Mary Fitzgerald is a writer, researcher and consultant specialising in the Euro-Mediterranean region with a particular focus on Libya. She has worked on Libya since February 2011 and lived there in 2014. She has conducted research on Libya for the International Crisis Group, European Council on Foreign Relations, European Institute of the Mediterranean and United States Institute of Peace among others. She has consulted for a number of international organisations working in Libya including in the areas of peace building, civil society and youth empowerment. She is an Associate Fellow at ICSR, King’s College London. She has worked on wider initiatives with UNESCO, the Anna Lindh Foundation, the British Council and other cultural organisations.
