: Involvement of Diasporas in Peace-building Processes - An In-Depth Analysis of Views and Attitudes towards the Bosnian Diaspora as an External Peace-Building Factor in the Country

2010
Center for Research on Ethnic Relations and Nationalism (CEREN), University of Helsinki, Finland
Guest Lecture: Migration and National Identity in Contemporary Russia: The case of the Movement Against Illegal Immigration

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As paper presenter
2019
International Conference: Central Asian Security in Current World Disorder
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Presentation: EU Prevention of Radicalization in Central Asia: A Case-Study on Civil Society Engagement in Kyrgyzstan

Academic Workshop: Transformations of EU Approaches towards Central Asia and Roundtable: Unpacking the EU’s New Central Asia Strategy
Brussels. Belgium
Presentation: Civil Society and EU Prevention of Violent Extremism in Kyrgyzstan: analysing patterns of interactions, contestations and transformation

2018
13th biennial Conference of the European Evaluation Society (EES)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Presentation: Evaluating the work of German 'Stiftungen' through bonding, bridging and linking social capital: a case-study on Kyrgyzstan

XXI National Conference of the Italian Evaluation Society (AIV) - Evalaution for Sustainable Development (La valutazione per lo sviluppo equo e sostenibile)
L’Aquila, Italy
Presentation: Evaluating sustainable development through social capital: an analysis of the relational, structural and cognitive dimensions

2017
EADI Nordic 2017: Globalization at the Crossroads - Rethinking Inequalities and Boundaries, Working Group: Aid and Development Policy
Bergen, Norway
Presentation: EU and Sustainable Development in Kyrgyzstan: on the engagement of civil society in the NSA/LA thematic program

2016
OSCE Conference Post-Communism 25+: ‘’Reflections on Social, Economic and Political Transitions”
Issuk Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Presentation: The development of Kyrgyz civil society: an historical analysis on its national and international power relations

12th biennial Conference of the European Evaluation Society (EES)
Maastricht, Netherlands
Presentation: EU‘s empowerment of civil society in Kazakhstan: a pilot evaluation of the social capital produced

Conference of the Development Studies Association (DSA) - NGOs in Development Study Group
Oxford, Great Britain
Presentation: Non-profit sector in Kazakhstan: current developments and challenges

Annual Conference of DeGEval Nachwuchsgruppe
GIZ, Bonn, Germany
Presentation: EU Förderung der Zivilgesellschaft in Kasachstan und Sozialkapital: eine Pilot-Studie

2015
International Conference Risk and Opportunities in the Civil Society – Public Institutions Relationship. Reassessing the EU and Global Policy Process
LUISS University, School of Government and Department of Political Science
Presentation: The new EU development agenda: empirical evidence from Kazakhstan

2014
Annual Conference of ASIAC - Associazione per lo Studio in Italia sull'Asia Centrale e sul Caucaso
Bergamo University, Italy
Presentation: Società civile in Kazakhstan: sviluppo, caratteristiche e scenari futuri

15th Annual Conference of the Central Eurasia Studies Society
Harriman Institute of Columbia University, New York, USA
Presentation: The European Union and the thematic program „Non State-Actors and Local Authorities in development‟: relational, structural and cognitive outcomes

Centre for OSCE Research (CORE) – Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH)
Hamburg University, Germany
Presentation: Democratization through external actors: the European Union in Kazakhstan

2013
International Workshop “Imagining Development: Comparing Theory and Practice of development in the Post-socialist World”
Tallinn University, Estonia
Presentation: The European Union in Kazakhstan: Democracy Promotion Through Civil society

International Conference “Security, Economic, and Social Challenges in Central Asia: a Region between Cooperation and Competition”
Dortmund University, Germany
Presentation: External actors and organizations in Central Asia: the role of the EU

International Conference “Modernity Junctures: Post-Socialist Institutions, Subjectivities, and Discourses in Comparative Perspective“
Ural State University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Presentation: The European Union in Central Asia: a new Concept of Democracy Assistance?

