Renee L. Buhr Education Ph.D. University of Wisconsin at Madison (2008) Department of Political Science Fields: International Relations (Security and Organizations) and Comparative Politics (Political Change, Europe, Former Soviet Union) M.A. The University of Chicago (2000) Committee on International Relations B.A. University of Wisconsin at Madison (1996) Political Science and French Université de la Méditerranee Aix-Marseilles III (1994-1995) Institut d Etudes Politiques Certificate in Political Studies Research Publications and Manuscripts: Buhr, Renee. Forthcoming 2017/2018. Mapping the Political Opportunity Space of Secularism: French Republican Appeals to Laïcité, French Politics. Fabrykant, Marharyta and Renee Buhr. 2016. Small State Imperialism: The Place of Empire in Contemporary Nationalist Discourse, Nations and Nationalism, v. 22, no. 1, 103-122. Buhr, Renee. 2015. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The European Union and the Member States, 3 rd edition. Eleanor Zeff and Ellen Pirro (eds.) Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Buhr, Renee, and Nicholas Sideras. 2015. Finding the Invisible Women: Gender Stereotypes vs. Student Interest in Foreign Policy and Security Subfields. PS: Political Science and Politics, v. 48, no. 3, pp. 473-477. Buhr, Renee, Marharyta S. Fabrykant and Steven M. Hoffman. 2014. The Measure of a Nation: Lithuanian Identity in the New Century, Journal of Baltic Studies, v. 45, no. 2, pp. 143-168. Hoffman, Steven M. and Renee Buhr (eds.) 2013. Lithuanian and Belarusian National Identity in the Context of European Integration. Kaunas, Lithuania: Vytautas Magnus Press. Buhr, Renee. 2013. Oфициальный Язык В Американском Гражданском Обществе: Эссенциалисты Против Утилитаристов (Official Language Debates in American Civil Society: Essentialist vs. Utilitarian Arguments), Журнал Международного Права И
Международных Отношений (Belarusian Journal of International Law and International Relations) v. 65, no. 2, pp. 77-87 Buhr, Renee. 2012. Seizing the Opportunity: Euroscepticism and Extremist Party Success in the Post-Maastricht Era, Government and Opposition v. 47, no. 4, pp. 544-573. Buhr, Renee and Steven Hoffman. 2012. Language as a Determinant of National Identity: The Unusual Case of Belarus, Kalba Ir Kontekstai (Language in Different Contexts),Vilnius, Lithuania, v. 4, no. 2, pp. 60-76. Buhr, Renee, Victor Shadurski and Steven Hoffman. 2011. Belarus: An Emerging Civic Nation? Nationalities Papers, v. 39, no. 3, pp. 425-440. Moroney, Jennifer, Nancy Blacker, Renee Buhr, James McFadden, Cathryn Thurston, and Anny Wong. 2007. Building Partner Capabilities for Coalition Operations. Arlington, VA: RAND Arroyo Center. Works in Progress Buhr, Renee. Exclusive Narratives of French National Identity and the Instrumentalization of Gender Equality Rhetoric by the French Right. In progress. Buhr, Renee and Marharyta Fabrykant. Economic Attitudes in Post-Soviet States: Findings from Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine. Under revision. Buhr, Renee, and Valerie Brukhis. Ukrainian Youth Attitudes after the Maidan: National Convergence in Kyiv, Lviv and Odessa. Under revision. Blog Posts Buhr, Renee. 2017. Does Benoit Hamon represent a new left in French Socialist politics? Post on University of Sheffield s SPERI Comment blog, 13 February 2017. http://speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/2017/02/13/does-benoit-hamon-represent-a-new-left-infrench-socialist-politics/ Buhr, Renee. 2016. Liberal vs. populist economic policies in France 2017. Post on University of Sheffield s SPERI Comment blog, 20 December 2017. http://speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/2016/12/20/liberal-vs-populist-economic-policies-in-france- 2017/ Buhr, Renee. 2014. The political opportunity space has widened since David Cameron set out to detoxify the Tories, aiding the rise of UKIP. Post on London School of Economics British Politics and Policy Blog, February 26, 2014. http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/archives/39724
