Curriculum Vitae: Dominique Wisler    

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SWISS, born on the 10th of December 1960

KEY QUALIFICATIONS/FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

·                 Police organization (strategic planning, community policing, training)

·                 Police in transition, Africa and the Balkans

·                 Program design based on UN, World Bank or EU standards and methodologies

·                 Application of social sciences methodologies, including statistical analysis, public opinion surveys, victimization studies, and qualitative methods

SELECTION OF PROJECTS

·                 2008. Development for the United Nations Development Programme, Iraq, a policing programme for Basra, in southern Iraq.

·                 2006. Development for the United Nations Development Programme of a 34 million USD project for the reconstruction of the police institution in Southern Sudan . The overall programme includes a prison component for a total of 45 million USD.

·                 2004. Expert in a 6 months evaluation mission of the Law Enforcement Agencies and the state border service in Bosnia and Herzegovina . Main author of the evaluation report. The mandate was financed by the European Union Delegation in Sarajevo .

·                 2001-2005. Main author of Local Diagnostic of Security (LDS) for about 10 Swiss cities or regions, partly in partnership with the University of Lausanne . The LDS combines several methods, including public opinion surveys, to analyse the security situation at a local/regional level and elaborate strategic recommendations for the development of citizen-oriented police services. (see report of Geneva)

·                 2001-2003. Team leader in several evaluation and coaching mission of the University for Police Sciences (ACIPOL) in Maputo , Mozambique , to create curriculum for senior officers and elaborate a strategic planning for the University.

LANGUAGES: (excellent, good, fair, practical)

French                         excellent

English                        excellent

German                       good

Arabic                         practical

Italian                          practical

EDUCATION

Bacharel (licence) in philosophy, University of Fribourg , Switzerland , June 1987

Master in international relations, University of Geneva , Switzerland , June 1988

PhD in Political Sciences, University of Geneva , Switzerland , March 1993

CAREER

Scientific fellow        1985-1987     University of Fribourg 

Scientific fellow        1988-1993     Federal Technical Highschool  

Independent expert   1991-1992     Swiss Attorney General Office

Visiting scholar        1993-1994     University of Arizona

Chargé de cours       1995-2002     University of Geneva

Senior consultant      2000-2004     TC Team Consult SA, Geneva

Senior advisor           2005-2006     UNDP, Sudan

Consultant                2007-            COGINTA

Senior Advisor           2008-            UNDP, Iraq

AWARDS

1993. Recipient of Swiss National Foundation one-year fellowship as visiting scholar in the University of Arizona

1999. Nominated by the Swiss Association of Political Science for the “best article of the year” in social sciences (Swiss Social Sciences awards)

EDITORIAL FUNCTIONS

1997-2002     Member editorial/redaction board of the 
                     Swiss Political Science Review

2006-            Member editorial board of 
                     Police Practice and Research.
                    An International Journal

2007-            Editor-in-Chief of the International Police 
                    Executive Symposium 
                    Working Paper Series

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