Start-up Workshop “Exploring Patters of Regional and Interregional Cooperation: Central Asia, its Neighboring Countries and Europe”
Marburg, Germany
Presentation: Good Governance and External Actors. The European Union in Central Asia

2012
Workshop National identities vs. ethnic identities – dealing with traumatic past
Program Generations, Multiculturalism and Nordic Identity, 2011-2013:
Center for Contemporary Cultural Studies, University of Tallinn, Estonia
Presentation: Post Soviet national identity/ies: evidence from the societal level

40th International Institute of Sociology Congress “After Western Hegemony: Social Science and its publics”, New Delhi, India
Presentation: Music, youth political organizations and national identity in
contemporary Russia: some methodological implications

2011
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Colloquium “Economy and Society – Today. About the genesis and contemporary constellations of the relationship between state and capitalism”
German-Italian Center Villa Vigoni, Loveno di Menaggio, Italy
Presentation: Youth political organizations and music in Russia

International Conference on Social Sciences
Social Sciences Research Society, Izmir, Turkey
Presentation: The Role of the Music in the National-Bolshevik Organization: a Web-based analysis

Conference “Virtuelle Vernetzungen des Rechtsextremismus – was tun?”
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Berlin, Germany
Presentation: The role of the World Wide Web in the Rise of Post-Soviet Right-Wing Extremism: the case of the Movement Against Illegal Immigration”

Interdisciplinary symposium “Elites take over the city: what can research do about it? Empirical cases put to the test”
Free University of Brussels, Belgium
Presentation: Musicians’ engagement in the political field: the rally for the protection of Saint Petersburg

16th Annual ASN World Convention Charting the Nation between State and Society“
Columbia University, New York, USA
Presentation: Youth political organizations and music in contemporary Russia: the national identity issue

International Graduate Students Workshop Exchange: „Russian and German Identities Across Time and Borders”
University of Notre Dame, USA
Presentation: The construction of National Identity: theoretical perspectives and empirical findings (with Verena Molitor)

2010
International conference “Civil Society and NGOs in Europe and Russia: responding to New challenges and Opportunities”
Center for German and European Studies, St. Petersburg State University, in cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and with the Forum “Social Petersburg – 2010”
Presentation: Music and NGOs in Russia: the case of Oborona

Seminar “Современные молодежные сообщества в поле политики: практики (не)участия"
School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Presentation: Sociology of music: the state of the art

Seminar “Современные молодежные сообщества в поле политики: практики (не)участия"
School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Presentation: Musicians' engagement in the political field of Saint Petersburg

International conference “Youth Solidarities in the 21st Century: old names, new styles, spaces and practices”
“Region” research center, Ulyanovsk State University, Russia
Presentation: Youth organizations and music in contemporary Russia: the national identity issue

International PhD-Conference „German and Russian Identities Across Time and Borders”, University of Bielefeld, Germany
Presentation: Russian Political Youth and its music practices: some methodological considerations

2009
Eurosphere Summer School: "Diversity and the European Public Sphere”, University of Tallinn, Estonia
Presentation: Citizenship practices in Germany and Italy: the
naturalization process

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Winter term 2017/18
BA Lecture “EU’s external promotion of democracy and human rights”
BA Seminar “Soziale Bewegungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa”
BA Seminar “Post-Soviet Space: Politics, Culture and Society”
MA Seminar “Social capital and development”

Summer term 2017
BA Seminar “Zivilgesellschaft: theoretische und empirische Perspektiven”
BA Seminar “Global, (trans)national and local identity in music”

Winter term 2016/17
BA Seminar “Democracy, Civil Society and Human Rights”
Bielefeld University (Germany)

Summer term 2016
BA/MA Seminar “Soziale Menschenrechte in Deutschland für alle?” (Together with Katrin Weible)
Bielefeld University (Germany)

Winter term 2014/15
BA Course “Civil Society in the Post-Soviet Space”
Bielefeld University (Germany) / Studium Internationale: Global Perspectives

Winter term 2013/14
''BA Course “Local, (trans)national and global identity in music”
Bielefeld University (Germany) / Studium Internationale: Global Perspectives

