Aidan Russell

Aidan Russell is an Associate Professor in International History and Politics at the University of Geneva. His research focuses on truth, trust, violence, memory, and decolonization in Africa's Great Lakes region. He holds a PhD in History from Oxford University (2013) and previously held a Title A research fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge.

His expertise spans colonialism, decolonization, migration, border politics, and intersectional inequalities. Geographically, his work centers on Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Key themes include the interplay between authority and violence, spatial narratives, and the politics of silence in postcolonial states.

Russell's publications include monographs like Politics and Violence in Burundi (2019) and edited volumes such as Truth, Silence and Violence in Emerging States (2018). His recent work explores African histories through lenses of mobility, affect, and epistemic authority. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned.

His research also addresses transnational dynamics, including Congolese diasporas in Kampala and the role of music in memory. No advising/grant details are provided, though his work often intersects with global governance and sovereignty debates.