Nationality Austria | Name Wolfgang Danspeckgruber | |
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Born February 4, 1956 (age 68) Linz, Austria ( 1956-02-04 ) Institutions Princeton University; Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination (LISD); [Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs] Alma mater Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria;Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland Education Johannes Kepler University Linz, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
Wolfgang F. Danspeckgruber (born February 4, 1956) is the Founding Director of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University and has been teaching on issues of state, international security, self-determination, diplomacy, and crisis diplomacy at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Politics since 1988. He is also founder and chair of the Liechtenstein Colloquium on European and International Affairs, LCM, a private diplomacy forum.
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Education
Danspeckgruber was educated at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz and the University of Vienna, Austria, (D.Laws); and at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland (Ph.D) where he studied under the supervision of Curt Gasteyger, and worked closely with Dusan Sidjanski at the University of Geneva.
Following his Austrian military service (First Lieutenant, Reserve), he served as Special Assistant to the Commander of the Austrian National Defense Academy. Danspeckgruber was a visiting scholar at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and held research fellowships at the Belfer Center of Science and International Affairs at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University - Recipient of Erwin Schroedinger Fellowship
Career
Wolfgang Danspeckgruber was instrumental in the creation of the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination at Princeton University, LISD, in 2000, which has been endowed by Prince Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein.
Interests and Expertise
Danspeckgruber is interested in the analysis of international relations, self-determination, in the conduct of diplomacy, mediation, reconciliation, and the management of international crises – particularly also the role of perception, technology, religion and values. He works to educate and train the next generation of leaders - men and women - in these dimensions.
Danspeckgruber co-taught graduate and undergraduate seminars on the European Union and international affairs with Jose Manuel Barroso; international crisis diplomacy with Joschka Fischer, and also with Robert Finn; and on diplomacy and Afghanistan with Francesc Vendrell at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs [1]. Danspeckgruber has also been teaching international relations and crisis diplomacy at the European Forum Alpbach, Austria
Discussing contemporary variants of self-determination-crises, Danspeckgruber argues that “[t]here is a growing sense that self-determination and autonomy ought not necessarily and automatically cause the break up of sovereign states. Rather, at least in most cases, there is increasing interest in the introduction of self-governance - the maximization of autonomy - and further decentralization.” "The Arab Spring, and many of the other intrastate crises we face today demonstrate the critical meaning of 'determining one's destiny'.", Danspeckgruber in Joerg Fisch, The world divided. Self-Determination and the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination, Oldenbourg, 2011.
Publications
Danspeckgruber’s publications include "The Self-Determination of Peoples: Community, Nation, and State in an Interdependent World,"and "Working Toward Peace and Prosperity in Afghanistan", [Lynne Rienner Publishers]; "Globalization - Reflections on Impact and Dichotomies" in Carl Baudenbacher, Erhard Busek, eds., "Aspekte der Globalisierung," 2008; "Self-Governance Plus Regional Integration: A Possible Solution to Self-Determination Claims" in Stefan Wolff and Marc Weller, eds. "Autonomy, Self-Governance, and Conflict Resolution," 2005; and "The EEA, the Neutrals, and an Emerging Architecture" in Gregory F. Treverton, ed. "The Shape of the New Europe," [2] 1992.
He is the editor of the "LISD Summary Report" and the "LISD Policy Brief," the "LISD Study Series," <http://lisd.princeton.edu/publications>; and the "Encyclopedia Princetoniensis: The Princeton Encyclopedia of Self-Determination." <http://lisd.princeton.edu/projects/encyclopedia-princetoniensis-princeton-encyclopedia-self-determination-pesd>