Shane Quinn

Shane Quinn is a senior advisor with more than fifteen years’ experience working in international development cooperation, rule of law and governance. He has a multi-disciplinary background and holds a Masters in Peace and Conflict studies from Uppsala University in Sweden as well as a Masters in History from the National University of Ireland. He has worked extensively in Somalia, DR Congo, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Philippines, Morocco, Tunisia, Georgia and Ukraine. In addition, he has previously led the Swedish government participation in the Eastern Partnership Platform on Good Governance, Democracy and Stability with a focus on the Panel for Public Administration. He has a broad remit and has worked in depth on rule of law reform, public administration reform processes as well as strengthening civil society actors in conflict countries in developing policy tools and ensuring their participation in peacebuilding processes. More recently he led a research to practice project at the Swedish government agency for peace, security and development, Folke Bernadotte Aacademy, in collaboration with UNDP on integrating rule of law principles in public administration. He has also worked as a lecturer in development studies at Uppsala University and has conducted a range of different field missions with NGOs, government agencies and research institutions. His publications include Responsive and Responsible: Politically Smart Rule of Law Reform in Conflict and Fragile States (FBA 2016), and Civil Society and Peacebuilding: a Critical Assessment (2010): Lynne Rienner Publishers (both as co-authors). He is currently Director of Programmes at the International Legal Assistance Consortium.