Conference Presentations National Identities in the Borderlands : A Comparison of Youth Attitudes in Belarus, Lithuania and Ukraine. Coauthored with Valerie Brukhis. Presented at the Association for the Study of Nationalities International Conference, Kaunas, Lithuania, June 30-July 2, 2016. Ukrainian Youth Identity: A Cross-Regional Comparison. Coauthored with Valerie Brukhis. Paper presented at the Central Slavic Conference, St. Louis, MO, October 23-25, 2015. Western Nationalism? Revisiting Integration and Exclusion in the French Case. Paper presented at International Studies Association Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 17-21, 2015. The Vanished Empire: The Grand Duchy of Lithuania in Contemporary Nationalist Discourse. Coauthored with Marharyta Fabrykant. Paper presented at Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) Annual World Convention, New York City, USA, April 26, 2014. Neoliberal Economics, Nationalism, and Feelings of Individual Obligation in East European States. Coauthored with Marharyta Fabrykant. Paper presented at International Studies Association Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 2-6, 2013. Boys Like Guns and Girls Care About People: Gender Stereotypes vs. Individual Interest in the International Relations Field. Paper presented at International Studies Association Conference, April 2-6, 2013. Youth and Identity in the Post-Soviet Sphere: A Comparison of Lithuania and Belarus. Prepared for presentation at Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), New York, April 19-21, 2012. The Independent State and the Diaspora: Effects on Belarusian Identity Formation. Prepared for presentation at ISA Annual Convention in Montreal, Canada, March 16-19, 2011. Constructed and Primordial Identity on the Edge of Russia: Belarus, Ukraine, and Lithuania in Comparative Perspective. Presented with co-author Victor Shadurski at Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN), New York, NY, April 15-17, 2010. The Elite-Mass Divide and European Integration: The Peculiar Cases of Sweden and Italy. Prepared for presentation at ISA Annual Convention in New Orleans, LA, February 17-20, 2010. Post-Soviet Nationalism and an Emergent Russia: The Case of Belarus Prepared for presentation at ISA-Midwest and the Central Slavic Conference, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 8, 2009.
The Purported Demise of the Permissive Consensus and Evidence of Its Survival Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 50th Annual Convention New York Marriott Marquis, New York City, NY, Feb 15, 2009 A Supranational Cordon Sanitaire, or State-Level Instrumentalism? Insights from the EU Response to the 2000 Austrian Coalition Presented at International Studies Association Conference Chicago, IL, February 28-March 1, 2007 Bad Neighbors on the Border, Bad Neighbors Within: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions Favoring Ethnic War in Post-Soviet States Presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Diego, March 22-25, 2006. Rules of Trade : presented at APSA Annual Convention, September 2005, and at Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, April 6-10, 2005. The Legacy of Westphalia in A Liberal World: Sovereignty Concerns and Soft Legalism in Bilateral Trade Agreements : presented at International Studies Association Annual Convention, Honolulu, March 3-6, 2005. Professional Experience Sciences Po-Bordeaux, Centre Emile Durkheim Visiting Researcher (9/16-6/17) Conducted research on elite narratives of French national identity Focused on narratives of secularism and gender equality as a mask for anti-immigrant and anti-islam attitudes and policy positions, similar rhetoric in other developed states RAND Corporation Summer Associate (4/06 8/06) Conducted research on Arroyo Center project on Building Coalition Partner Capabilities Drafted theory chapter, assisted with case studies, and collected data University of Wisconsin Department of Political Science Research Assistant (9/03-5/04) Conducted research in order to create new data set on levels of legalism in regional trade agreements Work resulted in a co-authored conference paper on topic with Jon Pevehouse Central Intelligence Agency Intelligence Analyst (7/00-8/03) Analysis on proliferation issues for the Center for Weapons Intelligence, Nonproliferation, and Arms Control Representative to the Missile Technology Export Control Committee Served as watch analyst on terrorism and Near East issues in the Operations Center University of Chicago Department of Political Science Research Assistant (9/99 6/00) Independent Community Bankers of America Lobbying Assistant (6/98 8/99) International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) Language Assistant (8/96 5/98)
