- Email Address:
- johannes.claes@minbuza.nl
- Phone Number:
- +31703487548
Johannes Claes has worked at IOB since 2021. His research focuses mainly on safety and deployment in military missions, as well as migration. Prior to his role at IOB, Johannes worked on conflict and migration in the Sahel. He lived and worked in Niger and Senegal, among others, and performed fieldwork in Mali and Burkina Faso. Johannes obtained an MA in History and an MSc Policy Economics from the University of Leuven.
IOB studies
- Evaluation of the Dutch commitment to migration partnerships
IOB publications
- IOB (2024). A seat at the table. Evaluation of the centralised and decentralised Matra instruments (2017-2023)
- IOB (2023). Vlucht verzekerd. De Nederlandse C130-bijdrage aan MINUSMA (2021-2022)
- IOB (2022). Een missie in een missie. De Nederlandse bijdrage aan de VN Multidimensionale Geïntegreerde Stabilisatie Missie in Mali (MINUSMA) 2014-2019
Other publications
- Claes J. & Schmauder A. (2021). Mali: Two coups and two shortcomings for a successful transition. ISPI, Rome.
- Claes J., Schmauder A. & Molenaar F. (2021). Examining the migration development nexus in Kayes region, Mali (pdf). ADMiGov, Amsterdam.
- Claes J. & Mertens S. (2021). COVID-19 in the Sahel: Litmus Test for State Capacity rather than Fuel for Extremists (in pdf). IEMed, Barcelona.
- Meester J., Elder C., Lafranchi G. & Claes J., (2021). Financial disruption and fragile markets. A political-economic perspective on SMEs in the Somali private sector under COVID-19. Clingendael, The Hague.
- Claes J. & Lyammouri R. (2020). Elections in Niger: Casting ballots or casting doubts. Navanti Group, Arlington.
- Cham O., Jegen L. & Claes J. (2020). Towards mutually beneficial EU-West African migration cooperation? Assessing EU policy trends and their implications for migration cooperation. Clingendael, The Hague.
- Claes J. & Hambleton T. (2020). Migration and development in the new EU budget. Lessons learnt from EUTF implementation in the Sahel. Clingendael, The Hague.
- Claes J. & Schmauder A. (2020). When the dust settles. Economic and governance repercussions of migration policies in Niger’s North. Clingendael, The Hague.
- Bisson, Schmauder A. & Claes J. (2020). The Politics of Covid-19 in the Sahel. Clingendael, The Hague.
- Claes J. & Botti, D. (2019). A new normal: Evacuations from Libya to Niger and Rwanda. Mixed Migration Centre, Dakar.