Curriculum Vitae – Javier Fabra-Mata JAVIER FABRA-MATA Advisor and Researcher M +47 95 75 11 58 E [email protected] PROFILE Javier Fabra-Mata is ILPI’s affiliated researcher and is conversant with both the academic and the practitioners’ discourse in peace mediation. With a doctoral dissertation on Norwegian peace mediation, Fabra-Mata has conducted research on different aspects related to the professionalisation of the practice of peace mediation, identifying and interacting with a number of Norwegians involved in mediation and negotiation, at different levels. As advisor for methods and results and member of the peacebuilding cluster at Norwegian Church Aid, Fabra-Mata has been involved in the planning and implementation of a number of Track II peace initiatives – most recently in Afghanistan. He has long experience developing mappings, inventories and databases for different organsations, on various peace-related topics – e.g. on think tanks in transitional countries in the Arab world or political economy and conflict analysis experts. His international experience includes working with UNDP, OSCE, UN DPKO and WFP. Fabra-Mata is educated in philosophy, political science, peace and conflict from the Universities of Helsinki, Tromsø and Castellon. WORK EXPERIENCE Norwegian Church Aid. Oslo, Norway. Advisor for Methods and Results – Afghanistan, Pakistan and Middle East § Strengthening project design, monitoring and reporting. § Design and coordination of conflict analyses. § Quality assurance of applications and reports. § Developing NCA’s and partners capacities in RBM and M&E. § Enhancing the evaluability of NCA’s peace building programmes. § Coordinating NCA evaluations globally (meta-evaluation) Nov. 2013 – Present UNDP, Oslo Governance Centre. Oslo, Norway. Programme Analyst § Development of a UNDP-wide research agenda on political transitions. § Contribute to the development of a political economy analysis approach for UNDP. § Assist Democratic Governance Analysis and Learning policy advisors with the collection, analysis and presentation of quantitative and qualitative data. § Support Democratic Governance Analysis and Learning policy advisors with the development, organization and coordination of conferences, workshops and events. § Contribute to OGC work on democratic governance in conflict and fragile states, including providing support to governance assessments in conflictfragile environments. § Coordinate the production of DGTTF Lessons Learned Series and Democratic Governance Emerging Issues knowledge products. June 2010 – Nov. 2013 1 Curriculum Vitae – Javier Fabra-Mata Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. STO - Armenia § Short-term electoral observer (STO) – Presidential Elections in Armenia Feb. 2013 UNDP, Oslo Governance Centre. Oslo, Norway. Research Associate § Conducted research on the work of UNDP using a variety of quantitative and qualitative sources in order to provide a basis for the analysis of democratic governance programmes and projects. § Assisted in substantive tasks related to governance assessments in postconflict fragile states. § Co-authored the UNDP/DIE publication Users' Guide on Measuring Fragility. § Identified, selected and supervised international consultants. § Assisted in the management of the Governance and Conflict portfolio. § Supported the OGC Director and Policy Advisors in delivering appropriate communication materials on governance and conflict to effectively engage diverse audience groups. Jan. 2009 – May 2010 UNDP, Oslo Governance Centre. Oslo, Norway. Governance and Conflict Prevention. Research Associate. § Conducted research and identified successful UNDP governance and conflict projects, programmes and policies. § Organized an international workshop on local government capacities in postconflict countries. § Assisted in developing a programming guide on preventing electoral violence and a guidance note on governance and conflict prevention. § Assisted in developing a Training Programme for the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) § Identified, selected and supervised international consultants. § Assisted in the management of the Governance and Conflict budget. § Supported the OGC Director and Policy Advisors in delivering appropriate communication materials on governance and conflict to effectively engage diverse audience groups. Sep. 2007 – Dec. 2008 UN World Food Programme, Field Security Branch. Rome, Italy. Security Analyst. Internship (Paid). § Provided assistance in preparing weekly security briefings. § Developed and updated country security profiles. § Ad-hoc research on political, humanitarian and security conditions in specific countries. § Conducted a survey on security procedures amongst WFP security field officers worldwide. Apr. – Jul. 