Christopher Cushing - Staff Profile
| Name | Christopher Cushing |
| Contact Position | Principal Research Fellow |
| Email Address | c.j.cushing@bradford.ac.uk |
Research Areas
My interests focus on:
- the future of the international humanitarian system; and
- catastrophic risk management and the consequences of global systems failure resulting from: climate change; environmental degradation; resource scarcity; human vulnerability; globalisation; demographic trends; urbanisation; and violent conflict – political instability.
Research Projects
- Project Leader: New Dimensions in Humanitarian-Military Interactions: Policy and Practice Guidelines for Practitioners, Humanitarian Futures Programme, King’s College London and RUSI, (2010-12);
- Programme Manager: EU Framework Agreements (2005- to present):
- EU: Facilitation of a Developed Regional EC Approach to the Horn of Africa (2006-8);
- EC Europe Aid Lot 1: Conflict Prevention, Management and Response (CPMR) (2005-09);
- EC Europe Aid Lot 4: Energy and Nuclear Safety (2005-09);
- EC Europe Aid Lot 7: Culture, Governance and Home Affairs (2005-to present);
- EC Europe Aid Lot 12: Humanitarian Aid, Crisis Management and Post-crisis Assistance (2009-to present);
- EC Europe Aid Lot 13: Humanitarian Aid, Crisis Management and Post-crisis Assistance (2005-09); and
- EU Europe Aid: Neighbourhood Policy Framework Agreement (2006-09);
- Focal Point: Sida Framework Agreement: 'Help Desk' Peace-Security in Development Cooperation (2006-07);
- Project Director: UK DFID 'DDR and Human Security: Post-conflict Security-building in the Interests of the Poor' (2007-08);
- Programme Manager: First Phase of the OECD-DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice, (2006-07);
- Programme Manager: DFID Conflict, Security and Development Framework Contract (2004-07);
- Project Director: Government of Canada, DFA: 'Responsibility to Protect' Project (2006-07);
- Programme Manager: DFID Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), Coffey International Development Ltd, (2005-present);
Bibliography
- "OECD-DAC Handbook on Security System Reform: Supporting Security and Justice," Co-author and Project Manager First Phase, OECD-DAC, Paris, 2007.
- Co-author, "Responsibility to Protect: An Analysis of Perpetrators of Crimes Against Humanity or Genocide," Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Canada, Ottawa, 2007.
- "Peace and Conflict Impact Scan of the Government of Sri Lanka-UNICEF Country Programme of Cooperation,” with Kenneth Bush, UNICEF, 2004.
- "Pathways of Peace," Local Governance Support Programme in ARMM (LGSPA), CIDA and federation of Canadian Municipalities, 2004.
Selected Presentations since 2001
- Rapporteur, Ensuring Peace and Security in Africa: Implementing the New Africa-EU Partnership Conference, Chatham House, London, 27-28 October, 2010;
- Chair, Intervention: Planning and Evaluation Panel for the Responsibility 2 Rebuild: Linking Infrastructure, Governance and Democratisation Workshop, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Surrey, UK, 18-19 June, 2010;
- Chair, Livelihood Promotion Panel, Food Security and Social Protection Seminar, Economic and Social Research Council, JEFCAS, Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford, UK, 2 June 2010;
- Chair, Keynote Speaker: John Ashton, UK Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change, Climate Change: Preparing for the New Security Environment Conference, RUSI, London, 3 September, 2008.
- "Achieving Sustainable Security," Keynote Speaker for the 'Searching for a New Approach to Peace and Conflict Studies' Conference, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan, 22-27 January, 2008.
- 'Humanitarian Action' for the 'Cooperation in Multifunctional Peace Operations' Course, of the Folke Bernadotte Academy, 20 May–1 June, 2007 , Sandö, Sweden.
- "Identifying Major Geo-strategic Issues in Asia" presentation to the "Identifying the 10 Most Important Key Policy Issues for the Security of the EU Until 2015" Project, European Commission, DG RTD, Brussels, Belgium, 18 November, 2004.