
Dr. Autesserre was honored for her analysis of conflict resolution in the Congo which she related in her book, The Trouble With the Congo: Local Violence and the Failure of International Peacekeeping. Her research on the ground in Africa discovered that international organizations only looked at the big picture in attempting to restore peace and ignored local issues over land ownership and resources that contributed to the violence.
Dr. Autesserre is a graduate of the Sorbonne. She holds master’s degrees from Sciences-Po in France and Columbia University. She earned a Ph.D. in political science from New York University.


