Chairman of the Board of Directors, CASE-Moldova
Expertise: comparative studies, political systems and civil society development
Background: Current positions: Senior researcher at the Institute of Political Sciences of Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland
Participated in the following CASE projects: • Moldova (June - July 2003) Freedom House project, "Moldova: Assessment of Civil Society and Democratic Institutions"
• Kyrgyzstan (2002) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Project, "Developing Capacity through Technical Cooperation Country Experiences."
• Belarus (Oct. 2001 - Jan. 2002) Designing a research project and conducting research on functioning of political structures of Lukaszenko's regime in Belarus as part of a wider project financed by the Open Society Institute, Budapest, Hungary, entitled "Center for Market Economy Development: Belarus". The report entitled System of Governance in Belarus after the 1996 Referendum and advisory work for independent groupings and think-tanks before the presidential elections of 2001 were the products of this project.
Previous Positions: • Participated in several parliamentary and local election observing missions to Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan • Co-editor of the "Przegląd Społeczny" monthly (1992 - 1996) • Senior Research at the Institute of Political Science, Warsaw University (1990-1999?)
Education: Ph.D. Political Science (1975) and M.A. Political Science (1971) Warsaw University
Languages: English (Fluent), German (Working), Polish (Fluent), Russian (Fluent), Ukrainian (Working)
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