Mikael WEISSMANN Curriculum Vitae December 2009

Curriculum Vitae, Weissmann (December 2009) 1 (6) Personal data: Nationality: Swedish citizen Date of birth: 2 Aug, 1977 Address: School of Global Studies Peace and Development Research (PADRIGU) University of Gothenburg POB 700, SE 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden Tel: +46 (0)31-786 59 45, +46 (0)767134950 E-mail: mikael.weissmann@globalstudies.gu.se mikaelweissmann@gmail.com Education Mikael WEISSMANN Curriculum Vitae December 2009 2009 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Peace and Development Research, University of Gothenburg, Sweden (Dissertation title: Understanding the East Asian Peace Informal and formal conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the Taiwan Strait, the Korean Peninsula, and the South China Sea 1990-2008) 2003 M.Soc.Sci. in Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden. 2000 B.A. in International Relations and Economics (also fulfilling the requirements for a double major in government), University of Queensland, Australia. Present positions Jan 05 --> Jan 05 --> May 04 --> Previous positions Jan 05-Jun 07 May 03-Dec 04 May 03-Dec 04 Doctoral Candidate in Peace and Development Studies, School of Global Studies, Peace- and Development Research (PADRIGU), University of Gothenburg, Sweden PhD Fellow, Swedish School of Advanced Asia-Pacific Studies (SSAAPS) Associated Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Researcher & Lecturer, Central Asia -Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University and the Department of Eurasian Studies of Uppsala University (Uppsala Office) Program Coordinator, Silk Road Studies Program, Uppsala University, Sweden Project Coordinator, Conflict Management in Northeast Asia project, Silk Road Studies Program & the Department of Peace- and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden Aug 03-Aug 04 Coordinator, the Uppsala-Tartu Exchange Program, Department of Peace- and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden

Curriculum Vitae, Weissmann (December 2009) 2 (6) Jan 03-May03 Research Assistant, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Sweden Longer academic visits Aug 08-Dec 08 Visiting Fellow, School of International Studies (SIS), Peking University, Beijing, China Oct 07-Jun 08 Jul 06-Jun 07 Jul 06-Jul 07 Mar 06 Nov 04-Jan 05 Nov 04-Jan05 GARNET Junior Mobility Fellow, the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR), University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom Visiting Guest Researcher and Lecturer, School of International Studies (SIS), Peking University, Beijing, China Guest Researcher and Lecturer, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China Visiting Researcher, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark Visiting Fellow and Lecturer, Renmin University, Beijing Visiting Researcher and Lecturer, China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing Fieldwork experience China: Nov 2004 Jan 2005 (Beijing); Jun 2006 Jul 2007 (Beijing with a number of visits to Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzhou); Feb 2008 (Beijing); Aug Dec 2008 (Beijing). Taiwan: Mar 2007; Apr May 2007. South Korea: Feb Mar 2008. Japan: Mar 2007. Research interests International relations / international political economy (focus on the intersection between the economic, political and strategic spheres); Conflict resolution, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding; Sino-ASEAN relations; East Asian regionalisation; the East Asian peace; Track 2 & 3 diplomacy; personal networks; theorising the Asian experiences; non-traditional security issues. Geographical focus: General, East Asia/Asia-Pacific, Taiwan Strait, South China Sea, Korean Peninsula Selected publications Monographs 1. Understanding the East Asian Peace Informal and formal conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the Taiwan Strait, the Korean Peninsula, and the South China Sea 1990-2008, Gothenburg: University of Gothenburg, School of Global Studies, Peace and Development Research (vi+250pp). 2. The Missing Link bridging between social movement theory and conflict resolution, GARNET Working Paper, No. 60/08, October 2008 (46pp). 3. Conflict, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Management and beyond: a conceptual exploration (with Niklas L.P. Swanström), Uppsala & Washington: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, 2005.

