Non-Western Encounters with Democratization

Christopher K. Lamont is an Assistant Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen. He is also co-Chair of Research in Ethics and Globalisation, a research section within the inter-faculty research institute Globalisation Studies Groningen. He has published widely on transitional justice and international criminal law. His book International Criminal Justice and the Politics of Compliance was published by Ashgate in 2010. Jan van der Harst is Professor in the History and Theory of International European Integration in the Department of International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen. He received his PhD at the European University Institute and has published widely in the fields of European integration, Dutch Foreign Policy and EU-China relations. Frank Gaenssmantel is Assistant Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Relations and International Organization at the University of Groningen. He has previously held a position as Research Fellow at the Centre for Advanced Studies on Contemporary China in Turin (2008-2010) and taught at the School of Advanced International and Area Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai (2004-2006). His research interests include foreign policy analysis, European and Chinese foreign policies and China-EU relations.