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Michael Nicholson Centre for Conflict and Cooperation

Our members

Discover the members of the Centre for Conflict and Cooperation

The Centre for Conflict and Cooperation is home to academic experts and dedicated professionals at the forefront of research in this area.
"The Michael Nicholson Centre brings together world-leading scholars in conflict and cooperation and is a flagship for the excellent research being undertaken at the University of Essex."
Professor Han Dorussen  University of essex

Academic staff

Dr Zorzeta Bakaki
Dr Zorzeta Bakaki

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Professor Tobias Bohmelt
Professor Tobias Bohmelt

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Professor Han Dorussen
Professor Han Dorussen

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Han is an expert in the relationship between trade and conflict, the use of economic policies in international politics, peacekeeping operations and the governance of post-conflict societies, and policy convergence in the European Union.
Professor Kristian Gleditsch
Professor Kristian Gleditsch

Director

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Kristian is an expert in international conflict and cooperation, and intrastate conflict, protest and mobilisation.
Professor Ismene Gizelis
Professor Ismene Gizelis

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Ismene is an expert in international conflict and cooperation, peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction, social institutions and conflict management, and gender and conflict resolution.
Dr Prabin Khadka
Dr Prabin Khadka

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Dr Brian Phillips
Dr Brian Phillips

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Dr Sara Polo
Dr Sara Polo

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Dr Miranda Simon
Dr Miranda Simon

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Dr Martin Steinwand
Dr Martin Steinwand

Member

Centre for Conflict and Cooperation, University of Essex

Research fellows

Dr Henrikas Bartusevicius

Member

Department of Political Science, Aarhus University

Dr Janina Beiser

Member

Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy, Royal Holloway 

Biography in the context of the person module

Dr Margherita Belgioioso

Member

School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent

Biography in the context of the person module

Dr Vincenzo Bove

Member

Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick

Dr Govinda Clayton

Member

School of Politics and International Relations, ETH Zurich

Dr Stefano Costalli

Member

Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Florence

Christoph Dworschak

Member

Department/Centre, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Biography in the context of the person module

Dr Kaisa Hinkkainen Elliott

Member

Department of Politics, University of York

Biography in the context of the person module

Dr Roman-Gabriel Olar

Member

Department of Political Science, Trinity College Dublin

Biography in the context of the person module

Dr Ulrich Pilster

Member

Lead Analyst at German Society for International Cooperation, Risk Management Office, Afghansitan

Dr Steve Pickering

Member

International Relations, University of Brunel

Dr Andrea Ruggeri

Member

Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford

International advisory board members

Professor Jóhanna Kristín Birni

Advisory board members

Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland

Professor Lars-Erik Cederman

Advisory board member

Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences, ETH Zurich

Professor Scott Gates

Advisory board member

Conditions of Violence and Peace, Peace Research Institute, Oslo

Professor Havard Hegre

Advisory board member

Department of Peace and Conflict Research, University of Uppsala

Dr Louise Olsson

Advisory board member

Social Dynamics, Peace Research Institute, Oslo

Professor Gerald Schneider

Advisory board member

International Politics, University of Konstanz, Germany

Atsushi Tago

Advisory board member

International Relations, Kobe University

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