Summer term 2013
PhD Summer School “European Union Studies: Methodological Opportunities and Limits”
St. Petersburg State University / Center for German and European Studies (GGES/ZDES) (Russia)

MA Seminar “Power and Governance Beyond the State” (Prof. Andreas Vasilache)
Bielefeld University (Germany)

Summer term 2013
MA Methodological Seminar “Comparing Methodologies, Operationalization and Specifics of European Studies Research”
St. Petersburg State University / Center for German and European Studies (GGES/ZDES) (Russia)

Winter term 2012/13
BA Course “Music and National Identity”
Bielefeld University (Germany) / Studium Internationale: Global Perspectives

Summer term 2012
BA Course “Music and Politics: between state propaganda and protest”
Bielefeld University (Germany)

In 2013, I successfully conclude the Bielefeld Certificate for Teaching in Higher Education (Bielefelder Zertifikat für Hochschullehre)

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ORGANIZATION AND CO-ORGANIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
2019
Research capacity-building seminar on “Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE)”
OSCE Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Research capacity-building seminar on “Preventing Violent Extremism (PVE)”
UNESCO Cluster office for Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2018
Seminar-Series "Sustainable Development in Central Asia: regional and interregional cooperation"
- Seminar “Theories and Approaches to regional and interregional cooperation and sustainable development in Central Asia”
- Seminar “Research Methodologies and Methods for the Study of regional and interregional cooperation and sustainable development in Central Asia”
- Seminar “Sustainable development and regional and interregional cooperation in Central Asia: soft and transferable skills”
German-Kazakh University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2017
Sommer Schule “Stability, Transformation and Regional Cooperaion: Approaches from Central Asia and Europe”
OSCE Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

2016
Public-Lecture Series “Civil Society and Participation in Europe, Russia and the post-Soviet Neighborhood”
Bielefeld Univesity, Germany

2015
International Conference “Current Developments in Central Asia: Politics, Society and (Inter) Regional Cooperation” financed by Volkswagen Foundation (Main Organizer with Prof. Dr. Andreas Vasilache)
Bielefeld, Germany

2013
International Conference “Science, Education and Business Cooperation: the innovation landscapes in Europe and Russia” (Organization Assistance)
St. Petersburg State University, Russia

International Workshop “Transnational Approaches in Graduate Research” (Co-Organizer)
Notre Dame University, USA

2012
International Workshop “National, regional and local identity/ies in media and music. Evidence from Europe and Russia” (Main organizer with Verena Molitor)
University of Bielefeld, Germany

2010
International Conference “Civil Society and NGOs in Europe and Russia: Responding to New Challenges and Opportunities” (Organization Assistance)
St. Petersburg State University, Russia

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OTHER RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCES / INTERNSHIPS
2012
InLingua Language School, Bielefeld / Gütersloh, Germany
Organization and conduction of Italian language courses for entrepreneurs (both individual and group lessons)

2009
University of Trento, Italy
CATI Interviewer on Consumers’ satisfaction and health services utilization.
Conduction of telephonic interviews
Working language: Italian

Festival of Economics, Trento, Italy
PR and interpreter for the international guests at the Festival (Italian, English and German)

From 2008 to 2009
Centro Linguistico De Pellegrini, Belluno, Italy
Translation of legal, medical and other materials.
Interpreter for entrepreneurs during business meetings (Italian, English and German)

2008
Department of History, University of California - San Diego, US
Research Assistant for Prof. Patrick Patterson. Independent research for the book "On the Ruin of Christendom: Islam and the Secular Faiths of the New West” on contemporary engagement of European political
Christianity with Islam and with Muslims in Europe

2007
BAMF, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Nuremberg, Germany
Researched and interviewed first and second generation female migrants for a project on success stories of immigration / Research on “Integration through media”

2005
INTV, Ingolstadt, Germany
TV-journalist produced and reported segments in German for local News channel

Cultural Agency, Neuburg an der Donau, Germany
Organized concerts, cultural activities and public events