CURRICULUM VITAE Name ANDRIS SPRUDS Contact Address 1a Lomonosova street, Riga, LV-1019, Republic of Latvia E-mail andris.spruds@liia.lv, aspruds@hotmail.com Education: degrees and diplomas September 2001- June 2005 Jagiellonian University (Krakow, Poland), Faculty of International and Political Studies; Doctoral Degree in Political Science has been obtained September 1994- June 1998 University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Master Program of Political Science (subprogram of International Relations); Master Degree of Political Science in International Relations has been obtained September 1996- June 1997 Central European University (Budapest, Hungary), Department of History; Master of Arts in Central European History has been obtained (accredited by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York) September 1989- July 1994 University of Latvia, Faculty of History and Philosophy, Department of History; Diploma obtained: a qualification of a Historian and Teacher of History Education: non-degree studies and research (scholarships) October 2010-November 2010 Japan s Institute of Energy Economics (Tokyo, Japan) (Japan Foundation Grant) October 2002- April 2003 Columbia University, Harriman Institute (New York, United States) (Fulbright Research Scholarship) November 2001- January 2002 Uppsala University, East European Studies Department (Sweden) (Swedish Institute Research Grant) January- March 2001 Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Centre for Russian Studies (Oslo, Norway) (Norwegian Research Council Grant) September 1998- June 1999 University of Oxford, Centre for East European and Russian Studies (United Kingdom) (Chevening/OSI Scholarship) Education: post- graduate institutes February 2005 Winter Academy New Security Challenges and the Role of NATO in Moscow (Russia) September 2000 European Summer Academy Minorities and Regions in a Greater Europe in Bolzano (Italy) 1
July 1999 Junior Faculty Summer School Security and Constructivism in International Relations in Vilnius (Lithuania) July- August 1997 Graduate Summer Institute Democracy and Diversity in Krakow (Poland) organised by New School for Social Research (New York, U.S.) Scientific publications (selected) Sustainable energy sector policy in the context of Latvian political and economic development: prospects and limitations in Andris Spruds (ed.), Latvian Energy Policy: Towards a Sustainable and Transparent Energy Sector (Riga: SFL, 2010), 11-22. Entrapment in the Discourse of Danger? Latvian-Russian Interaction in the Context of European Integration in Eiki Berg and Piret Ehin (eds.), Identity and Foreign Policy: Baltic-Russian Relations and European Integration (Aldershote: Ashgate, 2009), 101-116. Latvia s energy strategy: between structural entrapments and policy choices in Andris Spruds and Toms Rostoks (eds.), Energy: Pulling the Baltic Sea Region Together or Apart? (Riga: Zinatne, 2009), 223-249. Latvian-Russian Energy Engagement: Economic and Political Determinants and Implications in Marek Rutkowski (ed.), Relacje Nowych Krajow Unii Europejskiej z Federacja Rosyjska (w Basenie Morza Baltyckiego (Bialystok: WSFiZ, 2009), 469-482. The Relationship Between Latvia and Russia and Latvia s Energy Policy in the Context of the Russian Georgian Conflict in Toms Rostoks (ed.), The Georgian- Russian War: Conclusions and Homework for Latvia and Allies (Riga: Soros Foundation Latvia, 2009), 70-81. Latvijas enerģētiskās drošības dilemmas ES dalībvalstu unilaterālisma un Eiropas Enerģētikas ārpolitikas kontekstā [Latvian energy security dilemmas in the context of a nation state unilateralism and European energy foreign policy in Atis Lejins (ed.), ES/NATO un Krievijas attiecības un jaunā drošības situācija Baltijas jūras reģionā [EU/NATO - Russia relations and the transforming security situation in the Baltic Sea region] (Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs, 2008), 7-22. Krievijas enerģētikas politika post-padomju telpā: Eiropas jaunie kaimiņi un Baltijas valstis [Russian energy policy in post-soviet area: European New Neighbours and Baltic States] in Atis Lejins (ed.), Pastiprināta ES austrumu kaimiņu politika: jautājumi un izaicinājumi [Enhanced EU Eastern Neighbourhood Policy: Issues and Challenges] (Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs, 2007), 35-50. Russia s Energy Superpower : Between Realpolitik and New State Idea in May- Britt Stumbaum and Magnus Christiansson (eds.), Security Challenges of Times of Change: Regional Options for Cooperation and Development (Conference Proceedings), (Berlin: German Council of Foreign Relations, 2007), 15-23. 2
Latvijas un Krievijas enerģētikas dialogs: ieguvumu vai Gazpromizācijas virzienā? [Latvian-Russian energy dialogue: towards gains or Gazpromization?] in Akadēmiskā Dzīve, Issue 44. (October 2007). Shared Neighbourhood Between the Perceptions and Interests of EU Ostpolitik and Russia s Near Abroad Policy in Andrei Zagorski (ed.), Russia, EU and the Baltic States (Conference Proceedings) (Moscow: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, 2007), 11-16. EU-Russia Energy Dialogue in the Context of the Prospective Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in Atis Lejins (ed.), The EU Common Foreign and Security Policy toward Russia: the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement as a Test Case (Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs, 2006), 77-89. Latvian-Russian Energy Relations: Between Economics and Politics in Nils Muiznieks (ed.), Latvian-Russian Relations: Domestic and International Dimensions (Riga: Latvia University, 2006), 110-118. Regional Ramifications of Ukraine s Orange Revolution: Transnistrian Conflict Settlement in Atis Lejins (ed.), The European Union s Eastern Neighbours after the Orange Revolution (Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs, 2006), 30-44. The NEGP and Russia s Gas Diplomacy: Latvian Perspective in Baltic Mosaic Analytics (Winter-Spring 2006), 15-25. Moldovas eiropeizācijas iekšpolitiskā un starptautiskā dimensija. Latvijas iespējas un ierobežojumi [Domestic and international dimension of Moldova s Europeanization. Latvia s opportunities and constrains] in Research Paper Volume [Latvian Foreign Policy and Border Spanning ] of Commission of Strategic Analysis, Vol.7, No.1 (2006), 154-176. Business Factor in Russian-Latvian Relations: Cooperation and Competition in Leonid Karabeshkin (ed.) The Regional Dimension in Russian-Baltic Relations (St.Petersburg: CIRP, 2005), 199-203. Values and Interests in the European Union-Russia Relations: Towards Cooperation or Conflict in Antoni Kuklinski and Krzysztof Pawlowski (eds.), Europe- the Global Challenges (Nowy Sacz: WSB-NLU, 2005), 299-305. Russia s Policy Towards Europe s New Neighbours : in Pursuit of Partnership or Domination? in Atis Lejins (ed.), An Enlarged Europe and Its Neighbourhood Policy: the Eastern Dimension (Riga: Latvian Institute of International Affairs, 2004), 29-46. Perceptions and Interests in Russian-Baltic Relations in Helmut Hubel (ed.) EU Enlargement and Beyond: the Baltic States and Russia (Berlin: Verlag Arno Spitz, 2002), 345-370. Political Priorities and Economic Interests in Russian-Latvian Relations, NUPI (Norwegian International Affairs Institute) Working Paper No. 620, December 2001. 3
Russian-Latvian Relations since 1991 in Ruth Buttner, Vera Dubina and Michael Leonov (eds.) Russia and the Baltic States: Political Relations, National Identity and Social Thought in XVIII-XX Centuries (Samara: Samara State University, 2001), 146-171. Project contributions and publications Expert input on Latvian-US relations in Jeremy Shapiro and Nick Witney, Towards a Post-American Europe: A Power Audit of EU-US Relations, Report by the European Council on Foreign Relations, November 2009; available from http://ecfr.3cdn.net/cdb1d0a4be418dc49c_2em6bg7a0.pdf Lead authorship, with co-authors Martins Daugulis and Karlis Bukovskis, Latvia: Country Report, report under the project framework The Unfinished Business of the Fifth Enlargement Countries coordinated by Open Society Institute in Sofia and European Policy initiative, July 2009; available from http://eupi.osi.bg/fce/001/0070/files/05_latvia_online.pdf Lead authorship, with co-authors Renars Danelsons and Vadim Kononenko, Analysis of the EU S Assistance to Moldova; briefing for the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament made under the framework contract with the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), November 2008; available from http://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/studies/download.do?file=23459 Expert input on Latvian-Russian relations in Mark Leonard and Nicu Popescu, A Power Audit of EU-Russia Relations, Report by the European Council on Foreign Relations, November 2007; available from http://ecfr.3cdn.net/1ef82b3f011e075853_0fm6bphgw.pdf Authorship, The country strategy paper on Latvia s development cooperation with Moldova, 2006-2008; accomplished in 2005 in cooperation with the UNDP Office and Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; available from http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/developmentco-operation/basicdocuments/moldova/ Minority Issues in the Baltic States in the Context of NATO Enlargement, NATO Research Fellowship s End product, July 2001; available from www.nato.int/acad/fellow/99-01/spruds.pdf Scientific awards Award of Marcina Belskiego at Nowy Sacz Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu- National Louis University for a scientific publication in the field of humanities (Latvian-Russian energy relations) (September 2007) Felix award of European Academy of Science and Arts (Salzburg, Austria) for research on Baltic-Russian relations (October 2006) Professional experience Since May 2004 Latvian Institute of International Affairs, research fellow; since September 2008 deputy director; since February 2009 acting director Since September 1999 Riga Stradins University, Faculty of European Studies Department of Political Science, Associate Professor 4
The courses and lectures have been given at Latvia University, Vidzeme University College (Valmiera, Latvia), Baltic Defence College (Tartu, Estonia), Eurouniversity (Tallinn, Estonia) and Nowy Sacz Business School-National Louis University (Poland). August 1997- September 1998 European Union programme Leonardo da Vinci, Latvian National Coordination Unit, Programme Officer September 1995- August 1996 Latvia's Naturalization Board, Senior Expert January 1995- September 1995 Latvian State Archive, Archivist January 1993- January 1995 Agenskalns Secondary School, Teacher of History and Political Science Membership of academic associations Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies International Studies Association Central and East European International Studies Association NGO activities Vice-chairman of Baltic Black Sea Alliance Member of the board of Latvian Transatlantic organization Languages Latvian- native English- fluent Russian- fluent Polish- good 5