Academic Programme Director, United Nations University
Lutz F. Krebs is a political scientist with a focus on international relations and conflict research. Having completed graduate degrees in economics, political science and humanitarian assistance, he focused on studying the impact of democratization processes on the likelihood of civil-war onset in ethnically heterogeneous countries as part of the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) “Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century”.
At the Maastricht University and United Nations University, Krebs serves as the education director for the M.Sc. program in Public Policy and Human Development.
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Jun 13, 2017 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views
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