Beatrice Pouligny

Béatrice Pouligny "holds a master degree and a doctorate in political science from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (IEP) where she has taught international relations, post-conflit and peacebuilding issues for graduate and post-graduate students. She is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for International Studies and Research (CERI / Sciences-Po / CNRS) and is currently Gregory Flynn Visiting Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. She has also regularly lead training sessions on peace operations for diplomats, militaries and humanitarian workers, in different countries, and has taught in various diplomatic schools.

"In 2002-2003 and 2004, she received two awards from the Fulbright Commission (New Century Scholar and Alumni Initiative Award). She has received grants from different public and private foundations in North America and Europe, including the Ford Foundation and the United States Institute of Peace.

"She has had previous field experience with the UN and NGOs in various parts of the world.

"She has researched extensively on conflict resolution and the different dimensions of rebuilding war-torn societies, focusing on the perceptions and strategies of local actors and the interactions between local and international processes. In this perspective, she has also been reflecting and writing about the ethical issues raised by such a work and the ways to involve local partners in it. For the last few years, she has devoted an increasing portion of her time to the development of an international and trans-disciplinary research-action program “Re-imagining Peace after Massacres”."