• Dates (from – to)

since 2003

• Name and address of employer

Austrian Peace Centre, Stadtschlaining/Burgenland, and

Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (Civil Peace Service) , Bonn 

• Type of business or sector

Masters Course on Peace and Conflict Transformation

Trainings for international peace-keeping missions

• Occupation or position held

Lecturer

• Main activities and responsibilities

Teaching, Training

• Dates (from – to)

2002 - 2003

• Name and address of employer

European Network for Civil Peace Services EN.CPS, and

Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (Civil Peace Service) , Bonn 

• Type of business or sector

Feasibility study on multinational Civil Peace Service project in Cyprus

• Occupation or position held

Consultant / Researcher

• Main activities and responsibilities

Consultations in Cyprus with peace initiatives and other civil society organizations of the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot community; conflict analysis; assessment of political context, needs and chances; draft of project design, in communication with Cypriot partner organizations; consultations within partner organizations of EN.CPS and setup of international steering committee; fundraising

• Dates (from – to)

1995 – 2002

• Name and address of employer

Deutsche Evangelische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Erwachsenenbildung e.V.

(= Association of German Protestant Adult Education)
Emil-von-Behring-Str. 3, D-60439 Frankfurt/M

• Type of business or sector

Political adult education

• Occupation or position held

Head of unit

• Main activities and responsibilities

Coordination and representation of Protestant Adult Education in the field of political education; training, counseling, excursions for staff members; fundraising; co-editor and –author of  corporate publications; conferences; assistance to board and executive in management of the association

• Dates (from – to)

1993 – 1994

• Name and address of employer

Institute of Political Science, University of Vienna

• Type of business or sector

Political Science

• Occupation or position held

Visiting professor

• Main activities and responsibilities

Lectures in International Relations and European Integration; examinations; conferences

• Dates (from – to)

1985 - 1992

• Name and address of employer

Evangelische Akademie Hofgeismar, Schlösschen Schönburg, D-34382 Hofgeismar

(Protestant Academy = Seminar Centre for Adult Education)

• Type of business or sector

Law and Politics

• Occupation or position held

Seminar Conductor

• Main activities and responsibilities

Planning, organizing, conducting and evaluating ca. 100 seminars on law, politics, social philosophy and psychology, culture; assisting in  the conduction of the Academy, in representation and publications; conferences

• Dates (from – to)

1990

• Name and address of employer

Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen

• Type of business or sector

Political Science

• Occupation or position held

Visiting professor

• Main activities and responsibilities

Lectures on Political Sociology of developing countries

• Dates (from – to)

1981 - 1984

• Name and address of employer

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG, Bonn

(German Research Foundation)

• Type of business or sector

Research Political Science

• Occupation or position held

Heisenberg Scholarship

• Main activities and responsibilities

Research on International Relations, State and Social Movements in Latin America, Political Sociology and Psychology of New Social Movements; conferences

• Dates (from – to)

1973 – 1981

• Name and address of employer

Latin American Institute, Free University of Berlin

• Type of business or sector

Political Sociology of Latin America

• Occupation or position held

Assistant professor

• Main activities and responsibilities

Lecturing and research on Latin American (LA) economy, state and society; focus: Theories of underdevelopment, military government, social movements; orientation and examinations for students; participation in conducting the Institute; co-editor and Author of publications; various field research visits to LA; organization of student excursions to LA; conferences; vice chair of the central Teaching Commission of the Free University of Berlin

• Dates (from – to)

1971 – 1973

• Name and address of employer

Sonderforschungsbereich Lateinamerika-Forschung (Research Focus on Latin America), University of Hamburg

• Type of business or sector

Research on Political Sociology of Latin America

• Occupation or position held

Researcher in project on “Spatial Structures of Power in Central America”

• Main activities and responsibilities

Research project on the political function of middle towns in Latin America; half year field research in Guatemala; conferences; participation in the conduction of the Research Focus

• Dates (from – to)

1967 - 1971

• Name and address of employer

Volkswagenwerk Foundation: PhD Scholarship

Iberoamerican Institute Hamburg: Research Contract

• Type of business or sector

Political Structures in Latin America

• Occupation or position held

Researcher

• Main activities and responsibilities

3-years field research in Argentina for Doctoral Dissertation on military government in Argentina (1967 – 1969); writing the Dissertation (1970 – 71)

• Dates (from – to)

since 2004

• Name and type of organisation

Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (Civil Peace Service) , Bonn 

• Principal activities and tasks

Chairperson

• Dates (from – to)

2000 - 2004

• Name and type of organisation

Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (Civil Peace Service) , Bonn 

• Principal activities and tasks

Consultant in International Relations, especially with EU institutions and liaison offices of European peace organizations in Brussels

• Dates (from – to)

2000 - 2004

• Name and type of organisation

Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (Civil Peace Service) , Bonn 

• Principal activities and tasks

Member of the Advisory Board

• Dates (from – to)

since 1999

• Name and type of organisation

European Network for Civil Peace Services EN.CPS

• Principal activities and tasks

Member of the Steering Committee: Networking; co-organizing Annual Meetings; representation; liaison with german member organisation Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V., Bonn

• Dates (from – to)

1995 – 2000

• Name and type of organisation

Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V. (Civil Peace Service) , Bonn ( initially Minden )

• Principal activities and tasks

Member of the Board: Co-founder and –organizer; development of concepts and institutional design;  political alliances and advocacy; conferences, publications

