DIMOSTENIS YAGCIOGLU
Web-Sites & E-Mail: University Address:A Conflict Resolution Page George Mason University A Greek-Turkish Friendship Web-site Inst. for Conflict Analysis & Resolution The homepage of Dimo Yagcioglu 4400 University Drive E-Mail: dyagciog@gmu.edu Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 dimostenis@rocketmail.com Phone:703-993-1300
EDUCATION 1993 - Present PhD student in Conflict Analysis & Resolution ICAR, George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia. 1992 - 1993 MA in International Peace Studies (International Scholars Program) The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. 1987 - 1991 BA in Political Science and International Relations (graduated with Honors (GPA: 3.37). Bogazici University Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey. ASSISTANTSHIP EXPERIENCE Apr. 1997-Jul. 1997 Res. Assistant at the US Institute of Peace, in Washington, DC. Worked with Dusko Doder, on a project about the political reconstruction of Bosnia after the Dayton Accords. June 1996-Oct. 1996 Assistant to Dr. Dan Druckman. Worked on a project involving analysis and categorization of International Negotiations. Aug. 1995-Dec. 1995 Assistant to the Administrative Coordinator (Joan Drake) of the Institute for Confl. Analysis and Resolution. Participated in the organization of the First Regional Scholars' Roundtable on Peace and Conflict Studies (Oct. 18, 1995). Feb. 1994-May 1995 Research Assistant to the Director (Dr. Kevin Clements). Collected Information for his research on the Changing Tendencies in the American Foreign Policy after the November '94 Elections. Sept. 1994-Jan. 1995 Research Assistant to the Director (Dr. C. R. Mitchell). Did Literature Review for his project on Unofficial (Track-Two) Meetings between Israelis and Palestinians or Arabs before the Oslo Talks. Sept. 1993-May 1994 Graduate Research Assistant of Dr. Dennis Sandole. * Prepared annotated bibliographies on such issues as Nuclear Disarmament, Conflict Resolution Theory, and Regional Conflicts. * Summarized articles on Authoritarian Personality and Adorno. WORK EXPERIENCE July - Sept. 1991 International trainee, Department of Financial Affairs, Public Power Corporation, Athens, Greece. Traineeship arranged by AIESEC. SKILLS Languages: * Greek (mother tongue), * Turkish, * English, * French (Reading Knowledge. Received a diploma of proficiency in French in June 1991 l'Alliance Française). Computers: * Macintosh: MS Word, WordPerfect * PC: WordPerfect, MS Word for Windows. * Research through Internet (using Lynx, Netscape, Explorer) * Web-site construction and design using HTML and basic knowledge of Javascript. PUBLICATIONS 1998 (with D. Druckman et al.) "Testing Ikle's Taxonomy in International Negotiations," in Group Decision and Negotiation (on review). 1998 "The Role of Cultural Differences and Similarities in the Cyprus Conflict," in Crossings: A Bi-Communal Cypriot Journal,Vol.1, No. 2 (to be released in May). 1998 (with D. Druckman, J. Martin, and S. Allen Nan) "Dimensions of International Negotiation: A Test of Ikle's Hypothesis," a Pew Case Study in International Affairs. Washington, DC: Georgetown Univ., School of Foreign Service, Inst. for the Study of Diplomacy. 1997 "Psychological Explanations of Conflict between Ethnocultural Minorities and Majorities: An Overview," in Windows to Conflict Analysis and Resolution: Framing Our Field, edited by Susan Allen Nan, et al., Fairfax, VA: George Mason University, Inst. for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. AWARDS 1998-1999 Dissertation Fellowship, awarded by the Institute for the Study of World Politics. 1993-1995 Doctoral Fellowship, provided by George Mason University. 1992-1993 University scholarship for the International Scholars Program, The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame. 1987-1992 Partial Financial Assistance for Undergraduate Studies, provided by the Ministry of Education and Religions of the Hellenic Republic (Greece) through the Consulate of the Hellenic Republic in Istanbul. ACADEMIC AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES April 1-3, 1997 Participant in the Virtual Diplomacy Conference
organized by the US Institute of Peace.April 13-15, 1996 Participant and discussant in the Zones of Peace Conference, held at the George Mason Univ., in Fairfax, VA. April 2-4, 1993 Participant in the Conference on Economic Sanctions and International Relations, held at the Univ. of Notre Dame, in Indiana. April 1993 to present * Student-Member, American Political Science Association and American Sociological Association. April 24-27, 1992 Participant in the First European Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution, held in Antalya, Turkey * Presented a paper entitled "The Historical, Political and Psychological Factors of the Cyprus Conflict." April 16-20, 1992 Member of the team representing the International Relations Club (IRC) of Bogazici University in the AGORA meeting of the AEGEE (Association des Etats generaux des Etudiants de l'Europe) held in Cos, Greece, where IRC was granted the status of a 'contact group' of the AEGEE. 1992 to present * Member, Ethnic Studies Network. * Member, Bosporus Gesellschaft, an association aiming at the development of the links between German and Turkish Students and at organizing German-Turkish Student Exchange Programs. June 25-July 1, 1991 Visited the NATO Headquarters, the EC Commission, and other institutions in Brussels, Belgium, as a member of the delegation representing the Department of Political Science of Bogazici Univ. April 25-26, 1991 Member of the organizing committee and Panelist at the Student Conference on "Turkey between the East and the West" jointly organized by the AEGEE antenna of Bonn and the International Relations Club at the Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. (sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation). * Presented a paper entitled "The Image of Turkey and Turks in Greece and Its Effects on Greek-Turkish Relations." July 1990 Visited Athens, Greece and established relations between the International Relations Club and the Hellenic Institute for Solidarity and Cooperation with the Developing Countries - HELINAS. May 27, 1990 Organized a 'conference-discussion' on the "Double Standards in Greek-Turkish Relations" (Guest sp. H. Millas, from the Greek-Turkish Friendship Association.) May 3-4, 1990 Panelist, Student Conference on The Relations between Turkey and Europe, in Bonn, Germany, jointly organized by AEGEE-Bonn and the International Relations Club (sponsored by the F. Ebert Foundation). * Presented a paper on the reactions of the Turkish press, political parties, interest groups, and public opinion in general to the recent developments in Turkish-EC relations, entitled "Thoughts on the EC Commission Report Concerning the Turkish Application for Membership." March 8, 1990 Organized a 'conference-discussion' entitled "Europe & the Greek-Turkish Conflict" Guest speaker: Prof. Stefanos Yerasimos, Univ. de Paris VII. October 1989 Founded the "Working Group on the Greek-Turkish Issues" as a subdivision of the Intl. Relations Club. April 25-26 1989 Panelist, Student Conference on "Turkey and the EC," jointly organized by the AEGEE-Bonn and the Int. Rel. Club at the Bogazici University, Istanbul. (sponsored by the F. Ebert Foundation) * Presented a paper entitled "The Greek-Turkish Conflict and the Problems it poses for an eventual Turkish Accession to the EC." March 20, 1989 Gave a lecture on the Greek-EEC Relations (1955-1982) and Greece's integration process with the European Community (EC), as an activity of the IRC's Working Group on the EC. 1989 - 1990 Served as General Secretary of the International Relations Club. May 1988 * Member of the International Relations Cub. (References Available Upon Request)[ last updated: Aug. 5, 1998 ]