Curriculum Vitae, Weissmann (December 2009) 3 (6) 1. Conflict Prevention and Conflict Management in Northeast Asia - Conference Report (with Niklas L.P. Swanström, Emma Björnehed and Liu Yue), Conference proceedings from the Program for Contemporary Silk Road Studies Conference on Conflict prevention and Conflict Management in Northeast Asia, Beijing 26-28 November, 2004, Uppsala & Washington: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, 2005. 2. Early Warning Indicators for Preventive Policy a new approach to Early Warning Research (with Gerd Hagmeyer-Gaverus), SIPRI Working Paper, March 2003. Journal articles 3. "Understanding the East Asian peace: some findings on the role of informal processes", Asia Insights 2/2009: 14-17. 4. Can China Untie the Gordian Knot in North Korea?, (with Niklas L.P. Swanström), Korean Journal of International Studies, 31:1, 2004. 5. "The Chinese Impact on the DPRK Negotiations" (with Niklas L. P. Swanström), Peace Review, 16:2 July 2004. Book chapters 6. Peacebuilding in East Asia: The Role of Track II Diplomacy, Informal Networks, and Economic, Social and Cultural Regionalisation in Jacob Bercovitch, Kwei-Bo Huang, Chung- Chian Teng (eds), Conflict Management, Security and Intervention in East Asia: Third-Party Mediation and Intervention between China and Taiwan, Routledge, 2008. 7. "Introduction" (with Niklas Swanström and Emma Björnehed), in Niklas L.P. Swanström (Ed), Conflict Prevention and Conflict Management in Northeast Asia, Uppsala & Washington: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, 2005. 8. "Informal Networks as a Conflict Preventive Mechanism", in Niklas L.P. Swanström (Ed), Conflict Prevention and Conflict Management in Northeast Asia, Uppsala & Washington: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, 2005. Conference papers etc 9. "From Conflict Management to Conflict Transformation: The case of China-ASEAN relations", Paper presented at the Mediation and Conflict Resolution: Second Joint Fudan University-Lund University Workshop, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 12-13 May, 2007 (Conference Proceeding pp. 110-126). 10. "Linking Regionalization and Conflict Provention: the case of China in East Asia", Paper for the conference on China's Diplomacy and International Relations Theory Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 28 29 October, 2006 (Conference Proceeding pp. 215-241). 11. Exploring Peacebuilding in East Asia: towards an understanding of the role and impact of informal processes, Paper for the Swedish School of Advanced Asia Pacific Studies (SSAAPS) colloquium in Sigtuna, 4-6 Oct 2006 (19pp). 12. "East Asian Informal Processes - a Conflict Proventive Perspective", Paper presented at the Silk Road Studies Program, Dep. of Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden's Silk Road Seminar, 24 May 2006 (39pp). 13. "Peace and Security: the Role and Impact of Informal Mechanisms in Conflict Provention", Paper presented at the 2006 Ph.D. Student Symposium on Peace and Conflict Studies, the Swedish National Defence College, Stockholm, 3-4 May 2006 (34pp). 14. "A Constructivist Approach to Conflict Provention - The Role and Impact of Informal Mechanisms in East Asia", Paper presented at the General Seminar, the Department of Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 5 April 2006 (29pp).

Curriculum Vitae, Weissmann (December 2009) 4 (6) 15. Conflict, Conflict Prevention and Conflict Management a conceptual discussion (with Niklas Swanström), Discussion paper for the Uppsala Workshop on Conflict Management and Conflict Prevention, Uppsala 8 9 April 2005 (13pp). 16. Informal Networks as a conflict preventive mechanism. Paper presented on the Program for Contemporary Silk Road Studies Conference on Conflict Prevention and Conflict Management in Northeast Asia, Beijing, China, 26-28 November 2004 (17pp). Databases 17. Created the SIPRI database of Early Warning Indicators (April 2003). 18. Created the SIPRI database of Indicators for Country and Political Risk (April 2003). Teaching experience Full courses - Course director including curriculum development for master course on International Relations in Theory and Practice at Renmin University of China, Beijing, China (joint program with Denver university, USA.) (Aug 2006 Jan 2007). - Co-taught and co-developed curriculum for master course on From crisis management to conflict prevention at Renmin University of China, Beijing, China (joint program with Denver university, USA.) (Nov 2004 Jan 2005). - Co-taught master course on Research Methodology at Renmin University of China, Beijing, China (Nov 2004 Jan 2005). Other teaching - Two lectures on for introductory course in North East Asian Studies at the Dept. of Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden (1 April, 2008). - Lectures in graduate research methods and undergraduate conflict resolution at the School of International Studies of Peking University, Beijing, China (Spring 2007). - Guest lecture on East Asian Regionalization: A way to prevent conflicts and build peace?, Lecture Series Celebrating the National Chen-Chi University s 80 th Anniversary held by the Department of Diplomacy, Taipei, Taiwan (19 April 2007). - Teacher (case-study based negotiation) at the "Taipei Workshop on Conflict Management", organised by the Central Asia- Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program in Taipei, Taiwan (March 13 14, 2007). - Guest lecture for Master students on Conflict prevention and the East Asian security setting a need for new (Asian) theories? at the International School, Tongji University, Shanghai, China (19 Dec 2006). - Taught negotiation and mediation to Chinese Senior Civil Servants at China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China (15 Dec 2004). - Teaching Assistant, Master level course Negotiation and Mediation in an International Context at the Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden (Nov 2003 Jan 2004). - Seminar on Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution within a master course on Global and Regional Governance: a conflict management perspective at the Dept. of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Sweden (12 Nov 2004). Conferences, Workshops, Seminars, etc. - Participant, Comparative Regionalism: Europe and East Asia, organised by Centre for European Studies at Renmin University of China (CESRUC), Centre for Northeast Asia Regional

