SORIA-METAIS Grégoire
Contact details
I work on the role of actors (think tanks, diplomatic institutions, intellectuals and politicians) in shaping Serbia's foreign policy. My research interests cover European issues, including enlargement policies and the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). These issues lead me to examine the political and societal challenges facing societies in South-East Europe.
Functions
Contract doctoral student in political science - Aix Marseille University, Doctoral School 67
Associate researcher - Young researchers component of the «Shared Horizons» project run by the French Institute in the Western Balkans.
Academic work
Dissertation in political science (2025 - in progress). Under the direction of Dorota Dakowska.
Provisional title: «Conflicting ambitions. Serbia's foreign policy since 2006».»
Professional experience and work placements
- February - October 2023: Administrator of the online media le Courrier des Balkans, Arcueil, Belgrade (Serbia), Pristina (Kosovo).
- August 2022 - January 2023: «ED-BALK Higher Education in the Western Balkans» project assistant, Paris and Bitola (Northern Macedonia).
- February 2022 - July 2022: «Blue Book» trainee at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Accession Negotiations (DG NEAR), Montenegro / Serbia Unit, Brussels (Belgium).
- February 2021 - July 2021: Intern-analyst at the Chancellery of the French Embassy in Serbia, Belgrade (Serbia).
Areas of research
Foreign policy analysis
European Union Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
Sociology of international relations
Scientific coordinator, programme manager
Research presentation, " Business and State Capture in Serbia's Media Environment, a Strategy for Capturing the Fourth Power« Southeastern European Student Symposium (Südosteuropa Gesellschaft), online from Germany, 31 March 2023
Conference« Strengthening scientific cooperation in the Western Balkans and the way forward »with the support of the Institute of Political Studies of the University of Belgrade (Serbia), the St-Clement of Ohrid Faculty of Bitola (Northern Macedonia), the Faculty of Philology of Nikšić (Montenegro), and INALCO, CERCL and Europanova - Organising member - INALCO (Paris), 17-18 November 2023
Productions
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Soria-Metais, Grégoire, « Belgrade hosts the first All-Serb Assembly" , New Eastern Europe, 8 July 2024