James Greyson's Page

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

It's important.

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

James is Senior Analyst at BlindSpot, an international think-tank designing radical policy-switches to tackle interconnected global problems. James has 2 decades of experience as a sustainability advisor and analyst, across a wide range of issues, working for small and large institutions internationally. James pursues his long-standing interest in global systems thinking and publishes mainly in the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme.

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

Global focus, not regional or national.

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?

Senior Analyst, BlindSpot

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.blindspot.org.uk

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

http://www.grosspeacefulproduct.org.uk

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

http://www.wiserearth.org

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

Education, Environment, Organizational Development, Peacekeeping, Psychosocial, Rule of Law, Security

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

Curriculum Development, Research, Qualitative Skills, Training

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

Policy-switches for 'global security'
Macro-economic tools for reversing dependence upon armed force.
Systemic approaches to resolving multiple global scale problems.

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

Greyson J, 2008. Systemic Economic Instruments for Energy, Climate and Global Security, NATO Science Programme. http://www.wiserearth.org/resource/view/c207c64b48349dfb20c5a5d3a6b...
Greyson J, (in press 2009). Seven Policy Switches for Global Security. NATO Science Programme. http://www.wiserearth.org/resource/view/2f007297ce994215d709c47f4c9...