Lecturers V

:: Generation V

Virtual lecturers:

"NANSEN DIALOGUE"
- Lesson I

STEINAR Bryn
Date, place of birth : 21 August 1954, Oslo, Norway
Nationality: Norwegian
Address: Bekkefaret 8, 2613 Lillehammer, Norway
Tele phone : 00 47 61 26 54 15 (Work) ; 00 47 95 17 48 21 (Mobile) steinar@REMOVEnansen-dialog.no
Present position: Project director of “Dialogue and Peacebuilding” At the Nansen Academy, Lillehammer; Senior Consultant "Nansen Dialogue Network; Lecturer and dialogue facilitator
Social status: Married. Four children.
Education: Ph.D American Studies, University of Minnesota- Twin Cities , 1993
Current occupation:
1996- ongoing Project Director of “Dialogue and Peacebuilding. ”
1999- ongoing Senior Consultant “Nansen Dialogue Network”
2004 spring Visiting professor in "Conflict and Communication", Pacific Luteran University, Tacoma, Washington
As a project director for “Dialogue and Peacebuilding ” my responsibilities have been 1) to select participants (potential leaders) from former Yugoslavia to participate in training programs in Norway, 2) to design the training program and 3) to conduct the seminars. The challenging part of the job has been the follow-up work, which includes dialogue seminars in the region and the ongoing support of ten Nansen Dialogue Centers in Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnia Herzegovina and Croatia.
As Senior Project Consultant - During the years 1997-2005 I have conducted more than 100 dialogue seminars, mainly between Serbs and Albanians from Kosovo and South Serbia, between Macedonians and Albanians from Macedonia, more general dialogue seminars in Montenegro and Bosnia Herzegovina., but also joint seminars with larger groups – including seminars in Betlehem and Jerusalem with Israelis, Arabs and Palestinians.
Extensive lists of publications and lectures at conferences in Europe and the United States.
Visiting lecturer at University of Texas, Austin, University of Washington, Seattle, Georgetown University, Washington DC, Amherst University, Massachusetts, Columbia University, New York, Concordia College, Fargo, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, St.Olaf College, Minnesota, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, Univeristy of North Dakota,Grand Forks.
AWARDS:
1998 The Nansen Academy received the Honourable Mention of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to the promotion of peace and tolerance.
1999 Received Amalie Laksow ’s Human Rights Prize
2004 Bridgebuilder Prize for 2004.

"INTER RELIGIOUS DIALOGUE "
- Lesson II

INGRID Vik
E-mail: ingrid@REMOVEnansen-dialog.no
Office address: Tordenskioldsgate 6b, 0550 Oslo. Norway
Office telephone: +47 22 47 92 32
Employment:
June 2004 – Director to the Nansen Dialogue Network
Januar 2003 – June 2004 University of Oslo. Institute for cultural studies
Januar 2003 – June 2004 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Western Balkan Section
1999-2000 EU’s Monitory Mission (EUMM) At the Mission office in Skopje in Macedonia
1993-1999 Freelance. Journalist and Translator. Research of Islamic communities in Abidjan in Ivory Coast
Education:
- Ongoing PhD research on local and international involvement in inter-religious dialogue (2003-)
- Cand.Philol, MA in History of Religion, Institute for Cultural studies. University of Oslo 1999
- Bachelor Sociology of Religion 1994
- Bachelor in Literature
Relevant Publications:
- Dialogue in the name of God. Religious actors in the making of war and peace. University of Oslo 2006
- Inter-faith dialogue and cooperation in the Western Balkans: A study of Norwegians Church Aids inter-religious projects in Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia and Kosovo. 2004.
- Peacebuilding in the Western Balkans: A qualitative study of the Nansen Dialogue Project. 2003.
- Conflicting perceptions. A study of prevailing interpretations of the conflict in Macedonia among Albanian and Macedonian communities. The Norwegian Helsinki Committee, 2003.
- Divided Communities. A study of Inter-Ethnic Relations in Macedonia. The Norwegian Helsniki Committee 2001.
- The Oasis NGO-network in the former Yugoslavia. An evaluation.
Chr. Michelsens Institutt, On behalf of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs., 2001.
- Islam is my father, Africa is my mother. A study of religious practice in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. University of Oslo 1999

