AISLING LYON's Page

What motivated you (or your organization) to become involved in peace and conflict resolution?

I'm currently a PhD Candidate at the Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford. My research is on the municipal decentralisation process in Macedonia and its effect on managing ethnic differences.

Please feel free to provide a short bio about yourself or the work of your organization (no more than 3 paragraphs)

I lived in Skopje, MK from 2004 - 2006. I worked at South East European University in Tetovo, and also on a variety of municipal projects in Pristina. Kosovo (Association of Kosovo Municipalites and Ministry of Local Government Administration).

My research interests are ethnic conflict prevention / management, decentralisation and autonomy, public administration reform in the Balkans, former Soviet Union and Central Asia.

Please list the countries and/or regions in which you (or your organization) have direct and significant expertise

Macedonia
Kosovo
Bosnia-Herzegovina

What is your current country of residence (or location of your organization)?

UK

What is your current job (and organization) and/or where and what field are you studying?

PhD Candidate - municipal decentralisation in Macedonia

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.bradford.ac.uk

Which are your primary sectoral areas of expertise (or the primary sectoral areas of your organization) ?

Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Conflict Mainstreaming, Democratization, Education, Gender, Human Rights, Organizational Development, Refugees

Which are your primary skills areas(or the primary skill areas of your organization)?

Capacity Building, Program Administration, Research, Qualitative Skills

What are some of your current areas of research (if any)?

The effects of socialism on public administration reform in Macedonia.
Territorial reorganisation in Macedonia during 2004/05.
Intra-ethnic conflict between ethnic Albanian political parties in Macedonia.