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Laura Davis holds a PhD from the University of Ghent, Belgium, in Political Science. Her thesis ‘Peace and Justice in EU foreign policy: Principle, Policy, Practice’ examined EU policy and practice in transitional justice and peace mediation, including through case studies of EU engagement in the DR Congo, EU support for the International Criminal Court and the EU as a peace mediator.
She combines academic research with practice, regularly advising EU institutions and non-governmental organisations on transitional justice, mediation and peace building. She was recently seconded by the European External Action Service as a transitional justice to support the Southern African Development Cooperation’s (SADC) mediation of the crisis in Madagascar.
She has published extensive policy documents and reports on transitional justice, security sector reform, peace mediation, the DR Congo and the EU, most of which are available at www.lauradavis.eu. Her article, ‘Power shared, justice shelved: the Democratic Republic of Congo’ will be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Human Rights on law, power sharing and human rights in January 2013.