"RECONCILIATION AND JUSTICE"
- Lesson III

ERIK Cleven
was born in the United States in 1965.
He received a BA from St. Olaf College in Minnesota in 1987 and a MSc from the University of Oslo in 1992.
For the last 12 years he has been involved in dialogue and peacebuilding work and has held seminars on peacebuilding, conflict management and human rights in Russia, the North Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Great Britain, Denmark and the United States.
He has led a project to facilitate dialogue between Chechen and Russian civil society actors and has also been involved in interethnic dialogue work in the former Yugoslavia.
In the last two years he has been lecturing in peace studies in colleges and universities in Norway and the United States and was in 2004 and 2005 Kloeck-Jensen Visiting Assistant Professor for Peace and Justice at St. Olaf College.
He works for the Nansen Dialogue Network and is based at the Nansen Academy in Lillehammer, Norway, where he lives with his wife and four children.

"DIALOGUE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES"
- Lesson IV

AMANDA Elizabeth Feller
was born in the United States in the west coast city of Portland, Oregon.
As an undergraduate she attended the University of Denver on a debate scholarship and studied political theatre. From there she received an M.S. in Communication at Portland State University. Her master’s thesis focused on theory construction regarding democratic tools and transformation. This degree was followed by two degrees from the California Institute of Integral Studies: an M.A. in Human and Organizational Change and a Ph.D. in Transformative Learning and Change.

Throughout the past fifteen years she has applied her scholarship to a variety of work:

Communication consulting for local businesses and private individuals, ranging from employee-management relationship building for a small technical company to public speaking and meeting management instruction for the leader of a city symphony.
Educating students to be national and international speech champions, including the 2002 International Debate Education Association’s Tournament held in Romania
Leading a London, U.K. based program on the role of the arts
Teaching a college course on the relationship of rhetoric and poetics to political and cultural development including visits to Athens, Rome, and London.
Facilitating audience discussion following politically dynamic theatre productions
Working with various organizations to provide mentorship for college students interested in fields such as journalism, conflict mediation, arts management, public relations, and communication consulting.

While diverse, her work centers on the role of expression in cultural and political dynamics, with a special emphasis on individual communication style and habits. She currently teaches undergraduates at Pacific Lutheran University located in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.

Contact information:
Email: fellerae@REMOVEplu.edu
Fax: 252-536-5063
Phone: 253-535-7768
Address: Ingram Hall 125
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA 98447
USA

