Dr.Dr.Dr.Dr. AnjaAnjaAnjaAnja MihrMihrMihrMihr

Prinses Ireneplateau 713554 HW Utrecht, The NetherlandsEmail: anjamihr@aol.comWeb: www.anjamihr.com

Born: 1969, Kassel, Germany

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Sept 2009 - present NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlands InstituteInstituteInstituteInstitute ofofofof HumanHumanHumanHuman RightsRightsRightsRights (SIM)(SIM)(SIM)(SIM) UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversityofofofof Utrecht,Utrecht,Utrecht,Utrecht, NetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlandsNetherlandsAssociate Professor: Human Rights, International Relations,Rule of Law, Transitional Justice, Reconciliation andDemocratization

Jan 2009 - Aug 2009 UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity ofofofof Bremen,Bremen,Bremen,Bremen, GermanyGermanyGermanyGermanyVisiting Lecturer: Reconciliation and Democratization.EuropeanEuropeanEuropeanEuropean Inter-UniversityInter-UniversityInter-UniversityInter-University CentreCentreCentreCentre forforforfor HumanHumanHumanHuman RightsRightsRightsRights andandandandDemocratisation,Democratisation,Democratisation,Democratisation, Venice/Venice/Venice/Venice/ TheTheTheThe Lido,Lido,Lido,Lido, ItalyItalyItalyItalySenior Research Fellow, Lecturer and Project Coordinator:Reconciliation, and DemocratisationHumboldtHumboldtHumboldtHumboldt UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity Berlin,Berlin,Berlin,Berlin, GermanyGermanyGermanyGermanyLecturer, Faculty of Social Sciences, Comparative Politics:Democratisation, Human Rights, Rule of Law andTransitional Justice in Europe

Sept 2008 - Dec 2008 PekingPekingPekingPeking UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity LawLawLawLaw School,School,School,School, ChinaChinaChinaChinaVisiting Professor for Human Rights. Research Centre forHuman Rights, RCHR at PULS in partnership with the RaoulWallenberg Institute for Human Rights, Lund University,Sweden: European Human Rights System, Democratisationand International Humanitarian Law.

Sept 2006 – Aug 2008 EuropeanEuropeanEuropeanEuropean Inter-UniversityInter-UniversityInter-UniversityInter-University CentreCentreCentreCentre forforforfor HumanHumanHumanHuman RightsRightsRightsRights andandandandDemocratisationDemocratisationDemocratisationDemocratisation, Venice/TheVenice/TheVenice/TheVenice/The Lido,Lido,Lido,Lido, ItalyItalyItalyItaly ((((www.eiuc.orgwww.eiuc.orgwww.eiuc.orgwww.eiuc.org))))Programme Director for the European Master Degree inHuman Rights and Democratization (E.MA); head of theacademic part of the programme; development andimplementation of academic curriculum, lecturing, marking,development of new strategies, University co-operation andevaluations.

January 2005 – Aug 2006 HumboldtHumboldtHumboldtHumboldt UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity ofofofof Berlin,Berlin,Berlin,Berlin, GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany

Research Director of Volkswagen Stiftung-Tandem Project“Teaching Human Rights in Europe” 2003-2006. 2005/06,Lecturer, Department of Political Science InternationalRelations and Comparative Politics. Responsible for leadingthe project, organization, planning and field research onhuman rights education, evaluation of national human rightsstandards and democratization, comparative analysis with thefocus on minorities.

March 2002 – Dec 2004 UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity ofofofof Magdeburg,Magdeburg,Magdeburg,Magdeburg, GermanyGermanyGermanyGermanyOct 2003 - Dec 2004 Department of Political Science, SeniorResearcher and Lecturer for International Relations. ProjectDirector of the Research Project by Volkswagen Stiftung“Teaching Human Rights in Europe” 2003-2006.March 2002 - Sept 2003 Assistant Professor at UNESCO-Chair in Human Rights Education.... Classes taught:Democratization, international relations and organisation,international law, transitional justice and democratization

Dec 2001 – March 2002 GermanGermanGermanGerman InstituteInstituteInstituteInstitute forforforfor HumanHumanHumanHuman Rights,Rights,Rights,Rights, Berlin,Berlin,Berlin,Berlin, GermanyGermanyGermanyGermanySenior researcher for UNO and Council of Europe humanrights matters. Research and publication on United NationsHuman Rights System and the Council of Europe.

July 2000 – June 2001 AmnestyAmnestyAmnestyAmnesty InternationalInternationalInternationalInternational, Berlin,Berlin,Berlin,Berlin, GermanyGermanyGermanyGermanyDirector of touring exhibition Amnesty International in theGDR, organization, representation and development of theexhibition, focus on GDR and Human Rights history inGermany (travel exhibit continues).

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July 2010 ChineseChineseChineseChinese UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity ofofofof PoliticalPoliticalPoliticalPolitical ScienceScienceScienceScience andandandand LawLawLawLaw (CUPL),(CUPL),(CUPL),(CUPL),Beijing,Beijing,Beijing,Beijing, ChinaChinaChinaChinaSummer Course on Human Rights

July – Aug 2006 ColumbiaColumbiaColumbiaColumbia UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity, NewNewNewNew York,York,York,York, USAUSAUSAUSASummer Session at SIPA on “European Human RightsRegime”. European human rights institutions, policies andsystems.

Feb – March 2006 UniversidadUniversidadUniversidadUniversidad deldeldeldel PaisPaisPaisPais Vasco,Vasco,Vasco,Vasco, BilbaoBilbaoBilbaoBilbao, SpainSpainSpainSpainDepartment of Political Science, SOKRATES-Lecturer.Teaching: Human rights of minorities.

April – May 2005 YerevanYerevanYerevanYerevan StateStateStateState University,University,University,University, ArmeniaArmeniaArmeniaArmeniaDepartment for Sociology, DAAD-Scholar and Lecturer.Teaching: Human rights, transitional justice anddemocratization.

Oct 2004 ÅÅÅÅbobobobo AkademiAkademiAkademiAkademi TurkuTurkuTurkuTurku, FinlandFinlandFinlandFinlandCentre for Human Rights, SOKRATES-Lecturer for “HumanRights in Europe”.

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Oct 1997 – July 2001 Ph.D.,Ph.D.,Ph.D.,Ph.D., FreeFreeFreeFree UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity ofofofof BerlinBerlinBerlinBerlin, GermanyGermanyGermanyGermany

Political Science Doctoral Thesis: „The impact of AmnestyInternational on Human Rights in the GDR, 1961-1990“ Focus on political history, assessment of NGOs humanrights practice and of fundamental rights within the nationaland international context of a former socialist country.Research assignment with the German section of AmnestyInternational (Written dissertation: magna cum laude).

Oct 1990 – April 1997 M.A.,M.A.,M.A.,M.A., UniversityUniversityUniversityUniversity ofofofof Mannheim,Mannheim,Mannheim,Mannheim, GermanyGermanyGermanyGermanyMajor: Political Science and Philosophy; Specified inInternational Relations. Scholar of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung.

Aug 1991 – July 1992 UniversidadUniversidadUniversidadUniversidad dededede SalamancaSalamancaSalamancaSalamanca, SpainSpainSpainSpainDepartment of Philosophy. Scholar of Friedrich EbertStiftung..

Aug 1989 – Sept 1990 UniversidadUniversidadUniversidadUniversidad ComplutenseComplutenseComplutenseComplutense MadridMadridMadridMadrid, SpainSpainSpainSpainVisiting Scholar of Fine Arts.