2007 UN Secretariat, Department of Peacekeeping Operations. New York, United States. Security Analyst. Internship (Unpaid). § Prepared and updated country security profiles. § Assisted in the preparations of weekly security briefings to DPKO personnel. § Maintained the UN DPKO Casualties Database. § Prepared updates on the political, humanitarian and security situation in Somalia. Jan. – Mar. 2006 2 Curriculum Vitae – Javier Fabra-Mata I.E.S. No10 - High School. Castellón, Spain. Teaching Assistant (Traineeship) Jan. – Feb. 2005 § Teaching Assistance - History and Geography University Jaume I, Philosophy, Sociology and Communication Department / Bancaja International Center for Peace and Development -UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace. Castellón, Spain. Research Assistant. Sep. 2003 – Sep. 2004 § Researched on development, peace and security issues. § Assisted in developing teaching materials for graduate and undergraduate courses. § Updated a database on academic publications. EDUCATION Cum laude. University Jaume I, Spain. § PhD «International Peace, Conflict and Development Studies 2007 – 2012 University Jaume I, Spain. § MPhil Peace, Conflict and Development 2004 – 2007 University of Tromsø, Norway § MPhil Peace and Conflict Transformation. 2004 – 2006 University Jaume I, Spain § BA and MA Humanities § Exchange Student (1 year) Dep. Political Science, University of Helsinki, Finland 1999 – 2004 LANGUAGES § § § § Spanish — Fluent (mother tongue) English — Fluent Catalan — Fluent Norwegian — Intermediate 3 Curriculum Vitae – Javier Fabra-Mata SELECTED PUBLICATIONS § Fabra Mata J. and S. Ziaja, Users’ Guide on Measuring Fragility, Oslo and Bonn, UNDP and German Development Institute. (2009) § Fabra Mata J. and S. Ziaja, «State Fragility Indices: Lessons for Development Policy», in C. Dijkema et al. (eds.), Rethinking the State in Post-crisis Situations, Brussels, Bruylant. (ISBN 9782-8027-3513-7) (2012) § Fabra Mata, J. «Acompañamiento Internacional en Conflictos Violentos. Una Lectura Performativa de Brigadas Internacionales de Paz», in S. Paris Albert and I. Comins Mingol (eds.), Filosofía en acción. Retos para la Paz en el s. XXI, Castellon, University Jaume I. (ISBN: 978-84-8021-712-5) (2009) § Fabra Mata, J. «Global Civil Society for Peace and Human Rights: Dimensions and Effects of the International Accompaniment in Colombia and Sri Landa», in M.Deguchi et al. (eds.): Conflicts vs. Social Harmony: Does Non-profit Sector Matter?, Tokyo, Aggreplanning. (2008) § Fabra Mata J., Measuring the Effectiveness of Norwegian Peace Facilitation. Expert Analysis. Oslo, Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre / Norsk ressurssenter for fredsbygging (NOREF) (2014) § Fabra Mata J., F. Gutiérrez Sanín, M.Mezzera, S. Narang Suri and S. Repucci, Governance Measurements for Conflict and Fragility. A Comparative Inventory, Oslo, UNDP. (2012) § Fabra Mata J. and S. Narang Suri, Governance Assessments in Conflict and Fragile Environments: Challenges and Opportunities, Issue Brief. Oslo, UNDP. (2011) § Fabra Mata J. and S. Ziaja, State Fragility Indices: Potentials, Messages and Limitations, Briefing Paper 10/2010, Bonn, German Development Institute (ISSN:1615-5483). (2010) § Fabra Mata, J. Towards the Development of Country-led Governance Assessments in PostConflict Situations: Review of Existing Methodologies to Assess Conflict. Briefing Paper. Oslo, UNDP.[Internal Document - Unpublished]. (2008) § Fabra Mata, J. «Who Can Make Security? Competition over Securitisation and DeSecuritisation in Colombia», Journal of Human Security, Vol. 4, Issue 1, pp. 37-47. (2008) § Fabra Mata. J. et al. Local Government in Post-Conflict Situations: Challenges for Improving Local Decision Making and Service Delivery Capacities. Workshop report, Oslo, UNDP DGG/OGC. (2008) § Fabra Mata, J. «Good for Others, Good for Us: Reflections on Human Security as Public Diplomacy», IRINI, Peace and Conflict Analysis, no.1, p.22-30. (2007) § Fabra Mata, J. «Communicative Dimensions and Performative Effects of International Accompaniment of Peace Brigades International in Colombia and Sri Lanka» ISTR Working Papers, Vol. V. (2007) ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING § Evaluation in UNDP for Practitioners and Specialists. UNDP. Online (Oct 2013) § Anti-Corruption and Human Development. UNDP Virtual School, Bogotá, Colombia (Nov-Dec 2009) § Short-Term International Electoral Observation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Spain, Madrid, Spain (April 2006) § Graduate Studies in Refugee and Asylum Law. University of Oslo, Norway (Autumn 2006) § Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics. University of Helsinki, Finland. (2002-2003) 4
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