Building on my previous research, I have relied on extensive archival collection of data, which has allowed the project to meet the goal of centring the voices of the social actors in Libya vis-à-vis the global order. For example, I tapped into numerous and understudied archival sources located throughout various US universities, being able to reconstruct in-depth the intellectual production and economic policies of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in the early decades of the 1969 Revolution. Equally, my analysis of the data from has taken form through process-tracing and intellectual history, thus showing how the ideas changed and transformed at the same pace of the political-economic changes happening on the ground.
I have published a Special Issue on the question of Imperialism in the Middle East, which has gathered a lot of attention among the scholarly and non community. The exchanges have provided a more refined conceptual approach to undergo the process of data analysis and consolidation. In fact, during the final twelve months, I have completed the incoming phase at University of Venice ca’ Foscari. During this time, I had the chance to work on my future career options with Prof Matteo Legrenzi, while carrying archival research and interviews in Europe (London), Tunisia. During my field research in Tunis, some interviews were also completed on the current situation in Libya. Following up on the development of a thereotical framework required to understand the impact of imperialist policies on Libya, I published an article, titled: ‘Imperialist Terrorism in Northern Africa’ was published in Open Access Journal, Review of African Political Economy in 2025. Moreover, I have submitted another two articles, titled ‘Situating the oil contradiction at the global scale’ and ‘Reimagining IR through the anti-imperialist archives of the South of the World’, respectively to Review of African Political Economy and Politikon, which are currently under review. The exploration of theme of sanctions has further progressed, especially after the organization of two workshops during the outgoing phase, and I am currently guest-editing a special issue on the theme of economic warfare on Global South countries. The collection of articles will be submitted to the journal International Critical Thought, and it is expected to be published within 2025.
On a career level, I have obtained the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) required by the Italian academic system in the field of History of International Relations (14-B2), and I have now applied for the ASN in the field of Political Science (14-A2). I have received a preliminary contract for a monograph based on the research carried out for the project, and I am currently working on editing and revising some of the empirical chapters.
