Gwendolyn Sasse (born 21 February 1972 in

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, Germany) is professor of

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. Sasse has research interests in post-communist transitions; comparative democratisation; ethnic conflicts; international conditionality; national minorities; the political behaviour of migrants; diaspora politics; and the political in contemporary art. Since 1 October 2016 Sasse has been the director of the (ZOiS) in Berlin."Prof. Dr. Gwendolyn Sasse"
director of ZOiS

Awards

Sasse won the Alexander Nove Prize of the British Association for Slavonic & East European Studies for her book ''The Crimea Question: Identity, Transition, and Conflict'' (2007).

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Department of Politics & International Relations, University of Oxford 1972 births Living people People from Stormarn (district) University of Hamburg alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Academic staff of Central European University Academics of the London School of Economics Fellows of Nuffield College, Oxford British political scientists Women political scientists {{Edu-bio-stub