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Runar Holen

Name	Runar Holen
Welcome to our community: How do you define PEACE?	PEACE = Absence of violence in all forms
Do you have any professional experience in the field of peace-research? peace-studies? peace-practice?	No. I do have years of international experience through humanitarian assistance.
Are you at all familiar with concepts of Nonviolence and Conflict Transformation?	Nonviolence yes, CT no.
What are your primary conceptual interests and concerns	Post-colonialism. Minority/aboriginal rights. Human rights.
Languages	Norwegian (Swedish/Danish), English, Portuguese, some French and Spanish.
CV	Worked in Africa (Mozambique (1986-1992) and Angola (1994-1999). Humanitarian support missions to various war/nature affected emergencies, incl. Afghanistan 2002 post-invasion, Haiti post-2010 earthquake, EL Salvador and Peru post-earthquakes, ++ 19 years in NYC.