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ESZTER SIMON, Ph.D.
Address:
Bárdos Artúr u. 10, 2. emelet 7.
1041 Budapest
Hungary
E-mail:
eszter.simon@fulbrightmail.org
Voice:
+36 30 501-01-53
EDUCATION:
June 2008
PhD in Political Science, Central European University, Hungary
Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations
Dissertation title: Democratic Regime Types and the International Risktaking
of Democracies: Comparing the United States and Great Britain
June 2002
June 2001
MA in Political Science, Central European University, Hungary
MA in American Studies, University of Szeged, Hungary
Minors: European Politics, Political Science
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
politics of East-Central Europe (especially Hungary), foreign policy analysis, peace
studies, American and British foreign policy, teaching and learning politics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2013-2014 Postdoctoral Researcher, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Courses: Terrorism in Global Politics, International Relations of the
Visegrad Countries, Perspectives on Foreign Policy Decision Making,
Technology and International Relations
2010–present
2009–present
Adjunct Professor, University of Szeged, Hungary
Course: Social Science Research Methods, Foreign Policy Analysis, Foreign
Policy of the Visegrad Countries, International Migration
Recurring Visiting Lecturer, Center for North American Studies, University of
Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Course: US Political System
2010–2011 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA
Courses taught: Global Issues; Central and Eastern European Politics;
History and Culture; International Organizations
2008–2010 Adjunct Professor, King Sigismund College, Hungary.
Courses taught: Foreign Policy Analysis, Introduction to Comparative
Politics, American history, politics, and culture
2007–2009 Visiting Assistant Professor, Comenius University, Institute of European Studies
and International Relations, Slovakia.
Courses taught: International Organizations, Regime Type and the Use of
Force, American Politics, International Relations I & II., Social Science
Research Methods
Winter 2007
Visiting Lecturer, Széchenyi College, Corvinus University, Hungary.
Course taught: Foreign Policy Analysis
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TEACHING ACTIVITY:
Undergraduate courses:
Graduate courses:
Other subjects of interest:
International Migration
Foreign Policy Analysis
Global Issues
International Organizations
International Relations I and II (IR Theory)
Regime Type and the Use of Force
Introduction to Comparative Politics
American Politics
American Politics, History, and Culture
Central European History, Politics, and Culture
Social Science Research Methods
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Political Science
Foreign Policy Analysis
International Relations of the Visegrad Countries
Terrorism and Foreign Policy
Technology and International Relations
American Foreign Policy
Democratization
Western European Politics
Comparative Foreign Policy
PUBLICATIONS:
2013 “The Professionalization of Academics as Teachers in Higher Education” (with
Gabriela Pleschová, Kathleen Quinlan, et al.) Science Position Paper, Standing
Committee for the Social Sciences, European Science Foundation.
2012 Teacher Development in Higher Education. Existing Programs, Program Impact,
and Future Trends. (co-edited with Gabriela Pleschová). New York: Routledge.
2010 “Political Trust and Historical Legacy: The Effect of Varieties of Socialism.” (with
Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl) East European Politics and Societies 24 (2): 206-28.
2010 “Political Efficacy of Emerging Elites in Post-Socialist Countries: The Impact of
Disciplinary Culture and Political Opportunities.” (with Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl
and Alex Fischer) Transition Studies Review 17 (4): 807-21.
2010 “Hungary since 1989.” (with András Bozóki) In Central and Southeastern Europe
since 1989, ed. Sabrina Ramet. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 204-33.
2009 “Teacher Training for Political Science PhD Students in Europe: Determinants of a
Tool for Enhancing Teaching in Higher Education.” (with Gabriela Pleschová)
Journal of Political Science Education 5 (3): 233-249.
2006 “Formal Institutions and Informal Politics in Hungary.” (with András Bozóki) In
Formal Institutions and Informal Politics in Central and Eastern Europe.
Hungary, Poland, Russia and Ukraine, ed. Gerd Meyer. Opladen and Farmington
Hills: Barbara Budrich Publishers, 146-185.
2005 “Párhuzamos válságkezelés: Lebanon és Grenada (Two Crises At A Time:
Lebanon and Grenada)” In 20. századi történeti tanulmányok, ed. Gábor Kármán.
Budapest: Sic Itur ad Astra Egyesület, 259-292.
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2002 “Merre tart az Egyesült Államok (Where is the United States Going)?” Book
Review. AETAS 17 (4): 74-86.
WORKS IN PROGRESS:
Under review “Policy Change, Terrorism, and Insurgency: Changing Course in Malaya and
Afghanistan.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Under review
Under review
Under review
Article
Article
Edited book
“Teaching Political Science Research Methods in Hungary: Transferring Studentcentered
Teaching Practices into a Subject-focused Academic Culture.” European
Political Science
“Moving Toward a Student-Centered Learning Environment: Student Perceptions
and the Impact of an Educational Development Program.” (with Gabriela
Pleschová) Higher Education
“A magyar EU-csatlakozási tárgyalások kétszintű játszmái tíz év távlatából (Ten years
on: two-level games and Hungary’s EU accession negotiations)” Politikatudományi
Szemle
“Communication technology and crisis decision-making: the case of the Six-Day
War.” (with Agnes Simon)
“Democratic Institutions and Conflict Duration: Testing Contradictory Theoretical
Expectations.” (with Agnes Simon)
Handbook on Teaching and Learning Political Science and International Relations
(with John Ishiyama and WillMiller) Edward Elgar Publishers
CONFERENCE PAPERS:
2012 “Teaching Political Science Research Methods in Hungary: Transferring Studentcentered
Teaching Practices into a Teacher-focused Academic Culture.” 5th Annual
PSA and BISA Learning and Teaching Conference, September 18-19, 2012.
