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Séverine Autesserre is an award-winning author, peacebuilder, and researcher, as well as a Professor and Chair of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University. She is the author of The Trouble with the Congo, Peaceland, and The Frontlines of Peace, in addition to articles for publications such as Foreign Affairs, International Organization, and The New York Times.
Autesserre has been involved intimately in the world of international aid for more than twenty-five years. She has conducted research in twelve different conflict zones, from Colombia to Somalia to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Autesserre has worked for Doctors Without Borders in places like Afghanistan and Congo, and at the United Nations headquarters in the United States. Her research has helped shape the intervention strategies of several United Nations departments, foreign affairs ministries, and non-governmental organizations, as well as numerous philanthropists and activists. She has also been a featured speaker at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the United Nations Security Council. Please visit for more details.
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I am the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, specializing in international relations and African studies, at Barnard College, Columbia University (USA). I work on civil wars, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, and African politics, and I have ranked in the top-1% of the most-cited authors worldwide since
My current book project, tentatively titled &#;On Peace,&#; examines strategies for achieving peace before, during, and after mass violence. This interdisciplinary study combines insights from my 25 years of peacebuilding research and practice, with the goal of creating a comprehensive and actionable synthesis.
This new project continues the research I did for my latest book, The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider’s Guide to Changing the World, which examines what works in building peace after mass violence. This book draws on fieldwork in twelve different conflict zones, including Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somaliland, and it was released in English by Oxford University Press (), in French by the Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l&#;homme (), and in Japanese by Kashiwa Shobo (). My article i
Séverine Autesserre
International Relations
Séverine Autesserre is the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, specializing in international relations and African studies, at Barnard College, Columbia University. She works on civil wars, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, and humanitarian aid, and she chairs the political science department. She currently ranks in the top-1% of the most-cited scientists worldwide.
Professor Autesserre's current book project, tentatively titled On Peace, examines strategies for achieving peace before, during, and after mass violence. This interdisciplinary study combines insights from her 25 years of peacebuilding research and practice, with the goal of creating a comprehensive and actionable synthesis.
This new project continues the research Professor Autesserre did for her latest book, The Frontlines of Peace: The Insider’s Guide to Changing the World, which examines what works in building peace after mass violence. This book draws on fieldwork in twelve different conflict zones, including Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Somaliland, and was released by Oxford University Press (), in
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