Lena Guesnet
Key expertise
Natural resources and conflict, SALW control/PSSM.
(Academic) education / CV:
MA Political Science 2007
Lena holds a Diploma (MA-equivalent) from Marburg University in Political Science, Law, Peace and Conflict Studies.
Before joining BICC, Lena studied Political Science in Marburg, Rennes and Berlin. During internships, she acquired knowledge in German development cooperation, e.g. at GTZ Kigali, Rwanda, where she worked within the programme “Support to the democratization and reconciliation process” (2006).
At BICC, she started as a Research Assistant in the team on natural resources and conflict. Field research has led her to Côte d’Ivoire, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Currently, she serves as Project Coordinator within the Advisory Section of BICC.
Important Publications:
- Guesnet, L. (2017). Conflict resources and human security. In J. D. Bindenagel, M. Herdegen, & K. Kaiser (Eds.), International security in the 21st century. Germanys international responsibility (pp. 157-164). Bonn: Bonn University Press.
- Bernarding, N., Guesnet, L., & Müller-Koné, M. (2015, May). No rebel without a cause. Shifting the debate about conflict minerals in eastern DRC (BICC Working Paper series No. 2/2015). Bonn: BICC.
- Müller-Koné, M., & Guesnet, L. (2015, April). How to enforce due diligence? Making EU-legislation on ‘Conflict Minerals’ effective (BICC Policy Brief series No. 2/2015). Bonn: BICC.
- Guesnet, L., Müller-Koné, M., & Zeil, M. (Eds.). (2014). Compensation matters. Securing community interests in large-scale investments. Berlin/Bonn: Brot für die Welt/BICC.
- Doevenspeck, M., Guesnet, L., & Müller-Koné, M. (2013). Ostkongo: der ewige Krieg?. In M. von Boemcken, I. Werkner, M. Johannsen, & B. Schoch (Eds.), Friedensgutachten 2013 (pp. 278–291). Berlin: LIT.
- Guesnet, L. (2012). Folgen der Erdölförderung für die Konfliktdynamik im Tschad. In M. Reder, & H. Pfeifer (Eds.), Kampf um Ressourcen. Weltordnung zwischen Konkurrenz und Kooperation (pp. 86-101). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
- Guesnet, L., & Bleischwitz, R. (2012). Conflict Minerals. In S. Fredericks, L. Shen, S. Thompson, & D. Vassey (Eds.), The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Vol. 4. Natural Resources and Sustainability (pp. 82-88). Great Barrington: Berkshire Publishing.
- Frank, C., & Guesnet, L. (2009, November). “We were promised development and all we got is misery” — The influence of petroleum on conflict dynamics in Chad (Brief series No. 41). Bonn: BICC.
- Guesnet, L., Müller-Koné, M., & Schure, J. (2009, November). Natural resources in Côte d’Ivoire: Fostering crisis or peace? The cocoa, diamond, gold and oil sectors (Brief series No. 40). Bonn: BICC.
- Guesnet, L., Schure, J., & Paes, W.-C. (Eds.). (2009, March). Digging for peace: Private companies and emerging economies in zones of conflict (Brief series No. 38). Bonn: BICC.
Recent Publications:
- Guesnet, L. (2017). Conflict resources and human security. In J. D. Bindenagel, M. Herdegen, & K. Kaiser (Eds.), International security in the 21st century. Germanys international responsibility (pp. 157-164). Bonn: Bonn University Press.
- Guesnet, L. (2016). Konfliktrohstoffe und menschliche Sicherheit. In J. D. Bindenagel, M. Herdegen, & K. Kaiser (Eds.), Internationale Sicherheit im 21. Jahrhundert: Deutschlands internationale Verantwortung (pp. 187-196). Bonn: Bonn University Press bei V&R unipress.
- Schrader, H., & Guesnet, L. (2015). Vom Rohstoffreichtum zur Industrialisierung des "Herzens der Finsternis": Der Fall der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. In S. Nour, & E. Münzing (Eds.), Wirtschaftsmacht Afrika (pp. 271-296). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
- Bernarding, N., Guesnet, L., & Müller-Koné, M. (2015, May). No rebel without a cause. Shifting the debate about conflict minerals in eastern DRC (BICC Working Paper series No. 2/2015). Bonn: BICC.
- Müller-Koné, M., & Guesnet, L. (2015, April). How to enforce due diligence? Making EU-legislation on ‘Conflict Minerals’ effective (BICC Policy Brief series No. 2/2015). Bonn: BICC.
- Guesnet, L., Müller-Koné, M., & Zeil, M. (Eds.). (2014). Compensation matters. Securing community interests in large-scale investments. Berlin/Bonn: Brot für die Welt/BICC.
- Doevenspeck, M., Guesnet, L., & Müller-Koné, M. (2013). Ostkongo: der ewige Krieg?. In M. von Boemcken, I. Werkner, M. Johannsen, & B. Schoch (Eds.), Friedensgutachten 2013 (pp. 278–291). Berlin: LIT.
- Guesnet, L., & Bleischwitz, R. (2012). Conflict Minerals. In S. Fredericks, L. Shen, S. Thompson, & D. Vassey (Eds.), The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Vol. 4. Natural Resources and Sustainability (pp. 82-88). Great Barrington: Berkshire Publishing.
- Guesnet, L. (2012). Folgen der Erdölförderung für die Konfliktdynamik im Tschad. In M. Reder, & H. Pfeifer (Eds.), Kampf um Ressourcen. Weltordnung zwischen Konkurrenz und Kooperation (pp. 86-101). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
- Croll, P., Guesnet, L., & Schmitz, R. (2012). Konkurrenz um knappe Ressourcen. Herausforderungen für Sicherheit und Frieden. In M. Reder, & H. Pfeifer (Eds.), Kampf um Ressourcen. Weltordnung zwischen Konkurrenz und Kooperation (pp. 18-32). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.
- Frank, C., & Guesnet, L. (2009, November). “We were promised development and all we got is misery” — The influence of petroleum on conflict dynamics in Chad (Brief series No. 41). Bonn: BICC.
- Guesnet, L., Müller-Koné, M., & Schure, J. (2009, November). Natural resources in Côte d’Ivoire: Fostering crisis or peace? The cocoa, diamond, gold and oil sectors (Brief series No. 40). Bonn: BICC.
- Guesnet, L., Schure, J., & Paes, W.-C. (Eds.). (2009, March). Digging for peace: Private companies and emerging economies in zones of conflict (Brief series No. 38). Bonn: BICC.
- Guesnet, L., Heinke, S., & Paes, W.-C. (2008). Fatal transactions newsletter 3.
- Guesnet, L., Heinke, S., Lebzien, A., Paes, W.-C., Schure, J., & Jung, A. (2008). Fatal transactions newsletter 2.
Projects:
- Socio-economic repercussions of Chinese oil investments in South Sudan
- Supporting small arms and light weapons (SALW) control in Africa
- Capacity development and advice on SALW control in Africa
- Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) Capacity Development and Technical Advice in West Africa
- Physical Security and Stockpile Management (PSSM) Capacity Development and Technical Advice in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa
- G-SEXTANT
- Artisanal miners in developing countries
- Consultancy on regional resource governance in Sierra Leone and neighboring states
- Small arms survey in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- EU NGOs—Activities to raise public awareness of development issues
- Field research Cote d'Ivoire
- Digging for Peace: Private companies and emerging economies in zones of conflict. International Fatal Transactions conference 2008
- Small Arms Control
