Alexandre J. Vautravers, PhD
Department Head

Academic Degrees:
PhD in Contemporary History (Hons.) University of Lyon2, 2003
PhD in Social and Economic Sciences (Hons.) University of Geneva, 2004.

Courses taught:
HIST 3050
INTL 3290
INTL 5700
INTL 5550
INTL 5860
INTL 6000

Interest Areas:
International relations, Conflict studies and conflict resolution, Strategy and military doctrines, geopolitics, Humanitarian action, Technology and environmental studies, politics of international economic relations.

At Webster since:
2006

Houshang Ameri, PhD

Academic Degrees:
OUFSC in International Relations, Oxford
PhD in International relations, University of Bonn
Mlitt in Political Science, Oxford University
BA in Political Science, University of Nebraska

Courses taught:
Political science & International Relations

At Webster since:
1985

Ted Bikin-kita

Former Judicial and Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister of the Interior and Security (Congo-Brazzaville). Former Lecturer within the Department of Government at University College Cork (Republic of Ireland).

Academic Degrees:
Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA, Paris); ‘René Char Graduating Class 1993-1995
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) ; 1989-1991 Graduating Class
DEA in English Studies (with the highest distinction). Université de Bretagne Occidentale-Brest (France). 1988
Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. National University of Ireland, Cork. 2008.

Courses taught:
Area Studies: Africa
History of Africa

Interest Areas:
African Studies and History; Comparative Politics; International Economics; Public Administration and Public Law.

At Webster since:
2008

Curtis F.J. Doebbler, PhD

Academic Degrees:
PhD, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1998.
LLM, Radboud Universiteit NL, 1994.
Juris Doctors, New York Law School, 1988

Courses taught:
International Law (graduate and undergraduate)
International Human Rights Law (graduate and undergraduate)
International Human Rights Law in Practice (graduate)
The Law and Practice of the Inter-American Human Rights System (graduate)
Human Rights in the UN System (graduate)
Human Rights in Africa (graduate)
Human Rights in the Arab World (graduate)
International Migration Law (graduate and undergraduate)
International Relations (undergraduate)
International Law Research & Writing (undergraduate)
Relations Between Egypt and Sudan (graduate)
International Refugee Law (undergraduate)
International Criminal Law (graduate)
International Humanitarian Law (graduate and undergraduate)
International Human Rights Law and Diplomacy (graduate)
International Law of Non-Discrimination (graduate and undergraduate)
International Economic Law (undergraduate)
Comparative Constitutional Law (undergraduate)
The International Law of Treaties (graduate and undergraduate)
International Economics (undergraduate)

Interest Areas:
International law, especially international human rights law, international criminal law, international humanitarian law and international refugee law.

At Webster since:
2007

Sabina Donati, PhD

Academic Degrees:
BA (Hons) in European Studies (French and Politics), Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, 1998
DES in International Relations (International History and Politics), IUHEI, Geneva, 2000
PhD in International Relations (International History and Politics), IUHEI, Geneva, 2007

Courses taught:
Modern Europe: Nation-States and Nationalism (1789-1945)
Research Methods and Perspectives

Interest Areas:
History, Citizenship Studies, Research Methodologies

At Webster since:
2008

Oreste Foppiani, PhD

Academic Degrees:
PhD in International History and Politics (HEI, Geneva, 2008)
Post Lauream in Foreign Service (ISPI, Milan, 1999)
Laurea in Political Science (University of Pavia, 1997)

Courses taught:
HIST 1010
HIST 1320
INTL 1500
HIST 4300

Interest Areas:
Spanish-Cuban-American War, Anglo-American relations during World War II, Italian Social Republic and Republican Fascism (1943-1945), US and Italian Navies, British and US intelligences during World War II, History of EU Integration, EU Security Policies, EU-US Relations, and US Power Politics.

At Webster since:
2009

Jubin M. Goodarzi, PhD

Academic Degrees:
B.A. in International Studies, The American University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1986
M.A. in Arab Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1991
Ph.D. in International Relations, The London School of Economics, London, England, 2002.

Courses taught:
HIST 2130
POLT 2550
HIST 3150
HIST 2450
HIST 3150
POLT 1050
POLT 1080
INTL 5580

Interest Areas:
History, International Affairs, Strategic Studies, Middle East

At Webster since:
2006

Otto Hieronymi, PhD

Academic Degrees:
Doctorat ès Sciences Politiques (Mention internationale), Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva
Licence ès Sciences Politiques (Mention internationale), Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva

Courses taught:
Graduate courses:
Humanitarian Issues
Theories of International Relations
International Political Economy
Methods of Research
Theory and Practice
Politics of Development
Issues in International Politics
Professional Seminar

Undergraduate Courses:
International Organizations
Refugee Studies Seminar
Comparative Politics
Migration and Refugees
Comparative Politics
International Economic Integration
International Affairs: Current Events
Advanced Studies in Political Theory
International Relations Seminar
Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Politics of Development
Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe
Comparative Economic Systems
Methods of Research; Topics in History
Topics in Politics
Advanced Studies in Comparative Politics
Methods of Political Inquiry

Areas of Interest:
International organizations; Migration, refugee, humanitarian issues, human rights; International monetary issues, economic integration, economic development, globalization, economic theory, international trade; Political theory and theory of international relations; Political and economic order; US-European relations, European-Japanese relations; Atlantic community; Eastern Europe; Political decisions-making processes, Telecommunications order; Financial and banking sector, transportation, privatisation, infrastructure, electrical and electronics industry, automobile industry, energy, regional development; R&D policies and organization.

