Séverine Autesserre

About the author

Born in Paris in 1976, Séverine Autesserre is a French-American scholar whose work sits at the intersection of conflict, peacebuilding, and African politics. She holds the Ann Whitney Olin Professorship and chairs the Political Science department at Barnard College, Columbia University, where she specializes in international relations and African studies. Her research focuses on war and peace, peacekeeping, humanitarian aid, and the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Before her academic career, she worked for international humanitarian and development agencies.