MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAM - INTERNSHIPS
MAGIS students typically spend six months in internships
and/or study abroad, in preparation for possible careers in civil society
organizations. Internships for the Class of 2006-2008 span the globe.
INTERNSHIPS
HELD:
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The
Carter Center
The
Carter Center at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Internship, 2007:
Haiyan
Wang
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Clinton
Global Initiative (CGI);
Orfalea Family
Foundation
Clinton
Global Initiative (CGI), working in Commitments Department on CGI
relationships with business sponsors.
This is a paid internship through
the Orfalea
Family Foundation.
Internship, 2007:
Amanda
Chen (NYC, USA initially; internship
abroad TBA, most likely Cambodia)
Amberjae Freeman (NYC, USA initially; internship abroad arranged
with a CF affiliate NGO in Rwanda)
Paul Lynch (NYC,
USA initially; internship abroad TBA, possibly Rwanda or Malawi; possibly
with CF affiliates International Crisis Group or InterNews)
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Conservation
International, Melanesia
Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC)
Conservation
International's Melanesia Centre for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC)
and the Pacific Islands Program, Communication intern (Atherton, Australia;
Melanesia).
Internship, 2007:
Mellani
Lubuag
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Corporacion
Consorcio para el Desarrollo Comunitario
Corporacion
Consorcio para el Desarrollo Comunitario, (in Spanish) a network
of 10 development NGOs working out of Colombia whose goal is to achieve
development at a grassroots level, mainly in rural areas, by providing
the rural communities with financial, administrative and technical support
to implement their development projects (Bogota, Colombia).
Internship, 2007:
Eddie
Mendoza
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Eleos
Foundation
Eleos
Foundation, Grant-making Strategy Officer, responsible for overseeing
the spend-down of the Eleos endowment (Santa Barbara, CA, USA).
Internship, 2007:
Dinah
Van Wingerden
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Erasmus
Mundus Leipzig Summer Institute
Summer program at the Erasmus
Mundus Leipzig Summer Institute, focusing on European integration,
minorities in Europe, and humanitarian aid (Leipzig, Germany).
Internship, 2007:
Eddie Saade
Flora Ferati
Tony
Morain
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Global
Exchange
Global Exchange,
an NGO international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social,
economic and environmental justice around the world. (Washington, D.C.,
USA)
Internship, 2007:
Samaneh
Ghadikolaei Oladi
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Harrington
Investments
Director of Research and Shareholder Advocacy at Harrington
Investments, a pioneer in socially responsible investing and shareholder
advocacy manaing $200 million in assets for institutional and individual
investors concerned with the social and environmental impacts of their
investments, as well as financial returns. (Napa, California)
Internship, 2007:
Jack
Ucciferri (year-long paid position)
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Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch Communications
Department, working on rebuilding their Chinese website, as well as Chinese
translations.
Internship, 2007:
Haiyan Wang
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International
Commission of Jurists
International Commission
of Jurists, an NGO that provides
legal expertise at both the international and national levels to ensure
that developments in international law adheres to human rights principles
and that international standards are implemented at the national level.
Internship, 2007:
Persis Milani
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International
Labor Rights Fund
International
Labor Rights Fund: research and legislative work for an advocacy
organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers
worldwide. (Washington,
D.C., USA)
Internship, 2007:
Dan
Fibiger (His project is related to labor rights in Africa.)
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London
School of Economics Center
London
School of Economics Center for Global Governance (arguably the leading
center dedicated to the study of global civil society), researching grassroots
movements and global governance.
Internship, 2007:
Danielle Bart (She
is also pursuing a part-time internship with the New
Economics Foundation in London, England.)
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Nelson
Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution
Nelson
Mandela Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution at the Jamia Milia
Islamia (New Delhi, India)
Internship, 2007:
Alexis
Donkin (Alexis is concerned with interfaith cooperation
and dialogue in the Indian context.)
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Onati International Institute for
the Sociology of Law
Course work on comparative
legal cultures at the Onati
InternationalInstitute
for the Sociology of Law. (Ramallah, Palestine)
Internship, 2007:
Persis Milani
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OneVoice
OneVoice,
a human rights organization in Israel dedicated to promoting “consensus
for conflict resolution” by “mobilizing against violent extremism;” intern
serves as the contact for the English-speaking international media, writing
press releases and networking with international organizations and students.
(Tel Aviv, Israel)
Internship, 2007:
Brenna
Cooley
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Santa
Barbara Committee on the Darfur Refugee Crisis
Internship, 2007:
Flora Ferati
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Tri-national Prespa Peace Park
Involved with Tri-national NGO, in conjunction with
the Greek
Government, that is helping to negotiate a plan for the Tri-national
Prespa Peace Park (Macedonia, Albania and Greece).
Internship, 2007:
Alexios
Monopolis
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U.S.
State Department, Bureau of European
and Eurasian Affairs
Two month internship in the Balkans, collecting data
for the State Department, working on the project of Kosovo’s final
status.
Internship, 2007:
Tony Morain
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