Dr Sabine Kurtenbach

About

Senior Research Fellow

General Editor GIGA Focus

Editor GIGA Focus Global

GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies

Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
20354 Hamburg
Germany

FAX +49 (0)40 – 428 25-562

09/2006 – 10/2008: Senior Researcher DSF-Project “Societal and political Fractures after War: Youth Violence in Cambodia and Guatemala”, INEF, University Duisburg-Essen.
Since 1993: Senior Researcher of the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies, research interests: peace and conflict, security policies, youth Regional focus Central America, Andean Region.
Since 1992: Independent Consultant (among others for the Foreign Ministry, Minis-try of Development Cooperation, GTZ, Bertelsmann Transformation Index).
1991: PhD in Political Science, University of Hamburg.
1990 – 1992: Researcher at the Research Center on Wars, Armament and Development, University of Hamburg.
1987 – 1990: Researcher at the Institute of Political Science University of Hamburg (Prof. Dr. K.J. Gantzel), Coordination of the Research Group on Cau-ses of War.
1987: Researcher at the Institute for Iberoamerican Studies, Hamburg (July – September)

Education: Studies in Political Science, Spanish, Contemporary History in Madrid, Erlangen, Sevilla and Hamburg

Memberships:
ADLAF
DVPW
International Studies Association (ISA)
Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Scientific Council terres des hommes, Germany
Andean Working Group, Interamerican Dialogue, Washington D.C.
terres des hommes Germany, spokesperson of academic advisory board
Juror of the Christiane-Rajewsky-Award ot the AFK (Association for Peace and Conflict Studies)