Curriculum Vitae Eben Coetzee PERSONAL DETAILS First Name Eben Surname Coetzee Date of Birth 11 June 1986 Sex Male Marital Status Single Nationality South African Home Language(s) Afrikaans English Other Languages Dutch (excellent reading skills, fair speaking, understanding and writing skills) South Sotho (basic skills) Criminal Offences None Health Excellent
Non-academic skills Extensive knowledge of computers CONTACT INFORMATION Home and Postal Address 78 Villa Bain Henriëtte Grové Street Langenhoven Park Bloemfontein Free State 9301 South Africa Work Address Department of Political Studies and Governance University of the Free State 9300 South Africa Telephone + 27(0)84 219 2865 (home) +27(0)51 401 2688 (office) Email CoetzeeE2@ufs.ac.za EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Secondary School Last School Attended Sand du Plessis High School P.O. Box 32015 Fichardt Park Bloemfontein 9317 (2000-2004) Highest Grade Passed Grade 12
Subjects passed Afrikaans First Language HG English Second Language HG Accounting HG Mathematics HG Physical Science HG South Sotho HG Highest Symbols Obtained Afrikaans: distinction English: distinction Prizes and awards Best student in South Sotho (2002-2004) Leadership roles School Prefect and Cricket Captain of First Team Tertiary Qualifications Tertiary institution University of the Free State (2005-Present) Current enrolment Yes, PhD (Political Science) (First year of enrolment: 2011) Degrees obtained MA (Political Science) by dissertation, 2011 (cum laude) Topic: Beyond mono-theoretical approaches: realism, liberalism and the explanatory crisis of the democratic peace theory BA Honours (International Relations) (cum laude), 2009 Subjects passed: Research methodology
International Relations Theory Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Globalisation, the State and the Politics of Citizenship Mini-thesis (Topic: Die imperialisme van liberale internasionalisme en die verband met die VSA se buitelandse beleid: normatiefteoretiese en praktiese implikasies/the imperialism of liberal internationalism and its relation to US foreign policy: normative-theoretical and practical implications) BA Degree (cum laude), 2008 Major: Political Science Communication Science Afrikaans (Grammar) Minor: Media Studies English Literature Prizes and awards Departmental Prize for best Honours student in Political Science (2009) Daan Wessels Prize for best 3 rd year student in Political Science (2008) Other Certificate in Advanced Project Management (2010)
SCHOLARLY ENGAGEMENT Publications Democratic peace theory and the realist-liberal dichotomy: the promise of neoclassical realism? (Politikon, June 2012) Conferences: National The validation of structural realist theory in an era of liberal ascendency (August 2012) Agents, structures and the democratic peace (Paper delivered at the 2010 SAAPS Biennial Conference, Stellenbosch, 1-4 September) Conferences: Regional/Local The end of the road for democratic peace theory (Paper delivered at the SAAPS Regional Colloquia, 2011) Agents, structures and the democratic peace: the richness of neoclassical realism? A preliminary sketch (Paper delivered at the University of the Free State Faculty Forum, 20 July 2010) Beyond mono-theoretical approaches (Paper delivered at the SAAPS Regional Colloquia,
2009; Awarded Prize for best paper by an emerging scholar) Other Theoretical aspects of international politics in an era of democratic peace (Paper delivered at Cluster on Sustainable Development Meeting, UFS, July 2012) How do South Africans understand the concept democracy? A Political Science perspective (Lecture delivered at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, December 2012) Problems of democracy and state in Africa (Lecture delivered at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, December 2012) Projects Participated in an institutional project which culminated in a report entitled The internationalisation of curricula at the UFS: myth or reality? Professional Memberships South African Association of Political Studies (2010) The Academy of Political Science (2009-2010)
Yearly invitations to join the Golden Key International Honours Society (2006-2008) Research Interests International Relations Theory Democratic Peace Theory American Foreign Policy (both contemporary and historical) Theories of War and Peace Nuclear deterrence Philosophy of Science Kenneth Waltz Structural realist theory and its critics The idea of theory EMPLOYMENT RECORD Employer Department of Political Science Years/Title/Responsibilities 2011-present Junior Lecturer Responsible for lecturing at undergraduate level and supervision of postgraduate students (3 mini-theses successfully supervised; 2 in progress) Centre for Africa Studies 2011-2011 (June) Junior Lecturer Responsible for lecturing two postgraduate (Honours-level) modules on:
(i) The Political Environment of Africa (ii) Global Governance Responsible for the supervision of students Centre for Africa Studies 2009-Present Research Assistant Responsible for the conduct of research Centre for Africa Studies 2010 Academic Assistant Responsible for administrative assistance to lecturing staff Department of Political Science 2009-2010 Extensive experience in assessment of Afrikaans and English scripts (tests as well as exams) and assignments at undergraduate level Department of Political Science 2008-2009 Tutor Responsible for tutoring 1 st year students in Political Science REFERENCES Prof. Heidi Hudson Centre for Africa Studies (051) 401 2327 hudsonh@ufs.ac.za
Mr Nico Combrink Department of Political Science (retired) (051) 436 1173 combrinknl@telkomsa.net Ms Stephanie Cawood Centre for Africa Studies (051) 401 2614 cawoods@ufs.ac.za