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Mathis Hampel holds a PhD in Social Science and Public Policy from King's College London. Trained as a natural scientist with a BSc in Ecosystem Analysis from Lund University, and an MSc in Physical Geography from Exeter University, Mathis became more and more interested in the politics of global governance. As science student equipped with expert knowledge of both the science and the politics of, inter alia, climate change and geoengineering, he is particularly interested in how knowledge and social order are co-produced across space and time.
Gianna has a degree in Law, and graduate degrees in Social Policy and in International Relations. She also took courses in data journalism, teaching skills, training for trainers, critical thinking, electoral observation, conflict mediation. She collaborated with NGOs in Belgrade, Prishtina, Lisbon, and is a conflict mediator, editor, proofreader and translator. She is a member of the Coordinating Collective of DiEM25 - Democracy in Europe Movement and a member of the European Forum for Restorative Justice.
Michele Federle is currently pursuing a Master's degree in International Economic Policy at Sciences Po Paris, France. He was also a student at the Scuola di Politiche, Rome, the public policy school founded by former Italian PM Enrico Letta. Among his professional experiences are included internships at the Deutsche Bundesbank in Frankfurt and at the Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung in Mannheim, Germany. His research interests encompass global financial governance, European integration and macroeconomics.
Ays is currently working towards her PhD at Ghent University, Faculty of Law, Department of European Public and International Law. Her PhD topic concerns the legal protection of urban biodiversity. Ays also works as a consultant on biosafety regulations and WTO at the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations.
I am a Kenyan national currently pursuing an MA in Public Policy and Administration. I am currently working with an international refugee-serving organization Kenya as the regional advocacy officer covering five countries in Eastern Africa. Previously, I have worked with organizations promoting human rights and civil society development both in Kenya and in the islands of the South Pacific (Vanuatu and Fiji). My interests include democratization in Africa, African foreign policies, immigration and asylum policies and sustainable development.
After graduating from Università Cattolica in Milan, Francesca attended a MSc in Political Economy of Europe at the London School of Economics and she is now about to obtain her Master degree in International Economic Policy from Sciences Po Paris. Before her internship at Politheor, she interned at the Representation of the European Commission in the UK. Her main research interests include the International Monetary System, Financial Regulation and European Governance.
Simon Marijsse holds both a Master's degree in Public Policy and one in Philosophy (from Ghent University and KU Leuven). After having worked as post lauream researcher at the Jean Jacobs Institute in Bologna, he chose to specialize in Conflict & Development Studies at Ghent University. Inspired by live field work in the Middle-East, Simon currently aims at bridging local grass roots developments with new modes of globalization and rhetorical analysis of policy mechanisms. His interests involve EU foreign policy, historical and contemporary Arab-West relations, and the modalities of subjectivity, identity and state-building practices in the wider MENA region.
Sanja Sontor
Sanja Sontor is a founder and CEO of EduManufaktura, a non-profit organization whose aim is to increase the public awareness and available information across the Balkans on the opportunities and advantages of international higher education. Before founding EduManufaktura, Sanja worked as an analyst and a consultant for international companies and government agencies in the US and in Portugal. Her main professional interests include social policy and welfare state, with an emphasis on education and immigration. Sanja holds a Master of Public Policy degree from the Hertie School of Governance and a Master's degree in Economics and Business from the University of Zagreb, where she was also awarded a degree in Portuguese language and literature.
Ahmad Shariq holds a Bachelor in Business Management from Bangalore University, India and is currently in his second year of the Public Policy Masters program at ADA University, Azerbaijan. He is interested in environmental policies, green solutions to different environmental issues and sustainable development of natural resources.
Athena Tacet
Athena Tacet is a journalist and editor specializing in foreign affairs, human rights and socio-political issues. Her writings have appeared in Al Jazeera English, The Huffington Post, Slate Magazine, and Embassy Magazine, a weekly Canadian foreign policy newspaper. She holds a BA in political science, a Certificate in Modern Arabic language and culture, a Graduate diploma in journalism and undertook a Master's degree in public policy at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her interests include the EU foreign policy, issues related to immigration and asylum policies, as well as nationalism and identity politics in Europe.
Natasha Emily Foote
Natasha holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Bristol and an MA in Environment, Development and Policy from the University of Sussex. She has a particular interest in issues of food production and alternative approaches to agriculture, as well as in conservation, notably the ways in which human and conservation interests conflict.
Karina Oborune
In 2012 and 2014 Karina Oborune was employed as a research assistant at University of Oxford and in 2013 and 2014-2015 as a researcher at University of Latvia and at University of Lucerne. In May 2014 she was employed at EU-Vox project and in 2012-2013 worked at the headquarters of ESN as a researcher at ESNSurvey team. She has received her BA degree from the University of Latvia and participated in the Erasmus exchange at Sciences Po in France, she has received her Masters in Political Science, Economics and Law from the University of Basel in Switzerland and at CEU in Budapest, Hungary. Ms. Oborune is currently a PhD Candidate in Political Science at University of Latvia, and member of EPSA, IAPSS, EUSA, UACES and BAICE. She has presented at 22 international conferences including University of Cambridge, EP Model in Strasbourg, UN Model in New York and is author of more than 11 academic publications.
Irene Zugasti
Irene Zugasti is a journalist and a political scientist from Madrid, who conducted her studies of Political Sciences and Public Administration in Complutense University in Madrid and Charles University in Prague. She holds an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy of the Diplomat School of Spain, where she focused her research on Gender and IR studies. Nowadays she works in the Government Office for Gender Based Violence in Spain, while she continues researching Gender issues in the European arena.
Jonathan Volt
Jonathan has studied Political Science and Economics at Lund University, where he recently graduated in the top of his class with a two-year Master's degree in Political Science. He has practical experience from the Earth System Governance Project, where he conducted research on the Sustainable Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda. Among other things, he wrote a well-liked opinion piece on Public-Private Partnerships and the SDGs.He was also responsible for the project's different social media channels and the website linked to the SDGs. Furthermore, Jonathan has gathered experience from the UNFCCC secretariat in Bonn where he worked as an intern for six months in the Mitigation, Data & Analysis (MDA) Programme. During his time in Bonn he supported the MDA programme in preparing for the first Multilateral Assessment process, which was finalized at the SBI41 session in Lima 2014. Jonathan prepared and presented a praised presentation to the secretariat containing his analysis of the Multilateral Assessment process. Jonathan also supported the work on the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) process and its related multilateral negotiations held in Bonn October 2014. Before that, he was working as an assisting project manager for a national health care project, initiated by Region Skåne, aiming to improve different processes within the Swedish health care system. The project was the first of its kind and enhanced the interregional collaboration within this sector.
Meriam Benhamza
Meriam Benhamza holds a BA in finance and Accounting and a Master in Financial Communication from the Università Della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland. She is fascinated by various topics, but her main focus is the new financial issues arising from the Euro crisis and the role good governance plays in solving them.
Radoš Keravica
Rados Keravica holds a master degree from University of Novi Sad, Faculty for Economics. His research interests are related to social policy and social entrepreneurship. In 2011 he joined the Center for Society Orientation in Belgrade and Disability Rights Promotion International as Regional Officer for Europe. Through his work he has engaged in human rights monitoring focusing on disability and PLHIV rights, community-based social service development, deinstitutionalization processes, policy advice in the field of social inclusion, and reporting under international human rights mechanisms, among others. Mr. Keravica is a Co-chair of the IDDC Task Group on HIV & Disability.
Alessandro Gangarossa
I hold a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a MSc double degree in Economics and International Relations from University of Lugano (Switzerland) and Catholic University of Milan . During my master I could deepen my interest and specialize in EU law and policy, especially regarding EU Trade Law and trade defence policy, which was the topic of my final dissertation. This interest brought me to intern at the Commercial Office of the Consulate General of Egypt in Milan. Other than trade I am interested in national and international politics, as well as the EU political development.
Suad Skenderi
Suad Skenderi graduated Political Science, International Relations and Journalism at FON University, Macedonia and acquired his Master of Arts degree in Political Science at the Central European University - Budapest. From 2008 to 2012, he has worked as an assistant in the sector for Human Rights and Inter-ethnic relations at "Mesecina" - Gostivar. Currently he is an executive director at Romalitico, the academic medium related to Roma policy analyses. He is interested in data visualizations, infographics, advocacy, minority politics, politics of identity, representation, participation and good governance. In addition, he has contributed for the Balkanist, Bright Green, European Student Think Tank, Nationalia, Iul Pianus
Cedric Algoed
Cedric Algoed holds an MA in Economics from the University of Ghent. He is currently enrolled in an LLM in Law and Politics of International Security at the VU Amsterdam. He focuses on civil war, the political economy of conflict and rebel governance.
Robbin Kappelhof
Robbin is currently finishing her BA in European Studies from Maastricht University, by writing her thesis on the position of Poland and Hungary regarding the current EU migration crisis. She spent an Erasmus semester in Vilnius, Lithuania, and has developed interests in European and international affairs, development, human rights and the normative power of the European Union. She also works as a Development Assistant for Human Rights Watch in Amsterdam.
Ann-Kathrin Beck
Ann-Kathrin Beck is currently finishing up her graduate degree in the Erasmus Mundus Masters Program in Public Policy at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals and the School of Public Policy, Central European University, Budapest. Previously, she has gained professional experiences with the German Agency for Development Cooperation (GIZ) in Ghana, Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Indonesia and the German Embassy in Kazakhstan, always eager to find the connections between environmental and development policies – her two main research interests. Her master thesis focusses on the external dimension and potentials of EU forest governance.
Camilla Edemann Callesen
I am a Danish national with a BA in International Studies and a MA in International Conflict and Security. I have previous work experience from humanitarian, peacebuilding and human rights organizations in Belgium and Denmark, and from a research institute in Finland. My interests include Russia and EU's foreign and security policies, NATO-Russia relations, conflict resolution, and peacebuilding. In September I will commence my PhD in International Relations, which will focus on Russia's foreign policy decision-making in the context of the conflicts in Ukraine and Georgia.
Darragh Cunningham
Darragh Cunningham holds an MSc in Environmental Policy from University College Dublin. He is primarily interested in policy issues related to climate change, green infrastructure, smart cities, sustainability and urbanisation. Darragh has recently undertaken a policy research internship for the Green Party in Ireland. From January 2017 he shall be part of the Projects Team for the EuroCities Network in Brussels on a work experience placement.
Polina Vershinina
Polina Vershinina has a BA in International Relations at Saint Petersburg State University, Russia. Currently she is a MA student in Political Science in Central European University, Hungary. She specializes in global political dialogue and institutional development. Her research focuses on the EU, more specifically on Central Europe, migration policy, civil society and NGOs. She is a strong supporter of a cross-disciplinary approach in international relations research.
Jakub Rusek
Jakub Rusek is a PhD candidate at the University of Munich. He currently works at the EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) as Assistant liaison officer and at FEDRA (Federation of Regional Actors) as a Young Regional Ambassador.
Simone Esposito
Simone is a graduate student in EU Politics at the London School of Economics (LSE), where he is specialising in the public policy of the European Union. He holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) from LUISS Guido Carli in Rome, and took part in the Erasmus exchange programme at Sciences Po Paris. Simone currently works as Economic Affairs officer for the 1989 Generation Initiative, a newly founded policy network that commits to mobilise young citizens to revive the European project. His interests lie in the field of politics and geopolitics in Europe, and in European political economy.
Jessica Tervo
Jessica Tervo holds a BA in Political Science from The University of Tampere, Finland with a focus on European Politics and Peace and Conflict Studies, and a MA in Political Theory from Pompeu Fabra University, with a focus on democracy, nationalism and multiculturalism. Her research interests include democracy, human rights, border security and forced migration. She is currently based in Barcelona.
Regan Turner
Regan first studied at the Robert Gordon University, where she successfully completed her BA Law and Management and attained a First Class LLB (Hons), followed by a LLM in European Energy and Climate Law specialisation at the University of Groningen and a Diploma of Legal Practice at the University of Strathclyde. Following some professional practice in Scotland and Singapore, and teaching European Environmental Land Law and Delict, Regan is now entering the legal practice as a trainee solicitor in Scotland.
Jacob Thaler
Jacob is a prospective graduate student at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) where he will pursue a Master's degree in Theory and History of International Relations. He received his BA in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Mannheim (UMA), Germany with a focus on EU politics, in particular the relationship between the member states and EU institutions. In his Master's dissertation he intends to apply Historical Institutionalism to the study of European integration. His work experience includes a research assistantship at the Collaborative Research Center "Political Economy of Reforms" at UMA and an editorial traineeship at the newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung".
Nina Kocijan
Nina has a BA in European Studies from the University of Ljubljana, and an MA in Political Science from University of Manchester. Her primary research interest is the EU, more specifically its foreign relations, enlargement policy and its relations with the candidate countries i.e. the Western Balkans. She is currently based in Ljubljana where she is working on the EU Aid Volunteers initiative as part of a French Civic Service team.
Vladislav Vejnovic
Vladislav holds a double master degree in European Forestry at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna and at the University of Eastern Finland. His research interests cover a wide range of international environmental policy topics, particularly, EU forest governance, illegal logging and illegal trade matters, legality verification and the economics of natural resources. He is also experienced in project development and cooperation, as well as in the education matters in Africa. Furthermore, Vladislav has been very active on the international networking scene. He was working for several NGO's, such as the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), as well as the European Forestry Institute (EFI), where he actively participated in several notable symposiums (e.g. FAO World Forestry Congress 2015, United Nations Forum on Forests 11).
Daniela Rat
Daniela Raț studied at the West University of Timișoara, where she obtained her bachelor's degree in law and her LL.M in European Union Law. Further, she was awarded a one year research fellowship by the German Federal Environmental Foundation and conducted her research on sustainable transport policies at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy. Currently, Daniela is a MSc candidate for the interdisciplinary International Master of Environmental Sciences program at the University of Cologne. Her broad research interests range from biodiversity policies to transport policies, renewable energy policies and environmental ethics.
Elien Verstraeten
Elien Verstraeten is an MSc in Local Economic Development student at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She holds a Bachelor's in Economics from the University of Ghent.
Rowan Anderson
Rowan Anderson is an MA French and English Literature student at the University of St Andrews who is currently spending a year abroad in Strasbourg. She also writes for the St Andrews Foreign Affairs Review and is a staff reviewer for The Monitor: the Journal of International Studies at the College of William and Mary.
Emma Donnachie
I am a renewable energy policy enthusiast with an LLB in European Law and an MSc in Environment and Development. My interests particularly lie in the potential of off-grid renewable energy in the transition to a low-carbon economy, as well as the role of energy policy and law in assisting leapfrogging in international development. I am currently working as a programme co-ordinator in an international charity which raises funds primarily for humanitarian and environmental causes, and carries out projects throughout Africa and Asia.
Veronique Cimina
Veronique is a recently Master's graduate in EU Law at Leiden University, Netherlands, with a thesis in Competition Law and specific research on EU migration law and its current crisis. Veronique obtained her Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations from Università degli Studi Roma Tre in Rome, with a thesis on the Responsibility to Protect and its failure to be truly effective in humanitarian crisis. Currently, she is a legal assistant in national Tax and Compliance law in Rome. She is interested in European law and governance, politics and international relations. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, reading, and listening to music.
