Patrik Shirak's Page

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

I have worked for over two years with the Peacebuilding & Development Institute in Washington, DC, designing and coordinating a wide variety of trainings regarding issues on peacebuilding and conflict resolution.

In Abkhazia, I worked with HALO Trust--the demining organization there. Later in Georgia, I was a short-term consultant with IOM.

My master's thesis was on the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, more specifically on the failure of third party efforts to facilitate a settlement.

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

Abkhazia, Georgia, Poland, Ecuador, USA

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

USA

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

Peacebuilding & Development Institute

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

Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution

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

Program Design, Program Administration, Research

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

Abkhazia, Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, Caucasus

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

Failure of Third Party Mediation in the Georgian-Abkhaz Conflict