http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:39:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://milanoschool.org/erin-mccandles-as-new-director-of-peacebuilding/ http://milanoschool.org/erin-mccandles-as-new-director-of-peacebuilding/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:02:50 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121569 The Milano School is excited to announce that Dr. Erin McCandless will now be joining the Milano team as the Director for Peacebuilding to oversee a new partnership with UNITAR, which is the UN Training and Research organization. McCandless will also be overseeing the development of a joint MS and certificate program for the 2015-16 […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/erin-mccandles-as-new-director-of-peacebuilding/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-dr-mccandless-participates-in-global-peacebuilding-policy-processes/ http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-dr-mccandless-participates-in-global-peacebuilding-policy-processes/#comments Thu, 28 May 2015 15:14:58 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120531 Dr. McCandless has participated in and presented papers in numerous high-level policy forums and discussions in May, across areas of peacebuilding, statebuilding and security and development. These have included: –  The International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding: Abidjan, Ivory Coast (May 21-25) –  OECD-DAC International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF), meeting on the achievements […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-dr-mccandless-participates-in-global-peacebuilding-policy-processes/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-mccandless-publishes-new-work-on-ebola-and-peacebuilding/ http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-mccandless-publishes-new-work-on-ebola-and-peacebuilding/#comments Fri, 01 May 2015 17:30:07 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120250 A new publication is out: “Tackling and Preventing Ebola while Building Peace and Societal Resilience,” co-authored by Dr. McCandless, who also oversaw the research of this five-country case study by civil society actors in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria.  The study examines the recent Ebola crisis, reflecting on the impacts and priorities for recovery […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-mccandless-publishes-new-work-on-ebola-and-peacebuilding/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/professor-mccandless-participating-in-united-nations-expert-meetings-on-developing-an-indicator-framework/ http://milanoschool.org/professor-mccandless-participating-in-united-nations-expert-meetings-on-developing-an-indicator-framework/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:13:37 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=119789 Dr. McCandless is attending UNDESA Expert Group meetings on indicator framework for the post-2015 development framework this week. Over the last several years, she has been engaged with various specialist networks working to infuse peace, security, governance and justice concerns into the new framework (“goal 16”). UN discussions are presently focused around indicators, and Dr. […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/professor-mccandless-participating-in-united-nations-expert-meetings-on-developing-an-indicator-framework/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/mccandless-publication/ http://milanoschool.org/mccandless-publication/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:30:22 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=118800 Part time faculty, Dr. McCandless has a new publication out in the December/January Volume 4 Issue 1 of GREAT insights magazine. Her article is entitled: “Cautions against Conflation: Peacebuilding and Statebuilding as Distinct and Complementary Policy Agendas.” She critiques the tendency of conflating these agendas in international affairs, and makes the case for their distinctness […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/mccandless-publication/feed/ 0