Barbara Coolen Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

SPUI25 is an academic-cultural centre located on Spui, Amsterdam’s literary square. As a vibrant forum SPUI25 connects the academic world with the cultural sector in the broadest sense, as its events oscillate between science and imagination, fact and fiction. Almost daily, academics, writers, journalists, critics and creatives take the stage to discuss new findings in science and culture. At SPUI25, different perspectives intersect and produce new insights.

Amsterdam

Maart 2015 - present: Research & development documentary series NTR on terrorism

Amsterdam

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Greater New York City Area

Investigation into the ways media and museums in New York City are adopting new strategies and technologies and are testing alternative business and engagement models in order to re-invent their relationship with their audiences and stay relevant in the 21st Century.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Concept design, research and production of multi-medial productions (i.e. websites, newspaper supplements) and events (i.g. think tanks, debates, summits) on topics of public interest created in cooperation with large scale companies. High price, high value. For example: Energy Square, the premier forum, live and online, for debate and intelligent discussion on energy transition, in cooperation with Shell but independent in its content.

 Do research for documentaries of Backlight (Tegenlicht), the current events program on Dutch public television dealing with major questions of our time. Initiate and organize lectures and debates with prominent international thinkers and policy makers.  Coordinate and manage PR and media-coverage  Initiation of a diversity of collaborations between Backlight and leading think-tanks, universities, government ministries and state advisory organs

 Selection of topics, format, and program content for the leading political talk show of the Netherlands. Conduct pre-program interviews with program guests Organize and coordinate debates Initiate and prepare special-edition programs with prominent participants including Francis Fukuyama; NATO-Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer; Military Chief of Defense, Dick Berlijn; military advisor to the Secretary General of the UN, Patrick Cammaert; BT-CEO Ben Verwaayen; and Shell-CEO Jeroen van der Veer

  Staff editor of IS, the monthly magazine published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on international affairs In charge of drafting, formatting, and publishing annual ministry reports  Member of team advising the Minister of Development Aid on public and press relations Served as diplomatic delegate representing The Netherlands at EU Summit conferences in Nice and Stockholm (2000 and 2001) Served as interim First Secretary for the Netherlands Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan (summer - 2002)* Graduate of the Diplomatic Training Course of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Daily production of news content for the Foreign Desk• Correspondent to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

M.A., International Relations

Thesis on the cultural revolution of Hezbollah in Lebanon, including extensive field research in Lebanon. Title: Hezbollah: CDA van.

B.A., Printed Media

Thesis on the dynamics of interdependence of terrorists and the media