Introducing the FUS Faculty: Goran Patrick Filic

Adjunct Professor, Political Science

Ph.D. University of Milan, Graduate School Social, Economic and Political Sciences, Milan, Italy,
M.I.A. Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, New York City, New York, United States of America
B.B.A. Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

Office: Lowerre Academic Center, Office 4
Phone: +41 91 986 36 01
Email: gfilic@fus.edu

Goran Filic, is an Adjunct Professor in Political Science. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of Milan with his dissertation on regional variations of democratic participation and anti-nationalist politics in wartime Yugoslavia. His research and teaching interests include peace and rational theories, anti-corruption, American foreign policy and EU enlargement and Western Balkans. His work has been published in such journals as: Journal of Peace-building and Development, Journal of Political Perspectives University of Zagreb, Economic Annals University of Belgrade, as well as in edited book by Baden-Baden. Professor Filic, received ERASMUS+ Jean Monnet Grant with the University of Bologna for the Postdoctoral Fellowship while he was teaching in Croatia at the Dubrovnik International University. The project involved 25 experts in: International Affairs, EU enlargement policy, American foreign policy, democratization, good governance, anti-corruption, rule of law etc. I was able to build the consortium of five largest universities from Italy, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Albania. As an Adjunct Professor at the University of Tampa, Goran regularly contributed to the Faculty Development Talks, Building Student Rapport, "A Sense of Belonging, and Growth Mindset together with the Director from the Center for Teaching and Learning. Prior to joining Franklin University, Goran taught at the University of Tampa and Schiller International University also in Tampa and is currently teaching various IR and political science courses at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin and Swiss Academy Zurich. His current research is on EU Enlargement and Western Balkans, corruption and good governance, and he is presently conducting research on American-European failed democratization and market economies in former Yugoslavia. In his free time Goran is an avid cyclist, skier and swimmer and enjoys occasional triathlon competitions in Dalmatia and Montenegro.

2024-2025 Courses

POL 101	Introduction to International Relations	FALL 2024
This course provides the basic analytic tools necessary for the understanding of international relations. After a brief introduction to the realist and liberal approaches to the study of international relations, the course covers various fundamental concepts, such as national power, foreign policy, conflict, political economy, international trade, and international organizations.
POL 112	Markets, Policy and Administration	FALL 2024
The analysis of contemporary challenges calls for a theoretically informed and multi-disciplinary approach. This course introduces students to the key concepts related to allocating tangible and intangible resources under conditions of scarcity, and producing public or commercial goods and services In doing so, the course draws on political, managerial, game-theoretical and economic frameworks and encourages students to apply them to a broad range of cases. The objectives include enabling students to understand and analyze policy-making, the functioning of markets and their social and political implications, as well as the management of public and private institutions. Specific topics covered include (but are not limited to) modes of decision-making, rational behavior, supply and demand, competitive dynamics, welfare, externalities and public goods, consumer choice, and basic monetary and fiscal policy. While special emphasis will be placed on the analysis of political and managerial challenges, the course is relevant to students of other disciplines.
ECN 115T	Economics of European Integration (Brussels and Luxembourg)	SPRING 2025
The European Union is one of the most ambitious and influential supranational organizations in history, defined by a complexity of political, economic and cultural forces of member states. This course introduces students to the European Union from a variety of perspectives, with the ultimate goal of illustrating the rationale, the mechanics and the challenges of economic integration of unprecedented scope and scale. Students will study the historical process of integration, EU institutions and the main common policies from an economic perspective. Particular attention will be devoted to understanding monetary integration and the institution of a monetary union, competition policy, regional policy and trade policy. An analysis of the European sovereign debt crisis will serve to illustrate the challenges of economic integration as well as motivations for further economic and political coordination amongst the bloc's member states. The travel component of the course will take students to Brussels, the EU's de facto capital, as well as to Luxembourg, which also hosts a variety of key EU institutions. Brussels and Luxembourg are also cultural capitals with French and Germanic influences and a rich cultural heritage.
POL 101	Introduction to International Relations	SUMMER 2025
This course provides the basic analytic tools necessary for the understanding of international relations. After a brief introduction to the realist and liberal approaches to the study of international relations, the course covers various fundamental concepts, such as national power, foreign policy, conflict, political economy, international trade, and international organizations.
POL 224	Politics and Society in Switzerland	SUMMER 2025
Switzerland boasts one of the oldest and most stable democracies in the world. Political and other social scientists have studied the Swiss system extensively and tried to address what is sometimes referred to as "the mystery of Swiss identity". This course will take a systematic approach to the study of Swiss political and social institutions, with particular attention to the federal structures and electoral system. Readings and lectures will also review some of the economic, historical, social and cultural dimensions that underpin Swiss politics. Assignments will allow students to explore specific issues in the context of their own majors. (This course carries an additional fee: TBA).

Professional Experience:

Lecturer, Swiss Academy Group, Zurich
Adjunct Professor, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin
Adjunct Professor, Schiller International University, Tampa
Adjunct Professor, The University of Tampa, Tampa
Summer Lecturer, American School in Switzerland, Lugano
Visiting Lecturer, Dubrovnik International University, Dubrovnik
Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bologna, Bologna
Consultant, The World Bank, Zagreb
Private Wealth Management, Merrill Lynch, Dallas

Publications:

Filic, G. (2022). Comparative Analysis: Insights to Instrumentalist and Primordialist Theories: Journal of Political Perspectives, University of Belgrade.