Igor Tkalec
Igor Tkalec is a PhD candidate in political science at the University of Luxembourg. His PhD project encompasses policy coordination and social policy of the European Union with a focus on pension systems. His academic interests include political economy, governance, and comparative politics, notably in the context of the European Union. He has experience in journalism, blogging, and research projects.
Aida Džanović
Aida Džanović holds an MA in Political Science from the University of Sarajevo. The title of her thesis is "European migration policy and the position of migrant workers from the Third world countries in the EU (case: BiH workers in Slovenia)". Aida works as a researcher and a collaborator on many international and regional projects. She is an author of many research articles published in BiH and Serbia. Aida has organized and presented on many international conferences, took part in international seminars and summer schools. Focus of her research is the European migration policy from the viewpoint of the theory of biopolitics.
Mareike Müller
Mareike Müller studies International Security and Political Economy at the LSE and Sciences Po. Prior to her studies she has gained professional experience among others at the World Health Organization, the German Development Agency GIZ and the Federal Foreign Office.
Jaap Rozema
Jaap Rozema obtained his PhD in environmental politics from the University of East Anglia, UK. He focuses on the governance, geography and science of environmental issues, while increasingly applying these to climate change. Currently Jaap works in policy decision support for a political party in the Netherlands.
Izza Tahir
Izza Tahir is a Master of Public Policy graduate from the University of Toronto, Canada. She has worked as a policy analyst with the Government of Ontario in Canada as well as the Government of Pakistan. Her research interests include governance reform, health policy, and the politics and policy of education reform in developing countries.
Mira Alexander
Mira Alexander is currently enrolled in a two year Erasmus Mundus Master in Public Policy, which she will complete at Central European University (Budapest) and the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (Barcelona). Prior to her studies in public policy, she obtained a BA in European Studies from Maastricht University and has gained professional experiences from internships at the Institut für Europäische Politik (Berlin), Europe Direct Info-Point Hamburg, and the Chancellery of the Senate of the City of Hamburg. Mira's research interests include EU Governance, EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, Security Studies, State Building, and Conflict Resolution.
Igor Sarkissian
Igor Sarkissian holds an M.A. in Advanced European and International Studies from Sciences Po Lille. Focusing mainly on European affairs and the EU, he worked as an intern for the economic and trade section of the EU delegation to Vietnam. His areas of interests include the economic, foreign and trade policy of the EU, the decision-making process of the European institutions and the relations between Europe and Asia.
Mario is a PhD student in Public Policy at the Central European University. His doctoral thesis deals with the Europeanisation modes of employment policies in Croatia. He obtained his MA in Public Policy. Thus far, he assisted in teaching and research at the University of Zagreb and the ECPR Summer School in Methods. His main research interests center around EU public policy, social and employment policy and sustainable development.
Louise Montgomery
Louise Montgomery holds an LLM in Global Environment and Climate Change Law from the University of Edinburgh. She is currently a Research and Campaigns intern in OneKind, an animal welfare organization.
Marta Cioci
I am currently enrolled in the MA in European Affairs programme at Sciences Po, Paris. Having graduated with a dissertation on the Ukrainian crisis from my BA Hons in International Relations and Development Studies at the University of Westminster, London, I have developed an interest in EU relations with Russia. My research primarily focuses on EU governance, migration, geopolitics, issues of conflict solving, diplomacy, nuclear weapons. My interests are also ethno-nationalism, notions of mass obedience and group conformism, the concept of nation-state, and the 1930s totalitarianist regimes in Europe.
Hanne Cokelaere
I am a news- and EU enthusiast who, after one year working in EU communication, has started a postgraduate programme in international investigative journalism. I am currently interning as an editorial researcher in POLITICO Europe's newsroom in Brussels.
Pratibha Singh
Pratibha Singh is a researcher/writer on issues pertaining to gender and conflict in South Asia. She is currently pursuing her Masters from the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, Germany.
Monica Esposito
Monica Esposito holds an MA in International Conflict and Security from the Brussels School of International Studies. She collaborates with research centres in Italy and she is currently an intern at the Chaire Baillet Latour at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve.
Léa Duplan
Léa is an Editor for Digital Policy and Internet Governance. She also works on European Public Affairs at APCO Worldwide in Brussels, where she is specialised in the technology and finicial services sectors. She holds an MPP degree from the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and a Bachelor's degree in European Studies from Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
Tine Stausholm
Tine has a BSc in biology and a MSc in biogeography, both obtained in her native Denmark. She has been working with science communication and public engagement since her graduation. Alongside this she has been doing research and surveying of land use and cover in the EU for Eurostat. Her international experience includes working as a education mentor on a rhino relocation project in Zambia and a stint as a research diver in Mexico. She currently lives in London where she works as a freelance writer and editor of research funding opportunities.
Cecilia Erba
Cecilia earned a master's degree in International Relations from the University of Bologna with a thesis focused on environmental crimes in Europe. She then specialized on sustainable development and natural resources at SIOI (Italian Society for International Organization). She worked for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on arctic affairs and for the Italian Ministry of the Environment on international cooperation for sustainable development. She currently works for A Sud, a non-profit association dealing with environmental conflicts, community rights, justice, sustainability and climate change.
Danesh Kermabon-Haq
Danesh Kermabon-Haq holds a BA degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Sussex, UK and an MSc in International Public Policy from University College London (UCL), UK. His MSc thesis focused on 'trade liberalisation and income inequality in South Asia'. His BA thesis focused on 'worker cooperatives as a viable alternative to corporate capitalist enterprises today'. His areas of interest include trade liberalisation, EU policies and socio-economic issues in developing countries.
Andriana Foulidou
Andriana is a graduate of Law School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, working at the moment as a lawyer in Thessaloniki, Greece. After her graduation, she successfully attended both the LLM programme in Public Law and Political Science of Law School and the MSc programme in Political Analysis of School of Political Sciences of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has also served as a board member of the Association of Trainee Lawyers of Thessaloniki (2012-2014) and of the Union of Trainee and Young Lawyers of Thessaloniki (2014-2016).
Marina Martinova
Marina Martinova studies International Relations and World Politics at Moscow State Institute of International Relations. After doing an exchange programme in Sciences Po (Paris), she completed an internship in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. Her interests lie in global financial governance, integration, European politics and geopolitics. Alpinism, cycling, debating and reading are among her favourite pastimes.
Menna Soliman
Menna Soliman is a human rights lawyer based in Egypt. She received her LLB from Ain Shams University in Cairo. She has worked as a legal advisor for a refugee aid organization providing legal assistance to the refugee communities in Egypt.
Kristina Mihnevich
Kristina holds a BA of Engineering and an MA in "European Studies on Society, Science and Technology" (Maastricht University, IT University of Copenhagen). She also successfully finished an OSF Summer School on European Studies at İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi. Her Master's thesis related to the EU-US debates on the Internet privacy after Snowden's revelations. Kristina has a two-year work experience in IT companies, and has recently accomplished her internship on cyber-security in the context of international relations at CERI SciencesPo. Her current research interest is a variety of social aspects of Internet technologies, with main focus on cyber-security,surveillance and privacy.
Ana Prundaru
Ana Prundaru is a writer, translator and visual artist. She holds a MSc in Sociology of Law and an LL.B in EU Law. Her essays appear in Ragazine, Thread Literary, Kyoto Journal, Luna Luna Magazine and Feminist Wire, among other places. She tweets @the_anamaria.
Sandra Bahous
