Ariana Qosaj Mustafa

Adjunct Faculty

RIT Kosovo

aqmcad@rit.edu

Office Hours

Monday and Wednesday from 2 pm to 3:30 pm, Faculty Offices

Office Mailing Address

Germia Campus Nazim Gafurri, 21 Dr. Shp?tim Robaj, Prishtina 10000 Faculty Offices, Office nr.314

Ariana Qosaj Mustafa

Adjunct Faculty

RIT Kosovo

Bio

Dr. Ariana Qosaj-Mustafa is currently engaged as Adjunct Lecturer with AUK-RIT in Foundations of Public Policy, Global Studies and Energy Policy. Her expertise is focused on public policy, rule of law and gender equality. She currently acts as Chair of Kosovo Women’s Network and has supported the development of the organization actively as a leading umbrella organization for women focused NGO’s in Kosovo. She was part of senior management of Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development (KIPRED) as one of most reputable think tanks in Kosovo and led their programs in European Integration and Rule of Law. She has published a number of policy analysis and research reports for KIPRED and Kosovo Women's Network related to Good Governance, Rule of Law, European Integration processes as well as reports related to Gender-Based Violence and Women, Peace and Security issues. She was Legal Adviser to President H.E. Atifete Jahjaga during 2011-2012. She also often acts as a trainer and gender and social inclusion expert, with a number of international organizations such as the Council of Europe Office in Prishtina, Tetratech, USAID projects, UNDP, UNWOMEN, etc. From 2019-2023 she was engaged as part of the senior lecturers team with Riinvest College for the University of London, the London School of Economics and Political Science accredited degrees. From 2020-2022 she was part of the Compact Development Team (part time) as Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist that supported the development of the Compact Agreement with Kosovo and the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC). She currently acts as a Gender and Social Inclusion Expert with Tetratech team supporting the development of one of the projects component of the Just and Equitable Transition Acceleration (JETA) project of the MCC and Government of Kosovo. In February 2023 she completed the participation in the International Visitors Leadership Program on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility, awarded by the US Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

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Currently Teaching

INGS-101

Global Studies

3 Credits

Within the past three decades, planetary computerization, burgeoning media industries, and other global processes have significantly altered the ways in which we experience our local and global worlds. Global reconfigurations of time and space change our consciousness, sense of self and others, and the material realities in which we live and work. This course provides the conceptual tools to assess emerging global processes, interactions and flows of people, ideas and things that challenge historical patterns of international studies and relations. The course will introduce you to international and global processes in areas such as global cultural economies, global cities, new forms of democracy and civil society, global religions, sexualities, health, and environments, increased competition for resources, political conflict, war and terrorism. Beyond understanding the causes and consequences of global change, this course will introduce you to ethical dilemmas in global justice movements, and in transferring ideas and technologies in new global contexts.

PUBL-101

Foundations of Public Policy

3 Credits

This interdisciplinary course introduces the student to the key concepts of public policy, the policymaking process, the role of stakeholders and interest groups, and the basic dimensions policy analysis. Those concepts are then applied through a range of issues, such as the environment, clean energy, climate change, healthcare, cybersecurity, employment, privacy, telecommunications, and innovation, at local, state, federal and international levels.

PUBL-530

Energy Policy

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of energy resources, technologies, and policies designed to ensure clean, stable supplies of energy for the future. The course evaluates the impacts of fossil fuel, renewable energy, and hydrogen technologies on society and how public policies can be used to influence their development. The development of U.S. energy policy is of particular concern, although a global perspective will be integrated throughout the course.

SOCI-235

Women, Work, and Culture

3 Credits

In this course, we analyze historical and contemporary patterns of gender, race/ethnicity, sexuality, and the organization of work. Using the theoretical perspectives we analyze the work historically undertaken by women in societies and its relationship to broader political and economic structures. While our primary focus is on the U.S., we will also conduct a cross-cultural analysis of gender and work in developing and industrializing societies. Specific issues include gender discrimination (e.g., wage discrimination, sexual harassment), sexuality, reproduction, and women organizing to control their work and working conditions.