Prof Ozerdem completed his PhD in Post-War Recovery Studies in the University of York. He is currently working in the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies as the Chair in Peace-Building. A sample of his academic publications can be enumerated as “Child Soldiers: From Recruitment to Reintegration”, “Managing Emergencies and Crises: Continental Perspectives”, “Participatory Research Methodologies in Development and Post Disaster/Conflict Reconstruction”, “The ‘responsibility to protect’ in the context of natural disasters: another excuse for interventionism?”