Amanda Rizkallah
2015-2016 Dissertation Fellow
Amanda Rizkallah was an IGCC Dissertation Fellow from 2015-2016. She is an assistant professor of international studies at Pepperdine University. With a focus on the Middle East and North Africa, her research examines the political legacies of war, identity politics in weak states, and the role of civil society in post-war contexts. Her dissertation introduces a theory in which the dynamics of civil war shape post-war politics through the perpetuation of militia-based clientelist networks.
Expertise & Interests
- Political legacies of war
- Identity politics in weak states
- Civil society in post-war contexts
- Middle East