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Phillipps, Jacob

Jacob Phillipps holds a PhD in International Studies and Social Science from Coventry University, UK, where he was awarded a 3-year Special Exhibition Studentship. Prior to this, he completed an MA in Post-War Recovery Studies with the University of York Post-War Reconstruction and Development Unit. He has worked and conducted extensive research in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. He has presented his work in the UK and internationally, including at the International Studies Association annual convention, and published his academic work in peer-reviewed journals. Jacob has an ongoing interest in post-conflict recovery, peacebuilding, and the work of civil society organisations. 

Local Researchers and International Practitioners</a>

Local Researchers and International Practitioners

This book is driven by the question: what role is played by the local security research community in Kosovo’s internationally-led Security Sector Reform? Kosovo’s SSR has been heavily driven by international knowledge rather than the context-sensitive evidence, with negative implications for the legitimacy and sustainability of SSR.