Danilo Mandić

Dr. Danilo Mandić is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Harvard University, specializing in political sociology, war studies, and post-conflict societies. He serves as

• Faculty Associate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
• Faculty Associate at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
• Founding Director of the Refugee Fieldwork Program

His research bridges organized crime, nationalism, and forced migration, with fieldwork spanning West Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. He is a 2022 dual recipient of the

• Mirra Komarovsky Best Book Award
• ASA Peace, War, and Social Conflict Section Best Book Award

for Gangsters and Other Statesmen.

Dr. Mandić's recent publications focus on Ukraine and Syria, analyzing displacement patterns and migrant-criminal interactions. His media contributions appear in Time Magazine, BBC, and Times Literary Supplement. Teaching accolades include seven Certificates of Excellence and three Certificates of Distinction from Harvard's Derek Bok Center.