European Politics/Expert Profile

Expertise

democracy; democratization; church-state relations; religion and politics; transitional justice; lustration; secret files; secret archives; Securitate; Stasi; communist regimes; communism; governance; social capital; property restitution; court trials; judiciary; governmental performance; Eastern Europe; Romania; Poland; Moldova; Hungary; Bulgaria; European Union; Russia; KGB; siloviki; elections; Parliament; government; the executive; file access; post-communism; transition; privatization

Experience in the area

I am a university professor with more than ten years experience on researching and publishing on religion and politics, transitional justice, and democratization. I am the author, co-author or editor of books published with the reputed Oxford University Press, Dartmouth, Columbia University Press, Routledge, and Cambridge University Press, and of over 150 articles in peer-reviewed top-notch scholarly journals like East European Politics and Societies, Problems of Post-Communism, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, etc. I delivered presentations at conferences, workshops and seminars in Canada, the United States, England, Germany, Cyprus, Romania, Japan, Italy, Belgium, and Poland.

Organizations

St. Francis Xavier University, Canada Club of Rome, Canadian Chapter Society for Romanian Studies American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies American Political Science Association

Publications

Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Columbia University Press, Dartmouth East European Politics and Societies; Problems of Post-Communism; Communist and Post-Communist Studies; Studia Politica; Sfera politicii; Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics; East European Quarterly

Education/Credentials

PhD in Political Science (University of Toronto)

Awards and Honors

Teaching Award, McMaster University Nomination, Concordia University chair, Wildawsky Award Committee, American Political Science Association

Past/Present Clients

I also served as an expert witness in two cases of asylum and deportation in the United States.