At Webster since:
1995

Stuart John Kingma, M.D.

Academic Degrees:
M.D. – Cornell University Medical College, New York, 1969
BA/BSc – Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1956

Courses taught:
Area Studies: Economic, Political & Social Developments in Africa
The Politics of Development

Interest Areas:
Health, HIV/AIDS, Africa, development, UN System, peacekeeping

At Webster since:
2006

Ambassador Sergio Marchi

Academic Degrees:
Hons. Art Degree, majoring in Urban Planning, York University, Canada, 1979.

Courses taught:
Globalization and Global Governance
Theory and Practise of Negotiations
Managing Global Migration

Interest Areas:
International Trade, Global Migration, International Politics, Development.

At Webster since:
2008

Susan McCrory

Legal adviser to government departments and international governmental and non-governmental organisations

Academic Degrees:
English Law
French Law
European law

Courses taught:
Introduction to International Law
Current Topics of Human Rights

Interest Areas:
Human Rights and Humanitarian issues; International Law

At Webster since:
2007

Bruna Molina

Academic Degrees:
Juries Doctor, (Lawyer), private university “San Salvador”, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1967
Master of Comparative Law, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 1972

Courses taught:
Theories of Human Rights
Refugees Legislation
International Relations
International Law and Democratic Institutions

Interest Areas: Human Rights: development of legislation on treaty enforcement. International Humanitarian Law and Refugees legislation including international displacements.

At Webster since:
2001

Francis Piccand, PhD

Middle Easy analyst / advisor at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Academic Degrees:
1985-1990 The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva (CH), Ph. D. in Political Science (International Relations)
1979-1984 Faculty of Social Science, University Fribourg (CH), M. A. in Social Anthropology
1979-1983 Faculty of Arts and Journalism, University Fribourg (CH), M. A. in Journalism
1969-1975 Saint Michel College, Fribourg (CH), Baccalaureat / Federal Maturity.

Courses taught:
Comparative Foreign Policy

Interest Areas:
Historical sociological approaches to the study of international relations, The international relations of the Middle East, The Arab-Israeli conflict, Authoritarianism and democratic transition, from Morocco to Baghdad, Religion, oil and politics in the Arab world

At Webster since:
2010

Francois Rubio

Professor at the University of Le Mans (France), Head of the Legal Dpt of Doctors of the World (France); Lawyer, Member of National Council of Non Profit Organizations (CNVA France), Former teacher at Columbia University (NYC) and UCLA (California)

Academic Degrees:
Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne. Lawyer 1977
Université Paris X. DESS Public Law 1973
Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. Diplôme Service Public 1972

Courses taught:
NGOs in International Relations

Interest Areas:
History of NGOs and Civil Society (Europe), NGOs and International Relations, Humanitarian Action and International Humanitarian Law, Funding of Non Profit Sector, French Revolution

At Webster since:
2009

Ibrahim Souss, PhD

President of the Geneva Foundation for Governance & Public Policy Geneva
Director General - Center for Security & Development - Geneva

Academic degrees:
Ph.D. (Political Science) - Doctorat d'Etat ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines – University of Paris VIII
M.A. (Political Science) - Cycle Supérieur d’Etudes Politiques - Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, University of Paris
B.A. – Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, IEP, Universit¬y of Paris
Graduate –The Royal College of Music - London
Licence – Ecole Normale de Musique – Paris

Courses taught:
INTL6000
INTL5560

Interest areas:
The Arab-Israeli conflict, Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Teaching the Holocaust, Building Democracy, French Foreign Policy, US Strategy in the Greater Middle East, Labor Law in Arab States, Education for peace, Musicology, Art in general & Music in particular as educational tools for peace.

At Webster since:
2004.

Jeanette Tantillo

Academic Degrees:
Master in International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, 1999, Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales (IUHEI)
Master of City and Regional Planning, New Brunswick, NJ USA, 1997, Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Bachelor of Arts, New Brunswick, NJ USA, 1991, Rutgers University, Douglass College, Political Science

Courses taught:
Professional Seminar For The Global Master Of Arts In International Relations
A Functional Approach to International Organizations

Interest Areas:
trade and development, sustainable development, the impacts of information technologies on international relations, international organizations

At Webster since:
2007

Michel Veuthey,PhD

Academic degree:
Licence en droit, Geneva Law School, University of Geneva ( Switzerland ) 1965
Diploma, Hague Academy of International Law Research Centre 1973
Doctor of Laws , Geneva Law School, University of Geneva ( Switzerland ) 1976

Courses taught:
Public International Law

Interest areas:
International Affairs and Cooperation
International Humanitarian Law and Action
Ecology
Spirituality

At Webster since:
2004

Wei-Wei Zhang, PhD

Academic Degrees:
Ph.D, University of Geneva, 1994
Visiting fellow, Oxford University, 1991
DES, University of Geneva, 1990
BA, Fudan University, Shanghai, 1981

Courses taught:
Modern Asia
Politics of Development
Social Development in the Pacific Region
The Third World

Interest Areas:
The China model of development; Asian politics and development; Big power relations; Comparative politics

At Webster since:
1996