The first in what will become a regular Friday feature. This week's internships are of particular interest for IR and comparative types, but I'll give due attention to American politics oriented ones as well.
1. Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch offers academic semester and summer internships for undergraduate students in our New York, London, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Brussels, and Berlin offices.
Interns may be placed in one of the following regional or thematic programs at HRW: Africa, the Americas (does not include US or Canada), Asia, Europe & Central Asia, Middle East & North Africa, United States, Arms, Children's Rights, Women's Rights, HIV/AIDS & Human Rights, Business & Human Rights, Refugees, Emergency Response, Terrorism/Counterterrorism, International Justice, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Rights. Internships also are available with the Advocacy, Communications & Press, Development & Outreach, Legal & Policy, Human Resources and Finance & Administration departments as well as the International Film Festival.
2. Global Justice Center, New York
This internship is a very exciting opportunity for anyone interested in organizational management, international affairs, women's studies, the Middle-East, South and South-East Asia, human rights and/or international law. In working closely with the GJC leadership and staff, as well as the international women's groups we collaborate with, the intern will learn directly from experts in the field. Through this opportunity, interns have the chance to become involved in building an NGO from the ground up. We value our interns, and give them plenty of opportunities for creativity, academic growth, exposure to current trends and issues in international human rights law, and most importantly, the ability to make a strong contribution to the founding of a pioneering women's rights organization.
3. Search For Common Ground, DC
Search for Common Ground's mission is to transform how individuals, organizations, and governments deal with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. We design and implement multifaceted programmes that aim to resolve conflict and prevent violence, and we seek to help conflicting parties to understand their differences and act on their commonalities. Internships on US-Iran relations, Middle East, and other topics related to conflict resolution. Note: I have a contact to SFCG, so if you are interested in one of these internships please let me know.
4. Quaker United Nations Office, NY
The Quaker UN Office funds two Programme Assistants (PAs) each year to serve for a year long period. These are entry-level internships for college graduates who are interested in international affairs and the UN, have a commitment to Friends (Quaker) principles of peace, non-violence, and equality, and have not had a similar experience before. The positions provide those individuals selected with an informal extension to their education in international issues, while they assist QUNO staff with programme and administrative tasks. This is a year for first-hand observation of international organisations and the study of issues on the multilateral agenda. Graduates of our programme report it has been a valuable experience, applicable to their subsequent life work.
4. Ashoka, Arlington, VA
Ashoka is leading a profound transformation in society. In the past three decades, the global citizen sector, led by social entrepreneurs, has grown exponentially. Just as the business sector experienced a tremendous spurt in productivity over the last century, the citizen sector is experiencing a similar revolution, with the number and sophistication of citizen organizations increasing dramatically. Rather than leaving societal needs for the government or business sectors to address, social entrepreneurs are creating innovative solutions, delivering extraordinary results, and improving the lives of millions of people.
Interns at Ashoka work with professionals and entrepreneurs committed to supporting an influential civil society worldwide. Because we recognize that interns can be Ashoka’s best ambassadors in their schools and communities, we strive to immerse interns in our most dynamic projects as well as our unique staff culture. Our goal is to give interns the opportunity to shape their own substantive responsibilities. As trusted members of the Ashoka team, interns are expected to demonstrate Ashoka’s core values of applied empathy, entrepreneurship and collegiality, and commitment to innovation for the public.
5. Bonn International Center for Conversion, Germany
BICC is an independent international non-profit organization supporting conversion - processes by which people, skills, technology, equipment and other resources are shifted from military activities and made available for development. W! orking as a worldwide clearinghouse on practical conversion experiences and projects, BICC conducts research and provides documentation, information and consulting services for governmental, non- governmental organizations and companies involved in conversion. BICC's activities focus primarily on the following six aspects of conversion: defense budgets; military research and development (R&D); defense industry; demobilization; base closures; and the alternative use, disposal or scrapping of 'surplus weapons.'
Responsibilities: The work of interns in the BICC research department will include background research, maintenance of the information system, summarizing texts, drafting letters, etc. Every intern will contribute to one or more of BICC's projects and will have one BICC staff member as her or his supervisor.
6. Soliya, NY
This internship is an opportunity for students to gain hands-on outreach and programmatic experience at a small international nonprofit organization.
In the last three years, Soliya has gone from being the idea of two young social entrepreneurs with backgrounds in new media and conflict resolution to an established organization with over 20 universities in nine countries participating in its program and strong established funding relationships in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
In the coming years, Soliya plans to take its program to scale, connecting thousands of students each semester. The alumni from this program will form the foundation to the Soliya Network - a cross-cultural online social network which will enable young adults around the globe to learn about these issues, express their perspectives on them, and engage in dialogue and collaborative action to address them.
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