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Mr Nils MUIZNIEKS
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Education and academic or other qualifications
1993 Ph.D. Political science, University of
California, Berkeley, USA
1988 M.A. Political science, University of
California, Berkeley
1986 B.A. Politics, Princeton University, Summa cum
laude
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Professional activities(a) Present
position
December 2005- present, Director, Advanced Social
and Political Research Institute, University of
Latvia
(b) Work at national level
Nov. 2002-Dec. 2004, Special Assignments Minister
for Social Integration, Government of the Republic
of Latvia
Jun. 1994-Nov. 2002, Director, Latvian Centre for
Human Rights and Ethnic Studies, Riga, Latvia
(c) International work
Projects, activities, or reporting related to
racism, minority rights and democracy in Georgia,
Moldova, Croatia, Romania, Netherlands, Slovakia,
Belarus and others in co-operation with the Council
of Europe, the OSCE, the UN, and the European
Commission.
Publications and other works
12 edited books, 15 book chapters, 10 academic
articles, 80 newspaper articles
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Language skills
Latvian, English (native); French, Russian
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Other relevant information
Latvia’s candidate for the Council of Europe
Commissioner for Human Rights, 2005
Member, European Council on Foreign Relations
(London)
Member, Academic Advisory Board, European Centre on
Minority Issues (Flensburg, Germany)
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