Dr. Charles Martin-Shields
Research programme: Transformation of Political (Dis-)order
Function: Senior Researcher
Specialization: Political Science
Work areas:
- Peace and conflict processes
- Digital technology in development and governance
- Impact of development and peacebuilding on migration
Vita
| since 1/2018 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (until 6/2022 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)) Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of political (dis-)order: Institutions, values & peace" |
| 2016-12/2017 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher, Department "Governance, Statehood, Security" |
| 8/2016-4/2017 | School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University Visiting Scholar |
| 8/2016-4/2017 | International Security and Development Center, Berlin, Germany Consultant: FAO-funded project on impacts of peace and conflict on food security |
| 8/2011-8/2016 | School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University Doctorate, Dissertation: “When Information becomes action: How information communication technologies affect collective action during crises” |
| 3/2015-6/2016 | World Bank Group, Washington, D.C. Consultant: Mobile money and ICTs in development and financial inclusion |
| 8/2013-6/2014 | Fulbright-Clinton Public Policy Fellow, Apia, Samoa Advisor to Government of Samoa, supporting policy development around using digital technology for good governance and disaster response. |
| 3/2011-5/2013 | TechChange Inc, Washington, D.C. Program manager: Technology for peacebuilding and conflict prevention |
| 1/2008-8/2010 | School of International Service, American University Master of Arts in International Peace and Conflict Resolution |
| 4/2008-2/2011 | U.S. Institute for Peace Research Assistant, USIP Academy |
| 10/2005-9/2007 | U.S. Peace Corps Samoa U.S. Peace Corps development volunteer in Apia, Samoa |
| 8/2002-5/2005 | American Univeristy Bachelor of Arts, German History and Literature |
Member of
- International Studies Association
- American Political Science Association
- European Political Science Association
- Fulbright Fellow, 2013-2014
Contact
E-mail Charles.Martin-Shields@idos-research.de
Phone +49 (0)228 94927-295
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130
Blog: charlesmartinshields.com
Video
Urban Refugees and information and communmunication technologies ICTs
Highlight
![[Translate to English:] Cover: Digitalization and e-government in the lives of urban migrants: Evidence from Bogotá Martin-Shields, Charles / Sonia Camacho / Rodrigo Taborda / Constantin Ruhe (2021) in: Policy & Internet, first published 10.12.2021](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/b/csm_Policy_Internet_29a3402dbe.jpg)
Digitalization and e-government in the lives of urban migrants: Evidence from Bogotá
Martin-Shields, Charles / Sonia Camacho / Rodrigo Taborda / Constantin Ruhe (2021)
in: Policy & Internet, first published 10.12.2021
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![[Translate to English:] Logo: UNHCR, Digitalization in displacement contexts: technology and the implementation of the global compact on refugees](/fileadmin/_processed_/5/b/csm_UNHCR_1ca3dbb447.png)
Digitalization in displacement contexts: technology and the implementation of the global compact on refugees
Martin-Shields, Charles (2021)
in: People forced to flee - history, change and challenge, Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees