As a postdoctoral researcher at Utrecht University, I am currently working on the Revisiting the Climate-Conflict Nexus (CLIMCON) project. Generally, my work examines governance, displacement, and conflict dynamics in the Great Lakes Region and the Sahel. I examine how authority is configured across state institutions, non-state actors, and local communities in contexts shaped by protracted violence and environmental change. Drawing on long-term fieldwork in eastern DR Congo, Rwanda, Mali, and Niger, I have combined participatory research with social network analysis and mixed methods to understand how people navigate insecurity, access resources, and negotiate power and belonging under shifting conditions.

My research bridges academic inquiry and policy engagement. I have extensive experience leading collaborative projects in fragile settings and co-producing knowledge with local researchers and practitioners. I am particularly interested in how sustained conflict and climatic pressures interact through indirect and overlapping pathways, gradually reshaping social relations, institutional arrangements, and structures of governance over time.