William W. Thomson. Phd. Email & Phone Number

Scotland, United Kingdom

The Edinburgh Peace Institute (EPI) is dedicated to peace activism, through research, dialogue and peace education. We seek to foster emancipatory opportunities for societies and governments caught in conflict. Our mission is to engage in critical research, empirical policy research, peace education and peace dialogue towards mediation, at international, national and local grassroots levels, to develop human needs, and advance peace intervention processes of international actors… Show more The Edinburgh Peace Institute (EPI) is dedicated to peace activism, through research, dialogue and peace education. We seek to foster emancipatory opportunities for societies and governments caught in conflict. Our mission is to engage in critical research, empirical policy research, peace education and peace dialogue towards mediation, at international, national and local grassroots levels, to develop human needs, and advance peace intervention processes of international actors. Our values are ethically aligned to deliver, peacemaking, peacekeeping, peace-building, and peace education consultancy, training, and research programmes, as a source of nonviolent intervention. We strive to create a better world, through questioning, reasoning, critical debate, and peace practise. Show less

Scotland

SECTOR-3 is a training, research and project development agency. We engage with NGOs, INGOs, governments, universities and societies, our research and analysis provides human needs policy development and peacemaking initiatives for agencies and societies, operating or existing in conflict or crisis situations.We have a range of professional sector advisors to provide assistance and consultancy, all our advisors are equipped to engage in this area after having operated as practitioners… Show more SECTOR-3 is a training, research and project development agency. We engage with NGOs, INGOs, governments, universities and societies, our research and analysis provides human needs policy development and peacemaking initiatives for agencies and societies, operating or existing in conflict or crisis situations.We have a range of professional sector advisors to provide assistance and consultancy, all our advisors are equipped to engage in this area after having operated as practitioners, or are long term academic scholar/practitioners. Show less

Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

Research development and funding project, examining the relationship between 'Remembrance and the Politicisation of the Red/White Poppy in Contemporary Culture'. Leverhume project.

St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Lecturing:University of Manchester (2016-17) Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (Lecturer) 1. Module: Humanitarianism and Conflict Response: Inquiries (SALC60031)Roles: Module convener, module development and lecturer (Postgraduate)2. Module: Emergency Humanitarian Assistance (SALC62212)Roles: Module convener, module development and lecturer (Professional Development Course)See: www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/emergency-humanitarian-assistance3… Show more Lecturing:University of Manchester (2016-17) Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (Lecturer) 1. Module: Humanitarianism and Conflict Response: Inquiries (SALC60031)Roles: Module convener, module development and lecturer (Postgraduate)2. Module: Emergency Humanitarian Assistance (SALC62212)Roles: Module convener, module development and lecturer (Professional Development Course)See: www.hcri.manchester.ac.uk/study/courses/emergency-humanitarian-assistance3. Module: MSc Research Methods in Global Health (SALC78000)Roles Module convener and lecturer. (Postgraduate)4. Module: MSc Global Health Dissertation (SALC70000)Roles: Dissertation advisor and module convener. (Postgraduate)5. Module: Disaster Management and Humanitarian Response in Practice (SALC11071)Roles: Lecturer and tutor (Undergraduate)6. Module: Humanitarian Governance and Society (SALC11082)Roles: Module convener, module development and lecturer. (Undergraduate)7. Module: Humanitarian Challenges in an Unequal World (UCOL)Role: Lecturer. (Undergraduate)8. Module: Research Methodology in Global Health (SALC30051)Roles: Module convener, lecturer and tutor. (Undergraduate)9. Module: Development Studies (MOOC Online Course)Role: Course instructor Show less

Scotland

Previously a lecturer for the MLitt course in Critical Security Studies (CSS) on a temporary contract. The area of focus developed lectures in critical security theory, examining the way securitising acts develop or hinder human emancipation. My pedagogical and research led teaching approach brought together theory and practise, designing case studies from fieldwork research carried out in Israel-Palestine, providing a contemporary analysis of security and emancipation and the cyclical… Show more Previously a lecturer for the MLitt course in Critical Security Studies (CSS) on a temporary contract. The area of focus developed lectures in critical security theory, examining the way securitising acts develop or hinder human emancipation. My pedagogical and research led teaching approach brought together theory and practise, designing case studies from fieldwork research carried out in Israel-Palestine, providing a contemporary analysis of security and emancipation and the cyclical conditions they create. Show less

Scotland

Scotland, Uk

The research evaluated approaches to conflict management, resolution and transformation. Exploring the complexity of the Israel-Palestine protracted conflict and the extent to which non-violent initiatives were satisfying human needs within the conflict, 1993-2014. The research had been informed by extensive fieldwork in the Levant. Thus moving beyond a purely theoretical paradigm and towards a more realistic and empirical engagement with conflict intervention events on the ground. Bringing… Show more The research evaluated approaches to conflict management, resolution and transformation. Exploring the complexity of the Israel-Palestine protracted conflict and the extent to which non-violent initiatives were satisfying human needs within the conflict, 1993-2014. The research had been informed by extensive fieldwork in the Levant. Thus moving beyond a purely theoretical paradigm and towards a more realistic and empirical engagement with conflict intervention events on the ground. Bringing together theory and practise in this way, the case studies evaluated mediation attempts at the international level, human security initiatives and the impact of Israel's wall, grass roots civil resistance initiatives led by West Bank Palestinians and civil society peace education endeavours. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Affiliation: Centre For Peace And Conflict Studies

Mres: Master Of Research In Political Research And International Relations, Ir

Bth (Hons) Bachelor Of Theology, Theology