Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution


AGNIESZKA PACZYNSKA INSTITUTE FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY MSN 4D3 ARLINGTON, VA 22201 Phone: (703) 993-1364 Fax: (703) 993-1302 E-mail: apaczyns@gmu.edu Agnieszka Paczynska Bio

EDUCATION	Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Virginia.2002 M.A. in Political Science, New York University Thesis title: "Turkey in Crisis - Political and Economic Reforms in the 1980s. 1991. Fellow at the Center for Arabic Studies Abroad (CASA), The American University in Cairo, Advanced Training in Arabic Language. 1991-1992 B.A. in Political Science, Cum Laude, New York University. 1989 Middlebury College Arabic Language Institute. Summer 1990
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE	Assistant Professor, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, 2002 - present. Junior Fellow, Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies, University of Maryland, 2000-2001 Research Fellow, Sociology Department, Warsaw School of Economics, 1998-1999 Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, The American University in Cairo, 1998 Junior Fellow, Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies, University of Maryland, 1997-1998 Managing Editor, The Bulletin of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East, Search for Common Ground, 1996 Research Assistant, Foreign Policy Program, The Brookings Institution, 1992-1995
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE	Member of Training Team for Project “Religion and Education in Tajikistan: Toward a Tolerant Civic Society,” Tajikistan, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution., May 2006. Associate Faculty, The Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, Spring 2004 Participant, DC Area Workshop of Contentious Politics, University of Maryland, 2002 Instructor, "Institutional Change," Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, Spring 2000. Teaching Assistant, "Western Europe in World Affairs," Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, Spring 1998. Member of Election Observing Mission, Liberia, The Carter Center, July 1997 Member of Pre-Election Observing Mission, Ethiopia, Donor Election Unit, April 1995 Teaching Assistant, Department of Politics, New York University, Spring 1991
GRANTS, HONORS AND AWARDS	Center for Global Studies Small Research Grant for Research in Egypt, 2006. Co-Director, Globalization Dialogues Project, Vradenburg Foundation, 2004 Participant of the Central Asia Project, Department of Education Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program, 2004-2005 Phi Beta Delta, 2004 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Dissertation Writing Fellowship, 2000-01 University of Virginia, Albert Gallatin Dissertation Writing Fellowship, 2000 University of Virginia Dissertation Writing Fellowship, 1999-00 International Research and Exchange Board (IREX) Fellowship for Research in Poland, 1998-99 Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Fellowship for Research in Egypt,1998, University of Virginia Graduate Fellowship, 1997-1998 Short-Term Research Grant, East European Center of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1997-1998 Recipient, Fellowship for Advanced Study of Arabic Language at the American University in Cairo, Center for Arabic Studies Abroad, 1991-92 New York University Graduate Fellowship, 1990-91 Recipient, Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) for the Study of Arabic Language at Middlebury College, 1990 New York University Graduate Fellowship, 1989-92
PUBLICATIONS	BOOK Confronting Change: Labor, State and the Transition to a Market Economy, forthcoming Penn State University Press, 2008 JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS “Development and Conflict,” in Sandra I. Cheldelin, Daniel Druckman and Larissa Fast, editors, Conflict: From Analysis To Intervention (second edition). London and New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, forthcoming 2007 “Conflict and Globalization,” in Sandra I. Cheldelin, Daniel Druckman and Larissa Fast, editors, Conflict: From Analysis To Intervention (second edition). London and New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, forthcoming 2007 “Union Struggles in Cairo After Ten Years of Economic Liberalization,” in Paul Amar and Diane Singerman, editors. Cairo Hegemonic: Urban Power, Justice, and Social Control in the New Middle East. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press, forthcoming 2007 “Blurring the Lines: Security and Economic Development,” Global Studies Review, forthcoming vol. 3, no. 2, Summer 2007 “Confronting Change: Labor, State, and Privatization,” Review of International Political Economy, forthcoming, vol. 14, no. 2, May 2007 “Transnational NGOs and Local Struggles,” Social Justice: Anthropology, Peace and Human Rights, vol. 6, no. 1, 2006 “Globalization, Structural Adjustment, and Pressure to Conform: Contesting Labor Law Reform in Egypt,” New Political Science, vol. 28, no. 1, March 2006 “Inequality, Political Participation, and Democratic Deepening in Poland,” East European Politics and Societies, vol. 19, no. 4, November 2005 “Globalization and Conflict,” in Research Frontiers in Conflict Resolution, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Occasional Paper, 2004 “Re-Creating the Helsinki Process: Lessons of East European Transition for Middle East Democratization,” The Center for Transatlantic Relations, April 2004 “Globalization and Pressure to Conform: Contesting Labor Law Reform in Egypt,” Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Working Paper, February 2004 “Elections and Political Liberalization in the Middle East,” The Bulletin of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East, Summer 1996 “Middle East Economic Cooperation: the Next Common Market?” The Bulletin of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East, Spring 1996 ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES AND BOOK REVIEWS “Development, Industrial: Central Asia” entry in Encyclopedia of the Modern World. New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2008 "Karabagh and Nagorno-Karabagh,” entry in Encyclopedia of the Modern World. New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2008 Review of Central Eurasia in Global Politics: Conflict, Security, and Development, Central Eurasian Studies Review, forthcoming 2006 “Economic Reform in Egypt,” MERIP: Middle East Report, March 2001 RESEARCH IN PROGRESS “Turtles, Puppets and Pink Ladies: Transnational Social Justice Movement in a Post-9/11 World,” article under review “Democracy as Security: Democratization and Authoritarian Persistence,” article in progress “Transitional Economies or Post-Conflict States? The Restructuring of State-Market Relations in the Aftermath of Civil Wars” article in progress Rebuilding Society, Downsizing the State: Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction Policies, book manuscript in progress
SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS	“The Discreet Appeal of Authoritarianism: Political Pacts and Stability of Hybrid Regimes in the Middle East,” paper to be presented at the Eight Mediterranean Research Meeting, Mediterranean Program of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy, March 21-25, 2007 “Global Justice, Local Action: Exploring Regional Patters of Contesting Economic Globalization,” paper to be presented at the International Studies Association conference, Chicago, IL, February 28 – March 3, 2007 “The Evolution of Arab Regime-Opposition Relations,” paper to be presented at the Middle East Studies Association conference, Boston, MA, November 18, 2006 “Strategies for Resolving Conflicts and the Role of Democratization,” paper presented at the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), Dushanbe, Tajikistan, May 10, 2006 “What if They Gave a Demonstration and Nobody Came? The Evolution of the Anti- Globalization Movement,” paper to be presented at the International Studies Association conference, San Diego, CA, March 23-25, 2006 “What if They Gave a Demonstration and Nobody Came?” paper to be presented at the DC Area Workshop of Contentious Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, March 1, 2005 “Globalization, Islam and Civil Society,” paper to be presented at Tajikistan Religious and Civil Society Leaders Training Program, Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, Arlington, VA, December 8, 2005 “Globalization, Conflict and Central Asia,” paper presented at the Open Society Institute, Faculty Development Spring Conference, George Mason University, VA, April 30, 2005 “Transnational NGOs and Local Struggles,” paper presented at the Fulbright Workshop on Integrating the Global and the Local: New Directions in the Study of Conflict and Conflict Resolution, University of Maryland, Collage Park, MD, April 11, 2005 “Confronting Change: Labor Unions in a Globalizing World,” Topics in Global Affairs Brown Bag Series, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, December 1, 2004 “Middle East Democratization: Lessons from the East European Transitions,” presented at the Tuesday Group seminar series, USAID, Democracy and Governance Program, Washington, DC, October 26, 2004 "Historical Legacies and Policy Choice: Labor and Public Sector Reform," paper presented at the American Political Science Association conference, Chicago, IL, September 2, 2004 "Re-Creating the Helsinki Process: Lessons?" paper presented at the Center for Transatlantic Relations meeting "What Future for the Greater Middle East? Transatlantic Perspectives," Washington, DC, April 27, 2004. "Confronting Change: Trade Unions and the Transition to a Market Economy," paper presented at the International Studies Association Conference, Montreal, Canada, March 17, 2004 "Middle East Political Science: Where From and Where To?" Roundtable Participant at the Middle East Studies Association conference, Washington, DC, November 24, 2002 "Globalization and Pressure to Conform: Contesting Labor Law Reform in Egypt," paper presented at the DC Area Workshop of Contentious Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, October 16, 2002 "Market Reforms and Democratic Consolidation: the Case of Poland," paper presented at the American Political Science Association conference, Boston, MA, August 31, 2002 "Globalization and Institutional Reform," paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association conference, San Francisco, CA, November 19, 2001 "Evaluating Unions, Economic Reforms and the Changing Strategies of Polish Transition," paper presented at the American Political Science Association conference, San Francisco, CA, August 30, 2001 "Trade Union or Political Party? Solidarity's Struggle to Redefine Its Identity in the Post-Transition Period," paper presented at the New Directions in Social Science Research on Eastern Europe symposium, Western Michigan University, January 27, 2001 "Labor and Economic Restructuring in Egypt," paper presented at the Middle East Studies Association conference, Orlando, FL, November 17, 2000 "Formulae for Interest Representation in Polish Democracy," paper presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies conference, Denver, CO, November 11, 2000 "Labor and Transition to Democracy in Poland," paper presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies conference, St. Louis, MO, November 20, 1999 "Labor and Privatization in Egypt in Comparative Perspective, paper presented at the SSRC Fellows Conference, Tangier, Morocco, May 21, 1999 "The Uniqueness of American Culture," guest lecturer, Warsaw Polytechnic, March 10, 1999 "Labor and Public Sector Reform: the Egyptian Experience," paper presented at the American University in Cairo, Research Fellow Seminar Series, Cairo, Egypt, October 21,1998 "Old Intelligentsia and the Rise of a New Middle Class," paper presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies conference, Seattle, WA, November 20, 1997 "Institutional Legacies and Policy Choice: Public Sector Reform in Poland and the Czech Republic," paper presented at the Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, April 11, 1997 "The Fading Luster of Capitalist Economy: Myth Confronts Reality," paper presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies conference, Boston, MA, November 14-18, 1996 "The Politics of Privatization in Poland," paper presented at the Development and Security Issues in Eastern Europe and the CIS Workshop, Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, November 1, 1996
TEACHING EXPERIENCE	Institutional Change – undergraduate course, University of Virginia Globalization and International Conflict – graduate course, George Mason University Societies, Globalization, and Conflict - graduate course, George Mason University Collective Action, Social Movements, and Globalization – graduate course, George Mason University Conflict in Development – graduate course, George Mason University Theories of Conflict Analysis and Resolution – graduate course, George Mason University Dissertation Proposal Writing – graduate course, George Mason University Globalization, Peace and Conflict – undergraduate course, George Mason University Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution – undergraduate course, George Mason University
MEMBERSHIPS	American Political Science Association International Studies Association Middle East Studies Association American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies