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Jean JOANA

Career history

  • Since 2011: Professor of Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 2007–2011: Professor of Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 2001–2007: Lecturer in Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1998–2001: Lecturer, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1997–1998: Assistant professor in political science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1994–1997: Lecturer, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1993–1994: Assistant professor in political science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1991–1993: Research assistant and teaching assistant in political science, University of Montpellier 1.

Degrees

  • 2007: Passed the first competitive examination for the recruitment of university professors in political science (external route).
  • 1997: Doctorate in Political Science. University of Montpellier I (with honors and unanimous praise from the jury).
  • 1990: Master's degree in Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.

Awards, distinctions, and coordination or participation in research projects

Participation in research projects:

  • Project “Diplomatic security: A comparative Perspective,” E. Cusumano (University of Leyden), C. Kinsey (King’s College, London) resp.: Preparation of a collective work to be published in 2016 (Stanford University Press).
  • GOSUD Project (GOverning SUstainable Democracies: Analyzing the Influence of Policy Elites in an Era of Austerity in France, the United Kingdom & the U.S.A), Response to an ORA (Operational Research Area) call for proposals from the French National Research Agency and the Economic and Social Research Council, under the responsibility of W. Genieys (University of Montpellier), in partnership with the London School of Economics, King's College (London), and Columbia University (New York). Project submitted in January 2015.

Administrative responsibilities, research, and promotion

Administrative responsibility:

  • 2014 to present: Director of the Department of Political Science, University of Montpellier.
  • 2011 to present: Member of the CEPEL Laboratory Council (UMR 5112).
  • 2014–2015: Head of CEPEL's internal seminar.

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Thesis supervision:

  • Since 2013: supervision of L. Borzillo's thesis "Permanent Structured Cooperation: Deadlock or (and) Turning Point for European Defense," funded by a Frontenac grant, in joint supervision with F. Mérand (University of Montreal).
  • Since 2014: supervision of V. Larrieu's thesis "Public regulation of private military companies in the United States and France," funded by a doctoral contract from the University of Montpellier.
  • Since February 1, 2015: supervision of A. Manniez's thesis, "Cyber defense policies: A comparative study of France and the United States," funded by a CIFFRE ANRT/Qwant agreement (Paris).

Valorization:

  • Media appearances (JDD, France Culture), promotional lectures (Alliance Française de Toronto, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, University of Ottawa, IRSEM/Department of Defense, IHEDN/Department of Defense)

Interactions with the environment

  • Member of the Scientific Council of the Strategic Research Institute of the Military Academy (since 2014).
  • Expert for AERES, the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme foundation (Fernand Braudel-IFER program), DAS InSHS/DGA, HCERES.
  • Peer reviewing for journals: Pôle Sud, Cultures et Conflits, Les Champs de Mars, Critique internationale, Gouvernement et Action Publique, Economie Rurale et Urbaine, Public Administration.
  • Invitations: University of Ottawa, University of Montreal, ENSTA Bretagne, CERI (Paris).

The 5 most representative works

  • JOANA Jean,Political Practices of French Deputies in the 19th Century: From Dilettante to Specialist, Paris, L’Harmattan, 1999.
  • JOANA Jean,European Commissioners: Technocrats, Diplomats, or Politicians?, Paris, Presses de Science-Po, 2002 (with Andy Smith).
  • JOANA Jean,"Professionalization and retraining policies: a European comparison (Spain, France, Great Britain)," Les Documents du C2SD, 2002, 241 p. (with C. Famechon-Koudjil, W. Genieys, A. Smith).
  • JOANA Jean,"Professionalization of the Armed Forces and Human Resource Management: Policies and Actors in Europe," Les documents du C2SD, 2005, (with A. Smith).
  • JOANA Jean,Contemporary Armies, Presses de Sciences Po, 2012.

The 5 most representative articles

  • JOANA Jean,"The 'military condition': Inventions and reinventions of a category of public action," Revue Française de Science politique, vol. 52, no. 4, August 2002, pp. 449-467.
  • JOANA Jean,"Changing French Military Procurement Policy: The State, Industry, and 'Europe' in the Case of the A400M,"West European Politics, vol. 29, no. 1, January 2006, pp. 70-89 (with A. Smith).
  • JOANA Jean,"Democracy and its military. Where does the analysis of civil-military relations stand?" Revue Française de Sociologie, vol. 48, no. 1, 2007, pp. 133-159.
  • JOANA Jean,"The varieties of liberal militarism: A typology," French Politics, vol. 12, (2), June 2014, pp. 177-191 (with F. Mérand).
  • JOANA Jean,"Les sciences sociales face au combat" (Social sciences in the face of struggle),Tocqueville Review/Revue Tocqueville, 35 (2), 2014, pp. 39-57.