Dr Anna Khakee is a specialist on democratisation and democracy promotion. Her consultancy and previous work experience has also focused extensively on human security and development issues. She holds a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Currently, she is a consultant to the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre, Oslo, and an Associate of The Policy Practice, a leading UK-based development consultancy company. She has previously acted as a consultant to FRIDE, EuroMeSCo, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), UNDP-BCPR, and Amnesty International, amongst others. Dr Khakee has published a number of articles and book chapters internationally. Recent publications include The Western Saharan autonomy proposal and political reform in Morocco (NOREF Working Paper, 2011); Interests vs. Ideals: EU Democracy Promotion in Nigeria (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010); and Assessing Democracy Assistance: Morocco (FRIDE/World Movement for Democracy, 2010).