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Cedric H. de Coning
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Cedric de Coning er forsker 1 i Forskningsgruppen for fred, konflikt og utvikling ved Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt (NUPI).
Han forsker på hvordan FN og andre multilaterale institusjoner bedre kan bidra til varig fred og sikkerhet, særlig gjennom mekling, fredsoperasjoner og fredsbygging. Med utgangspunkt i kompleksitetsteori har han utviklet Adaptive Peace (adaptiv fred), et rammeverk for å opprettholde fred og sikkerhet i en stadig mer urolig og uforutsigbar verdensorden.
Ved NUPI leder han flere internasjonale forskningsprosjekter om klima, fred og sikkerhet, om kunstig intelligens i freds- og sikkerhetsarbeid og om hvor godt fredsoperasjoner virker. Han bidrar også i programmet Training for Peace og i prosjektet UN Peace and Stabilisation Operations.
De Coning er seniorrådgiver for den sørafrikanske organisasjonen ACCORD og sjefredaktør for tidsskriftet African Journal on Conflict Resolution. Han har bakgrunn som sørafrikansk diplomat og har tjenestegjort i FNs fredsbevarende styrker. Han har hatt flere rådgiverroller for Den afrikanske union og FN, blant annet i FNs generalsekretærs rådgivende styre for FNs fredsbyggingsfond.
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2012 PhD, Applied Ethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Stellenbosch
2005 M.A., Conflict Management and Peace Studies, University of KwaZula-Natal
Arbeidserfaring
2020- Forsker I, NUPI 2012-2020 Seniorforsker, NUPI
2006-2012 Forsker, NUPI
2002- Seniorrådgiver (konsulent), ACCORD
2002 Opplæringsrådgiver, FNs avdeling for fredsbevarende operasjoner (DPKO)
2001-2002 Politisk rådgiver, FNs spesialutsendings kontor (Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, SRSG), FNs overgangsmyndighet i Øst-Timor (UNTAET)
1999-2001 Civil Affairs Officer for FNs overgangsmyndighet i Øst-Timor (UNTAET)
2000 Assisterende direktør, ACCORD
1997-1999 Leder for ACCORDs fredsbevaringprogram
1988-1997 Sør-Afrikas utenriksdepartement
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UNMISS County Support Bases: Peacekeeping–Peacebuilding Nexus at Work?
The initiative by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to establish County Support Bases (CSBs) in 35 counties, in addition to the presence it already has in 10 state capitals, reflects a new interest in UN peacekeeping operations in pursuing a greater nexus between peacekeeping and peacebuilding, especially at the local level. In principle, the CSBs are a positive development, representing a move towards focusing on areas where the need is greatest – but they have also given rise to several concerns. Internally, UNMISS has had to reassess how fast it can move and what it can achieve with the CSBs. The CSBs are intended to ‘facilitate the extension of state authority’, and serve as a vehicle for integration with the UN Country Team (UNCT), who are the ones who can actually bring tangible development and peace dividends to isolated rural areas. Externally, the CSBs are expected to have an enabling effect on the extension of state authority through co-location of UNMISS staff with government counterparts in the counties. Given the delays encountered in CSB construction, it is not yet possible to fully assess their impact, although partial presence and air movement has already facilitated what is often the only link between state authorities and rural communities. This policy brief focuses on exploring the conceptual thinking and vision behind the CSBs, the efforts to achieve greater integration between UNMISS and UNCT, the challenges UNMISS has been facing in developing the CSBs, and how the UN plans to use CSBs in the future.
CIVCAP, Emerging Powers and the Global South: Evidence for a New Phase of Engagement
Report of the Conference on Peacekeeping Vision 2015: Capabilities for Future Mandates
Coherence & Coordination: The Limits of the Comprehensive Approach
Moving Beyond the Technical: Facing up to Peacebuilding’s Inherent Contradictions