Employment 2009- present Lecturer and Vice-Rector for research and Methodology

Odeta Barbullushi, PhD

European University of Tirana

Department of Political and Social Sciences

Bulevardi: Gjergj Fishta, Tirana

Postcode: 1021, Albania

Tel: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

EMPLOYMENT
2009- present Lecturer and Vice-Rector for research and Methodology, Department of

Political Science and international Relations, European University of Tirana,

Albania.

2007-2008 Visiting Lecturer, European Research Institute, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

EDUCATION
2010 University of Birmingham, United Kingdom PhD Russian and East European Studies,

with concentration on foreign policy and security

2004 University of Sussex, United Kingdom MA Contemporary European

Studies

2003 Central European University, Hungary MA International relations and

European Studies

2001 University of Tirana, Albania BA Journalism and Communications

HONOURS, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS
2011-present Honorary Research Fellow, University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom.

2013-present Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Southeast European Studies, University of

Graz, Austria.

2013-present Ernst Mach Global Fellowship.

2011-2013 Brain Gain Incentive Fund: UNDP and Albanian Ministry of Education

2004-2009 Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award, University of Birmingham

2004 Best MA in Contemporary European Studies Performance, Sussex University

2003-2004 Sasakawa Fellowship, Sussex University

2003-2004 Open Society Postgraduate Fellowship, Central European University,
Research Support
2013-present European University of Tirana Internal Fund for Research

2013 OSI Travel Fund for Researchers, 18^th ASN Convention, Columbia University, NY.

Research Projects
2011-present Manager and Coordinator, Tempus Project: Developing Human Rights in the Heart of Higher Education in the Western Balkans, Leading Institution: University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom.

2011 Researcher, Security Transition in the Western Balkans- From Conflict Zone to

Security Community?, Project funded by Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, Oslo (NUPI) and implemented by the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IMD), Tirana.

2010-2011 Researcher, Social Research and Policy Making in Albania. Project funded by the Regional Research Promotion Program in the Western Balkans (RRPP), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs; Project implemented by the Institute for Social Studies and Policies, European University of Tirana.

PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
Barbullushi, O. (2011) ‘Cështje Metodologjike në Shkencat Sociale Shqiptare’ [‘Methodological Issues in the Albanian Social Sciences’] in F. Tarifa & T. Dobi eds Politikat Sociale dhe Shkencat Sociale në Shqiperinë Post-komuniste. [Social Policies and Social Sciences in post-communist Albania] Tirane: UET Press.

Barbullushi, O. (2010) ‘The Politics of ‘Religious Tolerance’ in post-communist Albania: Ideology, security and Euro-Atlantic Integration’, in Pace, M. ed Europe, US and Political Islam. Strategies for Engagement. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Peer-review Articles
Barbullushi. O. (2008) ‘Review Article: Raffaella Del Sarto Contested State Identities and Regional Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Area. London: Palgrave. 2006’, Millennium, Issue 2, Volume 36.
Barbullushi, P. (2007) ‘Kështu Foli Europa: Mbi Ndërtimin dhe Përdorimin e Evropianizimit në Ligjërimin Zyrtar dhe Politik’, [Thus Spoke Europe: On the Construction and Usage of Europeanization in the Official and Political Discourse] Polis, Vol. 4.

Under review and in preparation
Barbullushi, O. (under review) ‘EU norms and local practices: The ‘Logic of Practicality’ in Post-communist Public Administration’, Pichler, R. ed. Back to the Future: Understanding the turbulences of Albanian transitions from contemporary and historical perspectives’.
Barbullushi, O. (under review) ‘On party politics, inter-party dialogue and European integration in Albania’, European Policy Centre, Brussels.
Barbullushi, O. (in preparation) ‘Being the ‘Good Nationalist’ in the Balkans: Contesting narratives, political conflict and European Integration in Albania’
Barbullushi, O. (in preparation) ‘Not just about the `nation’: Independence celebrations, political historiograph(ies) and political conflict in post-communist Albania’
Barbullushi, O. (in preparation) ‘Albania’s neighbourly relations in post-communism: The politics of pendulum between Greece and Turkey’.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Barbullushi, O. (June 2013) Teaching and researching ‘regional security’ in the Western Balkans: The case of Kosovo and Albania, BISA Annual Conference ‘Bridging the gap: Theory and Practice in World Politics’, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Barbullushi, O. (April 2013) Commemorating Albania’s Independence: History, Politics of Memory and European Integration,18^th ASN World Convention, Columbia University, New York, US.
Barbullushi, O. (June 2011) Nationalism, Europeanism and Party Politics: Albania-Kosovo relations 2005-2010, 8^th CEEISA Convention ‘The Westphalian State in a post-Westphalian World’, Istanbul, Turkey.
Barbullushi, O. (May 2011), Integrimi Evropian dhe ndertimi i identitetit kombetar post-komunist [European Integration and the Construction of Post-communist National Identity]

International Conference ‘Integrimi Evropian dhe Shqiperia’ [European Integration and Albania]’, University of Tirana, (UT) Department of Political Science, Tirana, Albania.

Barbullushi, O. (June 2009), From the Other Albanian to the ‘Neighbour like Us’? Albania’s Kosovo

Policy in the post-communist era’, CREES Annual Conference, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor

Great Park, United Kingdom.