"CONFLICT PREVENTION
- THE INSTITUTIONS FOR PLURAL SOCIETIES"
- Lesson V

MILAN Sitarski
Belgrade Open School
Masarikova 5/16
11000 Belgrade, Serbia
tel +381 11 3065830
fax/tel +381 11 3613112
(+381 64) 2824461
msitarski@REMOVEbos.org.yu
EDUCATION:
1999 Alternative Academic Educational Network (Belgrade); one year post-graduate programme Contemporary Theory and Practice of Democracy; 1994-1995 Belgrade Open School; non-degree one-year programme for advanced undergraduates in social sciences and humanities; 1991-1997 Faculty of Philosophy, Department of History of the University of Belgrade; BA in History
OTHER EDUCATION:
2001 Summer School of the Belgrade Open School’s Centre for Research of Religion (Palic, Vojvodina, Serbia); 1999 Anglo-Yugoslav Summer School for Democracy in Perast (Montenegro); co-organised by the Anglo-Yugoslav Society (Belgrade) and the Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster (London); 1998 School of Social Action (Palic, Vojvodina, Serbia); 1995 Credibel Corporation Summer School, Dundjerski Castle (Novi Becej, Vojvodina, Serbia);
Participation in Research Projects (outcomes printed as books):2005 Internet User’s and Non-Users Population in Serbia, organised by the Belgrade Open School’s IT Research Centre (CePIT), 2004-2005 Internet User’s Population in 8 capitals of SEE, organised by BOS/CePIT, 2003-2004 Internet User’s Population in Serbia, organised by BOS/CePIT, 2002 Internet User’s Population in Belgrade, organised by CePIT, 1999 The Atlas of War Damage (the atlas of demographic, economic, communication, cultural, and other damage to Yugoslavia during the NATO bombing); organised by the Alternative Academic Educational Network and the Center for Policy Studies (Belgrade)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2004 – present Programme Coordinator at the Belgrade Open School; 2004 Project Manager at the Reform Educational Circle; 2003-2004 Education Coordinator of the Diplo Centre (Belgrade), Swiss Diplo Foundation; 2002 Co-author of TheABC of Democracy (“Bukvar demokratije” – secondary school textbook), published by the Centre for Development of Serbia (Belgrade) (second edition published 2004); 1998 - Present freelance political analyst: the New Serbian Political Thought (academic journal and web magazine), the Context (on-line political monthly), the NIN (oldest Serbian political weekly); 1998-2003 Alternative Academic Educational Network (Belgrade) – Secretary for Education; Course Manager; 1997-1998 primary school history teacher; 1995-2001 Belgrade Open School – Teaching Assistant
LECTURING EXPERIENCE:
2004 - Present Certified lecturer for Policy Paper Training, delivered numerous trainings to employees of Serbian Government, Parliament, EU Integration Office, and other governmental agencies , Vojvodina Province Government and representatives of political parties, non-governmental organizations, trade-unions and local governments,
2005-2006 Lecturer on the Project “ Lawful Way to Truth - Advocating and Lobbying for Implementation of the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance” of the Centre for Free Elections and Democracy from Belgrade. Trainings in ethnically mixed municipalities of Prijepolje (Sandzak/Raška Region, Serbia), December 2005 and Preševo (Southern Serbia), February 2006.
2003 – Present Lecturer on On-line courses on Information Society and Basics of Democracy in the Belgrade Open School’s IT Research Centre (CePIT), 2003 Organiser of the Course on the Information Society Governance organised by Diplo Centre (Belgrade), Diplo Foundation (Geneva) and the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro. Participant of the World Summit on Information Society 2003, organised by the UN; 2003 Lecturer at two on-line courses Basics of Democracy, organised by the Belgrade Open School’s IT Research Centre; 1999 Lecturer at the Summer School Education for Democracy, Divcibare (Serbia), organised by the Belgrade Open School; 1998-2002 (Belgrade) – Teaching Assistant at the European Studies at the Alternative Academic Educational Network (co-ordinated by Prof. Vojin Dimitrijevic, and Prof. Goran Pitic); 1995-2001 Belgrade Open School – Teaching Assistant at the Civic Education (co-ordinated by Prof. Ilija Vujacic); 1997-1998 primary school history teacher Conferences and Round Tables: 2005-2006 Participant in two round tables on Improvement of the Law on Financing of Political Parties organised by Centre for Free Elections and Democracy, Belgrade. Author of policy papers related to Law enforcement at the field of Parties’ financing; 2004 – present, Participant in The Serbian National and The Balkan Regional Conferences on Conflict Prevention and Peace-Building, organized by the UN and the Norwegian Nansen Dialogue Network.
SKILLS: Language Skills: Serbian (native), English (fluent)
Computer Skills: MS Office, Internet
OTHER INTERESTS: Democracy development, Information society, modern social and political history, Contemporary politics of Serbia and the Balkans, Political analyses and public policy consultancy.

