The CCDP is a dynamic community of scholars, practitioners, and researchers dedicated to advancing conflict, development, and peacebuilding. The Centre operates with a core team of staff, faculty associates, researchers, affiliated collaborators, consultants, and students who contribute through various working arrangements. We prioritise collaboration in grants and research, engaging senior and junior researchers, including PhD and Master’s students.
Visiting Fellow
Associate Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Visiting Fellow
Post-Doc Researcher at the Geography Department and Graduate Program at the Geosciences Institute of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil
Senior Fellow
Senior strategy-and-operations executive and PhD with 11+ years across the UN system
Research Associate
Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.
Research Associate
International affairs professional with 15+ years of experience in peace mediation, geopolitical analysis, multistakeholder dialogue design and facilitation
Research Associate
Professor at the Migration Policy Centre at the European University Institute with a secondary appointment in the Department of Social and Political Sciences Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Head of Research Group Peacekeeping and Conflict Management through the United Nations and Senior Research at the Research Department International Institutions at Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Research Associate
Deputy Head of Middle East and North Africa at DCAF, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance
Research Associate
Visiting Professor for the MINT Programme at the Graduate Institute, Ambassador (ret.) Associate Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Research Associate
Associate Professor of Coexistence and Conflict Resolution at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy; Founding Executive Director, Everyday Peace Indicators
Research Associate
Co-lead on the Global Family Reunification Network (FRUN) Working Group on Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Adolescents (UASC) with Kids in Need of Defence (KIND) and works as an independent consultant
Research Associate
Post-doctoral researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Senior Analyst at International Crisis Group, Research Advisor on the Sociology of Non-State Armed Groups at the International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Robert joined the CCDP after a 35-year career working for international organisations in conflict and post-conflict recovery areas, principally in the Middle East, Central, and South Asia. He is an active contributor to CCDP's "Spotight" podcast on international political and development issues.
Research Associate
Associate Professor in Global Security at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government and the Founding Director of the Global Security Programme at Oxford’s Pembroke College Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Independent researcher and expert analyst with a demonstrated history of working in both academic and policy settings Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Professor and Head of the Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement, University of Stellenbosch Business School Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Retired UN Regional Director, United Nations Development Coordinaton Office, Asia-Pacific, and former UN Resident Coordinator; Professor of Practice Mc Gill University; and Research Advisor, Geneva Graduate Institute Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Research Director of the Igarapé Institute and Professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Research Associate
Senior Advisor for Graduate Programs at the University of Geneva, Academic Coordinator of the Conflict & Fragility Management Programme at the Geneva Graduate Institute Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Fellow
Provost Associate Professor in the Department of Foreign Policy and Global Security, School of International Service (SIS) and Director of the Research on International Policy Implementation Lab (RIPIL) at American UniversityGeneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Legislative Counsel, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies specialized in security, defense and international relations; Professor of International Relations at the Political Science Department of the Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil) Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Fellow
Co-director of NADEL at ETH Zurich and member of the “Swiss Minerals Observatory” Research Incubator at the Institute of Science, Technology and Policy (ISTP) at ETH Zurich Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Community Manager
Community of Practice on Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace (ECCP) & Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding, Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
President at Operational Planning and Logistics Group International (OPLG), a non-profit association, dedicated to support capacity development efforts for humanitarian, development and peace & security engagements
Research Associate
PhD Fellow at swisspeace; research has been supported by the Dutch Research Council, the University of Basel, the French Centre for Ethiopian Studies, and the Swiss National Science Foundation Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
Research Associate
Senior Research Fellow at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network
