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 Research from the Ford Institute for Human Security was recently published in Foreign Policy. The article appeared in the section Prime Numbers, entitled "Soldiers of Misfortune". The article, written by Elizabeth Dickinson, uses original findings and charts from the Ford Institute's recent publication, "Protecting Civilians: Key Determinants in the Effectiveness of a Peacekeeping Force" (March 2009). Research published in Foreign Policy was part of a grant study funded by the United States Institute of Peace.
The article can be found on Foreign Policy's website and is available for download here.  The Ford Institute for Human Security is pleased to announce the publication of its latest report, Protecting Civilians: Key Determinants in the Effectiveness of a Peacekeeping Force. This work was funded by the United States Institute of Peace under grant number 404366, entitled 'What Makes a Camp Safe? The Protection of Civilians in IDP and Refugee Camps.'
Click here to review the full report.  The Ford Institute for Human Security is pleased to announce the appointment of Taylor B. Seybolt to the position of Interim Director of the Ford Institute for Human Security. Seybolt recently joined the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs as an Assistant Professor. His research interests include humanitarian intervention, the responsibility to protect civilians from violence, and network analysis of organizational coordination. He teaches courses on human security, ethnic conflict, and conflict resolution. more »
 The Ford Institute for Human Security is pleased to announce the publishing of the fourth policy brief in a series on the effectiveness of peacekeepers in protecting displaced persons and refugees, entitled Porous Borders and the Insecurity of Civilians: Cross-border Violence in Darfur and Eastern Chad. This report reflects findings drawn from the third phase of an expansive, continued study, funded by the United States Institute of Peace. Click here to review full report.  The Ford Institute for Human Security is pleased to announce the publishing of the third policy brief in a series on the effectiveness of peacekeepers in protecting displaced persons and refugees, entitled Does Force Composition Matter? Determining if the Relative Homogeneity of a Peacekeeping Operation Leads to Decreased Attacks on Civilians. This report reflects findings drawn from the third phase of an expansive, continued study, funded by the United States Institute of Peace. Click here to review the full report.  The Ford Institute for Human Security is pleased to announce the publishing of the second policy brief in a series on the effectiveness of peacekeepers in protecting displaced persons and refugees, entitled Simply a Matter of Timing? Examining the Effectiveness of Peacekeeper Deployment During Different Phases of a Conflict. This report reflects findings drawn from the third phase of an expansive, continued study, funded by the United States Institute of Peace.Click here to review the full report.  The Ford Institute for Human Security is pleased to announce the publishing of the first policy brief in a series on the effectiveness of peacekeepers in protecting displaced persons and refugees, entitled Does Deployment Matter? Examining the Conditions under which Peacekeeping Missions Effectively Protect Displaced Persons and Refugees. This report reflects findings drawn from the third phase of an expansive, continued study, funded by the United States Institute of Peace.Click here to review the full report.  The Ford Institute for Human Security is pleased to announce the publishing of a final report on What Makes a Camp Safe: The Protection of Children from Abduction in Internally Displaced Persons and Refugee Camps. This report reflects findings drawn from the second phase of an expansive, continued study, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Government of Canada. Click here to review full report. Paul Nelson, Associate Professor of International Development, has been awarded $275,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation. The grant will fund a three-year project, "Religious Institutions and Voices in International Development," and project activities include two research projects on the roles of religion and of religious and faith-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in shaping development and human rights policy, and editing a book on religion and development. more »  * We extend our sincere thanks to the Pitt Magazine for allowing us to post this link. 
The two-day workshop was the fourth in a series organized by the Ford Institute for Human Security in conjunction with Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (Sciences Po, Paris). Planning for the workshop also involved special collaboration by LOCALMULTIDEM (Multicultural Democracy and Immigrants Social Capital in Europe: Participation, Organizational Networks, and Public Policies at the Local Level), a research network funded by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION under Framework Programme 6. more »
On June 4, Professor Simon Reich, director of the Ford Institute for Human Security, delivered a presentation to State Department officials from two bureaus: The 'Population, Refugees and Migration' bureau and the 'Democracy, Rights and Labor' bureau. This briefing was based upon findings of an expansive, continued study on What Makes a Camp Safe? The Protection of Children from Abduction in Internally Displaced Persons and Refugee Camps. more » |
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