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.