Marija Ignjatijević is a researcher at the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy since September 2017. She has obtained an MA degree in International Relations and European Studies at the Central European University in Budapest and holds a BA degree in International Affairs from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade. She has previously worked at the European Union Institute for Security Studies as a Junior European Fund for the Balkans Fellow.
Articles Authored
Local ownership in EU local capacity building (5 November 2018) - Deliverable 6.3 identifies lessons to be learned from a range of peacebuilding initiatives in Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Somalia/Somaliland. These form the basis of a series of best practice recommendations on how to maximise the potential impact of localisation policies to foster long-term sustainable peace.
Deliverables
DL 6.3
Report on best practices in EU local capacity building
Authors: Christie, R., G. Algar-Faria, A.E. Juncos, K. Đokić, M. Ignjatijević, N. Habbida, K. Abdi, S. Simons and E. Gillette
Lead Institution: University of Bristol
Published: 24 September 2018
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Work Packages
WP4: REACT
European and international responses to conflict early response
WP5: EXECUTE
EU conflict prevention and peacebuilding in the Western Balkans and Horn of Africa
WP6: SUPPORT
Local capacity-building strategies
WP7: LEARN
Lessons identified, lessons learned, and best practices
WP8: SHARE
Dissemination and communication
Institutional Affiliation
Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
As well as being one of the leading independent think-tanks in the Western Balkans, BCSP has considerable experience conducting research on gender and security governance, including in relation to peacebuilding.
