Noa Zanolli's Page

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

The indispensible necessity of peace and the absurdity of war

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

Dr. Noa Zanolli is Swiss, a teacher/trainer, cultural anthropologist, mediator/facilitator and consultant. She has worked in conflict resolution and mediation education, primarily in Europe and the U.S.; and in international development, humanitarian assistance, and peacebuilding, primarily in Africa. She has published numerous articles and several books and teaching units.
She can be reached at: nzanolli@reconfigure.ch.

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

USA; Africa: Tanzania, Great Lakes Region, Rwanda, Burundi, Nigeria. Europe: Switzerland, Germany, Italy.

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

Switzerland

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

Consultant, trainer in conflict resolution, mediation and peacebuilding, writer.

What is your personal or organizational website?

http://www.reconfigure.ch

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

http://www.mediate.com

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

http://www.ted.com

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

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, Development, Education, Psychosocial, Peacebuilding, Youth

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

Evaluation, Program Design, Training, Intervention

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

1) The Shifting Grounds of Conflict and Peacebuilding: Stories and Lessons -- A Memoir by Ambassaor John W. McDonald written with Noa Zanolli; Lexington Books; July 2008;
ISBN 0-7391-2425-0
2): I have a Dream – A Conversation between President George W. Bush and Sheikh Osama bin Laden --- (A Political and Serious Satire)
Published: April 2008, 45 pages
Publisher: IUniverse and Dialogue Publication, Reconfigure
Price: USD 8.95 Order at: Barnes & Noble; Ingram; Amazon.com
ISBN: 0-595-50299-7 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0-595-61455-8 (eBook)
For other publications, please see articles and book page on www.reconfigure.ch