Florian Bieber

Florian Bieber (born 4 October 1973) is a Luxembourgish political scientist, historian and professor working on inter-ethnic relations, ethnic conflict and nationalism, focusing primarily on the Balkans.

He received a magister degree in history and political science with honors on the topic "Bosnia-Herzegovina and Lebanon: A comparative Study“ in 1997.

in Southeastern Studies at Central European University in Budapest on the topic "The Rise of Serbian Nationalism in the 1980s“, and in 2001, he earned a Ph.D. with honours on the topic “Serbian Nationalism from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milošević.”[1] His academic career began at the Central European University, where he was Assistant and Instructor from 1998 until 2000.

Currently he is vice-president of the Association for the Study of Nationalities[2] and coordinates the work of the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group.

[2] In an article published on Balkan Insight, Bieber wrote about the criticism and the labels he has faced from the ruling party of Serbia.