TIM DERTWINKEL Teaching Fellow (Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben) Office: A06 3-302 Department of Social Science Phone: +49-441-798-4528 University of Oldenburg, Germany tim.dertwinkel@uni-oldenburg.de Nationality Marital Status Languages German, born in Schleswig Married to Dr. Madeleine Dertwinkel German (native); English (fluent); French (reading) CURRENT POSITION 08/2009- Teaching Fellow (Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben) University of Oldenburg Comparative Politics (Prof. Torsten J. Selck) PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS 10/2008-07/2009 Teaching Fellow (Lehrkraft für besondere Aufgaben) University of Flensburg, Germany Centre for Methods & Statistics (Prof. Volker Müller-Benedict) 11/2007-11/2008 Research Associate & Program Leader European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI), Flensburg Economic and Social Inclusion Program EDUCATION 04/2008-04/2011 PhD Candidate (expected) University of Essex, Dept. of Government, Colchester, UK Working Title of Dissertation: Disaggregating Civil War Advisors: Dr. Han Dorussen & Prof. Kristian Skrede Gleditsch 08/2004-10/2007 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich (Continued at University of Essex) 2003 M.P.S. (Master in Peace and Security Studies) University of Hamburg, Germany Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) 2001 M.A. (Diplom in Public Policy & Management / Verwaltungswissenschaft, Major: International Relations) University of Konstanz, Germany AWARDS 2010 Nominated for Teaching Excellence ( Preis der Lehre ): Best Module International Politics (with Prof. Torsten J. Selck) University of Oldenburg SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS 2005 Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) 2002 German Foundation of Peace Research (DSF), M.P.S. Stipend 1996/97 European Union Student Exchange Program (ERASMUS) 1996 German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 1
FURTHER ACADEMIC TRAINING 2010 Qualitative Comparative Analysis (mvqca); Network Analysis International Research Workshop Methods for PhD, University of Flensburg & University of Southern Denmark 2009 Spatial Econometrics ECPR Summer School Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, University of Essex, Colchester, UK Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Conflict and Peace Studies PhD course, NTNU Trondheim, Norway An Introduction to R University of Essex, Colchester, UK 2008 Data Analysis with R; Case Studies International Research Workshop Methods for PhD, University of Flensburg & University of Southern Denmark Incorporating Space: GIS and Spatial Data Analysis in Political Science Intensive PhD Course at University of Zurich, Switzerland 2006 Analytical Politics in Europe; Formal Modeling Summer School ECPR Standing Group on Analytical Politics and Public Choice, University of Zurich, Switzerland 2005 Game Theory ECPR Summer School Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, University of Essex, Colchester, UK 2004 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods; Mixing Methods Graduate Spring Seminar in Methodology, University of Bremen (GSSS), Germany ACADEMIC EXCHANGE 1996-1997 European Union Student Exchange Program (ERASMUS) Institut d Etudes Politiques (IEP) Aix-en-Provence, France AFFILIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS ECPR Standing Group on Security Issues ECPR Standing Group on Political Geography ECPR Standing Group on Methodology International Studies Association (ISA) Eurasian Peace Science Network (EPSN) 2
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS International Relations Ethnic Conflict and Civil War; UN Peacekeeping; Formal and Empirical Models of Conflict; Political Geography Comparative Politics Nexus between Democratization, Development, Identity and Violence; Nationalism, State Building and War Area Studies Methodology Balkan Region Applied Quantitative Methods; Spatial Regression; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Bridges and Boundaries between Quantitative and Qualitative Methods; Relational Methods such as Network Analysis and Agent-Based Modeling PUBLICATIONS Peer-Reviewed Articles Tim Dertwinkel 2009. Disaggregated Perspectives on Civil War and Ethnic Conflict: Prospects of an Emerging Research Agenda. Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe 8 (1), 2009 Non-Peer Reviewed Tim Dertwinkel 2008. Economic Exclusion of Ethnic Minorities: Indicators and Measurement Considerations. ECMI Issue Brief No. 20 Tim Dertwinkel 2008. Economic Exclusion of Ethnic Minorities: On the Importance of Concept Specification. ECMI Issue Brief No. 19 Book Reviews Working Papers John Wrench 2007. Diversity Management and Discrimination. Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities in the EU. European Yearbook of Minority Issues Vol 7, 2007/8, 769-770 Jana Keller, Tim Dertwinkel and Bernhard Kittel 2010. One Size Does Not Fit All: A Closer Look at Civil War Types and Duration Tim Dertwinkel 2009. The Effect of Local Peacekeeping on Different Forms of Violence During the Bosnian Civil War. Paper Presented at the Conference on Localized Effects and Impacts of Peacekeeping in Civil War, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK Tim Dertwinkel and Daniel Lambach 2007. Breaking Down Breakdown: Localizing State Failure using GIS. Paper Presented at 48th Annual ISA Convention, Chicago, USA 3
Tim Dertwinkel 2006. Geographical Context and Neighborhood Effects in Civil War: Why Regional Dummies Won't Do the Trick. Paper Presented at Internal Research Conference Political Order and Violence, ETH Zurich Tim Dertwinkel, Constanze Kathan and Torsten J. Selck 2005. Advances in Modeling Political Processes. Paper Presented at 3rd ECPR Conference, Budapest, Hungary Torsten J. Selck, Tim Dertwinkel and Constanze Kathan 2005. The Bargaining Success of the Netherlands and Belgium in the EU Policymaking Process TEACHING Instructor and Course Designer University of Oldenburg International Conflict Research I: Interstate War B.A. level; Winter 2010/11 International Conflict Research II: Civil War B.A. level; Winter 2010/11 Introduction to Current Research Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics B.A. level; Winter 2010/11 Globalization and Migration B.A. level; Summer 2010 Theories of Nationalism, State Building and Ethnic Conflict B.A. level; Summer 2010 Economic Development and Democracy B.A. level; Summer 2010 Causes, Consequences and Management of Civil War B.A. level; Winter 2009/10 UN Peacekeeping: Explaining Success or Failure B.A. level; Winter 2009/10 Agent-Based Modeling in Political and Social Science: an Introduction using NetLogo M.A. level; Winter 2009/10 University of Flensburg Statistics III (together with Prof. Volker Müller-Benedict) M.A. level; Summer 2009 & Summer 2010 Research Design and Quantitative Research Methods M.A. level; Winter 2008/09; in English 4
Data Analysis using SPSS Various levels; Winter 2008/09 & Summer 2009/10 Ethnic Conflict and Nationalism in Europe (together with Dr. Oleh Protsyk and Ulrike Schmidt) M.A. level; Summer 2008 & Summer 2009; in English Teaching Assistant University of Flensburg Statistics I (for Prof. Volker Müller-Benedict) B.A. level; Winter 2008/09 & Summer 2009 University of Zurich ETH Zurich Empirical Research Methods I (for Prof. Volker Müller- Benedict) B.A. level; Winter 2008/09 & Summer 2009 Methods of Political Science I (for Prof. Simon Hug) B.A. level; Summer 2005 International Conflict Research II (for Prof. Lars-Erik Cederman) B.A. level; Summer 2005 International Conflict Research I (for Prof. Lars-Erik Cederman) B.A. level; Winter 2004/05 University of Konstanz Foreign Policy Analysis (for Prof. Thomas König) M.A. level; Summer 1999 Introduction to International Relations (for Prof. Gerald Schneider) M.A. level; Winter 1997/98 SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION Reviewer International Studies Quarterly Journal of Peace Research Conflict Management and Peace Science European Yearbook of Minority Issues Managing Editor 11/2007-1/2008 European Yearbook of Minority Issues (together with Dr. Emma Lantschner, EURAC Bolzano) Elected Member 2010 Committee on Teaching Excellence & B.A. / M.A. Reform Process, University of Oldenburg Member 2010 Committee on Research Oriented Teaching, University of Oldenburg 5