"INTRODUCTION TO CONFLICT RESOLUTION THEORY"
- Lesson VI

Dr MARWAN Darweish.
EDUCATION
B.A. Social Work, University of Haifa. 1984 Diploma in Conflict Resolution Techniques. 1988-89 M.A Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, England 1989-94 Ph.D. Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, England.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2001- Senior Peace and conflict Advisor: Responding to Conflict, Birmingham, UK. Responsibilities includes:
- Lecturer at Birmingham University MA International Development Department,
- Lecturer at Lancaster University Conflict Resolution Course for MA students,
- Lead trainer for Strengthening Policy and Practice course for international agencies
- Director of Middle East Programme
- Worked as consultant for aid and development agencies in the field of Peace and conflict.
1996-2001 Director of Peace Education Program: Israel/ Palestine Centre for Research and Information, (IPCRI). Curricula development, training and facilitation of workshops in Peace Education. Training of trainers.
1995-99 Director of Israeli Studies Department. Centre for Palestine Research and Studies, Nablus, Palestine. Managed and authored key studies on Israeli socio-economic and political life
1995 Director of EU Research Project, socio-economic conditions in the Gaza Strip.
1993-95 Lecturing at Bradford University Department of Peace Studies on the following courses:
- Middle East politics : highlights the interrelated nature of the sources of conflicts and tensions including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, minority groups and Islamic revivalism.
- Conflict Resolution: focuses on both theoretical and practical skills.
- State and society in the 'South' : examines the relationship between state, development and democracy in the Third World.
- Human Rights: studies the philosophy and practice of human rights around the world.
1988 Documentary Film "Voices from Gaza" : Production manager, head of research team and manager of all the interviews.
1984-88 Group Director in Conflict Resolution Wahat al-Salam\Neve Shalom School for Peace. Organized training courses in conflict resolution techniques and counselling. These courses provided skills in reconciliation, mediation, negotiation and group dynamics. Facilitation in different European ethnic and national groups. Personnel responsibilities including regular staff counselling, management and workshop planning and recruitment.
1983-84 Director of Community Centre.
VOLUNTARY WORK. Selected activities:
1978-83 Member of management committee of Umm el Fahem Community Centre with special responsibility for public relations. 1983-85 Member of executive committee of Umm el Fahem Annual International Voluntary Service Camp. 1989-93 Member of the Palestinian-Jewish Committee for Peace and Justice in the Middle East. A UK based group. 1994-95 Facilitator in joint groups of Palestinians and Israelis (Teachers, political leaders, students, community workers).
PUBLICATIONS: Selected list of publication: -1999: “Education for Peace- Educating the next generation to live in peace while peace is still absent” in Creating a Culture of Peace, Ed. Gershon Baskin and Zakaria al Qaq, pp196-208 -1997: “The Palestinian Declaration of Independence: Social and Political Implication” and “The Palestinians in Israel” in Civics: Democracy and Human Rights, Palestine Center for Research and Studies, Nablus. -1996: "The Impact of the Palestinian National Authority on the Arabs in Israel", Journal of Palestine Studies, no.28, (Arabic). -1995: “The PLO and the Palestinians in Israel: From exclusion to recognition”, Journal of Palestine Policy, Vol3, no 9. -1995: The Palestinians in Israel: Nationalism versus citizenship, Redwood Press, London. -1995: "Israel's Arabs as Mediators", Peace News, January. - 1991: "The Palestinians in Israel: The Impact of the Intifada", in Living the Intifada by Rigby, Andrew, Zed Press. -1989: "The Intifada: Social Change", Race and Class, Vol. 31, No 2.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
The following some of conferences where I presented papers or participated as a panelist:
- The First International NGOs Conference on the Question of Palestine, Geneva, November 1983.
- Democracy and Security Issues in the Middle East, Toreno, Italy, August 1984.
- A two day Workshop on Conflict Resolution between Arab and Jewish Teachers, Van Leer Institute, Jerusalem, August 1986.
- Democracy and Development, the linkage between the Palestinian Question and the Gulf war, Leeds, 1990.
- Third Conference on Global and Environmental Issues. Leeds, October 1991.
- The Palestinian Israeli Peace Accord: Manchester, February 1994.
- Apprehensions in Arab-Israeli Society about the Possible Risks of Peacemaking, and the Possible Impact of the Resolution of the Conflict. The Fear of Peace Workshop- Royal Institute for inter-faith Studies, Amman 19-20 February 1997.
- Peace Education. Dream or reality? University of Haifa May 1999.
- Peace Education in the Middle East, Rabat, Morocco, August 2000