Sandra is a New-York qualified attorney and holds a bachelor's degree in finance from McGill University. In the past year, she has worked with Amnesty International on raising awareness on cases involving prisoners of conscience, refugee rights, and capital punishment. She is currently a Research Associate at the Harvard Business School working alongside a professor on research and case writing for an MBA course on leadership and corporate accountability. She is interested in bringing forth policy issues arising in the Middle East including gender equality, political economy, and human rights.
Bert Segier
Bert R.G. Segier holds a Master degree in History and a Minor degree in Political Science. Professionally, Bert worked as a Political Adviser to a member of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives in Brussels, as a Head of Cabinet of a Regional Government in Bruges and as a Communications Officer at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) in Stockholm. After a brief experience at the Consulate-General of Belgium in London, he took the opportunity to work for the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP), The Hague, initially as Consultant and currently as Projects Officer. Bert has been politically active on different levels. He focuses on international affairs, human rights and the rule of law. He enjoys history and moral philosophy. Bert is a correspondent for the Belgian-American newspaper the Gazette van Detroit and strongly supports the work of the NGO Eyes for the World. Twitter: @bgravitas; LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bertsegier
Emile Fabre
Emile Fabre is an aspiring political affairs researcher and MA student at the College of Europe in Natolin, Poland, whose analytical work focuses on international affairs and security issues. Previously Emile has engaged in human rights monitoring, researching armed conflict and extremism as well as drafting policy on foreign affairs by working at the European External Action Service, European Parliament and International Crisis Group. He holds degrees from the American Graduate School of Paris (MSc International Relations) and Paris-Sud University (MA Diplomacy).
Camila Azevedo is a Brazilian/Portuguese graduate with extensive international experience. Currently based in Sweden, she has also lived in Brazil, Norway, England and Jamaica. Camila holds a Master of Science degree in International Development and Management from Lund University, Sweden. She also holds a Bachelor's in Media and Communication Studies from Santos Catholic University, Brazil. Camila has four years of professional experience in program management support, communications, research, marketing and education. Originally a journalist, Camila is interested in the intersection of communications and development, especially concerning policy, communications, research and advocacy services. Her main research interests include agrarian and environmental issues, forced labor, inequality, corporate accountability and migration. Camila's fieldwork-based master's thesis deals with the question of access to land in Southern Brazil and the Landless Rural Workers' Movement (MST), the largest peasant movement in Latin America. It has been nominated for the Hydén Award for best thesis in socioeconomic and political issues in developing countries by Lund University, Sweden.
Justine Chauvin
Justine graduated with a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Geneva, and a M.A. in International Politics of the Internet (Dist.) from Aberystwyth University. Her studies focused on emerging security challenges – in particular cyber security – and new technologies' impact on social movements. After interning at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), assisting in preparing and executing an international forum on ICTs (Telecom World 2014), she worked at the associate level at Access, an international human rights organization defending digital rights.
Jakov Bojović
Jakov Bojovic is co-Founder of the POLITHEOR network and Editor for the EU governance and politics section. He teaches policy and opinion writing at the IE School of Global and Public Affairs and is President of the Madrid-based Centre for Policy Writing.
Rossella Lombardi
Rossella Lombardi holds an MA in European studies from the universities of Bath and Berlin and a BA in human rights and politics from the University of Padova. She has work experience in the fields of education and migration.
Sam Andrews
Sam Andrews is a writer and researcher with two Masters degrees in Peace and Conflict Studies, with specializations in the MENA region and in statistical analysis. He has a number of published articles, and has worked with international organizations in Palestine, Brussels, Iraq and London. He is particularly interested in how statistical techniques can help us understand and analyze public policy and political action.
Katherine Atkinson
Katherine Atkinson is from the UK and recently graduated with a master's degree in Conflict Studies. She lives in Brussels currently, but did her studies in London and has lived in France, Russia and Moldova while she studied French and Russian. She is particularly interested in the politics of the post-Soviet space.
Dina Habjouqa
As a PhD candidate in Political Studies at the University of Alicante, Dina is researching the legal and constitutional landscapes and the geopolitical factors that govern the creation, orientation, functioning and performance of political parties in Jordan. She previously served as a political researcher at the Jordanian Royal Court, with special emphasis on relations with the European Union, and as an EU-Jordan relations officer at the Ministry of Planning in Amman. Her professional and academic experience focuses on democracy building, the empowerment of political parties, and EU-MENA relations. Dina contributed to a number of reports published by the Jordanian Center for Strategic Studies.
Emilie Bartolini
Emilie is a half Dutch – half Italian Master Student at the College of Europe in Bruges, where she specializes in EU Politics. Before moving to Belgium, she studied at the University of Florence a Bachelor in Political Science and spent a year in the UK, where she graduated with a Master in Democracy and Comparative Politics at University College London. Her main research focus is on Democracy within the EU and Inter-institutional relations, although she also likes to read and write about electoral politics in Western European countries.
Graham Patterson
Graham Patterson is currently finishing his second year of graduate school at the University of York in England, working towards a Master's in Public Policy. Previously he spent five years working in the government and NGO sectors after receiveing his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His primary academic interests are intergovernmental fiscal transfers, partnerships between government and the private sector, and lately he has taken an active interest in mediation used for diplomacy. His hobbies are traveling, scuba diving and working in local/student government.
Yago Bastin
Yago graduated as a political scientist with specialization in European politics. He obtained a second Master's degree in General Economics. During his studies he was offered a spot on the board of JEF Ghent, and also had the opportunity to intern at the European Parliament, at the cabinet of MEP Guy Verhofstadt, president of the ALDE Group. Currently he is doing an internship at the Policy and Advocacy department of the European Youth Forum. He is in charge of monitoring the work of the European institutions with a focus on youth issues.
André Breedt
André is currently pursuing a PhD in economics at the Sorbonne in Paris. His research centres around the development of econophysics for economic analysis, and applied use in financial markets. He completed Masters of Philosophy and Science, both in economics, also from the Sorbonne. He has previously worked, amongst others, at the United Nations and Deutsche Bank, and holds an undergraduate degree in law from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Milos Davidovic
Nasim Salad
My name is Nasim Salad, I'm from London and I am a Human Security and International Development Masters graduate with an International Relations and History educational background. My interests lie in migration, refugees and women in conflict. Outside of the world of international relations, I enjoy art and reading fantasy fiction.
Andrej Stefanovic
Andrej Stefanovic is a PhD Candidate in Political Science from Serbia, currently working at the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy as an Associate.
Elvir Topalović
Crystal Chow
Crystal Chow is a Hong Kong-based journalist and writer specializing in international affairs and development issues. She holds a master's degree in Global Energy and Climate Policy with an elective in International Environmental Law from SOAS, University of London. She has previously worked for a legislator in Hong Kong as a research officer, where she advised on environmental and energy policy. Inspired by her on-field reportage and volunteer experience in the Philippines, the Malaysian Borneo and Kenya, Crystal's interests involve clean technology transfer, political transition and sustainable development in the Asia Pacific, as well as marine environmental governance.
Fivos Petsinaris
Fivos Petsinaris holds a MSc in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics from the University of Copenhagen and a BA in Economics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His research interests generally revolve around the interactions between economic and ecological systems and how these are reflected in environmental policy decisions. He is primarily interested in integrated water resource management, sustainable production and consumption patterns, and in environmental justice issues that arise from the transition to a low-carbon economy.
John Trajer
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Georg Trump's Gotisch comes in two weights. They were issued by Berthold in 1936 (fett) and 1937 (regular). [Klingspor] Digital revivals were made by Dieter Steffmann (fett only, crude freebie, 2002), Ralph M. Unger (RMU, 2011, used for the sample), and Gerhard Helzel (2014).


