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Sanja Pesek Professorial Lecturer Department of Justice, Law & Criminology

Contact
Sanja Pesek
SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Hurst Hall 206H
In person on Tuesdays and Fridays, between 1 and 2pm, Hurst Hall 206H or on Zoom by appointment
Degrees
PhD in Political Science, Central European University
MA in Political Science, Central European University

Languages Spoken
Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian language, English, elementary proficiency in Spanish and French
Favorite Spot on Campus
Amphitheater
Book Currently Reading
"Choosing Freedom: A Kantian Guide to Life" by Karen Stohr
Bio
PhD in political science, with over eight years in teaching (at the Central European University, Georgetown University and American University) transitional justice, violence and law, law and society, social theory and law, and justice, morality and law, and ten years of experience in civil society programming, capacity building, and democratic governance in conflict sensitive and transition contexts. More than ten years of research and analysis, and field work experience in developing and/or fragile countries. Currently revising a book-length scholarly manuscript examining the role of ordinary citizens in conflict and post-conflict societies.
For the Media
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Teaching

Spring 2024

  • JLC-103 Critical Issues in Justice

  • JLC-281 Intro to Legal Studies Resrch

  • JLC-294 Comm Service Learning Project: Intro to Legal Studies Resrch

  • JLC-454 Violence, Justice and the Law

Fall 2024

  • HNRS-050 Honors Supplement: Copenhagen (DIS)

  • JLC-103 Critical Issues in Justice

  • JLC-308 Justice, Morality & the Law

  • JLC-411 Topics in Legal History: Transitional Justice in 21C