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  • Josiah // April 10, 2009 at 3:58 am | Reply

    Hello-

    Very interesting website you have here. I am a grad student at the Korbel School in Int’l Studies, at the U of Denver, taking a class in forecasting. As my paper for the class is based on forecasting political instability, I plan to access this website extensively over the coming weeks. I am curious if you know of any programs accessible over the internet that forecast political instability.

  • Temesghen Kubrom // June 4, 2009 at 5:47 pm | Reply

    Hallo,

    Like Josiah, let me start with by apprciating the web site for providing such indepth ideas. I am a post graduate student of Friedensforschung und Internationale Poltik at the uni of Tuebingen/ Germany. I am on my last semester preparing for my gradthesis. My Idea is to access the CEWARN in IGAD, its effectivness and its role in conflictmanagement of the region. Till now I have managed to read some works on the subject of conflict prognostation. And Like Josiah, I am going to use and share my ideas. I would appriciate your help.

    Temesghen K.

    • Patrick Philippe Meier // June 6, 2009 at 6:02 pm | Reply

      Hi Temesghen,

      Many thanks for your note and great to read that you are interested in assessing CEWARN. Please email me: patrick dot meier at tufts dot edu with specific questions and I’ll do my best help.

  • Croos // June 7, 2009 at 8:17 am | Reply

    Dear Sir,

    I’m Croos from sri lanka. I’m currently working at FCE which works with an third generation early warning system. i also handle the system and involve in the Early Warning team. I have been following this conversation on EW&ER and the concept of a 4th generation system.

    I would like to study more about the EW & ER system and specialized in this field. is there any opportunity to do a masters or post graduate degree in this field. I did my first degree in sociology in University of Peradeniya. is there any chance of getting scholarship for such studies. It would help me to learn more about this field which is more important in the coming years in sri lanka.

    looking forward your reply.

    Best regards
    Croos

    • Patrick Philippe Meier // June 7, 2009 at 1:04 pm | Reply

      Dear Croos,

      Many thanks for your email and great to know you’re working at FCE. I have not found any masters/post-graduate degrees in conflict early warning but would recommend the Institute for Conflict Analysis at George Mason:

      http://icar.gmu.edu

      Please email me and I will put you in touch with the Dean of the Institute. I will also send you a copy of the syllabus I developed for a course on conflict early warning.

      All the best,
      Patrick

  • Patrick Philippe Meier // June 7, 2009 at 7:37 pm | Reply

    Hi All, I’ve just written a blog post entitled “Where to Study Conflict Early Warning?”:

    http://earlywarning.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/where-to-study-conflict-early-warning/

    I hope you find it useful.

    Thanks,
    Patrick

  • Temesghen Kubrom // July 27, 2009 at 5:28 pm | Reply

    Dear Patrick and readers,

    Just like I mentioned above, I am a post grad student writting my thesis in University of Tuebingen ( germany). I am trying to convince my professors to work on CEWARN. My Idea is to write a discriptive ( on genesis of the organization, institution and indicator formation and evaluation etc) and a explanatory ( effectivness and as to why and what the factors are, that contributed to it) approches.

    The scepticism from part of my institution ( a known university with Institutionalist approch) is weather we can measure the effectiveness of such a system ( CEW) and if there are adequate theoretical framework to begine with. what they would eager to see is, to analyse the institution and hence try to answer the research question: why states cooperate ? ( a classic institutionalist approch) . I would be Grateful to read your opinions on that.

    Temesghen Kubrom

  • Eric Frenkil // November 8, 2009 at 10:19 pm | Reply

    Dear Patrick,

    I am one of those lowly undergrads who are interested in the discipline of conflict prevention. My studies thus far have centered around African politics (Sudan and the neighboring countries) but I find myself pulled towards conflict prevention for many of the same reasons that you’ve discussed in your blog.

    Multiple times, you mention frustration that your blog is without company, that online discussion of the CP discipline is still lacking. I agree with that sentiment and am building a website to serve as a research portal – including articles, important researchers and practitioners outlined, some interviews, and a blog of my own on the subject. This will serve to help me organize and direct my studies, but also may be useful to others pursuing their own research. The current draft of the website is listed above although there is little posted at the moment.

    I’m in Cairo right now, so calling is difficult. But I would enjoy having a chance to Skype to discuss your experiences in conflict prevention, seek advice on my own entry to the discipline, and possibly hear your thoughts on the type of information that your readers have found most useful.

    Maybe we can communicate and pick a time?

    Best wishes,
    Eric Frenkil

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