Teaching Experience University of St. Thomas International Studies Major Program Director (2012 - current) Advise International Studies majors Ensure transfer of study abroad credit to major requirements Establish major assessment criteria Draft major promotional materials Conduct 10-year program review (2016) University of St. Thomas Department of Political Science Associate Professor (promoted from Assistant Professor in 2013-2014) Courses taught: o POLS 104: American Government in Comparative Perspective o POLS 225: Introduction to World Politics o POLS 320: American Foreign Policy o POLS 326: International Law and Organizations o POLS 328: International Security o POLS 350: Comparative Politics of Europe o POLS 354: Politics of Post-Soviet States o POLS 424: Senior Seminar in International Politics University of Wisconsin Department of Political Science Lecturer Lectured: o American National Security: Policy and Process (Spring 2008) o Introduction to International Relations (Fall 2006) University of Wisconsin Department of Political Science Teaching Assistant Introduction to International Relations (Fall 2005, Spring 2006) Introduction to American Politics (Fall and Spring 2004-2005) Service Representative of College of Arts and Sciences (Division 4) to Undergraduate Academic Program Review Committee (Summer 2017-2019) Representative of College of Arts and Sciences (Division 4) to Educating for the Future Task Force (tasked with curriculum revision based on strategic plan) Anonymous reviewer for Journal of Common Market Studies, Europe-Asia Studies, Nationalities Papers and Journal of Baltic Studies Director of International Studies major (Fall 2012-current) Faculty Senate member (Fall 2013-Spring 2016; Fall 2017-Spring 2020) Faculty Advisor of Foreign Affairs Club/Model United Nations Team (Fall 2008-current) Board member of Undergraduate Research and Collaborative Scholarship Board (Fall 2009-Spring 2015) Member of interdepartmental committee considering Area Studies minor program (2012)
Boren (National Security Education Program) Fellowships advisor (Fall 2010-current) Truman Scholarship Faculty Advisor (2016-current) Search committee service: o History Department East European History (Fall 2011) o Political Science Department Judicial Politics (Fall 2012) o University-wide Executive Director of International Studies (Spring 2013, 2014) Advising: o Freshman advising (Fall 2009-Spring 2013) o International Studies major advising (Fall 2012-current) o Informal graduate school and career advising for POLS and IS majors (Fall 2008- current) Presentations to on-campus groups/centers: o Frequent presenter to UST political science department s Beyond the Classroom series o Luann Dummer Center Feminist Fridays presentation on gender and the study of international relations (April 2013) o TELOS project presentation on international relations and the liberal arts (April 2012) o Aquinas Scholars presentation on Iran s nuclear program (March 2012) Fulbright committee member (2009) Summa committee member (2009-member, 2011, 2014, 2015-Chair) Grants and Awards University of St. Thomas Sabbatical Grant, awarded for 2016-2017 academic year University of St. Thomas Sabbatical Assistance Grant, awarded for 2016-2017 Core Fulbright Program, Aquitaine France Regional Grant (2016-2017) o Selected as finalist but did not receive award University of St. Thomas Partnership in Learning Grant, awarded 2013, 2015 University of St. Thomas Faculty Travel Award, awarded 2009 University of St. Thomas Faculty Research Grant for Fall 2009 University of Wisconsin School of Letters and Science: Early Excellence in Teaching Award Department of Political Science nominee, November 15, 2005 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship recipient, August 2005. Area of study: Uzbek language and Former Soviet Union area study CIA Exceptional Performance Award recipient, July 2003 and June 2002 Distinction in the Major of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, 1996 Language Skills French: Competency at the professional level in reading, writing, and speaking Russian: Competency at introductory level