Professor of Comparative Politics

Damir Kapidžić

I am an Associate Professor of Comparative Politics at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. My research examines how democratic and authoritarian politics are institutionalized in the context of ethnic conflict, power-sharing, and democratic innovations. I focus on the processes in Southeast European countries with comparative perspectives from Southeast Asia, East Africa, and the Middle East.
As a consultant, I designed several deliberative processes and advocate for citizens' assemblies. I am a member of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group, a principal investigator of EU Horizon—Contexts of Extremism in MENA and Balkan Societies, and an editor of Illiberal Politics in Southeast Europe. I speak and write in Croatian (Bosnian, Serbian), English, and German.

What I Do

Writing

Academic publications on democracy and power-sharing in ethnically divided societies, processes of autocratization and illiberal politics, and democratic innovations.

Research

Mixed-methods and qualitative research on political processes, institutions, and actors. EU Horizon research project PI, member of European research networks and CEE Democracy R&D.

Teaching

Mentoring and teaching at the University of Sarajevo. Guest lectures at Harvard University, University of Oxford, Science Po Paris, National University of Singapore.

Consulting

Expert on democratic innovations, citizens' participation and democratic governance for the Council of Europe, OSCE, and the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Contact

damir.kapidzic@fpn.unsa.ba

+387 (0)33 203 562, ext. 140

Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo

Skenderija 72, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina