Biography:
Professor Nsia-Pepra hails from Ghana, where he served in that nation's military. As part of his service, he spend time as a United Nations Peace Keeper in spots such as Rwanda and Sierra Leone.
Professional Experience:
ADMINISTRATION AND INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
- GhanaAir Force Detachment Commander, United Nations Assisted
ECOMOG Peacekeeping Mission, Sierra Leone, 1998-1999
- United Nations Military Human Rights Observer,
United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR) , 1995-1996
Duties:
- Peacekeeping operations
- Disarmament of conflict parties
- Observed, investigated and reported on human rights violations and humanitarian crises in area of operation to the United Nations Headquarters in Kigali
- Identified potential crises or threats and recommended suggestions to address them before escalation
- Facilitated the deployment of resources to areas of critical need;
- Facilitated shared analysis and cooperation among agencies and government offices engaged in humanitarian action
- Negotiated and mediated peace between conflicting parties
- Coordinated in the resettlement of returnees and internally displaced persons
- Liaised between United Nations Headquarters and leadership of conflicting parties.
- Administration Officer, Air Force Station, Tamale, Ghana ,1994-199
- Station Adjutant, Air Force Station, Takoradi, Ghana , 1990-1994
Duties:
·National security
·Administration of service personnel
- Liaison between the Regional Military Command and the state Governor
- Coordinated responses to humanitarian crises in the region
- Participated in consultations on field security and personnel safety and ensured compliance with security measures in areas of operations
- Wrote reports
Education:
Ph. D, Political Science, Wayne State University 2009
LLM, International Law, Essex University (UK)
BA, Political Sci., University of Cape Coast (Ghana)
Teaching Interests:
International Studies
Comparative Politics
Conflict Resolution
Awards:
Research Interests:
Robust Peacekeeping
Genocide
U.S.- Africa Relations
- International Relations
- Comparative politics
- American government
- Civil Wars in Africa
- Conflict Analysis and resolution
- International and Critical Security,
- International organizations
- International law
- Human rights
- Model United Nations
- NGOs and Global Civil Society
- Modern Africa Experience
- American Foreign policy
- Terrorism
- International governance
- African Politics
- Democracies
- Politics of the Developing World
- Middle EastPolitics
- Public policy
- International political economy
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