A Nation of Nations

The Author: Franz Valandro was born in Bludenz/Austria in 1973. He studied Political Science and History at the universities of Innsbruck and New Orleans. During his doctorate, he got a scholarship from the Austrian Academy of Science. He received his Ph.D. in 2001. His doctor thesis is a comparative study of the ethnic conflicts in Northern Ireland and the Basque Country. Furthermore, his scientific work contains numerous publications and presentations on nationalism, ethnic conflicts and political extremism. Currently, he works as a coordinator of adult education at the Austrian in Feldkirch. Additionally, he is a scientific collaborator at the «Carinthian Institute for Ethnic Minorities» (CIFEM) in Villach/Austria.