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Biography
Dr Miho Taka is a senior lecturer at Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University. She received her Ph.D degree in international relations and sociology from Coventry University for her thesis on “Conflict Coltan: Local and International Dynamics in the Democratic Republic of Congo.” She also holds a BA in Education from Osaka Kyoiku University, an MA in Third World Studies from Coventry University and a Master of Public Administration from Warwick Business School.
Miho has various living and working experiences from Japan, England, Sweden and Rwanda. After working as the Country Director of an NGO in Rwanda for four years, she has become interested in the relationship between natural resources and violent conflict in sub-Saharan Africa. Her research areas include natural resource management, resource-related conflict, corporate social responsibility and global governance. She published in African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, a book, titled ‘New Perspectives on Human Security,’ amongst others. She is a member of Japan Association for Human Security Studies, Japan Forum of Business and Society and CSR of Extractive Industries in Developing Areas and is a reviewer for several international academic journals in corporate governance area.
Research Interests
Vision Statement
I am interested in how socio-economic and environmental issues around natural resources interact and impact in unforeseen ways, including violent conflict. I examine current policies and practices to manage natural resources ethically and responsibly, especially in conflict-affected regions, and hope to identify how the private sector can and should contribute effectively through multi-stakeholder processes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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Values, Ethics and Trust in Peacebuilding Network
Jakala, M., Taka, M., Azmiya Badurdeen, F. & Okumoto, K.
14/02/22 → 31/01/24
Project: Research
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When education in emergencies fails: Learners’ motivations for a second chance education in post-conflict Rwanda
Taka, M., 17 Feb 2023, In: Compare. 53, 2, p. 217-234 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Indonesian Schools Fertile Ground for Religious Intolerance and Radicalism
Rohaniawati, D., Hardy, M. & Taka, M., 27 Apr 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Civil society and spaces for natural resource governance in Kenya
Taka, M. & Northey, J. A., 30 Sept 2020, In: Third World Quarterly. 41, 10, p. 1740-1757 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of education in peacebuilding: learner narratives from Rwanda
Taka, M., 2020, In: Journal of Peace Education . 17, 1, p. 107-122 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Obtaining a Second Chance Education in Post-conflict Rwanda: Motivations and Paths
Taka, M., 31 Mar 2019, Tokyo: Japan International Cooperation Agency, p. 1-40, 40 p. (JICA Research Institute Working Paper; no. 192).Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper
Activities
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Responsible minerals sourcing for conflict prevention in the Great Lakes Region
Miho Taka (Speaker)
16 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Georg Arnhold International Summer School 2017
Miho Taka (Speaker)
27 Jul 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Obtaining a second chance education in post-conflict Rwanda: motivations and paths
Miho Taka (Speaker)
6 Sept 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Reclaiming education in post-conflict Rwanda
Miho Taka (Speaker)
18 Sept 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Reclaiming education in post-conflict Rwanda
Miho Taka (Speaker)
4 Sept 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Thesis
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Conflict coltan: local and international dynamics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Author: Taka, M., 2011Supervisor: Hunter, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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