
Ms. Diana Benoit
- Director
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Ms. Diana Benoit is the Director of the Peace and Diplomacy Research Institute (PDRI) at the University of Seychelles and one of its founding members. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Cultural Studies and a Bachelor of Arts in Media and Information from Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia (2008). She also received a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Seychelles and the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute, Tanzania (2016). She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciences, specializing in Public Administration – Peace Studies, at the Durban University of Technology, South Africa. Her main research areas include peacebuilding, conflict transformation, transitional justice, and restorative justice.
- 2022 – PhD candidate – Doctor of Philosophy in Management Sciences Specialising in Public Administration – Peace Studies, Durban University of Technology (South Africa).
- 2016 – Masters in Public Administration, University of Seychelles and the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (Tanzania)
- 2008 – BA in Communication and Cultural Studies, Curtin University of Technology (Western Australia)
- 2008 – BA in Media and Information, Curtin University of Technology (Western Australia)
- Benoit, D., 2024. Peace and Conflict Resolution Training Manual. Seychelles Interfaith Council.
- Benoit, D., 2024. Shadows of the past: tracing intergenerational trauma in Seychelles. Global Partners in Education Journal, in press.