Daniel Biro

Dr Daniel Biro

Lecturer

School of Society and Culture

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Available For Media Comment.


Daniel Biró lectures in global politics in the Justice and Society Unit at UniSA. Daniel’s research interests cover an area ranging from international relations theory, security studies and comparative politics broadly defined. More specifically,  his research has concentrated on regional security and international interventions reflected both in the theory and practice of “state-building”, the marginalization of both states ("rogues", "failed") and non-states ("warlords") in the international system. More recently, he is interested in exploring the concept of "middle power" and the issue of grand strategy in transforming international orders. He completed his Bachelor degree in Political Science at the National School of Political Science and Public Administration (SNSPA) in Bucharest, Romania followed by postgraduate degrees in International Relations in Romania (SNSPA, 2002) and Hungary (CEU, 2002). In 2003, as a Chevening scholar he completed his M.Sc.Econ in Strategic Studies from Aberystwyth, University of Wales in United Kingdom. In 2011 he was awarded his PhD in Politics and International Relations by the School of International, Political and Strategic Studies at the Australian National University. 

International Relations Theory, Security Studies and Comparative Politics,Conflict Resolution, Peace-building and State-Building,Regional Security and Strategic Studies,Overseas Development Aid

Courses I teach

  • SOCU 5023 Research Thesis 1 (2025)
  • SOCU 5024 Research Thesis 2 (2025)
  • POLI 2030 Framing the International: Representations of Global Politics (2024)
  • POLI 2032 Global Power in the Indo-Pacific Region (2024)
  • POLI 3019 Villains, Victims and Outsiders: Marginalisation in World Affairs (2024)
  • SOCU 2022 Justice & Society Study Tour (2024)
  • SOCU 5023 Research Thesis 1 (2024)
  • SOCU 5024 Research Thesis 2 (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2017 - 2022 Principal Supervisor Shaping narratives in transition: examining local memory initiatives prior to Colombia’s 2016 peace agreement Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Luke Hynes-Bishop
2012 - 2018 Co-Supervisor The liberal peace and post-conflict state transformation in Rwanda 1994-2014 Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Susan Wetherall
2011 - 2013 Co-Supervisor The micro-macro problem in international relations theory Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr William McGinley
2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Energy security and the rise of China: towards a new theoretical framework for analysis Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Min Pham

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