• Dates (from – to)

since 1997

• Name and type of organisation

Theodor-Heuss-Stiftung (Foundation for the Advancement of Civic Culture), Stuttgart

• Principal activities and tasks

Member of the Advisory Council

• Dates (from – to)

1995 - 2003

• Name and type of organisation

Mehr Demokratie e.V. (Association for the Advancement of Referenda in Germany), Berlin

• Principal activities and tasks

Member of the Advisory Council

• Dates (from – to)

1991 - 1994

• Name and type of organisation

Kuratorium für einen demokratisch verfassten Bund deutscher Länder (Association for an equitable reunification of Germany based on federalism and democracy)

• Principal activities and tasks

Member of the Board; drafting and advocacy for a new German constitution strengthening participation; conferences, publications; expert on participation /referenda for the Joint Constitutional Commission of Parliament

• Dates (from – to)

1982 - 1984

• Name and type of organisation

Netzwerk Friedenssteuer e.V. (Association for the Boycott of Taxes for Armament)

• Principal activities and tasks

Co-organization; conferences, publications

• Dates (from – to)

1973 – 1981

• Name and type of organisation

Chile Solidarity Campaign, Berlin

Forschungs- und Dokumentationszentrum Chile-Lateinamerika FDCL (Centre of Research and Documentation on Chile and Latin America), Berlin

• Principal activities and tasks

Co-founder and organizer; political alliances and advocacy; events, conferences, publications; Co-founder and 1st president of study centre FDCL

• Date, Association

since 2003: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Entwicklungspolitischer Gutachter AGEG, Kirchheim/Teck

(Association of Development Consultants)

• Date, Association

since 1999: Deutsche Plattform für Zivile Konfliktbearbeitung

(German Platform for Civil Conflict Transformation)

• Date, Association

since 1999: European Network for Civil Peace Services EN.CPS

• Date, Association

since 1995: Mehr Demokratie e.V., Berlin

(Association for the Advancement of Referenda in Germany)

• Date, Association

since 1995: Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst e.V., Bonn

(Forum Civil Peace Service)

• Date, Association

since 1979: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft

(German Association for Political Science)

• Dates (from – to)

2004

• Name of educational institution

Peacebuilding Research and Advice Dr. Thania Paffenholz, Bern/Switzerland

• Principal subjects

Training Course: Peace and Conflict Impact Assessment Systems (PCIAS)

• Title of qualification awarded

Certificate

• Dates (from – to)

2004

• Name of educational institution

Zentrum für Internationale Friedenseinsätze ZIF, Berlin

(Center for International Peacekeeping Missions)

• Principal subjects

Training Course: International Election Observation

• Title of qualification awarded

Certificate

• Dates (from – to)

1981

• Name of educational institution

Free University of Berlin, Department of Sociology

• Principal subjects

Sociology

• Title of qualification awarded

Habilitation (Post-Doctoral Degree)

• Dates (from – to)

1978

• Name of educational institution

Free University of Berlin, Department of Political Science

• Principal subjects

Political Science

• Title of qualification awarded

Habilitation (Post-Doctoral Degree)

• Dates (from – to)

1972

• Name of educational institution

University of Hamburg, Department of Law

• Principal subjects

Law and Political Science

• Title of qualification awarded

PhD in Law

• Dates (from – to)

1961 - 1966

• Name of educational institution

Universities of Frankfurt, Tübingen, Würzburg

• Principal subjects

Law and Political Science

• Title of qualification awarded

1. Juristisches Staatsexamen (University Diploma in Law)

• Dates (from – to)

1961

• Name of educational institution

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik, Bonn (German Association for Foreign Politics)

• Principal subjects

International Relations

• Title of qualification awarded

3-months internship

• Dates (from – to)

1953 -1961

• Name of educational institution

Ludwig-Georgs-Gymnasium, Darmstadt

• Principal subjects

High School

• Title of qualification awarded

Abitur (High School graduation)

• Dates (from – to)

1953

• Name of educational institution

Elementary School, Boston/Mass.

• Principal subjects

4-months as guest pupil in an Elementary School in USA

• Dates (from – to)

1948 - 53

• Name of educational institution

Elementary School

Mother tongue

German

Other languages

English

Portuguese

• Reading skills

Excellent

• Reading skills

Excellent

• Writing skills

Excellent

• Writing skills

Basic

• Verbal skills

Excellent

• Verbal skills

Good

Spanish

French

• Reading skills

Excellent

• Reading skills

Good

• Writing skills

Excellent

• Writing skills

Basic

• Verbal skills

Excellent

• Verbal skills

Good

Social skills

and competences

Excellent competences in communication, including in an international and intercultural context, acquired through

-          a total of five year living abroad

-          life-long experience as lecturer, seminar conductor and in adult education

-          many years of participation in civil society organisations

Organisational skills

and competences

Excellent organisational skills, including in an international and intercultural context, acquired through

-          many years of seminar organisation

-          many years of participation in civil society organisations, some of them with international outreach, frequently in administrative functions

Technical skills

and competences

Computer: Word, Power Point, Internet

Varied interests and skills in handicrafts

Artistic skills

and competences

Interests and skills in music; playing violin and guitar

Interests and skills in writing

Other skills

and competences.

Interests and skills in history, esp. history of culture and thought

Interests and skills in psychology, esp. Analytical and Social Psychology

Interests for architecture and arts

Driving licence(s)

Motorcycles, Automobiles, small trucks