Filic, G. (2021). Comparing Deliberative and Participatory Democracies in Promoting Reconciliation in "Challenges of Democratization and Reconciliation in the Post-Yugoslav Space". Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Filic, G. and Obradovic, N. (2020). Comparative Analysis: Inequality and Welfare State Clientelism in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Economic Annals, Faculty of Economic, University of Belgrade, Volume LXV, No. 223 / January – March 2020.

Filic, G. (2019). The Power of Collective Memory: Political Mobilization in former Yugoslavia. Agenda for International Development.

Filic, G. (2018). Abandoning Radical Nationalism: The Case of Tuzla. Journal of Peace-building & Development Volume 13, 2018 - Special Issue 3: Authoritarian Populism and Atavistic Nationalism:

Filic, G. (2017). Political Competition: Rise and Fall of Nationalism In Wartime Yugoslavia:(1990-1996). Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca, University of Milan.

In Progress:

Comparative Analysis: Populist movements in European Union and Nationalist movements in former Yugoslavia. (working paper, presented in Belgrade, Serbia November 22nd, 2023, likely to publish in 2024)

Leading by Example: Can Croatia Assume Regional Leadership Role in Southeast Europe ? (working paper, presented in Graz, Austria February 7th, 2023, to publish in 2024)

Comparative Perspective: The rise of right-wing populism in the US and EU. (working paper)

Sustainable Corruption: Political Clientelism in Southeastern Europe. (working paper)

Awards and Honors:

Franklin University Switzerland Faculty Development Fund, 2023

Jean Monnet Grant, European Commission, 2017 - 2020

Teaching Fellowship, Dubrovnik International University 2017 - 2020

University of Dubrovnik, Croatia, Winter School Grant, 2021

Summer School Grant, University of Belgrade, Serbia, June 2019

Spring School Grant, University of Darmstadt, Germany, March 2019

Winter School Grant, University of Bologna, Italy, December 2018

Conference Grant, U. of New York in Tirana, Albania, November 2018

Conference Grant, University of Graz, Austria, July 2018

Conference Grant, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, May 2018

Youth International Conference in Krusevo, Macedonia, September 2017

Summer School Grant, Harvard University, Boston, July 2017

Conference Grant, University of Hamburg, Germany, May 2017

Summer School Grant, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2016

Summer Grant, London School of Economics, London, UK, June 2016

Summer School Fellowship, University of Trento, Italy, May 2016

Summer School Grant: Torino, Genoa and Zadar, May 2015

Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Milan, Italy, 2013 - 2017

Graduate Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, 2007 - 2009

Presidential Scholarship, Southern Methodist University, Dallas,1999 - 2003

Selected Conferences:

University of Zagreb Conference in partnership with the Institute for Social Sciences from Belgrade organized an international academic conference: “The 1990s: Serbs and Croats in Regional and Global Context“. Presenting current research on Serbian-Croatian relations. Zagreb, Croatia; November 2023.

University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science, 17th Serbian Political Science Association Annual International Conference: Selected to present on EU Enlargement into former Yugoslavia. Conference Titled: EU Enlargement, Geopolitics, and the Russian-Ukraine War. Belgrade, Serbia; October 2023.

Institute for Cultural Diplomacy: The World Forum on Democracy & Peace (2022 - 2027) Berlin, Germany; February, 2023.

Faculty Development Talks at the University of Tampa. Presenting on the topic: Building Student Rapport, a Sense of Belonging, and Growth Mindset or Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Dialogue. Tampa, Florida; March, 2022.

Presented paper, “Sport and Culture in Fostering Reconciliation in Post-Conflict Western Balkans” at the International Conference “Facilitating Dialogue in Divided Societies organized by University of Sarajevo SSST. Sarajevo, BiH; November 2019.

Presented Jean Monnet Network Project: “Democratization and Reconciliation in WB”. The European Commission brings together over 200 representatives from higher education institutions across Europe n view of the upcoming 2020 Erasmus+ Call for Proposals. Tirana, Albania; October 2019.

Presented paper: “Protracted Conflicts”: Case of Serbia and Croatia. Conference on Democratization and Ethnic Reconciliation: Theoretical challenges and the role of EU at the University of New York in Tirana. Tirana, Albania; November 2018.

Presented paper: “Rejection of Nationalism”: The case of Tuzla at Association for the Study of Nationalities. University of Graz. Graz, Austria; July 2018.

Conference the Youth for Cross-Border Partnership and Cohesion, organized by SECCo2, supported by the Danube Strategic Project Fund and PA10 "Institutional Capacity" of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, Tivat, Montenegro; June 2018

Presented paper: International Conference Cross-Border Cooperation in Europe: “Decentralization and Legal Frameworks and Practice. Dubrovnik, Croatia; June 2018.

Presented paper: “Morality and Ethics in Civil Society in post-war Western Balkans”. International Conference “Youth Against the Radical Extremism” Organized by PRONI and Embassy of Netherlands in Sarajevo. Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; May 2018

Mobilization of Ethnic Groups in Bosnia after Disintegration of Yugoslavia. University of Hamburg; Hamburg, Germany; August 2017

Presented paper: Education Policies vis-a-vis Reconciliation in Post Conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina. University of Sarajevo. Sarajevo, Bosnia; August 2017

Presented Paper: 15th International Youth Conference: European Values for the Future of SEE Countries 2017. Krusevo, Macedonia; September 2017