Curriculum Vitae
Diana Corinne van Vugt, M.A. LL.M.
Born 25.11.1978 (Dordrecht, The Netherlands).
Nationality: Dutch.
Permanent residency: Finland (EU citizen).
Contact information:
Asiakkaankatu 6 B 30
00930 Helsinki
Finland
+358 40 3735 141
diana.vanvugt@helsinki.fi
Summary:
Postgraduate student in public international law (University of Helsinki), LL.M-graduate public international law (University of Helsinki), Master graduate legal theory and methodology (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Master graduate History of societies & Historical sciences (Erasmus University Rotterdam), with the strong ambition to pursue an academic career as a researcher and university teacher. Besides an elaborate academic education with emphasize on research and analytical skills, I have a couple of years of experience as an assistant for research and teaching in law and history.
Current position:
LL.D. candidate, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law. Major: Public international law. Main fields of interest and specialization include: development studies, (Third) world history, humanitarianism, legal and political theory and methodology, conceptual history.
Doctoral research and thesis title: 'The World Bank and the emergence of international development law.'
Supervisors: Professor Jan Klabbers (University of Helsinki), Professor Ellen Hey (Erasmus University Rotterdam).
Expected duration of LL.D. project: spring term 2007 - spring term/fall term 2011.
Languages: Dutch (native speaker), English (fluent), French (fair/passive), German (fair/passive), Finnish (studying).
Academic networks:
Humanitarianism and power politics seminar - research network in political sciences related to the Academy of Finland research project on 'Ethics, politics, emergencies' at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (UPI - FIIA) .
Reference: Mika Aaltola (see contact details in list of references below).
Concepta - International research network for conceptual history and political thought.
Contact person: Sanna Joutsijoki (sanna.joutsijoki@helsinki.fi).
OMM Associate Status- Graduate School 'Law in a changing world' (OMM Graduate School), University of Helsinki. The Associate Status is awarded to researchers who are considered highly promising by the Graduate School, to indicate to funding institutions that their research certainly deserves financing.
Career: Academic education, academic activities, job positions, publications and scholarships in reverse time order.
2009.
Short article. ''The freedom of expression in the name of war against 'evil'. (working title) To be published.
Travel grant. University of Helsinki, Chancellor's travel grant (for trip to TCD law colloquium).
Law colloquium. 'Beyond law.' Convener: Trinity College Dublin. Presented conference paper: 'The World Bank and the emergence of international development law.'
Political science days. The future of political studies. Convener: University of Tampere. Presented conference paper: 'Changing concepts of dependency: Humanitarian development and the case of the World Bank's Comprehensive Development framework'.
Scholarship. Helsinki University Law Fund, for doctoral research.
2008.
Legal Research Conference. 'Legal processes beyond the state.' Convener: University College Dublin, School of law. Active attendance.
Book review. John W. Head, 'Losing the global development war. A contemporary critique of the IMF, the World Bank, and the WTO', Leiden 2008. Expected to be published, International Organizations Law Review.
Helsinki Summer Seminar on International Law. 'International law, the environment and power.' Active attendance.
Research seminar. 'Transcending concepts: the history of experiences, interpretation and argumentation.'
Conveners: Concepta and the Danish Research School of History, Aarhus University.
Paper presented at conference, related to doctoral thesis: 'The identity crisis of the World Bank and conceptual change; 'development' as a contemporary key concept.'
Travel grant. University of Helsinki, Chancellor's travel grant (for conference trip to Denmark).
Scholarship. Aili ja Brynolf Honkasalon Rahasto. January 2008 - December 2008.
Short article. 'Lex aeterna; the illusion divine and universal law.' Vapaa Ajattelija nr. 2. 2008. (Magazine Free Thinkers Association Finland).
2007.
Short article. 'Laicite ja Turkin maallinen demokratia.' Vapaa Ajattelija nr. 6. 2007. (Magazine of the Free Thinkers Association Finland).
Helsinki Summer Seminar. Conceptual History.
Paper presented: 'United through Evil. Historical trauma, recognition and collective identity.'
Scholarship, awarded to especially talented young scholars. Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds, the Netherlands. (Prince Bernhard Cultural Foundation).
2006.
Short article. Kristinusko erityissuojelussa Euroopan ihmisoikeustuomioistuimessa.Vapaa Ajattelija nr. 6. 2006. (Magazine Free Thinkers Association Finland).
Admission to LL.D. degree (doctor of law) program, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law. Major: Public international law. Start of doctoral work during spring semester 2007 (part time, due to illness).
Postgraduate LL.M. International Master of Laws Diploma. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Law. Major: Public International Law. Topic thesis: The international legal classification of the atrocities in Darfur (Sudan). Grade thesis: Magna Cum Laude Approbatur.
2005.
Master of Arts in Law. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Faculty of Law. Major: Legal theory and methodology. Topic thesis: Constitutionalism and the protection of basic rights. Average grade Masters examination: 8,5 out of 10 (with honors/excellent). Grade thesis: 8 out of 10.
Scholarship. VSB Fund, The Netherlands. (For taking the LL.M. degree at the University of Helsinki)
2005-2004.
Assistant position for research and teaching of law. Erasmus Univeristy Rotterdam. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Faculty of Law. Research of the historical development of legal methodology, preparation of education materials, teaching and supervising first year students.
2004.
Publication. Europe's public domain. The European Muslim citizen as a border? In cooperation with Ms. Loubna el Morabet. In: E.J. Kaars Seijpestein (ed.), The people and Europe. Europe's borders. Amsterdam 2004 (in Dutch).
2003.
Publication. Racist theories in the social scientific discourse in the 19th and 20th century. In: Roest - Magazine for History and Arts No. 16, April 2003 (in Dutch)
Master of Arts in History of Societies and Historical Sciences. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Faculty of History and Arts. Major: (Third) World history. Topic thesis: Racist theories in the social scientific discourse in the 19th and 20th century (case: research in the Dutch West Indies; Caribbean). Average grade: 8.5 out of 10 (with honors/excellent). Grade thesis: 9 out of 10.
Publication. Predestination or state practice? The development of international dispute resolution since the Hague Peace Conferences. In: M.A. Loth and C.J. Loonstra (eds.), De zaak berecht, het geschil beslecht. Contributions to the Master Class on Dispute Resolution 2000, Faculty of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam. The Hague 2003 (in Dutch).
2001 - 2000.
Assistant position for research and teaching of history. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Faculty of History and Arts. Research of the history of city planning in Rotterdam. Preparing and teaching introduction classes for 1st year students.
Master class on Dispute Resolution and publication. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Faculty of Law. Candidates for the master class were selected on the excellence of their first year study results.
From the collected papers the best were selected and published in a volume: M.A. Loth and C.J. Loonstra (eds.), De zaak berecht, het geschil beslecht. Contributions to the Master Class on Dispute Resolution 2000, Faculty of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam. The Hague 2003.
References:
Professor Jan Klabbers (University of Helsinki, public international law).
Telephone number office: +358 9 191 23141/ e-mail: jan.klabbers@helsinki.fi
Professor Ellen Hey (Erasmus University Rotterdam, public international law).
Telephone number office: +31 10 408 9195/ e-mail: hey@law.eur.nl
Ms. Jarna Petman (University of Helsinki, Senior lecturer in legal theory and public international law).
Telephone number office: +358 9 191 24025/ e-mail: jarna.petman@helsinki.fi
Professor Mika Aaltola (University of Minnesota, Postdoctoral research fellow Academy of Finland).
Telephone number office: +358 20 6111 758/e-mail: mika.aaltola@upi.fiia.fi
