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”, an Associated Member of the Center on the International Politics of Food Security (CIPFS), 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 and CIPFS-linked 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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