Visiting Fellows & Research Associates

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 Fellows

KATharine MILLAR

Research Fellow

Associate Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science

Arturo de Nieves

Research Fellow

Senior strategy-and-operations executive and PhD with 11+ years across the UN system

Gustavo Glodes Blum

Research Fellow

Post-Doc Researcher at the Geography Department and Graduate Program at the Geosciences Institute of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp) in Brazil

Research Associates

Xinyu yuan

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)

TImothy D. Sisk

Research Associate

Professor of International and Comparative Politics at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.

ANNA HESS

Research Associate

International affairs professional with 15+ years of experience in peace mediation, geopolitical analysis, multistakeholder dialogue design and facilitation

Fred Tanner

Research Associate

Visiting Professor for the MINT Programme at the Graduate Institute, Ambassador (ret.) Associate Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy

Caitlin Procter

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

Trude Strand

Research Associate

Deputy Head of Middle East and North Africa at DCAF, Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance

Pamina FIRCHOW

Research Associate

Associate Professor of Coexistence and Conflict Resolution at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy; Founding Executive Director, Everyday Peace Indicators

Nadine Liddy

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

Michel Abou Khalil

Research Associate

Director of Swiss Made Culture, Lebanese actor, researcher, and author of “Art et conflit: l’impact du théâtre au Liban” (Slatkine 2022). His work focuses on the role of art in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He is recognized today as a reference in this field.

Jerome Drevon

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

Florian weigand

Research Associate

Co-Director of the Centre on Armed Groups

SHALAKA Thakur

Research Associate

Post-doctoral researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network

Robert watkins

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.

ASHLEY JACKSON

Research Associate

Co-Director of the Centre on Armed Groups

Annette Idler

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

Farrah hawana

Research Associate

Independent researcher and expert analyst with a demonstrated history of working in both academic and policy settings Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network

Brian Ganson

Research Associate

Professor and Head of the Centre on Conflict & Collaboration, Stellenbosch University Business School Geneva Area, Switzerland - Transnational Network

Neil Buhne

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

Robert Muggah

Research Associate

Research Director of the Igarapé Institute and Professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Margaux Pinaud

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

Susanna Campbell

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

Miguel Mikelli L. A. Ribeiro

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

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Visiting Fellows & Research Associates

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