Soeren Keil is Reader in International Relations at Canterbury Christ Church University in the United Kingdom. He has previously studied at the Universities of Würzburg (Germany) and Kent (UK). He has also held teaching positions at the University of Passau (Germany), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) and the Centre international de formation europeene (France). His main research focus lies on the political systems of the post-Yugoslav states, as well as EU enlargement and democratization processes.