Sanja Pesek Professorial Lecturer Justice, Law & Criminology
- 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
- To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Teaching
Fall 2024
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HNRS-050 Honors Supplement: Copenhagen (DIS)
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JLC-103 Critical Issues in Justice
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JLC-308 Justice, Morality & the Law
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JLC-411 Topics in Legal History: Transitional Justice in 21C
Spring 2025
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JLC-103 Critical Issues in Justice
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JLC-308 Justice, Morality & the Law
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JLC-454 Violence, Justice and the Law