Ella Rolfe's Page

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

As an anthropology student, I found conflict across ethnic divides most interesting. I am still trying to understand why and how people don't understand each other.

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

After an MA in anthropology at SOAS in London, UK, during which I wrote my thesis on how governments conceptualise refugees, I went to work in Pakistan on a newspaper. From there went on to found a youth journalism project in the country through the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR). I am early in my career as yet, but I hope to get deeper into conflict resolution techniques on a micro and macro scale through my current work supporting Iraqi media in conflict resolution.

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

Pakistan, India, Iraq.

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?

Deputy Head of Programs, IWPR Iraq

How many years professional experience do you have ?

1-2

What is one of your favorite websites in the field? (please provide one answer per box)

http://www.beyondintractability.org

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

Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Education, Human Rights, Media, Refugees

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

Capacity Building, Communication, Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Monitoring, Program Design, Program Implemenation, Research, Training

If appropriate feel free to list several of your (or your organization's) publications

Various comment and analysis pieces available at www.iwpr.net and www.fpc.org.uk, Jul 2009 –present.

‘Modern madrassa,’ Himal Southasia, Kathmandu, February 2009.

‘Refugee, minority, citizen, threat: Tibetans and the Indian refugee script,’ South Asia Research 28.3, London, November 2008.

‘Protecting Kin. Despite their obvious geopolitical differences, does Nepal have anything to learn from India in its treatment of Tibetan refugees?’ Himal Southasia, Kathmandu, August 2008.

‘Breaking boundaries in rural Punjab. A report on the Punjab Safe Motherhood Initiative Project,’ Lahore: UNICEF, June 2008.

‘Tibetan protests and India's reaction,’ The Globalist, Cambridge, May 2008.

‘Turkey’ in ‘Cultural and language rights of the Kurds,’ London: KHRP, 2008.