Kosovo 2010

Begins: 1 Jun 2010
Ends: 30 Jul 2010
Supervisor: Anna Di Lellio
Language Requirement: No language requirement. Albanian, Serbian, or German a plus.
Required course: Critical Security Studies

Concentrations: Conflict and Security, Governance and Rights

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Country Context:

Kosovo is a post-conflict society, as big as Connecticut, with 2 million inhabitants, and tens of  thousands NATO peacekeeping troops, UN civilian and police officers, EU civilian monitors, including judges and police, and an International Civilian Representative with Bonn Powers, or the power to overrule local government. It offers the unique opportunity to study peacekeeping and state-building.    

Who should apply:

Students interested in security, peacekeeping, state-building,  conflict-resolution.

Necessary skills:

Good analytical and writing skills

 Possible internships and projects:

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  • KIPRED, Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development www.kipred.net KCSS
  • Kosovar Center for Security Studies www.qkss.org GAP
  • Institute for Advanced Studies www.gapinstitute.org
  • YIHR Youth Initiative for Human Rights www.yihr.org 
  • Work embedded in policy think-tanks on security, development and foreign policy, or human rights and capacity building

Slide 11 Types of work:

• research

• data collection

• report writing

• grant writing

Research Topics: 

Conflict and security and capacity building in post-conflict countries