Dr. Tanja Kasten

Representative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Tanja Kasten joined FriEnt in August 2019 and works on national and international policy agendas for peace and conflict, development cooperation, and security. In her previous positions as political scientist, as a policy consultant and as a development worker with local partners in Latin America she has gained ample experience on multi-stakeholder partnerships and effective cooperation for peace and development.

Before joining FriEnt, Tanja worked as a policy consultant for a GIZ programme on effectiveness and transparency in German development cooperation. She supported the German co-chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and facilitated a pilot initiative on country-level implementation in several partner countries. In previous positions, Tanja worked as a development worker for a GIZ programme on civil security and conflict transformation (FOSIT) in Guatemala and as a junior expert for the Civil Peace Service in Peru.

Tanja holds a PhD in Political Science from the Helmut-Schmidt-University/ University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg and conducted her dissertation on development effectiveness and peacebuilding in post-conflict countries with case studies in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. In her previous studies she graduated with a Masters degree in Political Science, Journalism, and Spanish from the University of Hamburg and holds a postgraduate Masters degree in Peace and Conflict Studies.

Tanja Kasten joined FriEnt in August 2019 and works on national and international policy agendas for peace and conflict, development cooperation, and security. In her previous positions as political scientist, as a policy consultant and as a development worker with local partners in Latin America she has gained ample experience on multi-stakeholder partnerships and effective cooperation for peace and development.

Before joining FriEnt, Tanja worked as a policy consultant for a GIZ programme on effectiveness and transparency in German development cooperation. She supported the German co-chair of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and facilitated a pilot initiative on country-level implementation in several partner countries. In previous positions, Tanja worked as a development worker for a GIZ programme on civil security and conflict transformation (FOSIT) in Guatemala and as a junior expert for the Civil Peace Service in Peru.

Tanja holds a PhD in Political Science from the Helmut-Schmidt-University/ University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg and conducted her dissertation on development effectiveness and peacebuilding in post-conflict countries with case studies in Rwanda and Sierra Leone. In her previous studies she graduated with a Masters degree in Political Science, Journalism, and Spanish from the University of Hamburg and holds a postgraduate Masters degree in Peace and Conflict Studies.

The Working Group on Peace and Development (FriEnt) is an association of governmental organisations, church development agencies, civil society networks, and political foundations.

Kontakt

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Frieden

und Entwicklung (FriEnt) c/ o GIZ

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 36

53113 Bonn

Tel +49 228 4460-1916

E-Mail: info@frient.de

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