Alexandru Balaș, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
Dr. Alexandru Balaș este profesor și coordonator al Programului de Studii Internaționale și director al Clark Center for Global Engagement la State University of New York (SUNY) College în Cortland, SUA. A obținut un doctorat în științe politice de la Universitatea din Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2011), un masterat în analiza și rezolvarea conflictelor de la Universitatea Sabanci (2006) și o licență în științe politice de la Universitatea din București. Printre cărțile sale se numără Sharing the Burden of Peace (Peter Lang, 2022), The Puzzle of Peace (Oxford University Press, 2016) și Peace Operations (Polity Press, 2014). În 2015, a primit grantul Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module Grant din partea Uniunii Europene (UE). În 2017 și 2019, a câștigat granturi de la UE pentru a dezvolta simulări de negociere/mediere în UE, iar una dintre acestea a fost premiată pentru cea mai bună simulare de negociere la E-PARCC (The Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration) 2018, Universitatea Syracuse. Interesele sale actuale de cercetare sunt legate de relațiile UE-India, negocierile UE cu micro-statele (Andorra, Liechtenstein, San Marino, Vatican), relațiile UE cu țările și teritoriile de peste mări și regiunile îndepărtate, rețelele de carte din secolele al XVI-lea și al XVII-lea din Valahia și Moldova și călătorii din secolele al XVIII-lea și al XIX-lea din Principatele Române.
CAPITOLE DE CARTE
“European Union’s Use of the Outermost Regions (ORs) and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) to Promote its Geopolitical Interests in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Indian, and the Pacific Regions” (book chapter published in edited volume EU Geopolitical Actorness in a Shifting World Order, Palgrave, 2025)
“Wallachia: A Christian-European Hub for Books, News, and Diplomatic Correspondence Within the Ottoman Lands (1688-1714)” (book chapter accepted for publication in edited volume Patrimonio Escrito en Circulación: Redes Culturales y Comerciales en la Edad Moderna, Mexico City: Universitad Autonoma de Mexico, forthcoming 2025)
“European Union and Conflict Resolution in Central Asia in the 21st Century” (book chapter accepted for publication in edited volume titled ‘”EU Governance in Central Asia: A Sectoral Approach’, Routledge, forthcoming, 2024)
“The Adventures of a Transylvanian Doctor in Constantinople, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq (1815-1838)” (book chapter accepted for publication in edited volume, Archaeopress, Oxford, UK, forthcoming, 2024)
“The Negotiating Power of European Micro-States (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican) in Their Relations With the European Union (EU)” (book chapter accepted for publication in edited volume Non-EU Europe: Patterns of interaction between the EU and its European Neighbours, – forthcoming with Springer)
“What is Model EU” (book chapter accepted for publication in “Practising Transnational Politics. Preparing and participating in UN and EU Simulations” – forthcoming with Edward Elgar Publishers)
PUBLICAȚII
“Book Review” of Changing Indian Images of the European Union Perception and Misperception, Palgrave MacMillan Singapore, 2019, 162 pp., & India and the European Union in a Turbulent World, Palgrave McMillan Singapore, 2020, 220 pp., Rajendra K. Jain (Editor), Romanian Journal of Indian Studies, September 2023
“Book Note” for The Peace Continuum: What It Is and How to Study It (authored by Christian Davenport, Erik Melander, and Patrick Regan, Oxford University Press, 2018), Journal of Peace Research, November 2018
“Demanding Peace: The Impact of Prevailing Conflict on the Shift from Peacekeeping to Peacebuilding”, Peace and Change 37(2), April 2012: 195-226 (with Andrew Owsiak and Paul Diehl)
“It Takes Two (or More): Multiple Simultaneous Peace Operations”, Journal of International Peacekeeping 15(3-4), September 2011: 384-421
SIMULĂRI DE NEGOCIERE/MEDIERE ÎN UE
European Council Simulation “Global Europe? Deciding Canada’s Membership Application to the European Union, Role-Play Negotiation (co-authored with Noam Ebner and Andreas Kotelis), submitted for the 16th Annual Teaching Case and Simulation Competition, E-PARCC 2021, Syracuse University, Maxwell School’s Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC)
Council of the European Union Simulation “Negotiation Mandate for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Tradeland” Role-Play Negotiation (co-authored with Noam Ebner, and Andreas Kotelis), (Washington, D.C.: European Union Delegation in the United States, 2017). Available on the European Union website at: https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/sim2-council_of_the_eu_trade-111317.pdf
Council of the European Union – European Parliament – European Commission Simulation “Anti-Terrorism EU Legislation” Role-Play Negotiation & Mediation (co-authored with Noam Ebner, and Andreas Kotelis), (Washington, D.C.: European Union Delegation in the United States, 2017). Available on the European Union website at: https://eeas.europa.eu/sites/eeas/files/sim3-large_model_eu_simulation_terrorism-110917-eu_file.pdf
Notă: Aceste trei proiecte de mai sus au fost posibile datorită finanțării din partea Uniunii Europene prin licitația de servicii (nr. de referință PPD-EEAS-023-2016).