EDUCATION
2021 PhD in International Relations, University of Nottingham. Final grade: PhD without corrections.
2017 MSc in International Relations, University of Bologna. Final grade: 110/110 cum laude (First-class honours).
2014 BA in Political Science, University of Pisa. Final grade: 110/110 cum laude (First-class honours).
ARTICLES
Papale, S. (2023) "Tackling terrorism in Africa: US remote interventionism and the fight against Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab in Kenya." Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/17502977.2023.2284655
Papale, S. (2023) “The Realpolitik of Jihad: An Anatomy of Transnational Islamist Terrorism in East Africa.” Security Journal, 1-13. doi: 10.1057/s41284-022-00349-y
Papale, S. (2022) “Fuelling the Fire: Al-Shabaab, Counter-Terrorism and Radicalisation in Kenya.” Critical Studies on Terrorism, 15(2), 356-380. doi: 10.1080/17539153.2021.2016091
Papale, S. (2022) “Counter-terrorism and the fight against Al-Shabaab in East Africa: Time for a more targeted approach.” Security Praxis. https://securitypraxis.eu/counter-terrorism-and-the-fight-against-al-shabaab-in-east-africa-time-for-a-more-targeted-approach/
Cervasio, C. and Papale, S. (2022) “Ukraine, Remote Interventionism, and the Stability-Instability Paradox: The Need to Re-Prioritise Nuclear Risk Reduction.” British American Security Information Council (BASIC). https://basicint.org/ukraine-remote-interventionism-and-the-stability-instability-paradox-the-need-to-re-prioritise-nuclear-risk-reduction/
Papale, S. (2022). “A major shift? Biden, Africa and (the stagnation of) the US security policy.” Security Praxis. https://securitypraxis.eu/usa-biden-security-policy-africa/
Papale, S. (2021) “Framing Frictions: Frame Analysis and Al-Shabaab’s Mobilisation Strategies in Kenya.” Critical Studies on Terrorism, 14(1), 1-23. doi: 10.1080/17539153.2020.1855733
GRANTS AND AWARDS
SPIR Best PhD Thesis Award, University of Nottingham, 2022
Michael Cowan Scholarship, University of Nottingham, 2021
Founders Fund award, British International Studies Association (BISA), 2020
CONFERENCE PAPERS (SELECTED)
“Securing the Country: Kenyan Counter-Terrorism Efforts in the Fight against Al-Shabaab”. Società Italiana di Scienza Politica (SISP) 35th Annual Conference, Democracy and Its Enemies. Sapienza University of Rome, 8-10 September 2022.
“Fuelling the Fire: Al-Shabaab, Counter-Terrorism and Radicalisation in Kenya”. British International Studies Association (BISA) Postgraduate Network. Internalities: political action and conflict within state boundaries (online). 12 May 2021.
“Narratives of Conflict and Identity: Al-Shabaab's Mobilisation Strategies and Counter-terrorism in Kenya”. European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference (online). 24-28 Aug 2020.
“Framing frictions: Al-Shabaab’s propaganda and recruitment in Kenya”. New Perspectives on Non-State Political Violence (NPPV), Queen’s University, Belfast. 22-23 Nov 2019.
“Increasing security? US post-9/11 policies and radicalization in Kenya”. African Studies Association of the UK (ASAUK), biennial conference, University of Birmingham. 11-13 Sept 2018.
“The Price of Stability: Post-9/11 Aid Policies and the Puzzle of Radicalisation in Kenya”. Association for African Studies in Italy (ASAI), biennial conference, Plural Africa. Politics, knowledge and social dynamics in time and space. University of Bologna. 5-7 Sept 2018.
“Understanding the Effects of Donors’ Security Policies: Political Violence and Radicalization in Kenya”. Graduate Conference on Terrorism and Political Violence, Contemporary Issues in Terrorism Studies, The Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), University of St Andrews, Scotland. 1-2 March 2018.
CONFERENCE PANELS
“Africa, security and the war on terror: Exploring new challenges and opportunities”. Società Italiana di Scienza Politica (SISP) 35th Annual Conference, Democracy and Its Enemies. Sapienza University of Rome, 8-10 September 2022.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
Dickinson College, Bologna Center (2023-2024). Course of European Security.
University of Bologna (2023). Department of the Arts. Seminar on "Media and Representation of Violence".
University of Bologna (2023). Department of the Arts. Teaching activity within the winter school "Exploring the Media and Politics Landscape in Europe, East Asia and the US".
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa (2022). Dirpolis Institute. Teaching activity within the seasonal school “African Perspectives: Change, Conflicts, Connections”.
University of Nottingham, UK (2021-2022). School of Politics and International Relations. Seminar Tutor for the module “Politics at University”
University of Nottingham, UK (2018-2019). School of Politics and International Relations. Seminar Tutor for the module “Understanding Global Politics”
AFFILIATIONS
Centre for the Study of Subversion, Unconventional Interventions and Terrorism (SUIT), University of Nottingham
LANGUAGES
Italiano (mother tongue); Inglese (excellent, C2); Spagnolo (very good, B2).
