Researcher & Practitioner
Inclusive Peace Processes
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Youth, Peace & Security
About me
I am an international expert and researcher on inclusive peace and mediation processes, specialized in Youth, Peace & Security / youth political participation. With over a decade of practical and research experience, I have influenced the sector through extensive publications and training, shaping both international policy and national implementation strategies for youth engagement in peacemaking.
This includes initiating and leading the UN’s first global policy paper (‘We are Here: An Integrated Approach to Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes’), and subsequent five-year strategic plan, on youth-inclusive peace processes – as well as developing research on youth spaces of dialogue and mediation, youth-led civilian protection and ceasefire monitoring, and digital participation.
I have delivered facilitated and delivered numerous trainings on conflict transformation, inclusive dialogue and peacebuilding, and policy and advocacy strategies to diverse national and international stakeholders.
Originally from Bosnia-Herzegovina, I was based in Myanmar between 2015 and 2021, where I worked as both an independent consultant and Head of Programs with Search for Common Ground, supporting civil society and public participation in Myanmar’s national peace process, as well as interethnic community-led peacebuilding. I continue to engage on on youth, peace & security issues in the country and internationally.
I holds a Master’s in International Relations and Conflict Management from Johns Hopkins University and a Master’s in Advanced Studies on Mediation in Peace Processes from Zurich’s Centre for Security Studies.
