Kevin P. Clements
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Professor Kevin P. Clements is the Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Otago
, New Zealand. He was formerly Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (ACPACS)at the University of Queensland
. He is also Secretary General of International Peace Research Association
from January 2009.
Professor Clements has been a consultant to numerous organisations, and advisor to the New Zealand, Australian , British , Swedish and Dutch governments. He was a member of the New Zealand Government’s Defence Committee of Enquiry in 1985
University of Otago
The University of Otago in Dunedin is New Zealand's oldest university with over 22,000 students enrolled during 2010.The university has New Zealand's highest average research quality and in New Zealand is second only to the University of Auckland in the number of A rated academic researchers it...
, New Zealand. He was formerly Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies and Foundation Director of the Australian Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (ACPACS)at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
. He is also Secretary General of International Peace Research Association
International Peace Research Association
International Peace Research Association is a peace research organization founded in 1964. It is member of the International Social Science Council.-History:...
from January 2009.
Other positions
- Secretary General of International AlertInternational AlertInternational Alert is a London-based charity and international non-governmental organisation working to prevent and end violent conflict across the globe that marked its 20th anniversary in 2006...
- Board of the European Centre for Conflict Prevention and President of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office in BrusselsBrusselsBrussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. - Vernon and Minnie Lynch Chair of Conflict Resolution at the Instititute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
, USA 1994-2000, and Director of the Institute from 1994-1999. - Director of the Quaker United Nations OfficeQuaker United Nations OfficeThe Quaker United Nations Office is a non-governmental organisation representing the Religious Society of Friends at the United Nations. Parent bodies of QUNO are the Friends World Committee for Consultation, American Friends Service Committee and Quaker Peace and Social Witness...
in Geneva and - Head of the Peace Research Centre at the Australian National UniversityAustralian National UniversityThe Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students...
in Canberra . - visiting or permanent academic positions at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in Oxford, The University of Hong Kong, The University of Canterbury, the Institute of South East Asian Studies-University of Singapore, the University of East AngliaUniversity of East AngliaThe University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. - President of the International Peace Research AssociationInternational Peace Research AssociationInternational Peace Research Association is a peace research organization founded in 1964. It is member of the International Social Science Council.-History:...
IPRA 1994-1998, - President of the IPRA Foundation from 1995-2000
- Secretary General of the Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA)Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA)The Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association is the Regional Association of International Peace Research Association- IPRA. It is an international non-governmental organization of peace researchers, peace educators and peace advocates....
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Professor Clements has been a consultant to numerous organisations, and advisor to the New Zealand, Australian , British , Swedish and Dutch governments. He was a member of the New Zealand Government’s Defence Committee of Enquiry in 1985