A – Associate CVs

Romanian-born Ina Curic is a trained sociologist, with a M.A. in Gender Studies from Babes-Bolyai University, Romania and a M.A. in Peace and Conflict Studies from the European Peace University, Austria. She has a solid background in peace and conflict research, gender studies and NGO management and more than ten years work experience in civil society organizations in different countries. Since 1999, Ina has provided numerous national and international training programmes and workshops on different topics related to organizational development, project management, peace, conflict and gender related issues in various settings: Romania, Bosnia & Hertzegovina, Croatia, Turkey. Her field experience with training, capacity building as well as gender and peace projects in post war and conflict areas extends to Former Yugoslavia, Iraq, and Burundi. International organizations for which she has provided training and consultancy include UN World Food Programme, International Medical Corps, Norwegian Council for Refugees.

David Swanson became a TFF Associate in August 2017. Here is everything about him from his very rich homepage DavidSwanson.org. David Swanson’s main focus is to abolish war and create a world based on non-violence – about which you can read a wealth of materials at WorldBeyondWar.org If you want to receive his newsletters and articles directly from himself, click here.

Mairead Corrigan Maguire Nobel Peace Laureate Co-founder, Peace People – Northern Ireland l976. Mairead Corrigan Maguire was awarded the l976 Nobel Peace Prize for her actions to help bring about peace and an end to the violence arising out of the ethnic/political conflict in her native Northern Ireland. She shares the award with Betty Williams. Mairead was the aunt of the three Maguire children who died as a result of being hit by an Irish Republican Army getaway car after its driver was shot by a British soldier. Mairead responded to the violence facing her family and community by organizing, together with Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown, massive peace demonstrations appealing for an end to the bloodshed, and a nonviolent solution to the conflict. Together, the three co-founded the Peace People, a movement committed to building a just and nonviolent society in Northern Ireland. The Peace People organized each week,...

Born July 5, 1986 Nationality Italian-Argentinean 2013-2015 Peace & Conflict Transformation (Masters Program) Masters of Advanced Studies at the World Peace Academy, Universität Basel 2012 Advanced Studies in Human Rights Education & Training (CAS Program) Pädagogischen Hochschule Zentralschweiz. Lucerne, Switzerland 2010-2012 Master of Art performances (In Clarinet, Orchestra and Chamber Music) Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland Mentoring and project management NGO PLAYforRIGHTS Organization series of human rights workshops and cultural activities aiming at creating and intersection between the arts, peacebuilding and human rights. Conceptualized, trained and mentored youth within the NGO Musica Para Todos Youth forums focusing civil society projects especially in music education as social inclusion in Argentinean slum communities Working experience in the artistic field (classic music) Neues Orchester Basel Theoretical knowledge & practical experience in peacebuilding and conflict transformation Publications related to art-based approaches in peacebuilding: 2014: Imagine the art of creating what does not exist....

Miko Peled became a TFF Associate in March 2015 Miko Peled is an Israeli writer and activist living in the US. He was born and raised in Jerusalem.  Driven by a personal family tragedy to explore Palestine, its people and their narrative he has written a book about his journey called “The General’s Son, Journey of an Israeli in Palestine.” In the forward to the book, Pulitzer prize winner Alice Walker writes: “There are few books on the Palestine/Israel issue that seem as hopeful to me as this one…There is a short video featuring Peled on Youtube that is well worth viewing. The video can be found on his blog“ Jim Miles of Foreign Policy Journal writes in his review: “There are many powerful books written on the topic of Palestine/Israel but few if any are as masterfully written as Miko Peled’s “The General’s Son.”” The book covers the work in...

Gareth Porter became a TFF Associate in January 2015 Gareth Porter is an independent investigative journalist and historian who specialises in covering issues related to the U.S. national security state. His books on the Vietnam War and the Iran nuclear issue have reflected a new approach to understanding the outcomes of U.S. national security policy in terms of the institutional and personal interests of the decision-makers. Porter was the winner of the 2012 Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, named after the renowned American foreign correspondent Martha Gellhorn, given annually by the UK-based Gellhorn Trust for journalism that uncovers government lies and propaganda. He covered U.S. policy toward Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Syria for Inter Press Service from 2004 to 2014, and his stories were widely republished on news sites such as Huffington Post, Truthout, Antiwar.com and Counterpunch. Since late 2014, Porter has been writing a weekly column of news analysis...

Jens-Jørgen Nielsen became TFF Associate in May 2014 jensjorgenmeister@gmail.com Basic facts Nationality: Danish Married status: Married with 2 children to Yelena since 1992 (She is Russian, born in Estonia). Current employment: Assistant professor with Niels Brock Department for Business Studies. Besides I run my own small business as consultant in the field of managing culture clashes and conflict management and consultant for Danish export firms. Moreover I am the author of several books, the latest being: På egne præmisser – Putins nye Rusland (On its own terms – Putin´s New Russia). Date of Birth: 12.09. 1949

jmair@posteo.de Education 2011 – 2013Master of Advanced Studies in Peace Studies and Conflict Transformation,World Peace Academy – swisspeace Academy, Basel University. 2009 – 2010Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (Sociology, Anthropology, Ecology, Psychology,Philosophy, Global Studies), California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA, USA.