GULSHAN PASHAYEVA

Gulshan Pashayeva is Deputy Director of the Baku-based Center for Strategic Studies (SAM) since January, 2011. She was Head of Foreign Policy Analysis Department of this Center since July 2009. She worked for United Nations Office in Azerbaijan for almost eight years – as National Program Coordinator for the United Nations Development Fund for Women regional project Women for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding in the Caucasus (2001-2006) and as Public Information Associate for United Nations Department for Public Information office (2007-2009)| in Azerbaijan. She also directed the Conflict Research Center, a non-governmental organization located in Baku and taught at the different state and private universities in Azerbaijan for the period of 1996 - 2001. Dr. Pashayeva specializes in conflict resolution and security studies, gender and language policy.