Dr. Enzo Nussio
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Enzo Nussio is a senior researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) working on the causes and consequences of violence. He holds a doctorate in International Affairs and Governance from the University of St.Gallen and a Master of Arts in History from the University of Basel. Prior to his work at the CSS, he spent several years in Colombia, where he worked as a post-doc for the Universidad de los Andes and as a lecturer for the Universidad Nacional in Bogotá. He conducted further post-doctoral research at the Institute of Latin American Studies at Stockholm University. He is affiliated with various research organizations, including the Folke Bernadotte Academy and swisspeace.
His academic research is concentrated in three broad research areas, with the overall goal of preventing violence. First, he has extensively studied peace and violence in Colombia, including the reintegration of ex-combatants, reconciliation, transitional justice, statebuilding, post-war violence and urban crime. Second, he has analyzed the consequences of terrorist attacks on public opinion and emotion, mainly focusing on Western Europe. Third, he has worked on lynching violence across Latin America, as part of a project funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. In addition, he is involved in the “Smart Peace” project, a major peacebuilding project funded by the UK Department for International Development and led by Conciliation Resources.
Selected Publications
Recent Journal Articles
- Nussio, Enzo (2020), 'Attitudinal and emotional consequences of Islamist terrorism in Europe', Political Psychology.
- Bove, Vincenzo; Böhmelt,Tobias; Nussio, Enzo, (2020) 'Terrorism Abroad and Migration Policies at Home', Journal of European Public Policy.
- Nussio, Enzo (2020), ‘The Role of Sensation Seeking in Violent Armed Group Participation’, Terrorism & Political Violence.
- Böhmelt, Tobias; Bove, Vincenzo; Nussio, Enzo (2019) 'Can Terrorism Abroad Influence Migration Attitudes at Home?', American Journal of Political Science, 1-15.
- Kreutz, Joakim; Nussio, Enzo (2019) 'Destroying Trust in Government: Effects of a Broken Pact among Colombian Ex-Combatants', International Studies Quarterly 2019,0: 1-14
- Nussio, Enzo; Bove, Vincenzo; Oppenheim, Ben; Pantoja, Sebastián, (2019) 'Testing Statebuilding’s ‘Missing Link’: Effects of Government Communications in Colombia', Journal of Development Studies.
- Nussio, Enzo; Bove, Vincenzo; Steele, Bridget (2019) 'The Consequences of Terrorism on Migration Attitudes across Europe', Political Geography.
- Nussio, Enzo. 2019. “Can Crime Foster Social Participation as Conflict Can?” Social Science Quarterly. Online First.
- Nussio, Enzo, and Ervyn Norza Céspedes. 2018. "Deterring Delinquents with Information: Evidence from a randomized poster campaign in Bogotá." PLoS One 13(7).
- Kaplan, Oliver; Nussio, Enzo (2018) "Explaining Recidivism of Ex-Combatants in Colombia." Journal of Conflict Resolution 62(1): 64-93.