Jelena Subotić is a

political scientist Political science is the science, scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of politics, political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated c ...

. 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, Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the ...

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. She is known for her research on memory politics,

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, and transitional justice. She has expertise in the politics of the

Western Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as 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 throughout the who ...

. 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 The Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) is an academic association dedicated to the promotion of knowledge and understanding of ethnicity, nationalism, and ethnic conflict broadly, with a particular geographic focus on Central, Easte ...

) 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 science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903 in the Tilton Memorial Library (now Tilton Hall) of Tulane University in New Orleans, ...

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 Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. She studied as an undergraduate at the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

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. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

. She has a PhD in Political Science from the

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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. A ...

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 J ...

East European Politics and Societies ''East European Politics and Societies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the field of political science, especially concerning international relations of Eastern Europe. The journal's editors-in-chief are Wendy Bracewell (University ...

International Journal of Transitional Justice ''International Journal of Transitional Justice'' is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed academic journal published triannually by Oxford University Press to provide a forum for transitional justice as an academic discipline in its own right. It ...

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, Матица српска, Matica srpska, la, Matrix Serbica, grc, Μάτιτσα Σρπσκα) is the oldest Serbian language independent, non-profit, non-governmental and cultural-scientific Serbian national inst ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

. 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; currently housed in Sage House, the former residence of Henry William Sage. It was first established in 1869, making it the first university publishing enterprise in th ...

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

, 2009)

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