FABIO ANDRES's Page

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

I HAVE STUDIED THE SUBJECT SINCE 2003

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

I AM A TEACHER AT THE UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES IN BOGOTA COLOMBIA, I'VE USED ENGINEERING METHODLOGIES TO STUDY THE CONFLICT AND MODEL IT IN ORDER TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IT

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

COLOMBIA

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

COLOMBIA

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

UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

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

Conflict Resolution, Conflict Mainstreaming, Development, Internally Displaced, Terrorism

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

Research

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

THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT

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

Towards a System Dynamics Model of De Soto’s Theory on Informal Economy. Paper presented on The 2007 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society

Rethinking the Conflict Trap: Systems Dynamics as a Tool to understanding civil wars -THE CASE OF COLOMBIA- Paper presented on The 2008 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society

Magical Realism: the evolution of paramilitary forces in Colombia. Paper accepted on The 2009 International Conference of the System Dynamics Society