Peacekeeping expert Prof. Severine Autesserre was recently interviewed by Global Peace Operations Review about her most recent book, Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention, and on Radio France International about the fate of Bosco Ntaganda. In Peaceland, Prof. Autesserre analyzes the practices, narratives and habits of peacebuilders around the world, and considers factors that can impact the effectiveness of international intervention efforts.
In the Global Peace Operations Review interview, Prof. Autesserre touches on her background as a humanitarian aid worker and consultant to the UN, contemporary definitions of ‘peacebuilding,’ and persistent obstacles that interveners face in local communities. Read the full interview.
Drawing upon her expertise about the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Prof. Autesserre’s interview with Radio France International about militia leader Bosco Ntaganda, she discusses the charges he currently faces for war crimes in The Hague. Listen to the interview (conducted in French).
Prof. Autesserre joined Barnard’s faculty in 2007. Her research focuses on African politics, international relations, peacekeeping and peacebuilding, and the politics of humanitarian and development aid. Peaceland was published in April 2014; her previous book, The Trouble with the Congo, was published in 2011. To learn more about Prof. Autesserre and her research, watch the recent installment of Pathways to Passion, a series of Barnard videos that highlight how our professors became interested in their areas of study.
