LiA Week 5
For the period July 2-8. This is my last Laidlaw reflection - I did not complete a 6th week in Northern Ireland due to the risk of unrest from the Orange Order parades of July 12.
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LiA Final Reflection
Final Deliverable for my LiA project in Northern Ireland with the Centre for Cross-Border Studies (CCBS).
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Thank you for these updates Hari! I'm curious to hear how your experience working with the CCBS has differed and where it is similar to other experiences you've had working with NGOs or other internships?
Thanks Colleen! CCBS is definitely more granular than the other NGOs I have worked with in international affairs, and the research is geared much more towards specific community impacts. CCBS also faces the unique dynamic of managing funding and grants from some very different organizations - the EU, UK, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, International Fund for Ireland (IFI), and many others.
There are definitely some major similarities as well. Similar to the American-German Institute (where I interned last fall), CCBS positions itself as possessing expertise in a critical police niche, thereby supporting government and civic society activities in a space where such expertise can be hard to find. A lot of the work of the center is also quiet and behind-the-scenes, making crucial but incremental changes without much publicity - something quite a few organizations have in common.