Curriculum Vitae, Weissmann (December 2009) 5 (6) Integration, Peking University, and the Comparative Regional Integration Studies, United Nations University (UNU-CRIS), Beijing, 21-22 February 2008. - Participant, The Second Asia-Europe Forum: Eurasia s New Opportunities and New Challenges, organised by East China Normal University and the International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK (IISS), Shanghai, 28-29 September, 2007. - Participant, Mediation and Conflict Resolution: Second Joint Fudan University-Lund University Workshop, Shanghai, 12-13 May 2007. - Teacher, "Taipei Workshop on Conflict Management", organised by the Central Asia- Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program, Taipei, Taiwan, March 13 14 2007. - Co-organiser, "The Need for Conflict Prevention and Conflict Management in Sino-Japanese relations", organised by the Central Asia- Caucasus Institute and the Silk Road Studies Program in cooperation with Keio University, Japan 8-9 March 2007. - Participant, The Fifth Shanghai Workshop on Global Governance Current Situation and Future Prospects of Asia-Europe Security Cooperation, Shanghai, January 23-24, 2007. Organised by the Shanghai Institute for International Studies and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. - Faculty commenter, the KEIO-YONSEI-FUDAN Distance Learning Course s (2006 Fall Semester) Global Governance Conference, Fudan University, 16 Dec 2006. - Observer, Re-Thinking European Integration and East Asia Co-Operation conference organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), the China National Association for International Studies (CNAIS) and the China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China, 13-14 Nov 2006. - Participant, Conference on China's Diplomacy and International Relations Theory, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 28-29 Oct 2006. - Participant, The Swedish School of Advanced Asia Pacific Studies (SSAAPS) Colloquium, Sigtuna, Sweden, 4-6 Oct 2006. - Participant, PhD Student Symposium on Peace and Conflict Studies, Swedish National Defence College, Stockholm, Sweden, 16-17 Dec 2005. - Co-organiser, "Comparing Different Approaches to Conflict Prevention and Management: Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait" organised by the Central Asia -Caucasus Institute and Silk Road Studies Program, Stockholm, Sweden, 16-17 Dec 2005. - Participant, 1st International Forum on Strategic Thinking Investing in tomorrow s leaders!, organised by the Deutsche Gesellshaft fur Auswartige Politik, Forum European Foreign and Security Policy, Berlin, 11-13 Nov 2005. - Participant, The Swedish Network of Peace, Conflict and Development Research Programme - Inaugural Conference, Uppsala, 20-21 Oct 2005. - Commentator, The 8th New Faces Conference, organised by the Deutsche Gesellshaft fur Auswartige Politik (DGAP), Karlberg, Stockholm, Sweden, 20 Sep 2 Oct 2005. - Co-organiser, Participant, The Program for Contemporary Silk Road Studies Conference on Conflict prevention and Conflict Management in Northeast Asia, Uppsala 8-9 April, 2005. - Discussant, Workshop on Japan, East Asia and the Formation of North Korea Policy, Swedish Institute for International Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden, 17-19 Mar 2005. - Observer, the International Workshop on Regional Security Dynamics in Northeast Asia & Norteast Asian Peace and Security Forum of Peking University, School of International Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China, 18-19 Dec 2004. - Co-organiser, Participant, The Program for Contemporary Silk Road Studies' first conference on Conflict prevention and Conflict Management in Northeast Asia, Beijing, China, 26-28 Nov 2004. - Participant, North Africa Conference, The Second Annual Swedish School of Advanced Asia Pacific Studies Conference on "Inequality in East and South/East Asia", organized by the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, Sweden, 24-26 Oct 2003.

Curriculum Vitae, Weissmann (December 2009) 6 (6) Positions of trust - Reviewer, Asian Politics & Policy (2009) - Deputy member, Forskningsutbildningsnämnden (FUN) [the board for research education], Department of Peace and Development Research (PADRIGU), University of Gothenburg (Jan 2005 Dec 2005). - Alumni of the the Deutsche Gesellshaft fur Auswartige Politik s (DGAP) International Forum on Strategic Thinking (since 2005) Languages Swedish (native), English (fluent), German (basic). Awards and grants Major grants - Research grant (1 year), Särskilda Programmet ( Special Program ), Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden, 2010 - Post-Doc Scholarship (3 months), Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010 - GARNET Mobility Junior Fellowship (1 Oct 2007 Jun 2008) Junior Fellowship at the Center for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, University of Warwick), 2007. - The Swedish School of Advanced Asia Pacific Studies (SSAAPS) (PhD Fellowship), 2003. Travel grants and awards - Stiftelsen Paul och Marie Berghaus donationsfond (large travel grant), 2008, 2009 - Stiftelsen Paul och Marie Berghaus donationsfond (travel grants), 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - Adlerbertska Stipendiestiftelsen (scholarship), 2007 & 2008. - The Swedish School of Advanced Asia Pacific Studies (SSAAPS) (large travel grant), 2007. - The Swedish School of Advanced Asia Pacific Studies (SSAAPS) (large travel grant), 2006. - Nordic Institute for Asian Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark (2 weeks scholarship), 2006. - The Alreik's grant as a diligent student, 2001 & 2002. - Dean s Commendation for High Achievement, University of Queensland, 1999 & 2000.