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Jean JOANA

Career History

  • Since 2011: Full Professor of Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 2007–2011: Professor of Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 2001–2007: Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1998–2001: Lecturer, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1997–1998: Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1994–1997: Lecturer, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1993–1994: Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.
  • 1991–1993: Graduate Teaching Assistant in Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.

Degrees

  • 2007: Passed the first round of the competitive examination for the recruitment of university professors in political science (external track).
  • 1997: Ph.D. in Political Science. University of Montpellier I (Grade: “Highest Honors, with unanimous congratulations from the committee”).
  • 1990: Master’s degree in Political Science, University of Montpellier 1.

Awards, Honors, and Coordination of or Participation in Research Projects

Participation in research projects:

  • Project “Diplomatic Security: A Comparative Perspective,” led by E. Cusumano (University of Leiden) and C. Kinsey (King’s College London): Preparation of an edited volume 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, and the United States), Response to an ORA (Operational Research Area) call for proposals from the French National Research Agency and the Economic and Social Research Council, led by 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 outreach

Administrative liability:

  • 2014–present: Chair of the Department of Political Science, University of Montpellier.
  • 2011–present: Member of the CEPEL Laboratory Council (UMR 5112).
  • 2014–2015: Coordinator of the CEPEL internal seminar.

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Thesis supervision:

  • Since 2013: Supervisor of L. Borzillo’s dissertation, “Permanent Structured Cooperation: Dead End or (and) Turning Point for European Defense,” funded by a Frontenac fellowship, in joint supervision with F. Mérand (University of Montreal).
  • Since 2014: Supervisor of V. Larrieu’s dissertation, “Public Regulation of Private Military Companies in the United States and France,” funded by a doctoral fellowship from the University of Montpellier.
  • Since February 1, 2015: Supervision of A. Manniez’s dissertation, “Cyberdefense Policies: A Comparative Study of France and the United States,” funded by a CIFFRE ANRT/Qwant (Paris) agreement.

Valuation:

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

Interactions with the environment

  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Institute for Strategic Research at the École Militaire (since 2014).
  • Expert for AERES, the Foundation of the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (Fernand Braudel-IFER Program), the DAS InSHS/DGA, and HCERES.
  • Peer reviewing for the following 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 Members of Parliament 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 pp. (with C. Famechon-Koudjil, W. Genieys, A. Smith).
  • JOANA Jean,“Professionalization of the Armed Forces and Human Resource Management: Policies and Actors in Europe,” C2SD Papers, 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 Confronted by 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, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 177–191 (with F. Mérand).
  • JOANA Jean,“The Social Sciences and the Struggle,”Tocqueville Review/Revue Tocqueville, 35 (2), 2014, pp. 39–57.