Andrea Molle

Andrea Molle is an Assistant Professor in Political Science at Chapman University and a Research Associate at the Institute for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Society. His expertise spans Religion and International Relations, Political Violence, Militant Conspiracies, and Game Theory.

• Education: University of Genoa (BSc, MSc), The University of Milan (PhD)

Molle's research agenda focuses on the intersection of religion and political violence, with specific attention to cross-cultural studies of violent religious movements, game-theoretical modeling of international relations, and the role of conspiracy theories in modern extremism. His work bridges political science, sociology, and social anthropology.

Recent publications analyze the 2021 Capitol Hill assault, QAnon radicalization, and Iran proxy warfare. Articles from 2020–2024 explore pandemic governance, martial arts' impact on national identity (particularly Krav Maga in Israel), and computational models of religious terrorism under climate stress.

• Scientific Distinctions:
  • Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS)
  • JSPS Fellow in Social Anthropology (2006–2008)

As co-author of the ReaCT Observatory reports, Molle contributes to tracking European terrorism trends and radicalization patterns. His work on comorbidity factors influencing COVID-19 mortality (2020) gained significant academic and policy attention.