Markus Gottsbacher Email & Phone Number

A political scientist and social anthropologist by training, Markus Gottsbacher develops and manages research projects to support peacebuilding, citizen security and access to justice efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean.Before joining the Governance, Security and Justice program, Gottsbacher worked on an International Development Research Centre project in Honduras that focused on dealing with conflict over natural resources. He has almost a decade’s experience with UN agencies, working on drug- and crime-related matters, indigenous peoples’ rights, women’s rights, and HIV/AIDS, mostly in Latin America. He was also a professor at several universities in Mexico, focusing on human security, international development and cooperation, and conflict transformation and prevention. He has also worked for several NGOs, including the Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution, where he developed a training program for peacebuilders in conflict areas.