The ACTS MA Faculty

Dr. Emma Leslie

Executive Director – Emma Leslie although Australian has spent the last 22 years living and work in Cambodia and recently became a Cambodian citizen. She is the founder-director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies supporting peace processes across the Asia region. Since 1993 she has been committed to the field of conflict transformation undertaking a range of initiatives in weapons reduction, landmine related disputes, community-based peace building, interfaith dialogue and civil society engagements for peace.

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Betchak Padilla

Senior Peacebuilding Advisor – Betchak Padilla hails from Mindanao, Philippines and works as a Senior Peacebuilding Advisor at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. Over the past eight years she has been intensively involved in peace process support

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Soth Plai Ngarm

Soth Plai Ngarm is a Cambodian peace activist and researcher who holds a Masters degree in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford, UK. Having worked throughout South East Asia on post-conflict issues, nationalism, and ethnic identity, Ngarm has accrued vast experience in the field as a peacebuilder, facilitator, and researcher.
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Dr. Trond Gilberg

Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations at Paññāsāstra University – Dr. Trond Gilberg is the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations and Director, Peace and Conflict Studies Institute at Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia. Dr. Gilberg holds a PhD in political science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and has an academic career that goes back 40 years, in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
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Protrait of Joseph Ajero

Joseph Ajero

ACTS Course Manager – Joseph is the Course Manager for the Applied Conflict Transformation Studies (ACTS) Master’s and Ph.D Programme of CPCS.
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