Zachariah Mampilly

Assistant Professor of Political Science

B.A. Tufts University, M.A. Columbia University, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles

Zachariah Mampilly's research focuses on the nature of contemporary conflict processes, with an emphasis on Africa and South Asia. Based on field-work behind insurgent lines in D.R. Congo, Sri Lanka and Sudan, he examines the behavior of rebel organizations and their interactions with civilian populations. Of particular interest is the construction of institutions of governance by rebel organizations. He is also interested in the contemporary discourse on 'terrorism' and its impact on American foreign and domestic policy.

Mampilly teaches courses on civil wars and rebel movements; terrorism; race, ethnicity and nationalism; and the international relations of the Third World.