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This isn't a bad review, more of a question. I've been to Wendy's probably 8 times in the last two months and the food is still good, but the restaurant itself is falling apart. The fence that runs by the drive thru was hit, and has been falling down for at least two months, today I noticed a door on the cooler behind the till was literally hanging on one hinge, the doors beside that were all out of shape and not aligned with each other.
I'm wondering, did this restaurant recently sell? There used to be a nice person walking around giving you mints after you ate, there was always two people at the tills during peak times, and it was always clean and up to speed.
Just curious, like I said, the food is still good, and they have great salads.
Tony wrote: This isn't a bad review, more of a question. I've been to Wendy's probably 8 times in the last two months and the food is still good, but the restaurant itself is falling apart. The fence that runs by the drive thru was hit, and has been falling down for at least two months, today I noticed a door on the cooler behind the till was literally hanging on one hinge, the doors beside that were all out of shape and not aligned with each other.
I suspect with some franchises they have passed expenses on the local owner/manger.
How if the local owner/manger prefers to keep his/her maintenance cost down. Won't fix stuff until district Rep. visits (from Wendy's), and reads them the riot act & demands repairs before his/her next visit.
So if you all of sudden see everything fixed, more then likely the Rep. has come or will be coming.
Maybe contact their Head Office with your concerns.
Bsuds wrote: Maybe contact their Head Office with your concerns.
I actually did that..... thanks Bsuds. Just thought I'd see if there was a recent change in ownership. It's really slid in the past few months.
John Tietzen, the main franchisee and his two partners (Gord Lammers and Akbal Mund) sold the franchise in 2012. If I remember correctly they had already asked Gord to step aside so it was just Akbal and John.
A Korean fellow purchased it, named Park. He already had a couple in AB.
When Tietzen and team ran it they ran it to a very high level. Wendys has store certifications you can get and it was very important to John all stores be at the highest level. They were inspected regularly and consistently performed as some of the best around.
Since Park has taken over its gone to *bleep*. Not just the décor. Different business mindset we will say.
Park also said he would keep Dreamlift but dumped it very quickly. Papa John's now does a version of the event. Tietzen loved dreamlift day, it was so important to him he was crushed when Park went back on his word.
The Wendy's in Chilliwack is really nice.
gman313 wrote: John Tietzen, the main franchisee and his two partners (Gord Lammers and Akbal Mund) sold the franchise in 2012. If I remember correctly they had already asked Gord to step aside so it was just Akbal and John.
You said what I was afraid to for fear of being labelled a racist. Penticton has a demographic that I don't think Mr Park understands. It will cost him the local franchise. What remains unknown is if it will be locked doors or a new franchise owner.
The biggest elephant in the Fast Food Enterprise room is 15 buck minimum wages. When two Mac's or whppers with cheese with fries and a drink cost 25 bucks.......I'll go to a family run joint and pay 10 bucks more for a decent takeout meal for two.
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Tony wrote: I actually did that..... thanks Bsuds. Just thought I'd see if there was a recent change in ownership. It's really slid in the past few months.
If they get enough complaints they might step in and either make him clean it up or pull his franchise. They must have minimum standards in their contracts.
Have to agree the quality and customer service of this Wendy's location has gone downhill big time. I remember a few years back maybe more now, but there was always a senior aged greeter walking around the restaurant, happy to be there, saying hello, having a brief chat asking if there was anything else you might need. And there was always a mint or two at the end of your meal. Now one is lucky to get their meal correct. Cleanliness has disappeared as well. And yes Tony, I noticed the fence. Should have been repaired the next day. Bad situation. Hope Wendy's Corp. cleans it up soon. That said I was in Kelowna on the weekend and had lunch at Wendy's there. Similar situation. Poor service, couldn't care less that I was the customer. Won't be back again. Maybe we can all copy and past this thread and send it off to Wendy's Corp. Office.
i will never go there again -got major food poisoning having lunch there from a Wendy's burger landed me in the Penticton hospital within the hour for three days.
were you with anyone else that time that ate with you...or your the only one with food poisoning...usually if you get that others was sick too.
Interesting thought here: If a number of people show up at the hospital with food poisoning, all complaining that they had lunch at a particular restaurant, would that information find its way to those responsible for inspecting/regulating restaurant cleanliness?
Before everyone starts handing out the torch's and pitch-forks, you can go on the Interior Health web site and read the health inspector's reports from area restaurant inspections. The last inspection at the Penticton Wendy's was in February of this year.
And thanks for the info. As mentioned, I did contact Wendy's corporate, so we will see if they do anything about it. The tell tale sign will be the fence getting fixed.
You're welcome Tony. I've used the web site quite a bit. With so many restaurant options to choose from in the valley, this helps to weed out a few that might not be worth trying.


