Eva Maria Malisius's Page

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

I came across the field rather by coincidence having studied and working in international relations and European integration. For more than 5 years I worked in building intercommunity dialogue in post-conflict societies and divided communities.

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

As a trainer and mediator I focus on bringing people together. The main focus of my work has been on building intercommunity dialogue in post-conflict societies and divided communities. Specifically I have worked with local intercommunity dialogue mechanisms and supporting them to become functionable and contributing to local problem-solving.
Accompanying individuals and groups in finding their own voice, negotiating their own (or their groups) needs and interests to find mututally acceptable solutions, and using mediation as a tool for peaceful conflict transformation are core to my beliefs and carry into all my projects. Having grown up in an international / European setting, identity and community issues have accompanied me all my life. As an open and communicative individual I enjoy working in teams as well as independently, integrate easily, and adapt to the needs of the situation.
Having built up a project-based NGO, I have braod experience in project and organisational management, public funding, grant writing, evaluation, budgets and finances. My research interests cover community mediation, problem-solving negotiations, gender issues, identity and community issues, and European integration.

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

Kosovo
Macedonia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia
Western Balkans
European Union

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

Germany

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

Treasurer of CSSP (Berlin, Germany)

How many years professional experience do you have ?

6-10

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.cssproject.org

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

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Conflict Resolution, Dialogue, Facilitation, Gender

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

Capacity Building, Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Research, Training

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

gender and return
intercommunity dialogue mechanisms
mediation in post-conflict societies