Christina Bache Fidan

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Christina Bache Fidan

RESEARCH FELLOW | CIES, KADIR HAS UNIVERSITY

What do you do as Research Fellow at the Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University in Istanbul (Turkey)?

At the moment, since my main goal is to complete my doctoral studies in 2015, I am not a member of the core team. Instead, I try to support the CIES through my network and doctoral research. Previously, my position was more demanding of my time. I was responsible for conducting research, writing grants to international donor agencies and organising events on foreign policy issues. 

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Hannah Iqbal

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Hannah Iqbal

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT AND DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

You are in the final year of a PhD focusing on the experience of young people who have fled conflict. What does it entail?

My PhD focuses on the lives of 40 young people who have fled conflict or persecution and are now seeking asylum or living as refugees in the UK. I interviewed young people from countries such as Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia about their experiences of fleeing their home country, travelling to the UK and seeking asylum here.  

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Rachel A. George

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Rachel A. George

POLICY CONSULTANT AND PHD CANDIDATE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

You are currently a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics (LSE). What does that entail?

I am a PhD candidate in International Relations, affiliated with the Centre for the Study of Human Rights. I am working on a dissertation that looks at the politics of international law and diplomacy in the Middle East. In particular, I am looking at international human rights treaty ratification in Middle Eastern signatory states (examining when and why Middle East states have ratified various UN human rights treaties and the compliance issues that have followed).

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Claire York

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Claire York

DOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN WAR STUDIES | KING’S COLLEGE LONDON

You’re a member of the NATO young leaders working group. What does that entail and how did you get there?  

A friend sent the advert for the NATO working group to me and I applied through an open competition to the Atlantic Council (USA). It’s been a great experience, working with an initial group of 15 individuals from other member states on a report and recommendations about the future of NATO. We met first in Washington D.C. for an intense three days of work in the spring, then again in Brussels to present our work to the Secretary General, and finally, this September, we were able to attend the Summit in Newport, Wales, with a larger group of young leaders.

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Raluca Cozma

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Raluca Cozma

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

You currently work as an associate professor at Iowa State University's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. What does that entail?

University work usually entails three areas: teaching, research, and service. I teach electronic-media, international-communication and political-communication courses to our undergraduate and master’s students, who are majoring in journalism, advertising, or public relations. As part of my teaching duties, I also serve as the faculty adviser of the university’s student-run TV station, ISUtv. In my research, I get to further explore my academic and professional interests, by conducting studies in the areas of international and political communication.

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Elizabeth (Liz) Galvez

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Elizabeth (Liz) Galvez

 COURSE LECTURER | DIPLOFOUNDATION

What do you do as a course lecturer with DiploFoundation?

I co-lecture an online course on public diplomacy, give face-to-face negotiation skills training to DiploFoundationMasters' students enrolled in a blended learning Master in Contemporary Diplomacy programme offered in cooperation with the University of Malta, and guest lecture on public diplomacy for the online course on E-Diplomacy. In addition, I have given face-to-face workshops on Diplomatic Drafting, Diplomatic Reporting in the Internet Era, Negotiation Skills and Public Diplomacy through DiploFoundation’s partnerships with various Ministries of Foreign Affairs. 

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