Goran Ilik

Goran IlikGoran Ilik , Ph.D., is a full professor and Vice-Rector for Science at the University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola (North Macedonia). From 2012 to 2016, he served as a Senator in the Senate of the University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola, and from 2013 to 2017, he held the position of Vice-Dean for Science and International Cooperation at the Faculty of Law - Kicevo. In 2017, Prof. Dr. sc Goran Ilik was elected Dean of the Faculty of Law - Kicevo for the first time, while on January 15, 2021, he was re-elected as Dean of the Faculty of Law - Kicevo for the second time. The academic background includes BA in Law, MA in Political Science, and PhD in Political Science. The publication list contains papers, chapters, and monographs emphasizing the role of the European Union in international relations, the institutional architecture of its foreign policy, the EU's constitutional law and constitutionalism, the EU's axiological performances, and its political power. Also, many papers treat the EU's role in the new international context concerning the contemporary challenges of the liberal world order and the EU’s role and place in it. He is the author of the books: “Europe at the Crossroads: The Treaty of Lisbon as a Basis of European Union International Identity”, “EUtopia: The International Political Power of the EU in the Process of Ideeologization of the Post-American World”, and “International Relations and the European Union: Values before Power”. Prof. Dr. sc. Goran Ilik is a lecturer/trainer at the State Academy of Judges and Public Prosecutors “Pavel Shatev” – Skopje (North Macedonia). Also, Prof. Dr. sc. Goran Ilik is co-founder of the Institute for Research and European Studies – Bitola and Editor-in-Chief of the international academic journal “Journal of Liberty and International Affairs” ( ). Since October 2019, Prof. Dr. sc. Goran Ilik has been engaged as an expert in the project ANETREC, which is focused on academic cooperation and post-conflict reconciliation in the Western Balkans region. Also, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at “Mediterranea” International Centre for Human Rights Research in Italy (2020-2021). In August 2021, Prof. Dr. sc. Ilik became a coordinator of the sub-thematic area “International Public Law” at the post-doctoral program in "New Technologies and Law", organized by the “Mediterranea” International Centre for Human Rights Research at the University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria (Italy). Prof. Dr. sc. Goran Ilik has been engaged as an expert by the Institute for Global Analytics in Sofia (Bulgaria), which is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit organization. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. sc. Goran Ilik has been appointed as an expert for the "Cross-Border Complex Floods and Forest Fires: Prevention and Management - SOLVE" project within the framework of the Interreg IPA CBC "Greece and North Macedonia" program 2014-2023. Additionally, he brings extensive experience from his involvement in international projects and those supported by the European Union.

Publications

Kosovo as European Union Rubik's Cube: Managing Regional Conflicts in the New International Context
Kosovo as European Union Rubik's Cube: Managing Regional Conflicts in the New International Context
Goran Ilik, Mladen Karadjoski. © 2024. 15 pages.
Regional conflicts with global consequences pose significant challenges to international peace and security due to their intricate nature, involving diverse stakeholders with...
The Impact of Migration on the State and Social Security: Theoretical and Practical Aspects
The Impact of Migration on the State and Social Security: Theoretical and Practical Aspects
Emilia Alaverdov, Goran Ilik, Zurabi Tchabashvili. © 2023. 17 pages.
Migration represents one of the main challenges for any modern country. The constantly changing situation is forcing countries to adapt to the conditions of a globalizing world...
The Axiological and Praxeological Relationship Between Political Islam and Liberal Democracy
The Axiological and Praxeological Relationship Between Political Islam and Liberal Democracy
Goran Ilik, Nikola Gjorshoski. © 2022. 15 pages.
The question of the correlation between Islam, political Islam, and liberal democracy has so far been the most exposed topic in exploring the democratic capacity of political...
Social Radicalization in Modern Russia and Its Impact on Human Security
Social Radicalization in Modern Russia and Its Impact on Human Security
Emilia Alaverdov, Goran Ilik, Mariam Ugulava. © 2022. 17 pages.
In the post-Soviet period, the North Caucasus region of modern Russia has become one of the most complex ethno-political regions of the country. The consequences of the...
Restoring the Memory: The European Union as a Postnational Agent for Reconciliation of the Balkans
Restoring the Memory: The European Union as a Postnational Agent for Reconciliation of the Balkans
Goran Ilik. © 2019. 20 pages.
This chapter explores the key features of the concept of postnationalism, its modes, and theoretical implications regarding the European Union. The main research intention is to...