Balkans 2012

Begins: 21 May 2012
Ends: 20 Jul 2012
Supervisor: Anna Di Lellio
Language Requirement: Albanian in Spring semester
Required course: Humanitarian Intervention

BALKANS: Peacekeeping and State-building

Concentrations: Conflict and Security, Governance and Rights

Faculty Country Coordinator: Anna DiLellio

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:

Strong 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 

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Types of work:

  • Research
  • Data collection
  • Report and grant writing

Research Topics: 

Conflict and security and capacity building in post-conflict countries

2012 Spring/Summer Balkans Syllabus

      

Photos by Patrick MacLeod