<p>Gender and Development; Global Governance; Poverty and Human Development; Poverty and Global Economy; Social Policy and Development in International Organizations; Japanese Government and Politics, Capstone: Program Design and Evaluation</p>
Given Name:
Email Address:
mfinkel@pitt.edu
Family Name:
Finkel
Publications:
2008 “What Makes a Camp Safe: the Protection of Children from Abduction in Internally Displaced Persons and Refugee Camps”, Co-authored with Simon Reich, Ford institute for Human Security, University of Pittsburgh
2006 “Community Driven Development: Problems of Operationalization in the Middle East and North Africa Region”, Co-authored with Knut Opsal, MNA Regional Working Paper Series, the World Bank
2006 “Voices of the Youth: Background Papers and Country Case Studies from Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Yemen” for the WDR 2007: Development and the Next Generation, the World Bank
Qualifications:
PhD, University of Virginia, 2002
Department:
Public and International Affairs
Office:
3933 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Office phone number:
412-383-9483
Rank:
Assistant Professor
Biography:
<p>Dr. Müge Kökten Finkel is Assistant Professor of International Development at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at University of Pittsburgh. She completed her PhD in Political Science at the University of Virginia, specializing in Comparative Social Policy and Japanese Politics; her MA in International Relations from International University of Japan in Japan, and her BA in Political Science from Bogazici University in Turkey. Prior to joining GSPIA, she worked as a Social Development Specialist at the World Bank for the Middle East and North Africa Region, and consulted for the International Food Policy Research Institute. She has worked on various development projects in Yemen, Egypt and Morocco. Her areas of expertise are Community-Driven Development, especially related to youth and women’s issues; Social and Environmental Impact Assessment; Country Social Analysis; Participatory Program Development; and Gender and Development. Among her publications are What Makes a Camp Safe: the Protection of Children from Abduction in Internally Displaced Persons and Refugee Camps, Co-authored with Simon Reich (2008); “Voices of the Youth: Background Papers and Country Case Studies from Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Yemen”, and “Securing a Future for All, Middle East-North Africa Regional Social Development Strategy” both co-authored with the MNA Social Development Team for the World Bank. She has been teaching courses on Gender and Development; Social Policies and International Organizations; Poverty and Human Development; Global Governance and Japanese Politics. Her recent research focuses on gender policies and empowerment outcomes under institutionalized and politicized Islam. She speaks Turkish, Japanese and German.</p>
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