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Harry Anastasiou

Harry Anastasiou Ph.D. is professor of International Peace and Conflict Studies in the Conflict Resolution Graduate Program and International Studies Program at Portland State University. Prior to relocating to the USA in 2002, Dr. Anastasiou was the Executive Director of the Cyprus office of the Institute of World Affairs: Office of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, 1997-2002; Academic auditor and assistant professor at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus 1998-2002; Senior Researcher in Curriculum Development and Peace Issues at the Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1996-2001; and adjunct professor in Social Science for the graduate program in Cyprus of Trenton State College of New York State University, 1989-1991.

Dr. Anastasiou received a Ph.D. in International Peace and Conflict Studies in 2001 from the Union Institute & University, Cincinnati, USA, a doctorandus degree in Social Science and Philosophy in 1982 from the Free University of Amsterdam, Holland, an M.A. in the Sociology of Technology in 1979 from the University of Toronto, Canada, an M.Phil. in the Philosophy of Science and Technology in 1977 from the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto, Canada, and a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy in 1975 from Geneva College, Pennsylvania, USA.

Dr. Anastasiou’s academic and research endeavors center on nationalism and inter-ethnic conflict, post-nationalist conflict transformation, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, peace and democracy, conflict transformation in Cyprus, Greek-Turkish relations and the European Union. His most recent work focuses on American nationalism and peace-building challenges in US foreign policy. 

He has published numerous books, book chapters and journal articles. His most recent include: The Broken Olive Branch: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and the   Quest for Peace in Cyprus.  Volume I: The Impasse of Ethnonationalism. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 2008; The Broken Olive Branch: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and the Quest for Peace in Cyprus.  Volume II: Nationalism versus Europeanization. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press, 2008; “Encountering Nationalism: The Contribution of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution” Chapter 2 in Dennis J. D. Sandole, Sean Byrne, Ingrid Sandole-Staroste, Jessica Senehi (Eds.) Handbook of Conflict Analysis and Resolution. New York: Routledge, 2008; “Securing Human Rights Through War and Peace: From Paradox to Opportunity” in Gail M. Presbey (Ed.) Philosophical Perspectives on the War on Terrorism. Amsterdam: Rodopi Press, the Philosophy of Peace series, 2007; “Conflict Transformation in Greek-Turkish Relations: Between Belligerent Nationalism and Conciliatory Europeanization,” Peace Studies Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 15-38, Fall 2009; “The EU as a Peace Building System: Deconstructing Nationalism in an Era of Globalization,” The International Journal of Peace Studies. 12(2), 31-50. Autumn/Winter 2008; “Nationalism as a Deterrent to Peace and Inter-Ethnic Democracy: The Failure of Nationalist Leadership From the Hague Talks to the Cyprus Referendum,” International Studies Perspectives. Vol. 8, no. 2, 190-205, 2007; “The Communication Imperative in an Era of Globalization: Beyond Conflict-Conditioned Communication,” Global Media Journal: Mediterranean Edition. Vol. 2, no. 1, 63-75, 2007; “Communication Across Conflict Lines,” Journal of Peace Research. Vol. 39, no. 5, 581-596, 2002.

Under the auspices of The World Peace Foundation, Anastasiou has been a core member of “The Harvard Study Group,” a think-tank comprised of policy leaders and academics working on ideas and approaches for the peaceful resolution of the Cyprus problem. For more than two decades, he has been playing a leading role in peace-building initiatives engaging Greek and Turkish citizens and policy leaders from Greece, Turkey and ethnically divided Cyprus. He has designed and facilitated innumerable interethnic conflict-resolution workshops, policy developing think tanks, dialogue groups, and an array of peace-enhancing projects and programs in the Eastern Mediterranean. He has worked on numerous collaborative initiatives with the Harvard-based Conflict Management Group, the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution of George Mason University, the International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program at American University, the Washington-based Institute of Multi-track Diplomacy, among others. He has also been an invited consultant to a number of NGOs. in the USA and Cyprus.

Professor Anastasiou has lectured widely in the USA, Canada and Europe, and has presented his research at various international conventions. He has been an invited lecturer for The International Visitor Leadership Program, a U.S. Department of State professional development program fostering international mutual understanding. He has also been an invited frequent lecturer for the “Great Decisions” series of the World Affairs Council, and has been included in the organization’s annual Recommended Speakers Book since 2007.

For his research and peace-related work Anastasiou has received numerous recognitions. Among others, they entail his inclusion in the Circle of Scholars of the Union Institute and University of Cincinnati Ohio for originality in research, and his inclusion in Who’s Who in America since 2006. He has received grants from AMIDEAST, the UN Office of Project Services, the European Union, the Swiss Foreign Ministry and the Jubitz Family Foundation.  In 2009 he was rated by students as best professor of Portland State University among 1,120 listed professors. pdf

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