Natasa Loizou

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Natasa Loizou
Natasa Loizou
Title Regional Manager for the American Initiative
Key Project(s) Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era
Degree(s) BA in Politics and International Relations,
MSc in International Security
Filed(s) of study Social Sciences at Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences
History Studies of Science and Techniques
University(ies) University of Canterbury, GB,
University of Bristol, GB
Specialization(s) Conflict resolution and Peace processes
migration movements and human rights
national security and defence policy
development of science and technology in semiperipheral countries


Natasa Loizou currently servers as the Country Manager for the American Initiative of Reinventing Democracy in the Digital Era.

Short Bio

Natasa Loizou holds a BA in Politics and International Relations (University of Canterbury, GB), an MSc in International Security (University of Bristol, GB), and a specialization on Social Sciences Research Methods (University of Bristol, GB). She is currently undertaking her doctoral studies on social sciences, at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), under a scholarship granted by the Argentinean National Council of Scientific Research and Technology (CONICET). She is a researcher at the Centre of History Studies of Science and Techniques “Jose Babini”of the National University of San Martin (UNSAM). Meanwhile, she has been teaching in different national public and private universities in Argentina for the last 8 years. Currently she is the general coordinator of the Delta Foundation (Fundación Delta) based in Capital Federal, Argentina, whose work is focused on producing knowledge and promoting human rights and social inclusion, democratic public security, civilian disarmament and promotion of peace culture, as well as diagnose and elaborate plans for capacities development.

Main Interests

Natasa has been a political activist since young age, initially in the student movement in Cyprus and Great Britain where she studied. She has been participating actively in the peace and reconciliation movement in Cyprus, in social justice and human rights movements and initiatives for the democratization of the military and security forces in Cyprus and Argentina. Specifically, her research in European and Argentinean NGOs and activity interests are related to conflict resolution and peace processes; migration movements and human rights; national security and defence policy; development of science and technology in semiperipheral countries, political participation and democratization of decision making.

Work Experience

Natasa has developed her working experience in the following organizations:

  • Director of Management Evaluation at the Airport Security Police of the Republic of Argentina
  • Programme Coordinator of the federal institutional development of the Research and Transference Centres at the National Council of Scientific Research and Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Republic of Argentina
  • Programme Coordinator on issues related to defence science and technology and international relations, at the Undersecretariat of Scientific Research and Technological Development of the Ministry of Defence, Republic of Argentina
  • Research Analyst for the Undersecretariat of Planning and Logistic Operations of the Ministry of Defence, Republic of Argentina
  • Project Evaluator for the Academic Secretariat of the Centre of Strategic Studies of Defence “Manuel Belgrano”, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Argentina
  • Intern of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNFICYP, Republic of Cyprus
  • Research assistant for the Peace Research Institute of Oslo, (PRIO), Cyprus Centre
  • Research assistant for the Cypriot Labour Institute, Pancyprian Federation of Labour, Cyprus