2009/10 Appointment Committees W2 Professorship in Political System of Germany (and the EU) ; W3 Professorship in Political Science ; W1 Professorship in Positive Political Theory/Political Economy, University of Oldenburg 2004-2006 Teaching Committee Studiengang Berufsoffizier (B.A. Government Studies for Swiss Officers), ETH Zurich Supervision of B.A. / M.A. Thesis 2010 Jana Keller, B.A.: Beeinflusst die Zugehörigkeit eines Konfliktes zu einem bestimmten Bürgerkriegstyp dessen Dauer? Eine Empirische Analyse. (Co-supervision with Prof. Bernhard Kittel, University of Oldenburg) 2005/2006 Varja Nikolic, M.A.: Refugees as a Security Risk? An Empirical Study (Co-supervision with Nils Weidmann, ETH Zurich) Research Assistant 09/2003-07/2004 Center for Development Research (ZEFa), Bonn 05/2002-07/2002 Social Science Research Center (WZB), Berlin 05/2002-06/2002 John-F.-Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies, Section of Economics, Free University (FU) Berlin Summer 1999 Chair for Empirical Research Methods, University of Konstanz (for Prof. Rainer Schnell) NON-ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE Internships 02/2003-05/2003 International Institute for Politics and Economics (Haus Rissen) Hamburg, Germany 09/2001-02/2002 Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK AG), Research Consulting and Development, Nürnberg, Germany 04/1996-11/1996 Greenpeace New Zealand Inc., Auckland, New Zealand Military Service 07/1991-06/1993 German Air Force (Second Lieutenant / Reserve Officer), Fulfilled in Germany and the Netherlands CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS Paper presented 2009 The Effect of Local Peacekeeping on Different Forms of Violence During the Bosnian Civil War, presented at the Conference on Localized Effects and Impacts of Peacekeeping in Civil War, Department of Government, University of Essex, UK 6
2008 Ethnic Cleansing During Civil War: A Disaggregated Study of Bosnia 1992-1995, presented at Interdisciplinary Conference on The Roots of Civil War and Conflicts, Department of Border Region Studies, University of Southern Denmark, Sonderborg, Denmark 2006 Ethnic Conflicts in a Changing World, 1st Spring School, University of Marburg, Germany Discussant 2005 Development, Institutions and Military Conflict, Open Section Meeting International Politics at German Political Science Association (DVPW), University of Mannheim, Germany Participant 2009 5th ECPR General Conference, University of Potsdam, Germany 2008 Crossing National Boundaries. The Role of European Border Universities The Scope of European Studies, European Conference, University of Flensburg, Germany The Settlement of Ethno-Political Conflicts: A Legal Approach, ECMI Flensburg, Germany 2007 Democratizing Minority Governance (Co-Organizer), ECMI Flensburg, Germany 2005 Applications of Social Network Analysis 2005, University of Zurich, Switzerland Mapping the Complexity of Civil Wars, ETH Zurich,n Switzerland 2004 5th Pan-European Conference, ECPR Standing Group on International Relations, The Hague, Netherlands States between Stability and Failure, Center for Development Research (ZEF) & Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), Bonn, Germany Violent Conflicts and their Impact on Democracy, Center for Development Research (ZEF) & Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), Bonn, Germany 2003 Human Security, Good Governance and Structural Stability in Times of State Failure, Center for Development Research (ZEF) & Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), Bonn, Germany 2nd ECPR Conference, University of Marburg, Germany 7
Structures of Violence, Center for Development Research (ZEF) & Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), Bonn, Germany COMPUTER LITERACY Statistics Stata; SPSS (advanced); R (basic) GIS ArcGIS (advanced); Geoda (basic) Simulation NetLogo (advanced); RePast (basic) Network Analysis UCINET (basic); Netdraw (basic) QCA Tosmana (basic) Programming Java (still learning) Other LaTex; LyX; JabRef; EndNote; WinEdt; SQL; various Website Content Management Systems (all basic) REFERENCES Prof. Gerald Schneider Chair in International Relations University of Konstanz, Germany gerald.schneider@uni-konstanz.de Prof. Simon Hug Department of Political Science University of Geneva, Switzerland simon.hug@unige.ch Prof. Scott Gates Research Professor / Director Centre for the Study of Civil War PRIO Oslo, Norway scott@prio.no 8