Nationality German Institution Harvard University Institutions Harvard University | Academic advisor David Kennedy Name Luise Druke | |
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Doctoral advisor Jurgen Seifert, David Kennedy (jurist) Known for Innovations in Refugee Protection, A Compendium of UNHCR\'s 60 Years. Influences Poul Hartling, Joseph Nye Alma mater Leibniz University of Hanover Books The Art of Conflict Prevention, Preventive action for refugee producing situations Fields Political Science, United Nations | ||
Other academic advisors John Thomas Influenced by Poul Hartling, Joseph Nye | ||
Innovations in refugee protection luise druke july 8 2014 leibniz universit t hannover luh
Luise Druke DPhil (*1948) is a German scholar and practitioner in the fields of International Relations, United Nations and Refugee protection. Besides her academic work Dr. Druke has headed offices and missions of the UNHCR (High Commissioner for Refugees) in Europe, South East Asia and Central Asia, Latin America, and Africa for nearly 30 years.
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Biography
Dr. Luise Druke was born in Hannover on May 17, 1948. She received a DPhil in political science from the University of Hannover while Fellow at Harvard’s Center for International Affairs and Visiting Researcher at the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program (1987–88), she also received an honorary doctorate in political science and law from Shumen University, a Master in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University, an LL.M. from Brussels University and a M.A. in Economics, Finance and Management from Webster University, St. Louis, a Diploma from Sorbonne, License d'enseignement from Paris VIII University and a M.A. from the European Institute of High International Studies, University of Nice in European Studies.
Since 1977, Dr. Druke has headed offices and missions of the UNHCR(High Commissioner for Refugees) in Europe, South East Asia and Central Asia, Latin America, and Africa, including the Namibian Operation as part of UNTAG, the country operation in Honduras with refugees from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala in the midst of armed conflicts during the late 1980s, and the operations in Kazakhstan/Central Asia. While UNHCR representative in Bulgaria she frequently acted as the UN Resident Coordinator from 2000-2005, as well as the Humanitarian Coordinator in the NATO Cooperative Key operations (2001, 2003, and initially in 2005) with 20,000 refugees in the midst of an air conflict between warring parties inside of Bulgaria. During and after her work for the United Nations Dr. Druke lectured at the Faculty of Law and the European Institute at the University of Nice, at Boston University in the graduate program in International Relations and presented seminars and round tables at the Harvard Kennedy School as well as at the MIT Center for International Studies where she served as a Visiting Scholar. She also has been teaching semester courses at the Leibniz University Hannover, at Suffolk University and at Harvard University in UN and EU related topics.