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Mr. Ladislas Bizimana is originally from Rwanda but has resided in
Europe since 1995. He is a pre-doctoral fellow for the EDPS
Democracy Porject team at Bradfrod University. In recent years, he
has been a research student in Peace Studies at the Department of
Peace Studies, University of Bradford (UK). His doctoral project
focuses on post Rwanda's genocide doctrines and mechanisms of
Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution with special reference to
sub-Saharan Africa. His research explores, among other issues, the
potential and limits of external contribution to the building of
African Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution capabilities. In this
regard, he closely follows the current formative debates and foreign
policy-making developments around a European Common Foreign and
Security Policy (EU CFSP) and mechanisms, in order to assess the
extent to which the EU could better assist in preventing and
resolving crises in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ladislas holds a BA in Modern Languages (National University of
Rwanda, NUR), an MA in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies
(European Peace University Centre, EPU, Austria), a Diploma in
International Humanitarian Assistance (University of Deusto, Spain),
a Diploma in Research Methods in Social Sciences and Humanities
(University of Bradford, UK), a Certificate in International
Civilian Peace-Keeping and Peace-Building Training, IPT, (Austrian
Studies Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, ASPR, Austria),
and a Professional Certificate in TV Broadcasting Journalism
(Belgian Radio-Television Station Training Centres, Belgium).
His professional experience includes: a research fellowship and
assistance to the Co-ordinator of the Humanitarian Studies Unit at
the Pedro Arrupe Institute of Human Rights, University of Deusto,
Spain, (1997-1999); languages teaching at 'Groupe Scolaire de
Kabare' (Misericordiae Brothers College), Rwanda (1989-1991); stays
as a full-time reporter at the National Television of Rwanda
(1992-1993), and at the Reporters Without Borders-founded 'RADIO
AGATASHYA' in the African Great Lakes Region (1994-1995). At this
latter, he served as editor-in-chief for the news in French. RADIO
GATASHYA ('Good News Radio' in Kinyarwanda: Rwandans' mother tongue)
was the first independent humanitarian radio project, created with a
view to assisting humanitarian relief activities in the aftermath of
the Rwandan genocide and to countering hate propaganda.
Ladislas has participated in various conferences, seminars and
workshops related to mass media, humanitarian assistance and
conflict resolution. He has published: Conflict in the African Great
Lakes region. A critical analysis of regional and international
involvement. Bilbao: University of Deusto, 1999; 'La África
sub-Sahariana: entre ilusión y desesperanza' ('sub-Saharan Africa:
between illusion and despair'), INETEMAS (Publication of the
Trans-national Studies Institute of Cordoba, Spain), Year VI, No 14,
1999. He has good knowledge and use of French, English and Spanish
languages.
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