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Antonio De Lauri is an Italian anthropologist specializing in legal and political anthropology, with a focus on war, humanitarianism, and human rights. He serves as a Research Professor and Research Director at the Chr. Michelsen Institute for Science and Intellectual freedom [no] (CMI) in Bergen, Norway.[1]

Education

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De Lauri earned his PhD in “Human Sciences: Anthropology of the Contemporary” from the University of Milan-Bicocca in 2010.[2] His doctoral research examined Afghanistan’s judicial system, exploring the interplay between traditional, religious, and international legal influences.[3]

Career

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Prior to joining CMI in 2017, De Lauri held academic and research positions in Italy, France, Germany, and the United States.[4] He was a visiting scholar at Columbia University and a Fernand Braudel Fellow at the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme in Paris.[5] In 2012–2013, he was a Rechtskulturen Fellow at the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin.[6]

At CMI, De Lauri has coordinated the research group on humanitarianism (2017–2020) and served on the institute’s board (2019–2022).[7] From 2021 to 2023, he directed the Norwegian Centre for Humanitarian Studies.[8] He is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal Public Anthropologist and the Editor of Berghahn Books’ series “Humanitarianism and Security.” He is the President of the International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA).[9]

De Lauri has conducted ethnographic research in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Europe, focusing on topics such as war, post-war societies, humanitarianism, human rights, judicial practices, and border dynamics.[10][11] His research has been supported by grants and fellowships from organizations including the European Research Council and the Research Council of Norway.[12][13]

Selected publications

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•De Lauri, A. (2025). “Coda: The Experience of War Beyond Exceptionalism.” War and Society.[14]

•De Lauri, A. & Suhrke, A. (2021). "Armed Governance. The Case of the CIA-supported Afghan Militias." Small Wars and Insurgencies.[15]

•De Lauri, A. ed. (2020). Humanitarianism: Keywords. Leiden: Brill.[16]

•De Lauri, A. (2019). "Humanitarian Militarism and the Production of Humanity." Social Anthropology.[17]

•De Lauri, A. (2019). "A Critique of the Humanitarian (B)order of Things." Journal of Identity and Migration Studies.[18]

•De Lauri, A. ed. (2015). The Politics of Humanitarianism. Power, Ideology and Aid. London: I.B. Tauris.[19]

•De Lauri, A. (2012). Afghanistan. Ricostruzione, ingiustizia, diritti umani. Milano: Mondadori.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Antonio De Lauri | Costs of War". The Costs of War. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  2. ^ "De Lauri Antonio". CMI - Chr. Michelsen Institute. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  3. ^ "Antonio De Lauri – IHSA". ihsa.info.
  4. ^ "Antonio De Lauri – IHSA". ihsa.info. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  5. ^ "Antonio De Lauri Public Anthropologist". publicanthropologist.cmi.no. 5 March 2025.
  6. ^ e.V, Forum Transregionale Studien. "Forum Transregionale Studien". Antonio De Lauri. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  7. ^ "Antonio De Lauri". Humanity Journal. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  8. ^ "Antonio De Lauri". LEDIpublishing. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  9. ^ "Antonio De Lauri". chs-doha.org. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  10. ^ Massari, Alice (2016-10-20). "Antonio De Lauri, ed., 2016, The Politics of Humanitarianism: Power, Ideology and Aid, London-New York: I.B.Tauris". Antropologia. 3 (2 N.S): 163–166. doi:10.14672/ada2016760%p. ISSN 2420-8469.
  11. ^ "Public Anthropology in the Digital Era – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)". www.prio.org.
  12. ^ Lab, Allegra; Lauri, Antonio De (2016). "EASA and European Anthropology: An Interview with Antonio De Lauri #EASAexec". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "Humanitarianism: An overview". NCHS. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  14. ^ "War & Society". Taylor & Francis. ISSN 0729-2473. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ^ "Small Wars and Insurgencies, Taylor & Francis Journals | IDEAS/RePEc". ideas.repec.org. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  16. ^ "Humanitarianism: Keywords". CMI - Chr. Michelsen Institute. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  17. ^ Lauri, Antonio De (2019-02-01). "Humanitarian militarism and the production of humanity". Social Anthropology/Anthropologie Sociale. 27 (1): 84–99. doi:10.1111/1469-8676.12507. hdl:11250/2586596. ISSN 0964-0282.
  18. ^ "Journal of Identity and Migration Studies - JIMS". jims.e-migration.ro. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  19. ^ bloomsbury.com. "The Politics of Humanitarianism". Bloomsbury. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-05-01.
  20. ^ "Afghanistan. Ricostruzione, ingiustizia, diritti umani - Antonio De Lauri - Libro - Mondadori Università - Azimut | IBS".
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