Marc Saxer's Page

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

Professionally working in the firled of global security. We try to promote an legal, institutional and instrumnetal environment for successful peacekeeping/ peacebuilding,. We facilitate policy maker/ expert to draw lessons learnt and refine strategies and policies.

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

Marc Saxer is Co-Coordinator of the Dialogue in Globalization program. He is head of desk for global security at the Department for Development Policy. His work focuses on global and regional governance mechanisms. Before joining the FES in 2005, he implemented projects for Transparency International and for FES in Pakistan. Previous assignments at FES headquarters include the coordination of a project of political party assistance. Marc Saxer holds a Masters of Law from Hamburg University and a Masters in Political Science from Free University of Berlin.

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?

Head of Desk, Global Security, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

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

http://www.fes-globalization.org

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

Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Development

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

Intervention

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

Criteria for Intervention (R2P), Redefinition of state sovereignty, rising powers