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Daniel Jacob

Dissertation project: „The Natural Duty of Justice and International Transitional Administrations. Restoring Justice through Foreign Rule?“

In places like Bosnia, Kosovo or East Timor, international transitional administrations (ITAs) have been established in the wake of armed conflict. Their declared purpose has been to stabilize a fragile peace and facilitate the transition towards a democratic society. So far, the majority of the research has focused on the practical challenges that these administrations face. Beyond that, however, ITAs raise fundamental normative questions: Is it justifiable to promote human rights and democracy by means of foreign occupation? What are legitimate goals of ITAs? Which morally relevant interests are at stake here? And how can one bridge the gap between ideal political philosophy and the non-ideal practice of ITAs?

Academic Career
Since 04/2010	Research associate at the SFB 700, project B9 „Metaproblems of legitimacy“; teaching undergraduate classes at the FU Berlin.
08/2009-12/2009	Visiting Scholar at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies in New York.
Since 09/2008	PhD-Student at the Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies.
10/2003-06/2008	Study of political science at the Free University Berlin and at Columbia University New York. Title of diploma thesis: „Does democracy need a justification? Richard Rorty’s anti-foundationalism and his plea for democracy“. Final grade: 1,0.
Publications
2012	"Der Nationalsozialismus, Richard Rorty und die Möglichkeiten rationaler Verständigung", Leviathan, 1:2012.
	"Human Rights Obligations of Non-State Actors in Areas of Limited Statehood. SFB Governance Working Paper Series Nr. 27 (together with Bernd Ladwig and Andreas Oldenbourg)", Berlin: DFG Sonderforschungsbereich 700.
2010	"Theorie in Blogsatz. Ein Streifzug durch die Weblogs unserer Disziplin (together with Cord Schmelzle)", Zeitschrift für politische Theorie, 1:1, 131-135.
	"Book Review: A Cosmopolitanism of Nations: Giuseppe Mazzini's Writings on Democracy, Nation Building, and International Relations - Edited by Stefano Recchia and Nadia Urbinati ", Ethics & International Affairs, 24:2, 215-217.
Presentations
05/2011	Governance for Whom? Human Rights, Special Relations and Corresponding Obligations (zusammen mit Bernd Ladwig und Andreas Oldenbourg), "Internationale Konferenz "Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood: By Whom, for Whom, and to What Effect?"", Freie Universität Berlin.
09/2010	Going Beyond Human Rights Minimalism. On Legitimate and Illegitimate Goals of International Transitional Aministrations, "The Diversity of Human Rights", Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik.
08/2010	Promoting Democracy by Means of Foreign Occupation, "ECPR Graduate Conference 2010", Dublin.
06/2010	Besetzung als Befreiung? Kann externe Demokratisierung ein moralisch rechtfertigbares Ziel internationaler Übergangsverwaltung sein?, "Internationale politische Theorie. Gemeinsame Tagung der Sektionen für politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte und für für Internationale Politik in der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft", Frankfurt/Main.
06/2010	Promoting Democracy by Means of Foreign Occupation? On Legitimate and Illegitimate Goals of International Transitional Administrations, "Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference 2010", Montreal.
11/2009	Protecting Human Rights by Means of Foreign Occupation? On the Legitimacy of International Transitional Administrations, "Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Conference", Philadelphia.
01/2009	Human Rights Protection by Means of Foreign Rule? A Liberal Response to the Charge of Paternalism, "Die Legitimität politischer Ordnungen", Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung.
09/2008	Menschenrechtsschutz durch Fremdherrschaft? Paternalismus als normative Herausforderung internationaler Übergangsverwaltungen, "The Diversity of Human Rights", Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik.
Stipends
09/2008-03/2010	PhD Scholarship, Dahlem Research School.
04/2005-06/2008	Diploma Studies Scholarship, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
Teaching
Winter 2011/2012	Undergraduate seminar „Normative Theories of International Relations“ at the FU Berlin.
Winter 2010/2011	Undergraduate seminar „ Jürgen Habermas’s political theory“ at the FU Berlin.
Summer 2010	Undergraduate seminar „Political Liberalism“ at the FU Berlin.

 

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Co-editor of a blog on political theory called „Theorieblog“.