Current Doctoral Students

Doctor of Philosophy, UPEACE Headquarters

Full Name

Country

Dissertation Proposal

Abhinav Kumar Mishra

India

AI for Peace: Legal Framework for Regulation of Robotics for Peace

Ana Elena Castillo

Costa Rica

Hate Speech in the Context of Social Engineering Processes and Its Limitations Regarding Freedom of Expression as a Human Right

Andrés Arturo Morales

Costa Rica

Peacebuilding Through Non-formal Education: Study of the Practices, Activities and Programmes of the World Scout Movement

Andrew Colin Mackay

United Kingdom

Cross-Border Illicit Financial Flows: The Role of Professional Non-financial Bodies as Enablers of Transnational Organized Crime

A-Young Moon

South Korea

Post Colonial Critical Pedagogy and Militarism – A Reading of Michael Apple’s Can Education Change Society

Baktygoul Koubanytch

Kyrgyzstan

International Protection of Internally Displaced Persons: A Case Study of Iraq

Beena Peter

India

Violence in the Migratory Process: Study of the Undocumented Migrants That Travel From South and Central America, and Mexico to United States.

Candido Modesto Bardalez

Belize

Creative Strategies to Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Belize: School – Community Partnerships

Cornelis Adelbertus Wiebering

The Netherlands

Resilient Online Dialogue for Peace

Clara Helene Ramin

Germany

River Rights as an Innovative Tool for Community Health and Environmental Peacebuilding in Latin America?

Emmanuella Mbongeh Langsi

Cameroon

An Assessment of the Contributions, Impact and Challenges of Inter-Religious Dialogue in Central African Republic Peacebuilding Efforts

Italo Ribeiro Alves

Brazil

The Application of the Cartagena Declaration and Other Potential Pathways to Protect Climate Change Forcibly Displaced Individuals in Brazil

Jarvas Benedict Zungumbia

South Sudan

Good Governance and Political Architecture for Newly Established States: The Republic of South Sudan as an Illustration

Jehyeok Jee

South Korea

Human Security in Yeonpyeong Island

Jill Huinder

United States

An Analysis of Economic-Inclusion Policies and Programs to Reduce Vulnerability of Marginalized Communities in the Global South to Modern Slavery / Human Trafficking

Justin David Voorhees

United States

Widening Access to Quality Higher Education for Migrants and Refugees in Emergency Contexts Through Effective Digital Learning Strategies

Kalden Munas

Sri Lanka

Transformative Capacities of Education for Peacebuilding in Sri Lanka

Ketevan Nozadze

United States

Measuring Environmental, Social and Economic Transformation in New Era of Sustainable Tourism

Kellie Quinn

United States

Entrepreneurship and Refugees

Keolebogile Lebogang Maruapula

Botswana

The Role of Women in Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Development: Gaps & Challenges & Lessons From Bayeyi Women of Botswana

Lani Mireya Anaya Jiménez

Mexico

No Peace Without Us: Mainstreaming the Youth, Peace, and Security in Latin America

Lisa Maria Peterson

United States

Formalized, Evidence-Based Programming for the Localisation Agenda

Mary Little

United States

Assessing Community Tourism Structures and Resilience in the Face of COVID-19

Megan Capp

United States

Protection of Children Whose Parents Are in Conflict With the Law

Michele Giovanardi

Italy

Mapping Uses and Regulation of Technology for Peace

Michelle Dina Helman

United States

Innovation in Peace and Health: Data Justice, Experiential Learning, and Evaluation

Michelle Renee Lillie

United States

Impact of Climate Change on Migration Drivers to the US / Mexico Border

Mikiko Sawanishi

Japan

UN Trust Funds: An Innovative Solution or an Impediment to the UN’s Core Principles of Equality, Collective Action, and Sustainability?

Mohammad Amin Rashedi

Iran

Mathematical Philosophy in Peace

Natasha Luckhardt

Canada

The Silence Massacre” (Chronic Kidney Disease Amongst Sugar Cane Workers in Nicaragua and El Salvador)

Oscar Eduardo Acuña Blanco

Costa Rica

The Case for Nuclear Technologies: Communicating International Policy on Sustainable Development

Paola Fonseca

Costa Rica

Social Impact Investment (SII) in Costa Rica: SII as a Way of Channelling New Resources Towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 2030 Agenda or Costa Rica

Peetah Bastien

Canada

Making Medicine: Understanding Blackfoot Epistemology Through Panpsychism/Quantum Theory

Philomena Talatu Zamani

Nigeria

Peace and Reconciliation Strategy in Kaduna State

Pushpi Ganganie Weerakoon

Sri Lanka

Protection for Migrants: Reparation for the Families of Diseased and Disappeared Migrants in Transition Through Non-jurisdictional Routes in Central Mediterranean Region

Raphael Asuliwonnu

Malawi

The Role of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Promoting Peacebuilding

Safiya Garba

Nigeria

Violence and Peacebuilding in Women’s Voices – Narratives and Peacebuilding Strategies Through Participatory Arts in Rural Kaduna State, Nigeria

Saidou Elhadji Hamani

Niger/Canada

Role of International Organizations in Promoting Peace and Sustainable Development in Conflict-Affected Countries in Africa: Case of Central African Republic

Salome Ntububa Mulangala

Democratic Republic of Congo

Preventing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Shahram Dehbozorgi

Iran

Monitoring and Evaluation in Peace Education: Development and Validation of a Comprehensive Package to Assess Peace Training

Sifan Jian

China

Most Needed Impact Investing Programs Amongst the Left-Behind-Women Communities in Rural Areas in Western China

Srishti Singh

India

Analysing Labour Standards within the realm of Human Rights and International Trade

Srruthi Lekha Raaja Elango

India

Politics and Administration of International Organisations – Impact on Development and Human Rights

Tiyamike Mkanthama

Malawi

Social Action, Empowerment and Self-Determined Development: A Case Study of the Bahá’í Approach to Social and Economic Development Within the Talamanca Bribri Territory

Tomoko Ohtsuki

Japan

The Relations Between Crisis and Promotion of Human Rights and Social Inclusion

Valerio Divitiis

Italy

Sports and Prevention of Violent Extremism

Yigu Liu

China

Localization and Internationalization of the Development of China’s Hainan Free-Trade Port Legal System and Explore the Effects of Chinese and Global Business Implications Under the Development.

Yumiko Shinya

Japan

Designing “Innovative Microfinance for Peacebuilding” in Post-conflict Countries: A Case Study Analysis for its Feasibility and Aid Effectiveness

Doctor of Philosophy with Specialization in Peace, Governance and Development, African Regional Programme

Full Name

Dissertation Proposal

Abdillahi Hassan Abdi

Governing Cross-Border Security in the Horn of Africa: The Case of Ethiopia-Somaliland Border

Abdisamad Mal

Politics of Regional Integration as a Peacebuilding Strategy in the Horn of Africa: Case Study of Ethiopia and Somaliland

Abdoulahi Odowa

An Analysis of Negotiated Security Governance in Somaliland

Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud

State Building Process in Somaliland: Understanding the Three Trajectories-Democratic Governance, Clan Hegemony and Political Islam

Nasir Mohamed Ali

State Fragility Nexus Migration in the Horn of Africa: A Case Study

Sied Muhumed Jibril

The Security and Development Nexus: The Case of Somaliland