Jelena Subotić is a

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 ...

. She is Professor of Political Science at

Georgia State University Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is al ...

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

. She is known for her research on memory politics,

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

, and

transitional justice Transitional justice is a process which responds to human rights violations through judicial redress, political reforms and cultural healing efforts and other measures in order to prevent the recurrence of human rights abuse in a region or countr ...

. She has expertise in the politics of the

Western Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

. Her 2019 book ''Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism'' won the Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies (awarded by the Association for the Study of Nationalities) and the best book award of the year by the European Politics and Society section of the

American Political Science Association The American Political Science Association (APSA) is a professional association of political scientists in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, it publishes four ...

Biography

She was born in 1970https://plus.cobiss.net/cobiss/sr/sr/bib/search?q=Subotic%2C+Jelena&db=cobib&mat=allmaterials and raised in

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

. She studied as an undergraduate at the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

and as a graduate student at

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

. She has a PhD in Political Science from the

University of Wisconsin-Madison A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Uni ...

Publications

Subotić's research was published in the

International Studies Quarterly ''International Studies Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of international studies and an official journal of the International Studies Association. It was established in 1959 and is published by Oxford University Press. Ox ...

Journal of Peace Research The ''Journal of Peace Research'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly articles and book reviews in the fields of peace and conflict studies, conflict resolution, and international security. It was established by ...

, East European Politics and Societies, International Journal of Transitional Justice and other academic journals. Her 2009 book ''Hijacked Justice: Dealing with the Past in the Balkans'' was translated and published in Serbian by the Belgrade Center for Human Rights in 2010. In late 2010 Subotić provided copies of her book as a gift to the Library of

Matica srpska The Matica srpska ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Матица српска, Matica srpska, ) is the oldest Serbian language independent, non-profit, non-governmental and cultural-scientific Serbian national institution. It was founded on June 1, 1826, in Pest, ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

. Her 2019 book ''Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism'' received both Joseph Rothschild Prize in Nationalism and Ethnic Studies and best book award of the year by the European Politics and Society section of the American Political Science Association in the first year after the publication.

Books

* ''Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance after Communism'' (

Cornell University Press The Cornell University Press is the university press of Cornell University, an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York. It is currently housed in Sage House, the former residence of Henry William Sage. It was first established in 1869, maki ...

, 2019) * ''Hijacked Justice: Dealing with the Past in the Balkans'' (

, 2009)

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* Living people American women political scientists American political scientists Georgia State University faculty University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni American women academics 21st-century American women Year of birth missing (living people) {{polisci-bio-stub