Athya Nailufara
Analyst, Middle East & North Africa Desk
Athya Nailufara is Analyst with the Middle East & North Africa Desk at World Order Lab. She is experienced in policy research and analysis, multi-stakeholder engagement, and administrational support
Athya holds Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya in Indonesia. During her studies, she was active in student activism and volunteering. She was a staff at Himapolitik FISIP UB (2023), in which her research works earned her ‘Staff of the Period’ distinction. She continuously demonstrated her passion for policy analysis as she ventured into competitions, one of which is Indonesia Economic Outlook Case Study (2023) where her team proposed prime solutions for Indonesia’s emerging healthcare industry.
In 2024, she was selected for the Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards which enabled her to study Political Science for a semester abroad at Department of Political Science, Sciences Po in France.
Athya is currently expanding her research interests from domestic to international affairs. With a focus on postcolonialism and peace studies, she strives to bring grounded and critical analysis to regional and global issues.
Language: Indonesian (Native), English (C1), French (A1).
Education:
Bachelor's Degree, Political Science
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya (2022 - 2026)Non-Degree, Political Science Exchange Program
Department of Political Science, Sciences Po (August - December 2024)
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Research Interests
Athya Nailufara
Analyst,
Middle East & North Africa Desk
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Regional Focus
ASEAN-GCC Relations
Comparative Politics
EU-Africa Relations
Foreign Policy Analysis
Humanitarian Intervention
Indonesia’s Domestic Affairs
International Political Economy
Migration & People on the Move
Subaltern Groups (Postcolonialism)
Indonesia
Levant Subregion
Southeast Asia
Middle East
North Africa
Europe
Indo-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Selected Articles & Publications
Event Participations
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