Lana Pasic
Lana Pasic is a Balkanalysis.com contributor on her native Bosnia & Herzegovina. Currently based in Oxford, her areas of research expertise include international development, peace and conflict studies and international relations in the Western Balkans and sub-Saharan Africa.
Lana has specialized knowledge of Bosnia’s post-conflict reconstruction and development, justice and reconciliation processes in Bosnia and South Africa, and of conflicts in the African Great Lakes region.
Lana has most recently worked as a junior researcher for the Institute for Minority Rights at the European Academy (EURAC) In Bolzano, Italy. Previously, she served for two years as Project and Communications Coordinator at the Mozaik Community Development Foundation in Sarajevo, working on socio-economic development and post-conflict reconstruction of mostly multiethnic communities. Along with project management, she also conducted research and analysis on the communities involved.
She has previous experience in public affairs organization gained while undertaking an internship at the Directorate for European Integration in Sarajevo, and also experience in preparing political and economic analysis for diplomats during an internship at the Bosnian Embassy in South Africa. Lana has participated in numerous international seminars, trainings and projects related to her areas of focus, including a top level Seminar on Peace and Security sponsored by Uppsala University in Sweden, the Academy for Young Social Entrepreneurs at the Educational Society of Malopolska in Nowy Sacz, Poland, the Civil Society Development Foundation in Hungary, and the UNDP’s SUTRA PLOD development projects in Bosnia.
Along with her native Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian, Lana has advanced knowledge of English, intermediate Italian, and basic French and Spanish. She holds an MA in Comparative Local Development from the University of Trento in Italy (2011), and a BAdmin with Distinction in International Relations from the University of Pretoria in South Africa (2006). Currently, Lana is undertaking an MPhil in Development Studies at the University of Oxford.
Status: Lana Pasic is currently available for speaking engagements and event participation.
All previous Balkanalysis.com Articles, Interviews and Briefings by Lana Pasic
State Building Challenges in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Interview with Richard Caplan (February 13, 2012)
In with Nationalism, out with Culture: How Sarajevo’s Museums and Libraries Are Being Affected (January 29, 2012)
In Bosnia, a Government at Last (January 12, 2012)
Bosnia: One Year without a Government (October 3, 2011)
Bosnia’s Vast Foreign Financial Assistance Re-examined: Statistics and Results (June 21, 2011)
Balkanalysis.com Briefing with the Populari Centre for Socio-Economic Studies Sarajevo (May 12, 2011)
Sources of Energy in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Implications for Energy Security (May 9, 2011)
The Dreams of One Nation? The Role of Political Leaders in Reconciliation and Nation-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina (March 17, 2011)
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