Welcome
I am a political scientist working on civil wars, rebel governance, and post-conflict political orders, with sustained research on Kurdistan and Sri Lanka. My work combines field research and comparative analysis, and I collaborate with academic and policy actors on conflict analysis, political risk, and early warning in conflict-affected settings. I am a Research Fellow with the ITALIM project (“Italy and the International Politics of Food Security”) at the University of Naples “L’Orientale” and a Non-Resident Fellow at Civil War Paths, University of York. Based between Italy and Sri Lanka.
Research focus
Conflict & post-conflict political orders
Civil wars, rebel governance, and institutions of de facto authorities, with a regional focus on Kurdistan and Sri Lanka.
Go to Research →Early warning & political risk
Crisis recognition, institutional filters, and failure points in conflict-affected settings.
Go to Research →Food security & conflict
ITALIM (Italy and the International Politics of Food Security) research on food weaponization and the conflict–food insecurity nexus in the Middle East and North Africa.
Go to Research →Selected work
Recent publications
Recent policy and public writing
Contact
Email: andrea.novellis [at] unior.it
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