Francesca Fuoli

Dr. Francesca Fuoli is an Associated Researcher at the Department of Modern and Contemporary History, University of Bern. Her work focuses on colonialism, state-building processes, and imperial frontier dynamics, with a particular emphasis on Afghanistan and 19th century empires. She explores how colonial powers institutionalized ethnic differences and managed frontier regions through indirect rule strategies.

Her research interests include global social history, imperial governance mechanisms, and the intersection of ethnicity and colonial administration. Recent publications analyze banditry as a social phenomenon in global context and the geopolitical strategies shaping Afghanistan's incorporation into British imperial structures.

Based at the Institute of History, her academic contributions bridge social theory, colonial studies, and political history. No specific grants or awards are listed, though her work reflects sustained engagement with under-researched aspects of Central Asian colonial history.