"NATION AND CONFLICT"
- Lesson VII

Elton SKENDAJ
EDUCATION: University of Cornell, Ithaca, New York (August 2005-present)PhD student, expected completion 2010. University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, (2000 – 2001) Master of Arts in International Peace Studies. GPA: 3.71 / 4.00. American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) (1996-2000) B.A. (CUM LAUDE). Acc. GPA: 3.64 / 4.00. Major: Political Science/International Relations. Minors: a) Economics, b) Philosophy. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: · Graduate Teaching Assistant in the course “Introduction to Peace Studies” at Cornell University. (Fall 2006) · Lecturer of ‘Conflict Analysis’ topic for the Nansen Dialogue Center – Virtual School of “Dialogue, Democracy and Peaceful Conflict Resolution” (Spring / Fall 2005) · Adjunct Faculty lecturer at the University of New York in Tirana at the International Relations Department. (September 2004-June 2005) · Adjunct Faculty Lecturer at the University of Tirana, Department of Journalism, Teaching the course on “Introduction to Political Science” (September 2004-June 2005) · Lead Lecturer / Trainer for the Open Society Institute course on “Academic Writing” organized in all the six public universities in Albania (August 2004-December 2005) · Adjunct Faculty Lecturer at the University of Tirana, Faculty of Social Sciences . Taught courses of “Conflict Resolution”, and “Political Philosophy”. Member of the steering group on the Bologna reform at the Faculty level. (January 2002-June 2004) · Teaching Assistant to professor George Lopez at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Helped in teaching the course on “Conflict Resolution”. (September-December 2000)
WORK EXPERIENCE: · Founder and executive director of the Center for Peace and Disarmament Education (CPDE), Tirana, Albania, http://www.cpde.net (August 2003-July 2005) · National Project Coordinator for the joint project between UN Department for Disarmament Affairs and Hague Appeal for Peace on “Peace and Disarmament Education to Disarm Children and Youth ”. http://www.cpde.net. Tirana, Albania. (July 2002-February 2005.) · National Focal Point and co-organizer of the “The Balkan Regional Conference on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding” ; participated in thedrafting of the “Albania Civil Society Agenda for Conflict Prevention” and the “Balkan Agenda for Conflict Prevention” (November 2003-July 2004) · In-country-project partner for the joint project between UN Department for Disarmament Affairs and Hague Appeal for Peace on “Developing Peace and Disarmament Education Initiatives to Disarm Children and Youth”. Tirana, Albania. (February-June 2002) · Researcher and co-author of the final report on Social and Economic Assessment of the UNDP “Weapons for Development Project, Tirane, Albania . (October-December 2001) · Researcher at the Albanian Institute for International Studies (September-December 2001)
Publications: · Contributed to the report ‘ The rifle has the devil inside,’ Gun Culture in South Eastern Europe, SEESAC, May 2006. http://www.csd.bg/fileSrc.php?id=1908 · Contributed chapter on “Albania: A Transforming Experience” to the book Peace and Disarmament , Education: Changing Mindsets to Reduce Violence and Sustain the Removal of Small Arms . Hague Appeal for Peace, New York, July 2005. http://www.haguepeace.org/resources/DDA-book.pdf · Together in Peace: Peace education Youth Manual —book in Albanian. Co-author and producer, Centre for Peace and Disarmament Education, Tirana, Albania, (January 2005) · “Disarmament through TV: Peace Education in Albania” article published at the UN Chronicle, Volume XL1, issue no 3 September-November 4, New York, 2004. http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2004/issue3/0304p59.asp · “Youth Democracy in Action”. Published in the Democratic Education Bulletin, (in Albanian) Institute for Pedagogical Studies, Tirana, Albania. (June 2004) · “Peace and Disarmament Education in Albania” Kakanien Revisited online resource http://www.kakanien.ac.at/beitr/ materialien/ESkendaj1.pdf ( November 2004)
PRESENTATIONS: · Presentation on “Learning from peace education programmes” at the annual Peace and Justice Studies Association conference “Who Speaks for the Common Good” (October 2006) · Speaker on “Peace Education in Albania” at the international Seminar on “Education for Peace and Development” Lima, Peru. (February 2005) · Presented paper on “Kosovo Violence in the Aftermath of NATO intervention” at the “ Forced Ethnic Migrations on the Balkans” conference. Sofia, Bulgaria. (February 2005) · Presented workshops and facilitated for US Institute for Peace program, “Peace Education Program in Divided Societies: A workshop with Israeli and Palestinian teachers.” Istanbul, Turkey, (August 2004) · Presented a paper on “Peace education challenges” at “Democracy And Human Rights In Multiethnic Societies” 