BIO
Dr Emily Paddon is a lecturer and Trudeau scholar in International Relations at the University of Oxford where she is also a co-founder of the Oxford Central Africa Forum (OCAF). Her research focuses on UN intervention and civilian protection in the Great Lakes region. She has conducted extensive field research in the DRC, including projects for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, Corporates for Crisis, and the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC) at Oxford. She is Deputy Course Director of the Rift Valley Institute Great Lakes Course.