2011 “Democratic Institutions and Conflict Duration: Testing Contradictory Theoretical
Expectations.” (with Agnes Simon) Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association-Midwest, St Louis, November 10-13.
2011 “From Failure to Success: The Lessons of British Malaya for American Policy in
Afghanistan” Annual Conference of the International Studies Association,
Montreal, Canada, March.
2010 “Democratic Institutions and Conflict Duration: Testing Contradictory Theoretical
Expectations.”(with Agnes Simon) Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political
Science Association, Chicago, IL, April.
2008 “The Impact of Democratic Regime Types on the War-Proneness of
Democracies.” Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association,
Boston, MA, August.
2008 “Teacher Training for Political Scientists in Europe.” (with Gabriela Pleschová)
Teaching and Learning Conference of the American Political Science Association,
San Francisco, CA, February.
2007 “Imperial Interventions? British Guyana 1953, Grenada 1983.” (with Tamás
Meszerics) Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association,
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Albuquerque, NM.
2005 “Spheres of Interest: Foreign Policy-making in the UK and US.” 74 th Anglo-
American Conference: States and Empires. 2005. London, UK.
2005 “Alternatives to Finding the Methodological Holy Grail: Some Problems of
Research Design in Studying Democratic Accountability Structures and
International Risk-taking.” 7 th Annual Retreat of the Society for Comparative
Research. 2005. Budapest, Hungary.
TRANSLATIONS (FROM ENGLISH TO HUNGARIAN):
2006 Chapters 3, 5, 9, 12. The 2004 Elections to the European Parliament: Parties and
Voting Behavior in International Comparison. Gábor Tóka and Ágnes Bátory, eds.
Budapest: Századvég Kiadó. Hungarian translation
2002 “John F. Kennedy és Nyikita Sz. Hruscsov levelezése a kubai rakétaválság alatt
(The Correspondence of John F. Kennedy and Nikita S. Khrushchev during the
Cuban Missile Crisis).” (with Ágnes Simon) Documenta Historica Series,
University of Szeged. Foreword and Hungarian translation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
2004 Teaching in Higher Education Workshops I., II., III. Curriculum Resource Center,
Central European University, Hungary.
2002 Summer school. American Institute on Political and Economic Systems.
Charles University and Georgetown University, Czech Republic.
2001 Hungarian State Certificate in (English) Language Teaching. University of Szeged.
AWARDS, GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
2012 Visegrad Fund University Grant. €13,000. For the preparation of the course, “The
Foreign Policy of the Visegrad Countries” (with the International and Regional
Studies Institute, University of Szeged)
2010–2011 Fulbright Scholarship, Southern Polytechnic State University
2008 Travel Grant. $1000. American Political Science Association.
2008–2009 Teaching and Research Scholarship, National Scholarship Program of the Slovak
Republic. 10 months.
2007 “Training Center for First-time University Teachers.” (with Garbiela Pleschová)
Central European Initiative. €6000. Grant #:1202.045-07.
2007 Travel Grant. Academic Travel Fund. €900. Central European University.
2005 Doctoral Research Grant. €766. Central European University.
2005 Travel Grant. Academic Travel Fund. €476. Central European University.
2004 Joint Student-Faculty Research Grant (with András Bozóki). $600. Central
European University.
2002–2005 Full PhD scholarship. Central European University.
June 2002
Outstanding MA Student Award. Central European University.
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2002 MA Student Research Grant. $600. Central European University.
CONSULTANCY/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
2010–2013 Researcher, Teaching in Higher Education project, Institute of Physics, Slovak
Academy of Sciences.
January–June
2010
Institutional Research Officer, part-time, Central European University, Hungary.
Summer 2008
Research Assistant. Development of Entry and Exit Surveys, Central European
University, Hungary.
2007 Research Assistant. CEU Student Survey. Central European University, Hungary.
MEMBERSHIPS:
2010–present International Studies Association (ISA)
2007–present
2004–present
LANGUAGES:
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Hungarian Political Science Association (MPTT)
English (fluent), Hungarian (mother tongue), French (basic)
REFERENCES MAY BE OBTAINED FROM:
Julie Newell (Head of Department, 2010-2011)
Chair, Department of Social and International Studies, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 S.
Marietta Pkwy, Marietta, GA 30060, USA. Phone: (+1 678) 915-7481. Fax: (+1 678) 9154949. Email:
jnewell@spsu.edu.
Tamás Meszerics (dissertation advisor)
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Central European University, Nádor u. 9, 1051
Budapest, Hungary. Phone: (+36 1) 327 30 82. Fax: (+36-1) 327-3087. Email: meszert@ceu.hu
Valentina Dimitrova-Grajzl (former boss and co-author)
Assistant Professor of Economics and Business, Virginia Military Institute, 341 Scott Shipp Hall,
Lexington, Virginia 24450, USA. Phone: (540) 464-7234. Email: dimitrova-grajzlvp@vmi.edu
Michal Kovacs (current boss)
Executive Director, Center for North American Studies, University of Economics in Bratislava,
Dolnezemska cesta 1, 852 35 Bratislava, Slovakia. Phone: +4212 6729 5164. Email:
michal.kovacs@euba.sk
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