Ramesh Thakur
Ramesh Thakur "is a political scientist and peace researcher. He was appointed by United Nations University Rector Hans van Ginkel to the position of Vice-Rector on 1 April 1998, and was promoted to Senior Vice-Rector at the Assistant Secretary-General level in October 2003. Professor Thakur is a member of the UNU's senior academic staff and works as part of the University's Peace and Governance Programme. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Calcutta, he immigrated to Canada where he earned his Ph.D. in political studies at Queen's University. Professor Thakur moved to New Zealand in 1980 were he joined the University of Otago as a Lecturer in the Department of Political Studies. In recognition of his research achievements, he was appointed to Associate Professor and then Professor. In 1992, the University granted him a Personal Chair in International Relations. In 1995, he was appointed to Head of the Peace Research Centre at the Australian National University." [1]
- International Advisory Board, Crisis Management Initiative [2]
- International Steering Committee, Global Action to Prevent War [3]
- International Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding [4]
- Editorial Board, Global Responsibility to Protect [5]
- Patron, Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect [6]
- International Advisory Board, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect [7]
- Editorial Advisory Board, South African Journal of International Affairs [8]
- Editorial Board, Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies [9]
- International Advisory Council, Institute of Security Studies [10]
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References
- ↑ Ramesh Thakur, Crisis Management Initiative, accessed September 5, 2007.
- ↑ International Advisory Board, Crisis Management Initiative, accessed September 5, 2007.
- ↑ Who, Global Action to Prevent War, accessed July 8, 2007.
- ↑ Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Routledge, accessed May 12, 2008.
- ↑ Editorial Board, Global Responsibility to Protect, accessed July 27, 2009.
- ↑ Patrons, Asia-Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, accessed July 27, 2009.
- ↑ International Advisory Board, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, accessed December 11, 2009.
- ↑ Editorial Board, South African Journal of International Affairs, accessed April 6, 2010.
- ↑ Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies, George Mason University, accessed April 8, 2010.
- ↑ Governance, Institute of Security Studies, accessed April 10, 2010.
