ABOUT THE LECTURE
Refugees in neighbouring countries, refugee returnees and resettled refugees can change the peacebuilding
landscape of their countries of origin. They can either be „spoilers“ or active agents engaging
with other actors and institutions, leading to inclusive and sustainable peace. What factors
or context conditioned the choices and role of refugees, and how can we harness the resources of
refugees towards peacebuilding process? Using cases from Africa, and drawing on the refugee resettlement
practices of Canada, this lecture will address the above questions.
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ABOUT THE LECTURER**
Amanda Coffie (PhD) is a Research Fellow at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy,
University of Ghana. She earned a PhD from the Department of Political Science, Carleton University,
Ottawa, Canada. She also holds an MA in Political Science and a BA in Political Science from
Brock University, Canada, and the University of Ghana, respectively. Her work attends to issues of
refugees, diaspora, governance of migration and asylum, and programs of host countries and international
organizations as well as post-conflict peacebuilding.
This lecture is part of the IPT Online Lecture Series 2020: Caring Conversations for Peace and Justice