Mr Pablo Jiménez

Visiting Fellow

T: ( +61 2 ) 6125 6586
F: ( +61 ) 2 6125 9976
E: pablo.jimenez@anu.edu.au

National Europe Centre
Research School of Humanities
College of Arts and Social Sciences

Qualifications:

B.A. in Economics, ITESM, Monterrey (Mexico, 1986-1990). D.

A.A. in Classical Humanities, College of Humanities CT (USA, 1990-1993). D.

B.Phil. in Philosophy, UPRA, Rome (Italy, 1993-1995). HD.

M.A. in Family Sciences, ISEF, Monterrey (Mexico, 2000-2003). HD.

Diploma in Christian Studies, CEFID, Monterrey (Mexico, 2002). 

M.A. in Humanistic Studies, CPH, Monterrey (Mexico, 2003-2005). HD.

Doctoral Coursework in Philosophy, UAMS, Mexico City (Mexico, 2006-2008). HD.

Graduate Teaching Program, ANU, Canberra (Australia 2009). With merit.

Pinnacle Teaching Program, ANU, Canberra (Australia 2009). 

Reading comprehension in French, Portuguese, Latin & German.

Fluent in Spanish, English & Italian.

Short biography:

Pablo has lived in Mexico, United States and Italy. He was a lecturer in philosophy from 2000 to 2008 in three Mexican universities. At the same time he worked promoting cultural exchange and research links between Latin America and some 100 higher education institutions in Continental Europe (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Spain, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Norway), China and some English-speaking countries (UK, Ireland, Canada, USA, Australia). He was invited by the Australian National University’s Europe Centre (NEC) to be a visiting fellow from January to December 2009. During his time at NEC he has carried out research on the political identity of the European Union (EU), participated in the academic activities of the centre, provided assistance in the area of internationalisation, and convened the NEC seminar series. In March 2009 he was awarded a Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (CAPPE) Postgraduate Research (PhD) Scholarship. Additionally, throughout the year he has been a tutor and guest lecturer in Contemporary European History and Politics at the ANU School of Social Sciences, and in two ANU teaching training programmes. 

Research Interests:

Europe. Multiculturalism. Identity and difference. Unity and diversity. European Union. Cosmopolitanism. Global Justice.

Current Research Projects:

PhD thesis: The Identity of the European Polity.

Disciplines:

Philosophical Antropology. Normative and Applied Ethics. History of Philosophy. Philosophy of Language. Applied Philosophy. European History. Contemporary European Politics.

Teaching:

Course lecturer. 'Introduction to Metaphysics' (CPH, Mexico, 2005).

Course lecturer. 'Philosophical Anthropology' (ISEF, Mexico, 2000-2004).

Course lecturer. 'Introduction to Logic' (ISEF, Mexico, 2003).

Course lecturer. 'Introduction to Epistemology' (ISEF, Mexico, 2000).

Course lecturer. 'History of Philosopical Thought' (ISEF, Mexico, 2001-2003).

Course lecturer. 'Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights' (UA, Mexico, 2006).

Course lecturer. 'Topics in Philosophy of Language' (UNIVA, Mexico, 2007).

Course lecturer. 'Aristotelian Ethics' (UNIVA, Mexico, 2008).

Tutor. Course: Europe in the Modern Age: Foundations of International Relations (ANU, I sem. 2009).

Occasional tutor. Course: European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges (ANU, II sem. 2009). 

Tutor. Course: Europe in the Twentieth Century (ANU, II sem. 2009)

Guest lecturer. 'Mesoamerica and the Aztecs: what the Spaniards found on their arrival to the New World'. (Course: Europe in the Modern Age: Foundations of International Relations, ANU, I sem. 2009).

Guest lecturer. 'The Enlightenment and the Movements of Independence in Ibero America: 1809 - 1822'. (Course: Europe in the Modern Age: Foundations of International Relations, ANU, I sem. 2009).

Guest lecturer. 'The Idea of Europe'. (Course: European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges, ANU, II sem. 2009)

Guest lecturer: 'The Evolution of the EU' (Course: European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges, ANU, II sem. 2009)

Guest lecturer: 'The European Institutions' (Course: European Union: Policies, Institutions and Challenges, ANU, II sem. 2009)

Guest lecturer: 'European Identity' (Course: Europe in the Twentieth Century, ANU, II sem. 2009)

Conferences:

Algunas leyendas negras de la Iglesia (y lo que se sabe de ellas en claro). -Al público en general. Hotel Presidente, San Salvador, El Salvador, marzo de 2004.

La educación como clave para el desarrollo de México. A los miembros de la Asociación Mexicana para la Educación Internacional. Cozumel, Quintana Roo (México), Noviembre de 2004.

La planeación del futuro profesional. Al grupo Vértice de la Universidad del Mayab. Mérida, Yucatán (México), enero de 2005.

Ética y política: ¿pueden convivir juntas? Semana: Grandes temas de nuestro tiempo, dentro del Diplomado: Conocimiento vital del Caribe. Fundación Carolina Colombia – Universidad Tecnológica Bolívar. Centro de Formación, AECI, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, 29 de junio de 2005.

Respondent to the papers "Liberalism in comparative perspective" by Professor Andrew Vincent (U of Sheffield) and "Liberalism: Structure, Reproduction, Discipline and Constraints" by Dr Jeremy Shearmur (ANU) at the Workshop: European & Australian Liberalisms: Critical & Comparative Perspectives, National Europe Centre (ANU 15 of April 2009).

Activities:

PhD Student (CAPPE). Seasonal Tutor & Occasional Lecturer (SSS, ANU). Visiting Fellow and Seminar Convenor (NEC, ANU). Part of the 'Exchanging Ideas on Europe' team (UACES).

Professional societies:

Society for Applied Philosophy (UK). 

Australasian Association of Philosophy. 

Contemporary European Studies Association of Australia.

University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UK).

Personal webpage:

http://europeanpolity.blogspot.com/