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(Auto-) Stereotypes in past and present

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Leiter, Abteilung Osteuropäische Geschichte und Arbeitsstelle Historische Stereotypenforschung, Institut für Geschichte, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, Prishtina
Director, International Cultural Centre; Professor of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in South East Europe, Thessaloniki
Austrian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, London Chair

Dr. Hans Henning HAHN

Leiter, Abteilung Osteuropäische Geschichte und Arbeitsstelle Historische Stereotypenforschung, Institut für Geschichte, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg

 Studium in Köln und Freiburg
1976 Promotion Köln
1986 Habilitation Köln
 Vertretungsprofessuren in Heidelberg, Warschau, Bielefeld, Köln und Göttingen
seit 1992 Professor für Moderne Osteuropäische Geschichte mit dem Schwerpunkt Polen an der Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
2000 Gastprofessor an der Jagiellonischen Universität Kraków

Dr. Enver HOXHAJ

Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo, Prishtina

 Enver Hoxhaj studied at the Vienna University from 1994 to 2000, where he received his PhD in History, while also serving as Fellow at Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights. Since then he was as Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna. From 2003 to 2004 he has been visiting Research Fellow of the London School of Economics, Centre for Study of the Global Governance. His publications on Southeast European subjects include studies and papers on history and politics of ethnic conflicts, nationalism, human rights violations, international intervention and governance, which have been published in different western journals and books.
 Currently Enver Hoxhaj is the Minister of Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Kosova and a Member of the Assembly of Kosova.

Ph.D. Jacek PURCHLA

Director, International Cultural Centre; Professor of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow

 PhD degree (1983) and habilitation (1991) at the Jagiellonian University. Professor of humanities since 1994. Full professor of humanities since 1997. He is head of the Urban Development Department at the Krakow University of Economics and head of the Chair of European Heritage, Faculty of International and Political Studies at the Jagiellonian University. His areas of research are urban development, social history and art history of the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as the theory and protection of cultural heritage. In 1990-1991 he was vice-president of the city of Krakow. Since 1991 the organiser and director of the International Cultural Centre in Krakow. Professor (1995-2001) in the Institute of the Art History. Professor in the European Studies Chair (2001-2005).

Nenad SEBEK

Executive Director, Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in South East Europe, Thessaloniki

1975-1986 Journalist, presenter and editor, Radio Belgrade
1986-1991, 1994 Producer, Senior Producer in Yugoslav (later South Slavonic) BBC World Service
1992-1993 Special Reporter for the former Yugoslavia BBC World Service
1995 News Producer, BBC World Service Newsroom
1996-1999 South East European Correspondent, based in Zagreb then Belgrade, "The World"
1998-1999 Director of Media Focus, a media monitoring project funded by the EU and the UK government covering the main media in Belgrade, Pristina, Podgorica and Novi Sad, IWPR (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
1999-2002 Moscow Correspondent, The World (A co-production of the BBC World Service, WGBH and PRI)
2004-2007 Adjunct Assistant Professor in Politics and Journalism, ACT (American College of Thessaloniki)
since 2007 Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe, Thessaloniki

Mag. Dr. Emil BRIX

Austrian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, London

1975-1979 Studium der Geschichte und Anglistik, Universität Wien
1979-1980 Forschungsprojekt "Soziale und kulturelle Konflikte in der Donaumonarchie"
seit 1982 Österreichischer Diplomatischer Dienst
1982-1984 Bundesgeschäftsführer des Management Clubs des Österreichischen Wirtschaftsbundes
1984-1986 Klubsekretär im Parlamentsklub der Österreichischen Volkspartei
1986-1989 Leiter des Ministerbüros im Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung
1990-1995 Generalkonsul der Republik Österreich in Krakau/Polen
1995-1999 Direktor des Österreichischen Kulturinstitutes in London
2000-2003 Leiter der Abteilung "Durchführung kultureller und wissenschaftlicher Veranstaltungen im Ausland" (Gesandter) in der Kulturpolitischen Sektion des Bundesministeriums für auswärtige Angelegenheiten
2002-2010 Botschafts Leiter der Kulturpolitische Sektion im Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten
2007, 2008 Präsident von EUNIC (European Union National Institutes of Culture)
seit 2010 Botschafter der Republik Österreich im Vereinigten Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland

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