Dr. Franzisca Zanker

Since 10/2016: Senior Researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut

2011 - 2016: Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute for African Affairs working on research project “Local Arenas of Power-Sharing”

2010: Consultant Research Assistant for Overseas Development Institute, London

2009: Research Assistant at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Leiden University

2006 - 2010: Internship experiences include the OSCE High Commissioner for National Minorities, The Hague (2010), The Association for the Prevention of Torture, Geneva (2008) and the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative, Kampala (2006)

Education: PhD at Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, "The Legitimisation of Peace Negotiations: A Role for Civil Society"; Master of Arts in International Relations at Leiden University/Clingendael Netherlands Institute for International Relations; LLB (Bachelor of Law) at Exeter University/M1 en droit européen, Université de Rennes

Power-sharing

Post-conflict reforms

Civil society

Legitimacy and representation in peace negotiations