UK - Global Experts

Bill Rolston

Professor of Sociology at the University of Ulster

April 26th, 2010, Academia, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, Law and Human Rights, Media, Minority Rights, Northern Ireland, Terrorism, UK, Ulster, War and Conflict

Bill Rolston is Professor of Sociology at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. He has researched, written and lectured on Northern Ireland society, politics and culture over the last three decades, beginning with his doctorate from Queen’s University on community development and political conflict. He is also a researcher with the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster and has published on issues of transitional justice in relation to Northern Ireland, in particular: truth recovery, memory and storytelling, the demobilization of ex-combatants, and the role of public inquiries.

Professor of Sociology at the University of Ulster

Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Media, Minority Rights, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Geographical Expertise - Country: Northern Ireland
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia
City: Ulster
Country: UK
Continent: Europe

Email: bill.rolston@theglobalexperts.org

Boris Divinský

Consultant, the International Organization for Migration

February 12th, 2010, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, Migration and Integration, Non-Governmental, Russian, UK, Ulster

Dr. Boris Divinský is a migration expert, geographer, demographer and sociologist from the Slovak Republic, and a consultant for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). He is credited with conducting the first in-depth research on migration in Slovakia.

Consultant, the International Organization for Migration

Area of Expertise: Migration and Integration
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe
Languages: English, Russian
Field of Work: Non-Governmental
City: Ulster
Country: UK
Continent: Europe

Email: boris.divinsky@theglobalexperts.org

Carool Kersten

Lecturer in Islamic Studies, King's College London

June 24th, 2010, Academia, Algeria, Arabic, Asia, Author/Novelist, Civil Society, Dutch, English, Europe, Indonesia, London, Malaysia, Migration and Integration, Morocco, North Africa and Middle East, Religion, Thailand, Tunisia, UK

Dr. Carool Kersten’s is a lecturer in Islamic Studies at King’s College London. His areas of expertise include contemporary Islam and current affairs in the Muslim world, Islam in Southeast Asia and modern Muslim thought. He has a particular interest in liberal Islam, alternative Islamic discourses and the work of progressive Muslim intellectuals.

Lecturer in Islamic Studies, King's College London

Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Migration and Integration, Religion
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, North Africa and Middle East
Geographical Expertise - Country: Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Thailand, Tunisia
Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe

Email: carool.kersten@theglobalexperts.org

Charlie Beckett

Director of POLIS, London School of Economics

April 28th, 2010, Asia, Business and Globalization, Civil Society, English, Europe, Europe, Journalist/Commentator, London, Media, North America, Think tank/Research center, UK, War and Conflict

Charlie Beckett is the first director of POLIS, the forum for research and debate in to international journalism and society at the London School of Economics.

Director of POLIS, London School of Economics

Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Media, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North America
Language: English
Field of Work: Journalist/Commentator, Think tank/Research center
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe

Email: charlie.beckett@theglobalexperts.org

Charu Hogg

Asia Program Manager, Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

April 29th, 2010, Activist/Humanitarian, Business and Globalization, Civil Society, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Hindi, Journalist/Commentator, Law and Human Rights, London, Media, Non-Governmental, UK

Charu Hogg is Asia Program Manager at the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, and Fellow of the Asia Programme at Chatham House. She is former South Asia Researcher at Human Rights Watch. She develops research and advocacy campaigns on protection of children in armed conflicts in ten Asian countries.

Asia Program Manager, Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Civil Society, Law and Human Rights, Media
Languages: English, Hindi
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Journalist/Commentator, Non-Governmental
City: London
Country: UK
Continent: Europe

Email: charu.hogg@theglobalexperts.org

Christopher Davidson

Fellow of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, Durham University

February 9th, 2010, Academia, Defense and Security, Durham, English, Euro-Med, Europe, Europe, International Relations, North Africa and Middle East, Think tank/Research center, UK

Dr. Christopher Davidson is a policy expert on the Gulf monarchies and specializes in the field of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Having lived and worked in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and Beirut, Dr. Davidson has an extensive knowledge of this region of the world.