CLASKE DIJKEMA

Claske Dijkema (M.A.)
WORK EXPERIENCE
2006 Co-director Modus Operandi.
Modus Operandi is an independent research institute with its offices in the University Pierre
Mendes France in Grenoble. Its research is focusing on political transition in post-crisis
countries and State and society relations in general.
 Ongoing research project “ Processus de transition et réforme de l'Etat”, funded by the
Charles Léopold Mayer Foundation in Paris
 Commissioned research for the French Delegation of Strategic affairs (DAS):
«L'encadrement des Etats faillis » (December 2006)
Organisation of conferences
 Co-organiser of the Exploratory Workshop « Post Conflict Politics: Building On Political
Legitimacy, Paris, 10 -11 December, 2009, financed by the European Science
Foundation (ESF)
 Co-chair for the international conference «Post-crisis state transformation: Rethinking
the foundations of the State», financed by the European Science Foundation (ESF)
and the University of Linköping (Sweden). Grenoble – Linköping, May 2009.
 Partner in the organisation of the international colloquium “Between tradition and
modernity, what governance for Africa?”. Polokwane South Africa 16-20 June 2008.
Funding agency: French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
 Organiser (with Karine Gatelier) of international seminar on “Post-conflict
reconstruction of the State, what post-national State?”, Paris, 14 December 2007,
financed by the Fondation Léopold Mayer pour le progrès de l'homme
Teaching at academic level
 2008-2009 University of the Savoie, Chambéry, “Masters program "Analyse de crises
et action humanitaire". Courses: “Environnement internationale” (10h) and
“Anthropologie” (10h)
 2006-2009 University of Stendhal, Grenoble, Master's program “Cooperation
Internationale et Communication Multilingue”. Courses: “Conflict Analysis”, “Geopolitics
of conflict”, “Interculturalité”
 2007-2009 Grenoble Ecole de Management, Masters program 'Business, Conflict an d
Failing States” and several courses in Geopolitics (introduction and African
geopolitics)”
 2007-2009 University Pierre Mendes France, Grenoble (9h), University Diploma (DU)
“Skills for International Co-operation Projects”
 2007 University of Tyrol, Austria , Master's Program Peace Studies “ Structural
violence and agents of change” (30h)
Professional training through Online Courses
 Development and moderation of online courses on Conflict Transformation. Most
recent course, “Post-conflict politics: State and Society”, developed in 2008 in
partnership with the Network University.
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2004-2006 Researcher, Ecole de la Paix (EdP), Grenoble, France
Conducting a 3-year research project on states in transition to democracy focusing on 6 postconflict countries and 4 former Soviet states. Outcomes:
 Analytical framework for understanding dilemma’s and opportunities for (post-conflict)
countries in transition to democracy, which serves as basis for regional consultations
(South Africa June 2008 and Central Asia September 2009)
 Online publications (see in list of publications)
2001 – 2004 Program Manager, The Network University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tasks included fund raising and developing an online training programme on transforming civil
conflicts and gender and conflict transformation. Activities included the management of an
international team of seven experts in gender and conflict to develop course content.
Responsible for a budget of 150.000 euro.
2000 – 2001 Content Developer, African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of
Disputes (ACCORD), Durban, South Africa
Content Development team member, responsible for developing the organisation’s training
material.
2000 Student Research Associate, CHAIN, China
As part of a team consisting of 20 members (CHAIN), conducted investigation into relations
between Western managers and Chinese employees in foreign invested companies in China.
EDUCATION
M.A. Sociology, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1996-2000
Exchange program, University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A.
Exchange student; Dean’s list for academic excellence
1998-1999
B.A. Psychology, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1995-1997
B.A. Sociology, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1994-1996
SPEAKER AT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
 International Conference, Reconstruction de l'Etat et Democratisation: Les nouveaux
acteurs, University Pierre Mendès France, Grenoble 29-30 April 2009, paper
presentation « Mécanismes de légitimation et centralisation du pouvoir en Somalie »
 Workshop “Les défis de la paix en Amérique centrale”, Universidad Rafael Landívar au
Guatemala City, paper presentation « Les vecteurs de transformation en Afrique du
Sud », August 2007
 NATO-ESF Forward Look initiative on Security, Sarajevo, Bosnia, June 2007
 Workshop Conflict Transformation in South Africa, Johannesburg May 2007
 Annual conference "L’Etat malgré tout ? Acteurs publics et développement" XXIIIèmes
Journées du Développement de l'Association Tiers-Monde » in Mons, Belgium, May
2007. Paper presentation « Construction de l’Etat et développement dans les pays
émergents »
 Seminar, Peace Studies summer program, Innsbruck, Austria, August 2006
CLASKE DIJKEMA ● 128, ROUTE DES TROIS VILLAGES● 38660 SAINT HILAIRE DU TOUVET● FRANCE●
TEL.: +33 (0)44667304436 ● E-MAIL: [email protected]
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WSIS Gender Caucus, paper presentation « A shovel in the information age » Geneva
9-13 December 2003
Summer Symposium Women in International Security (WIIS), Georgetown University,
Washington, U.S.A., 2002
PUBLICATIONS
Dijkema, C., Gatelier, K., Samson, I.Tercinet, J.(eds) 2010 « Rethinking the State », Bruylant,
Brussels, publication forthcoming
Dijkema, C., Gatelier, K., Samson, I., Zagainove, N. 2007 « Construction de l’Etat et
développement dans les pays émergents », Cahiers Tiers Monde
Bensahel, L., Coissard, S. Dijkema, C. and Sheehan, N. 2007 “The gender approach in institu­
tional responses to conflict», Contributions to Conflict Management, Vol. 6” , Emerald
book publishing,
Dijkema, C. 2007 Au-delà des contradictions entre tradition et modernité, le pouvoir des lead­
ers traditionnels, est-il compatible avec la démocratie ? Conférence IRG à Bamako
2007
Dijkema, C. et Gatelier, K. 2006 Processus de transition et réforme de l’Etat : une
tentative de grille l’analyse. Publication en ligne www.institut-gouvernance.org
Dijkema, C. et Gatelier, K. 2006 Les processus instituants comme base d’une bonne
gouvernance, publication en ligne www.institut-gouvernance.org
Gatelier, K. et Dijkema, C. 2005 Processus de transition et réforme d’Etat,
publication en ligne: http://www.irenees.net/dossiers/mtcl-dossier-148.html
Dijkema, C., 2002. Care to fight, role of gender stereotypes in mobilisation for ‘War on
Terrorism’. Summer Symposium Women in International Security (WIIS), Georgetown
University, Washington, U.S.A., 6 pp.
Dijkema, C., 2000. Election Chaos. Conflict Trends 4, 2 pp.
CLASKE DIJKEMA ● 128, ROUTE DES TROIS VILLAGES● 38660 SAINT HILAIRE DU TOUVET● FRANCE●
TEL.: +33 (0)44667304436 ● E-MAIL: [email protected]