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Ке́лвин Дже́ффри Дэ́вис (; родился 29 сентября 1976 года, Бедфорд) — английский футболист, вратарь.

Клубная карьера
Начал карьеру в молодёжной академии «Лутон Таун». В 1994 году подписал с клубом профессиональный контракт.

В июле 1999 года перешёл в «Уимблдон» за £600 000. Четыре года спустя в качестве свободного агента перешёл в «Ипсвич Таун», в котором впоследствии был признан вратарём года в Чемпионшипе.

В июне 2005 года перешёл в «Сандерленд» за £1,25 млн и провёл 33 матча в Премьер-лиге сезона 2005/06, по итогам которого «чёрные коты» выбыли из Премьер-лиги.

В июле 2006 года Келвин перешёл в  «Саутгемптон».

В сезоне 2011/12 вошёл в состав символической «команды года» Чемпионшипа. В следующем сезоне «святые» выступали уже в Премьер-лиге. В матче первого тура Премьер-лиги 2012/13 Келвин отбил пенальти Давида Сильвы в матче против «Манчестер Сити», однако «Саутгемптон» всё равно потерпел в этом матче поражение со счётом 2:3.

2 сентября 2012 года Дэвис отбил пенальти Робина ван Перси в матче против «Манчестер Юнайтед», однако голландский нападающий забил в ворота «святых» 3 мяча с игры, и «Саутгемптон» проиграл со счётом 2:3.

7 марта 2013 года Келвин Дэвис продлил свой контракт с «Саутгемптоном» до 2016 года.

14 января 2017 года объявил о завершении карьеры игрока.

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 Профиль футболиста на сайте «Саутгемптона»

Футболисты Англии
Игроки сборной Англии по футболу (до 21 года)
Игроки ФК «Лутон Таун»
Игроки ФК «Торки Юнайтед»
Игроки ФК «Хартлпул Юнайтед»
Игроки ФК «Уимблдон» (1889)
Игроки ФК «Ипсвич Таун»
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Interstate 290 is an east-west highway. It goes from Interstate 90/290; Massachusetts Turnpike, south of Auburn, to Interstate 495, near Marlboro. This provides connection from Worcester to the Massachuestts Turnpike, and Interstate 495.
While in Massachusetts, I-290 is not multi-plexed.
In Massachusetts, Interstate 290 crosses the following interstates.
Interstate 90, (Massachusetts Turnpike) at Auburn.
EB I-290 under one mile from I-190.
EB I-290 two miles from I-495.
EB I-290 at SB I-495.
EB I-290 at NB I-495.
Info on the parent highway of I-290 in Massachusetts.
A BGS on a ramp from EB I-90/Mass Pike.
The western start of I-290.
EB I-290 north of I-90/395.
EB I-290 near Harding in Worcester.
EB I-290 east of I-190.
EB I-290 near the eastern end.