Barbullushi, O. (September 2007) The Bearable Lightness of Stability. Continuity and Discontinuity in Albanian Foreign Policy in the post-communist era, 6^th SGIR Pan-European Conference of International Relations, Making Sense of a Pluralist World, Turin, Italy.

Barbullushi, O. (September 2006) The Bearable Lightness of Stability: Continuities and Discontinuities in Albania’s Foreign policy in the post-Kosovo conflict period, ASN Conference on Globalization, Nationalism and Ethnic Conflicts in the Balkans and Its Regional Context, Belgrade, Serbia.

Barbullushi,O. (June 2005), Public debate in Albania on Kosovo’s Final Status, CREES Annual Conference, Cumberland Lodge, Great Park, Windsor Great Park, United Kingdom.

Barbullushi. O. (June 2005) Construction and usage of ‘European Integration’ by the Albanian press and its implications for democracy, Dilemmas of Post-Communism Conference, History and Governance Research Institute, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.

INVITED TALKS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS
Barbullushi, O. (February 2012) Briefing Seminar for UK Ambassador-Designate to Tirana, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, United Kingdom
Barbullushi, O. (September 2011) EU Norms and Local Practices: The Dualistic nature of Albanian

transition and the limits of EU Normative Power, International Workshop ‘Back to the future? Understanding the turbulences of Albanian transitions from contemporary and historical perspectives’. Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Germany.

Barbullushi, O. (May 2011) Between European Norms and Local Practices, University of Roehampton, United Kingdom.

Barbullushi, O. (March 2010) Political identities and the ‘Euro-Atlantic Orientation’ of post-communist Albania, ‘EU and the Western Balkans’ International Conference, European University of Tirana (EUT) in collaboration with Ghent University and University of Manchester, Tirana, Albania.

Barbullushi, O. (May 2010) Briefing Seminar for UK Ambassador-Designate to Tirana, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, United Kingdom.
Barbullushi, O. (September 2008) Discussant at ‘Towards a post-Western West’ (II) Panel, 6^th SGIR Pan-European Conference of International Relations, Making Sense of a Pluralist World, Turin, Italy
Barbullushi, O. (May 2007) Euro-Atlantic Orientation of Albanian Foreign Policy: Variations on the Theme of Westernization? 2^nd Workshop of Young Scholars in Albanian Studies, SSEES, University College London.
REPORTS AND MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS
Nov 2013 ‘Diplomacia’ Panel debate, Top Show, Top Channel.

2013 ‘2013 Albanian Post-Election Report: The Quick, Quiet Albanian Elections and the End of Transitional Politics’, Available from:

2011 ‘Raport-Progresi i BE-së në Shtypin Shqiptar. Një analizë Përmbajtësore’ [‘EU Progress Report in the Albanian Press. A qualitative analysis’]. Report published by the Albanian Media Institute. Funded by Friedrich Erbert Stiftung. Available from: <http://www.institutemedia.org/Documents/PDF/MEDIA%20DHE%20BE.ami-fes.anglisht.pdf>

May 2012 ‘Neo-Otomanism and Albanian ForeIgn Policy’- Panel debate. Panel debate, Top Show, Top Channel.

April 2012 ‘Compliance and EU integration of Albania’-Interview, Diplomaticus, Neser TV, ‘In Feb 2010 ‘Europe without visas? Albanians and Visa Liberalization’-Panel debate. Top Show. ^ Top Channel.

TEACHING
Graduate Courses

Foreign Policy Analysis

Advanced Research Methods in Social Sciences

Theories and Issues in International Relations

Undergraduate Courses

Albanian Question and Albanian Foreign Policy

Comparative Foreign Policy

Political History of Central and Eastern Europe in the 20^th Century

EU in a Globalized World
Guest lectures

Baltic Post-Colonialism-Department of Sociology, University of Birmingham, (14/01/2009)

EU, region-building and regionalism, European Research Institute, University of Birmingham (26/11/2007)

EU Enlargement: Turkey, European Research Institute, University of Birmingham (10/12/2007)

EU relations with the Western Balkans, European Research Institute, University of Birmingham (07/01/2008)

Supervisor of PhD Projects

Venera Llunji (expected 2014); Anjeza Xhaferaj (expected 2014); Leonora Ndreu (expected 2014), Dorina Ndoj (expected 2014).

SERVICES
Service to the University
2012-present Vice-Rector for Research and Methodology, European University of Tirana.

2010-present Editor in Chief of Polis, Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences, European University of Tirana.

2011-2012 Doctoral Convenor for the Social Sciences, European University of Tirana.

2009-2011 Head of Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University of Tirana.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Trainer, ‘European Security and Institutions after the Lisbon Treaty’, Training for Young Professionals, Albanian Institute of International Studies, Tirana, May 2010; ‘The Enlargement of the Western Balkans from a ‘European’ perspective’, Training for Journalists on the Enlargement Process, Albanian Institute of Media, Tirana, March 2010.

Researcher, Albanian Institute for Security Studies (AIIS), Tirana, Albania, 2005.
Press and Communications Manager, Mission without Borders, Albania, 2001-2002.
Journalist, Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATSH), Albania, 2001; TV Koha, Albania, 1999.

LANGUAGES

Albanian [Native Speaker], English [Spoken: Fluent; Written: Fluent), French [Spoken: Intermediate; Written: Intermediate], Italian [Spoken: Intermediate], German [Reading: Intermediate]