Fran R Banks's Page

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

The realisation that it is not enough to be against violence and injustice but it is important to be for something and become active in finding ways to resolution. Wish to use my experience and training in the Northern Irish/Irish conflict in any conflict arena, especially Israel/Palestine, the Balkans and Sri Lanka.

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

I have been a peace campaigner and founding member of an anti paramilitary violence in Ireland in 1993 ( Peace '93) and went on to become the Programme Director of Glencree Reconciliation Centre in Dublin where I was actively involved in the design and management and delivery of a wide range of programmes which included politicans, womens groups, youth groups and initiated a victims programme. I hold an MPhil in Peace & Conflict studies from Trinity College Dublin.

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

Ireland & Northern Ireland & UK in 1990s
Also have worked with Israel & Palestine which I have visited.
Belgium and Armenia & Azerbjan and Bosnia

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

Ireland and Austria

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

MA in European Peace Univesity Austria

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

http://Pros and Cons

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

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Gender, Youth, Education, Civil Society, Organizational Development

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

Training, Evaluation, Program Design, Program Administration, Intervention, Research

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

transfer of some particular programme initiatives in which I was actively involved in Ireland/Northern Ireland to Israeli/Palestininan conflict and possibly to Sri Lanka

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

Thesis on Victims of the Conflict in Ireland 1969 to 1999, under discussion with a publisher