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Trick Daddy & Cake Fails
March 18, 2018 By Leah Favela 1 Comment
Yesterday Tom and I had a few people over for drinks and then we all wound up at the air force base bar to say good bye to one of Tom's co-workers who is heading to Australia for five months for work. The bar was pretty packed with all the St. Patrick's Day revelers and it was a darn good time. Tom even got me drunk enough to where I was actually on the dance floor wiggling my butt around to CLUB music. This is a rarity for me. I don't mind dancing, but I like dancing to Creedence Clearwater or Bill Withers or LCD Soundsystem. Poppy club music is just not my thing, but last night I seemed to enjoy it.
Tom recently introduced me to Trick Daddy, a rapper with a lot of songs I'd never heard before. They're all pretty catchy rap songs and it's my new gym music. And because I'd never really listened to Trick Daddy much I just assumed he was a new rapper. I always mistakenly think that if I haven't heard something before, then it must be new. Kind of like the time I heard "Lola" by the Kinks and excitedly called my friend and left a voicemail about this great new song I'd found that I loved and how she had to listen to it. To this day my friend still talks about how much she and her husband laughed at how excited I was at discovering a "new" song that had actually been around since 1970.
So last night I went up to the DJ and said, "Can you play any Trick Daddy?" thinking that this was right along the same line of music he was already playing and the DJ looked at me and kind of smiled and shook his head and said, "I don't have anything that old." It made me feel really un-cool and really old. I went back to Tom, who was still dancing, feel a bit hang-dog and said to him, "The DJ said that he didn't have any Trick Daddy because it's too old." Tom laughed and said, "Leah, Trick Daddy was popular like 15 years ago, of course the DJ isn't going to have any of his music. Which song did you ask for?" "I'm a Thug," I said and Tom said, "Yeah, that song came out in the late 90's or something."
So there I was thinking I was keeping up with the young cool kids by listening to Trick Daddy but instead I'm just showing my age.
The other evening Jeopardy had a category called Pop Teen Culture of the 2010's and I didn't get a single one right. I'm so out of touch with what's cool anymore. Although this generation of teenagers has been eating Tide pods so I don't know that I should actually care too much about not being up on what they think is cool.
Seriously, can't they just smoke pot to entertain themselves? That's what teenagers did back in my day. "Back in my day"….geez, listen to me.
Tom and I spent the first half of the day today recovering which meant laying around in bed watching TV. We recently started watching this show called "Nailed It" which is on Netflix. It's a baking show where three amateur bakers attempt to recreate amazing cakes or cupcakes or cookies and fail epically. Like this volcano cake below……
The show is hilarious. And we've been watching it enough that Tom is now becoming quite informed on how to bake. He ran off to the bathroom at one point and came back just as this woman was trying to ice her cake and the icing was running everywhere and Tom looked really concerned as he stared at the screen and said, "Did she cool that cake before trying to ice it?" He'll say things every once in a while like "Oh no, he forgot the buttercream, now that cake is going to be sooo dry!" or, "Wow, she filled up that cake tin way too high, it's going to be raw in the middle." I find it highly amusing to listen to his comments.
I think I might challenge Tom with a cake assignment one day soon. He's on a month vacation at the moment so he's got lots of free time. I think I'm going to ask him to make me this cake….
Or this one…..
Time to cook dinner.
Happy St. Patrick's Day, y'all.
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Sue Zola says
HaHaHaa, we just relayed The Kinks story to our friend last week while we were at Pepe's having pizza!! I will have to give Trick Daddy a listen!
I also watch that dumb baking show Nailed It, too…geez Louise, those people are really quite delusional. Lemme know how Tom's Lemur Cake comes out!!! xoxo

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Three stories in verse: "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today," "King Looie Katz, " and "The Glunk That Got Thunk."
The Glunk that got thunk.
ils:21415|Book|Books||English|Random House,|©1969.|65 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.


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Q: Angular.js reset button no effect on ng-repeat How is it possible to delete the ul element with the reset button in the following code

        <form ng-submit="submit()" ng-controller="Ctrl">Enter text and hit enter:
            <input type="text" ng-model="text" name="text" />
            <input type="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />
            <input type="reset" id="reset" value="Reset" />

{{key}} = {{val}}

        </form>

Thank you in advance.

A: You can use ng-show to hide it rather than remove it from the DOM.
<form ng-init="show=true" ng-controller="Ctrl" ng-submit="submit()">Enter text and hit enter:
    <input type="text" ng-model="text" name="text" />
    <input type="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />
    <input type="reset" id="reset" value="Reset" ng-click="show=false" />

{{key}} = {{val}}

</form>

A: The problem here is that you have not wired up the reset method on the controller. It should be like this.
<input type="reset" id="reset" value="Reset" ng-click='reset()'/>
See updated fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/cmyworld/WdVDh/1/

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Palmarès

Strada
2019 (Lotto Soudal U23, nove vittorie)
1ª tappa Internationaal Beloften Weekend (Hulst, cronometro)
Campionati belgi, Prova in linea Under-23
2ª tappa Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen (Ursel, cronometro)
Classifica generale Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen
1ª tappa Tour de Moselle (Évrange > Boust)
2ª tappa, 1ª semitappa Tour de Moselle (Lommerange > Manom)
2ª tappa, 2ª semitappa Tour de Moselle (Audun-le-Tiche > Florange)
Classifica generale Tour de Moselle
Ronde van Midden-Brabant

 2022 (Lotto-Soudal, una vittoria)
Antwerp Port Epic

Altri successi
2018 (Pauwels Sauzen-Vastgoedservice)
Grand Prix Belsele-Puivelde

2019 (Lotto Soudal U23)
Grand Prix Albert Fauville
Classifica giovani Tour de Moselle
Campionati belgi, Cronosquadre

2020 (Lotto Soudal U23)
Bruxelles-Zepperen

2021 (Lotto Soudal)
Classifica scalatori Tour de Wallonie

Cross
2015-2016 (Juniores)
Flandriencross, 3ª prova Bpost Bank Trofee Junior (Hamme)

2016-2017 (Juniores)
Grand Prix Eeklo Junior (Eeklo)
Palm Cross Junior (Steenhuffel)
Zilvermeercross Junior (Mol)
Krawatencross, 8ª prova DVV Verzekeringen Trofee Junior (Lille)

Piazzamenti

Grandi Giri

Tour de France
2022: 108º

Vuelta a España
2021: 121º

Classiche monumento

Milano-Sanremo
2022: 125º

Giro delle Fiandre
2020: ritirato
2021: ritirato
2022: 76º

Parigi-Roubaix
2021: 2º
2022: ritirato

Competizioni mondiali

Campionati del mondo su strada
Fiandre 2021 - Cronometro Under-23: 3º
Fiandre 2021 - In linea Under-23: 51º

Campionati del mondo di ciclocross
Heusden-Zolder 2016 - Junior: 33º
Bieles 2017 - Junior: 63º

Competizioni europee

Campionati europei su strada
Plouay 2020 - Cronometro Under-23: 13º
Plouay 2020 - In linea Under-23: 44º

Campionati europei di ciclocross
Huijbergen 2015 - Junior: 4º

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


Moot Courts are not new to The Hague; they are already compulsory for law students at the university. What makes this Moot Court unique, however, is that it is intended for high school students. It will give young people who are (or may be) interested in studying law and who enjoy debating the opportunity, as part of a team, to show what they can do.
The students learn how international (criminal) law works. They learn how to think, argue and present a case logically. Skills that will stand them in good stead in the future. The working language in the Moot Court is English.
The International Moot Court (IMC) is a two-yearly international competition for high school students at Higher Secondary (HAVO), Pre-University (VWO) or International Baccalaureate (IB) level between the ages of 14 and 18. Teams of students will compete with each other in an international court. It is a unique event that enables selected students to gain international experience in their own country and at the same time learn a great deal about arguing and pleading a case in court. The IMC is organised by The Hague City Council in collaboration with the City of New York.
In 2017, the selection round for the IMC, the National Moot Court, will be organised for the first time in The Hague for students in classes 3 and 4 HAVO and classes 3, 4 and 5 VWO.
On that day, the students will take part in a workshop about international criminal law and will learn how to plead in front of judges. After the workshop, based on a case assigned to them all the participants will be able to display their skills and show how clearly they can express their ideas in English. At the end of the day, a jury will determine which students will be selected for the All-star team. This team will represent the Netherlands at the International Moot Court in 2018.


