Goran Bandov

Prof. Goran Bandov, PhD, Lawyer and Political Scientist, Full Professor, World Academy of Art and Science Fellow, Global Young Academy Fellow, Croatian Club of Rome President, Rotary Peace Fellow, International Relations and Sustainable Development University Department Head at the University of Zagreb, former Vice Dean at Dag Hammarskjold University College of International Relations and Diplomacy in Zagreb (2009-2019) and former Research Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies of the University of Hamburg (2009-2014) is a European expert in Diplomacy, International Relations and International Law, Peace Studies and Sustainable Development. Bandov earned his Master in Law at the University of Osijek (2003), Master of Peace and Security Studies at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies in Hamburg (2005), PhD in Philosophy and Social Sciences at the University of Hamburg (2009) and his postdoctoral specialization at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok (2017).

 Prof. Bandov is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Croatian Parliament from the academic community in the 4th mandate. In this role, he is an active adviser to the Croatian Parliament in foreign and European policy.

He is a very active populariser of science. He regularly lectures in European, African, American and Asian countries. Prof. Bandov is a very active foreign policy commentator in many European media outlets, having made over a thousand media appearances, comments, and interviews in the last few years.

Prof. Bandov published and edited books “European Peacebuilder – Dialog in Adult Education” (Berlin, 2022), “Der Schutznationaler Minderheiten in der Republik Kroatienals Instrument zur Praventionethnopolitischer Konflikte” (Hamburg, 2009), “Diplomatic stamp” first and second edition (Zagreb 2021, 2023), “Development directions of the European Union after the Covid19 pandemic” (Belgrade, 2021), “Croatian dialogue on Europe” (Dubrovnik, 2021), “Ivo Slaus’ Vision” (Ljubljana, 2023) and more than 60 papers worldwide on International Relations, International Law, Diplomacy, Human and Minority Rights, Peace, Dealing With the Past, Sustainable Developments, EU and International Organizations. He has 20 years of experience teaching the following university courses: International Relations, International Law, International Human and Minority Rights, Peace, Diplomacy, Security, UN Agenda 2030, and Southeast Europe.

He holds the position of Full Professor at the North University of Croatia (since 2021), Scientific Adviser at the University of Zagreb (since 2021), Vertrauensdozent (trust lecturer) at Friedrich Nauman Foundation, Germany (since 2013) and International Expert Team Council Member at the Institute for Research of Genocide, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (since 2012). He held different academic positions in Germany, Croatia and Swiss, among others, the position of Research Fellow at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg (2009-2014), Senior Research Fellow at the University of Zagreb (2014-2021), Associate Professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy (2013-2021) as well at the Associate Professor at the Dubrovnik International University (2014-2021).

He organized and led various academic fact-finding missions to Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Poland, Serbia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, the USA, Vatican and Vietnam. In additions, Professor Bandov holds guest lectures in Astana, Almaty, Baku, Bangkok, Belgrade, Berlin, Boston, Budapest, Cambridge, Cape Town, Cluj, Cox Bazar, Colombo, Denver, Dhaka, Dubrovnik, Flensburg, Hamburg, Hanoi, Istanbul, Jaffna, Jakarta, Jenna, Jerusalem, Kathmandu, Kigali, Los Angeles, Madrid, Moscow, New Delhi, Osijek, Pécs, Prague, Rijeka, Sarajevo, Skopje, Split, Strasbourg, Vatican, Vienna, Zagreb and Zwickau.

Since 2004 he participated in numerous Academic Projects as a Head, Coordinator and Co-Coordinator, among others: HORIZON project: Precarious Labour in Asia: Exploring Challenges and Solution to Labour Insecurity through Case-Study-Based Evidence from 8 Asian Countries (PRELAB), project supported by EU; Global Migrationsand Human Rights workinggroupstudyvisit to Bangladesh and to the refugee camps in Cox Bazar, project supported by Global Young Academy and University of Zagreb; The Successful Case of Peaceful Reintegration of the Croatian Danube Basin as a Blueprint for Historical Reconciliation and Interethnic Dialogue in Georgia, project supported by Global Young Academy and University of Zagreb; PreparingNon-formal education in Europe for traumatized learners (COPE), project supported by EU and German national agency; Dialog in Peace Education (DiA) project supported by EU and German national agency; Development and perspectives of international relations: standards of qualifications of the higher education in academic field of international relations, diplomacy and sustainable development, academic project supported by EU funds and Ministry of education, science and sport of the Republic of Croatia; Genocide in Cambodia, academic project supported by DH UCIRD; The implementation of national law and international instruments for the protection of national minorities in the education system in the Republic of Croatia, academic project supported by IFSH and DAAD; Peacebuilding and Human Rights Protection in Croatia, academic project supported by IFSH and DAAD; Bildungals Instrument in gesellschaftlichen Transformations prozessen: Schulbuchreform von Geschichtsbuchern, academic project supported by IFSH and DAAD.

Prof. Bandov is a member of different academic editorial and publisher boards, among others: International editorial board of the scholarly journal Macedonian Political Science (Skopje, Macedonia) since 2010; editorial board of the academic journal “Journal of Political Science Studies” (Edirne, Turkey) since 2013, editorial board of the academic journal “International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy“ (Maribor, Slovenia) since 2015; international advisory board of the “Journal of Liberty and International Affairs”, (Bitola, Macedonia) since 2020; He was editorial board of the academic journal “Medjunarodne studije” (Zagreb, Croatia) 2009-2019.

Prof. Bandov is the winner of the award - jubilee medal “80 years of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University” - for his contribution to the university’s development (2014). In his academic engagement, he has been supported by the Rotary International - Peace Fellowship, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty, Federal Foreign Office of Germany; CENTURIO; the Robert Bosch Foundation, AJC – American Jewish Committee, University of Hamburg and Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia.

 

Email: gbandov@unizg.hr , gbandov@gmail.com