Curriculum Vitae

Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Expert on Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Balkans

Doctoral thesis: Promoting Democracy in Multiethnic Societies

Master Internationale Beziehungen

Diplomirani politolog

Damir Kapidžić and Věra Stojarová

Damir Kapidžić

Damir Kapidžić and Olivera Komar

"Sharing power by lot. Strengthening democracy in post-conflict and divided societies through citizens' assemblies" Grant-holder and principal investigator

Co-principal investigator at the University of Sarajevo.

Member of Executive Committee and Ethics Advisory Board, Coordinator of WP 4 and PI at the University of Sarajevo.

International consultant on Democratic innovations and deliberative processes for statutory and co-operation activities of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, and Local expert consultant on deliberative democracy for the CoE Congress of Local and Regional Authorities.

Expert consultant on citizen engagement and deliberative democracy for the ‘Sarajevo Climate Citizens’ Assembly’ working with the City of Sarajevo.

Lead consultant on deliberative democracy for the ‘BiH Citizens’ Assembly’ for the European Union Special Representative to BiH.

Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award for research stay at Harvard University as a Weatherhead Visiting Scholar on the project "Sharing Power by Lot. Strengthening democracy in post-conflict and divided societies through citizens' assemblies"

Research grant for the project ‘Difficult deliberations’.

Horizon 2020 grant for research project ‘Contexts of Extremism in MENA and Balkan Societies’ (Grant# 870772).

Speaker at Roundtable 'The Dayton Legacy: Bosnia, A Fragile Peace' at Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies. Cambridge, April 2024.

Guest speaker at virtual roundtable ‘Democracy in South East Europe: Backsliding or new normal?’ at Oxford University, St Antony’s College, SEESOX. Online, January 2021.

Keynote speaker: Der Westbalkan im Fokus – Hoffnungen, Rückschläge, neue Perspektiven und die Auswirkungen des Ukraine-Krieges auf die Region. Parliament of the Republic of Austria, Open Parliamentary Discussion. Vienna/Online, March 2022.

Al Jazeera English, Sky News, Deutsche Welle, ARTE, SRF, Bloomberg Adria, N1, Al Jazeera Balkans, BH Television, Federal Television of BiH, Radio Slobodna Evropa, TRT.

New York Times, Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Asahi Shimbun (JP), Les Echos (FR), Der Standard (AT), De Standaard (BE), Ritzau (DK), Delo (SI), Público (PT), Postimees (EE), Oslobođenje (BA).

Vice News, BIRN, Gemišt.