Knitted Letters- Make Personalized Gifts and Accents with Creative Typography-Based Projects by Catherine Hirst and Erssie Major is a knitting book full of great ideas for knitting with typography. It's suitable for all knitting skill levels.
The introduction includes how to customize projects, information about yarn and gauging and fairly complete diagrams for a beginning knitter.
So for the complete beginner who is patient and able to learn from books and diagrams, this will get them started. Then you get into the projects.
The projects all include lettering of course, just letters by themselves, or words. Most of them are very simple with good charts, and a lot of them are the kinds of projects I like best, functional and interesting. Yarns are listed by brands and weights, and needles are listed by US size and MM.
My favorite stranded projects include the Slab Serif collegiate looking children's backpack, the French press cozy with the word CAFE in a stenciled inspired font (pictured on the cover) and calligraphic black letter e-reader cover with the words "ex libris". There are a lot more projects than that, including some great children's projects.
The 3D letters pictured on the cover are more involved with more seaming and shaping, and more advanced knitters would have fun with those. As well as the LOVE pillows, there are also bookends that are the letters A and Z for witty knitty fun.
At the end of the book are alphabets in the same style as the project instructions. You will find Sans Serif, Serif , Black Letter and Script in both upper and lower case letters, Slab Serif, Stenciled, Circus and Western in upper case so you can develop your own patterns with those. Numbers and Punctuation are only offered in one font style, a very clean Sans Serif.
This is a fun themed book. My daughter and I will be using it often in projects of our own designs and the projects included are easy to customize to our own tastes. It's one that I recommend to beginning and intermediate knitters, and to font addicted crafters.
Hi, glad you could get hold of a copy of my book.....the publisher didn't send out any copies to the authors, so I have never seen the finished book!


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Under Article 243 G of the Constitution of India as well as the Panchayat Act of the State all the three tiers of Panchayats require to prepare plans for their areas. Some States conducted various experiments on planning from below by the Panchayat bodies and a simplified procedure for preparation of people-centered and participatory plan has been evolved in terms of its format for data collection and analysis in respect of different sectors. Experience shows that it requires tremendous amount of sustained facilitation by dedicated experts for being able to prepare GP plans and therefore, takes time to replicate. The external facilitation also leads to acquisition of local capacities for replicating such exercises in future. The Panchayat plans will be duly integrated into the District Plans.
The institutional Strengthening component is mainly confined to the five main pillars of the strategy to strengthening Panchayati Raj under the project districts:
Ensuring role clarity between different levels of Governments and Panchayats through 'Activity Mapping',
Ensuring that financial allocations to Panchayats match the functional assignments and are separately and clearly indicated in the State budgets through a separate Panchayat sector window,
Ensuring that participative plans are prepared at each Panchayat level, which are then consolidated at the block level and finally at the district level into the district plan,
Strengthening the capabilities of local governments in core areas of public financial management such as planning, collection of own revenues, budgeting, procurement, financial management, reporting and auditing; and
Deepening accountability of local governments to citizens through strengthening opportunities for citizen participation and review through gram sabhas, particularly historically marginalized groups. Most states have taken actions though in differing degrees to empower the panchayats and are in different stages of progress.
Core Institutional Capacity Building
India has a PRI system as legitimate as any other body for governance in this country. The system gets its life & blood from the 73rd amendment of the Indian Constitution. Many Indian states have adopted the spirit of the 73rd amendment to an exhilarating state. The recent initiative in Bihar with the support of World Bank is yet another genuine step of the state government to help the state achieve the aspiration of the local self governance through the Panchayati Raj Institutions with Panchayat elections in 2001 & 2006 and the enactment of the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act, 2006. The state has beyond doubt drawn inspirations from the states which have strong PRI systems. However, Bihar aspires to achieve far more through strengthening the institutions under Panchayati Raj. The intention of the state government is to ensure the concept of local self governance at the doorsteps of the people. The concept of "Aapki Sarkar Aapke Dwar" is just the reflection of the state government's commitment to decentralization of power to the Panchayats.
In order to strengthen and accelerate the process of rural decentralization and to make PRIs effective institutions and tools for socio-economic development of the rural people and visioning them as strong Institutions of good governance & self-governance, the series of reforms were initiated which are being consistently pursued by Government of Bihar with strong commitment. It was realized that the actual benefit of PRI system is unachievable without strengthening the units of governance under the Gram Panchayat. It is, hence, proposed to ensure that with the Bihar Panchayat Strengthening Project that the state shall make adequate investments in the institution development under the PRI system at the level of Gram Panchayat. Capacity building of PRI involves various interventions which lead to better functioning in terms of governance, improved delivery of services to the citizens and utilization of available resources more efficiently. In order to strengthen PRIs as strong institutions of self & good governance, capacity building programmes has to be designed accordingly which define the functional domain of PRIs more specifically to enable them to focus their activities, in improving the quality of services delivered by them and respond to citizens' demand for diversifying the areas of service.
Planning process at the GP level cannot be sustained and quality of service delivery cannot be improved without strengthening the GPs as institutions. The other two tiers of PRI namely Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti also need to be strengthened to provide a wider institutional context, coordination and leadership to ensure that all three tiers of PRI institutions work in synergy to optimize benefits of the decentralized rural governance to the people at large. So interventions for institutional strengthening and installation of planning process will need to go together. Institutional strengthening in this regard will need a two-pronged support from top in terms of policy decisions, mandates, resources, manpower and capacity and a push from below. It transpires that translating all the reforms in rural local governance into reality and institutionalization of participatory planning process will require huge support for capacity building of PRIs and their support institutions.
Capacity building interventions for PRIs are multi-dimensional, which can be classified into the following categories:
Decentralised and participatory planning process , implementation & monitoring
Organizational dynamics and strengthening intra-tier, inter-tier, inter-institutional and inter-sector linkages and inter-personal relationships
Manpower management with clear responsibility mapping in respect of various tasks and programmes
More effective service delivery
Management of various programmes/schemes with enhanced skills
Active participation of vulnerable(women/SC/ST) in decentralized planning & decision making process
Institutional capacity implies procedures, systems, structure, roles & responsibilities, decision- making, transparency and accountability, planning, implementation and monitoring, and also mechanisms for building linkages with others. Capacity building activities for PRIs would include a totality of inputs needed by the functionaries of PRIs and their support institutions to perform their assigned responsibilities more effectively and efficiently and to improve the quality of services expected from them. Capacity building interventions for them would address attainment of adequate knowledge, overall awareness, appropriate attitude, adequate skills and self-confidence following adult learning principles and would include themes like motivation, commitment, values, self-confidence etc.
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