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Marlies Glasius is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Department of Politics, University of Amsterdam.
She is also the IKV Special Chair in Citizen Involvement in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations at the Free University Amsterdam, Visiting Professor at the Chaire Leclercq, Universite Catholique de Louvain, and a Visiting Fellow at the Civil Society and Human Security Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Transnational Configurations
LSE Civil Society and Human Security Unit
Chaire Leclercq, Louvain
Research interests
Dr. Glasius' research interests focus on civil society, international law, authoritarian and democratic rule in a global age, and human security. Current projects concern the legitimacy of international criminal courts, and the theory and practice of civil society under authoritarian rule.
Previous work has focused on the theory and practice of global civil society, the establishment and socio-political setting of the International Criminal Court, the conceptualization of civil society by East European and LatinAmerican dissidents, economic and social human rights, human security, social forums, and human rights in Indonesia and East Timor.
Previous appointments
Prior to returning to Amsterdam in 2008, Marlies Glasius worked at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) as a lecturer in Global Politics. She was previously the managing editor of the Global Civil Society Yearbook (2001-2003), coordinator of the Study Group on European Security (2003-2004), and a lecturer in the management of non-governmental organisations (2004-2006) at the LSE. Dr.Glasius studied English Literature and International Law at the University of Amsterdam . She holds a PhD with distinction from the University of Utrecht in association with the Netherlands School of Human Rights Research.
Teaching
At Amsterdam, Marlies Glasius has taught international relations, theory and practice of global civil society, social theory, qualitative methodology and dissertation projects on economic and social rights and on the politics of international criminal justice.
She has previously taught global politics, civil society theory, management of non-governmental organisations, human rights, foreign policy and the United Nations.