Dušan Šiđanski
Economist
Belgrade, 23 October 1926

Foreign member

Department of Social Sciences

 

Membership of SASA
Foreign member since 5 November 2009

Education
University of Lausanne, Switzerland, PhD in political sciences (1954)

 Career
European Institute, University of Geneva, professor emeritus (1995‒); Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Geneva, Professor emeritus; special advisor to the president of the European Commission (2004‒2014); European Cultural Centre, president (2002‒)

Membership of specialist associations
Latsis Foundation, member of the board of directors (2003 European University Sports Association (EUSA); European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR); Swiss Committee Restitution of Parthenon Marbles, president; Association Institute Europe, general secretary; French, Swiss and International Association Political Science, former president; European Cultural Centre, president (2003‒2008); honorary president (2008‒)

Awards and recognitions
Honorary doctorate, Moscow State University (1998);
Honorary citizen of Athens (1999);
Legion of Honour (2002);
Salomone d’Oro  Award by the University of Florence (2004);
Honorary doctorate,  Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens (2011);
Giuseppe Sciacca Award, Vatican(2015);
Diplomatic Institute, Bulgaria (2016)