Sinisa Malesevic

Siniša Malešević, MRIA, MAE (born 5 April 1969) is a Professor of Sociology at the University College, Dublin, Ireland. His research interests include the comparative-historical and theoretical study of ethnicity, nationalism, ideology, war, violence and sociological theory. He is author of six and editor of five books including influential monographs Ideology, Legitimacy and the New State (2002), The Sociology of Ethnicity (2004), Identity as Ideology (2006) The Sociology of War and Violence (2010) and Nation-States and Nationalisms (2013)[1]. Professor Malesevic has also authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has given more than 80 invited talks all over the world [2]. His work has been translated into several languages including Croatian, Persian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Serbian. Previously he held research and teaching appointments at the Institute for International Relations (Zagreb), the Centre for the Study of Nationalism, CEU (Prague)- where he worked with late Ernest Gellner -, and at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He also held visiting professorships and fellowships at Université Libre de Bruxelles (Eric Remacle Chair in Conflict and Peace Studies), the Institute for Human Sciences, Vienna and the London School of Economics. In March 2010 he was elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy[3]], in December 2012 he was elected associated member of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina[4]] and in August 2014 he was elected a Member of Academia Europaea [5]].

Selected publications

•(2013). Nation-States and Nationalisms: Organization, Ideology and Solidarity. Cambridge: Polity.

•(2013). Nationalism and War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (co-edited with J.A. Hall).

•(2011). Sociological Theory and Warfare. Stockholm: Forsvarshogskolan (Spanish translation 2015).

•(2010). The Sociology of War and Violence. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (reprinted in 2012; Croatian translation 2011).

•(2007). Ernest Gellner and Contemporary Social Thought. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (co-edited with M. Haugaard).

•(2006). Identity as Ideology: Understanding Ethnicity and Nationalism. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

•(2004). The Sociology of Ethnicity. London: Sage (Serbian translation 2009; Persian translation 2011).

•(2002). Ideology, Legitimacy and the New State: Yugoslavia, Serbia and Croatia. London: Routledge (reprinted in 2008; Serbian translation 2004).

•(2002). Making Sense of Collecitivity: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalization. London: Pluto (co-edited with M. Haugaard).

•(2002). Ideology after Poststructuralism. London: Pluto (co-edited with I. Mackenzie).

Sources

[1]*http://www.ucd.ie/sociology/staff/profiles/profsinisamalesevic/

[2]*https://sinisa2malesevic.wordpress.com/

[3]*http://www.ria.ie/about/membership.aspx

[4]*http://www.anubih.ba/index.php/clanovi-2

[5]*http://www.ae-info.org/ae/User/Malesevic_Sinisa

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