Igor Novaković (born 9 December 1981) is a

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political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

and director of research at The International and Security Affairs Centre - ISAC Fund.

Biography

Igor Novaković was born on 9 December 1981 in

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. He graduated in 2005 from the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Philosophy, and then enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Master's Program in European Studies in English (CAESAR) at the same university. He later studied

international relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

at the Robert Rufili Faculty of Political Science University of Bologna, and spent one semester at

New Bulgarian University New Bulgarian University (, also known and abbreviated as НБУ, NBU) is a private university based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Its campus is in the western district of the city, known for its proximity to the Vitosha nature park. The university also ...

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. He completed his master's degree in 2010. Since January 2010 he has been employed by The International and Security Affairs Centre - ISAC Fund in

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as a

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. He became Research Director in 2015. In 2012 he became an associate of the international non-governmental organization The Council for Inclusive Governance (CIG). He received his

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from the

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in 2016. He is the coordinator of the Working Groups for Chapter 30 and 31 of the National Convention on the European Union. He also occasionally writes for the

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portal. He is fluent in English, and speaks

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and Bulgarian.

Selected bibliography

Novaković is the author, co-author and editor of several

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scientific Science is a systematic discipline that builds and organises knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the universe. Modern science is typically divided into twoor threemajor branches: the natural sciences, which stu ...

and professional papers, as well as proposals for practical policy in the fields of

European Studies European studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on the History of Western civilization and the evolution of Western culture, as well as on current developments in European integration. Some ...

political Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with decision-making, making decisions in social group, groups, or other forms of power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of Social sta ...

and

military neutrality A neutral country is a state that is neutral towards belligerents in a specific war or holds itself as permanently neutral in all future conflicts (including avoiding entering into military alliances such as NATO, CSTO or the SCO). As a type o ...

international security ''International Security'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of international and national security. It was founded in 1976 and is edited by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University and publis ...

, Serbo-Albanian Relations and more. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

References

External links

LinkedIn profile

Biography on ISAC fund website

Google Scholar profile
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