Florian Bieber

Florian Bieber (born 4 October 1973) is a Luxembourgish political scientist, historian and professor working on inter-ethnic relations, ethnic conflict and nationalism, focusing primarily on the Balkans.

Education In 1991–1992, Bieber studied history, political science, economics, and languages at Trinity College . He received a magister degree in history and political science with honors on the topic "Bosnia-Herzegovina and Lebanon: A comparative Study“ in 1997.

In 1998, Bieber received a M.A. in Southeastern Studies at Central European University in Budapest on the topic "The Rise of Serbian Nationalism in the 1980s“, and in 2001, he earned a Ph.D. with honours on the topic “Serbian Nationalism from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milošević.”

He was Collaborating Researcher at United Nations Research Institute For Social Development on the project "Ethnic Structure, Inequality and Governance of the Public Sector 2002–2005" and published a book in 2006 "Post-War Bosnia: Ethnicity, Inequality and Public Sector Governance".

He became a lecturer in East European Politics at University of Kent's Department of Politics and International Relations in 2006 until 2010.

Editorial work He is also editor-in-chief of the open access journal Contemporary Southeastern Europe. He is in editorial board of Global Security, Ethnopolitics, Südosteuropa, Političke perspective (Serbo-Croatian for Political Perspectives), Migracijske i etničke teme (Croatian for Migration and ethical themes), European Autonomy and Diversity Papers.

Publications He has authored and co-authored dozens of books, journal articles, and news columns. His works include minorities and minority rights issues, as well as multi-ethnic states, nationalism, and ethnic conflict in Southeast Europe (especially the Western Balkans).

Books Bieber, F. (2020). Debating Nationalism. The Global Spread of Nations. Bloomsbury. Bieber, F. (2020). The Rise of Authoritarianism in the Western Balkans. Palgrave. Bieber, F., & Galijaš, A. (2016). Debating the end of Yugoslavia. Routledge. Bieber, F. (2005). Post-war Bosnia: Ethnicity, inequality and public sector governance. Springer. Bieber, F. (2005). Nationalismus in Serbien vom Tode Titos bis zum Ende der Ära Milošević [Serbian Nationalism from the Death of Tito to the Fall of the Milošević] (Vol. 18). LIT Verlag Münster. (In German) Bieber, F. D., Bieber, F., & Daskalovski, Ž. (Eds.). (2003). Understanding the war in Kosovo. Psychology Press. Bieber, F. (1999). Bosnien-Herzegowina und der Libanon im Vergleich. Historische Entwicklung und Politisches System vor dem Bürgerkrieg, Sinzheim.