Andrea Bartoli
Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution Chair, George Mason University

Dr. Andrea Bartoli is Drucie French Cumbie Chair of Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University.
Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Resolution Chair, George Mason University
Area of Expertise: Media, Religion, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia
City: Arlington
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Bruno Schiemsky
Former coordinator, UN Monitoring Group on Somalia

Mr. Bruno Schiemsky is former coordinator of the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia, and a security consultant in Nairobi, Kenya.
Former coordinator, UN Monitoring Group on Somalia
Area of Expertise: Development, Terrorism, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Languages: English, Flemish, French, German
Field of Work: United Nations
City: Nairobi
Country: Kenya
Continent: Africa
Catherine Besteman
Professor of anthropology and African studies, Colby University

Catherine Besteman is a professor of anthropology and African studies at Colby University. Her teaching interests focus on the roots of violent conflict and the forces that sustain inequality and produce poverty in Africa. She is the author of Unraveling Somalia: Race, Violence and the Legacy of Slavery, The Struggle for Land in Southern Somalia: The War Behind the War, and Violence: A Reader.
Professor of anthropology and African studies, Colby University
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Language: English
Field of Work: Academia, Author/Novelist
City: Waterville
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Chris Bashinelli
UN Youth Expert, Bridge the Gap Executive Director and Host

Chris Bashinelli is a United Nations Youth Expert and the executive producer and host of Bridge the Gap, a television series that fosters intercultural dialogue by highlighting stories of everyday life from the around the world on film. Chris travels the world as a Youth Expert for the United Nations, meeting with people and finding out [...]
UN Youth Expert, Bridge the Gap Executive Director and Host
Area of Expertise: Civil Society, Development, Migration and Integration, Youth Issues
Geographical Expertise - Region: North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Language: English
Country: USA
Continent: North America
Cindy Horst
Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo

Dr. Cindy Horst, Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), is an anthropologist with a specialization in Forced Migration Studies. Her main work has focused on livelihoods in refugee camps, in particular exploring transnational dimensions such as remittance sending patterns and migration dreams amongst Somalis.
Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Oslo
Area of Expertise: Law and Human Rights, Migration and Integration, Minority Rights, War and Conflict
Geographical Expertise - Region: Europe, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Somalia
Languages: Dutch, English, German
Field of Work: Activist/Humanitarian, Think tank/Research center
City: Oslo
Country: Norway
Continent: Europe
Erling Dessau
Senior Advisor Humanitarian Futures Programme, Kings College

Erling Dessau is an economist and statistician from Denmark, and is Senior Advisor to the Humanitarian Futures Programme at Kings College, London.
Senior Advisor Humanitarian Futures Programme, Kings College
Area of Expertise: Business and Globalization, Development
Geographical Expertise - Region: Asia, Europe, North Africa and Middle East, North America, Subsaharan Africa
Geographical Expertise - Country: Afghanistan, India, Somalia
Languages: English, French
Field of Work: Think tank/Research center, United Nations
Country: France
Continent: Europe
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