Alessio Iocchi

Former employee

Alessio Iocchi was a Senior Research Fellow in NUPI's Research group on peace, conflict and development.

The end of stability - how Burkina Faso fell apart
Publication : Academic article | 2022
- Morten Bøås
- Viljar Haavik
- Alessio Iocchi
Not so long-ago Burkina Faso was considered an ‘island’ of stability in a conflict-prone part of Africa. This is not the case anymore as armed insurg1
The Dangers of Disconnection: Oscillations in Political Violence on Lake Chad
Publication : Academic article | 2020
- Alessio Iocchi
Narrations on fragility and resilience in the Sahel paint a picture about the region’s inherent ungovernability that lead to consider an endless stat1
Chad’s Pivotal Role in the Regional Crisis
Publication : Report | 2020
An analysis of Chad's regime role in the context of the military and humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin
Il flusso migratorio sul continente africano
Publication : Popular scientific article | 2020
- Alessio Iocchi
An overview of migratory issues on the African continent
Jihad globale o insurgency locale? L'ISIS in Africa, da Boko Haram allo Stato Islamico nel Grande Sahara
Publication : Chapter | 0
- Alessio Iocchi
This chapter sums up the evolution of jihadi activity in Mali and around Lake Chad, connecing local events to the concurrent emergence and evolution1

Strengthening Fragile States through Taxation (FRAGTAX)
Research project | 2021 - 2024 (Ongoing)
How is the political authority to tax established, exercised and maintained over time? State-building requires predictable income. Without a domestic revenue base, even core activities states are expe...
Economic growth Governance Development policy Comparative methods Insurgencies Fragile states International economics
Fragile states and violent entrepreneurs: conflict, climate, refugees (FRAGVENT)
Research project | 2017 - 2021 (Completed)
What forms of authority underpin, enable, and extend violent entrepreneurs in fragile states, and how do the combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate impact this?...
Africa The Middle East and North Africa Conflict Migration Insurgencies Fragile states Terrorism and extremism Climate

The Sahel - fragile states and violent entrepreneurs
Event
Wed 2 Feb 2022
Time: 00:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: YouTube
The Sahel has recently gotten attention from the international community because of the many challenges this realm faces. This webinar marks the end of a three-year long project that has taken a closer look at the Sahel.
WEBINAR: Launch of special issue of International Spectator
Event
Wed 2 Dec 2020
Time: 14:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Microsoft Teams
We are happy to promote the launch of a special issue of the "International Spectator" journal on Governance, Fragility and Insurgency in the Sahel: A Hybrid Political Order in the Making, guest edited by Morten Bøås and Francesco Strazzari.
WEBINAR: Jihad in the Sahel: Actors, developments and context
Event
Tue 21 Apr 2020
Time: 10:00 Europe/Oslo | Location: Webinar
Who are the jihadi insurgents, why are they gaining ground, and what are the likely future developments in the Sahel?