7th International Seminar, Bosnia (July 2004) · Presenter on peace education at the “The 2004 Teaching Non-proliferation SummerInstitute” at the University of North Caroline, Asheville, USA. (June 2004) · Speaker at the 56th Annual United Nations DPI/NGO Conference, “ Human Security and Dignity: Fulfilling the Promise of the United Nations” United Nations Headquarters, New York. Presented on “Peace and Disarmement Education in Albania” (September 2003) · Speaker and organizer of peace education workshops at the Apeadu Children’s Peace Center 2 nd International Youth Leadership conference. Ghana. (July 2003) · Presentation on “Introducing peace and disarmament education in post-conflict societies: The Albanian case-study, to the Group of Governmental Experts to Prepare a United Nations Study on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Education –3 rd Session. Geneve, (March 2002) · Presentation on “Youth and Violence in South-Eastern Europe” in Butler University, USA. (November 2000). PROFESIONAL AFFILITATIONS: · Member of the American Political Science Association (APSA) (September 2005-present) · Member of the Albanian Political Science Association (ALPSA) (September 2004-present) · Member of the International Advisory Committee of the Global Campaign for Peace Education at the Hague Appeal for Peace (July 2005-present). Other Professional Experience: · Albanian participant at the Global Conference on Conflict Prevention at the United Nations. (New York, July 2005) · Albanian participant in the UN Biennial Meeting on Small Arms and Light Weapons. (July 2005). · Albanian Translator of the first book and producer of the peace education resource “Learning to Abolish War —Teaching toward a culture of peace” , Albania (May 2002) · Successfully completed the course “Planetary perspectives in peace education” at the Columbia University, Teacher’s College, New York. (July 2002) · Graduate Student Coordinator of the undergraduate peace conference: “The Missing Peace.” University of Notre Dame. USA (April 2001). · Albanian Translator of the online book of peace stories: The Strange War by Martin Awer. http://www.martinauer.net/KINDER/krieg-al/ (August-January 2001.) · Trainer of “Communication and Leadership Skills” in the Center for the Homeless, South Bend, Indiana, USA. (2000-2001) ·Trainer in the course on “Enhancing Leadership Skills” in the USAID project: “Rebuilding Kosovo’s Potential .” (Bulgaria, Summer 2000) · Writing CenterTutor in AUBG. (Fall 1997– Spring 2000). · Research Assistant to Prof. Ben DeDominicis, AUBG. Focused on Albanian-Serbian crisis in Kosovo, former Yugoslavia. (May-July 1997) · Worked as a reporter and editor at various newspapers and magazines while in American University in Bulgaria. Worked in a) VOX, AUBG newspaper, b) the KM Alternative Magazine, c) AUBG Literary Magazine. (September 1998-May 2000) . AWARDS: · Awarded full five-year funding to pursue PhD studies at the University of Cornell, USA. (March 2005) ·Honour of town award from Gramsh municipality in Albania for working on peace and disarmament education in schools and community. (March 2005) · Awarded a certificate of appreciation and recognition by the UN Department for Disarmament Affairs and the Hague Appeal for Peace for the leadership role in Albanian peace education project. (February 2005) · Academic Fellowship Program , Open Society Institute for assisting the department of Journalism and Communication at the University of Tirana (August 2004-June 2005) · Civic Education Project Fellowship for teaching and promoting civic education values at the University of Tirana, (August 2003-June 2004) · Awarded fullmerit-based scholarships to pursue undergraduate degree from the American University in Bulgaria and graduate degree from the University of Notre Dame. (1996-2001) · Champion of National Math Olympiads: (Tirana 1995; 1996). · Representative of Albania in International Math Olympiads: (Bulgaria 1995; Romania 1996; India 1996). · Winner of National Youth Literature Contest. (Tirana, Albania, 1996).

"CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION"
- Lesson VIII

VESNA Matović
Vesna Matovic was born in Zagreb, Croatia, and now lives in Belgrade. She graduated on the Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology, University of Belgrade where she also gained her MA. She specialised in clinical psychology at the Faculty of Medicine.

She has been engaged in NGO activities from the early nineties, first on psychosocial programmes, and later on in the field of conflict transformation. She has worked at the Nansen Dialogue Centre in Serbia since 1999 as project coordinator on different programmes. She has experience in working in different conflict regions in Africa and Middle East, and experience in working with international groups on courses run by RTC in UK.

Vesna is the ACTS programme coordinator for the Balkans.

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