Current Projects
Current Working Title: Barriers and Bridges: Contact and the Architecture of Social Cohesion. (In progress.)
Book project [Working Title]: States of Obstruction: The Politics of Selective Protection in Conflict-Affected States
Journal Articles
Della Guardia, A. Smokescreens and Strangleholds: How Host Governments Obstruct Humanitarian Response. (Under review)
Della Guardia, A. Lake, M, & Morlino, I. (2026). The Information Paradox: Aid, Service Provision, and Trust in Government in Areas of Conflict and State Fragility. (Accepted at Comparative Politics, Forthcoming in October 2026 issue).
Della Guardia, A. (2023). Rethinking Displacement: A Book Review of Irfran, A. (2023) Refuge and Resistance: Palestinians and the International Refugee System; Laker, F. (2021) Rethinking Internal Displacement: Geo-political Games, Fragile States, and the Relief Industry; and Carney, M. (2021) Island of Hope: Migration and Solidarity in the Mediterranean. Transformations, Special Issue: Displacement, volume 1(2), 143-149. https://gfptransformations.org/issues/transformation-volume-1-issue-2/
Della Guardia, A., Lake, M., & Schnitzer, P. (2022). Selective inclusion in cash transfer programs: Unintended consequences for social cohesion. World Development, 157, 105922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2022.105922
Reference Publications
Della Guardia, A. (2026). Extraordinary Expeditions: The Journeys and People That Changed History. Bloomsbury Academic.
Della Guardia, A. (2023). “Landscape, Settlement and Trade.” Geography AP Curriculum. Bloomsbury Academic.
Della Guardia, A. (2023). “Climate, Settlement and Trade.” Geography AP Curriculum. Bloomsbury Academic.
Policy Papers
Della Guardia, Anne Chartron & Lake, Milli May & Saidi, Mira. (2024). “Safety Nets in Contexts of Violence, Fragility and Forced Displacement: The Case of Burkina Faso and Cameroon,” Social Protection Discussion Papers and Notes 192987, The World Bank. https://ideas.repec.org/p/wbk/hdnspu/192987.html
Schnitzer, P., Della Guardia, A. & Lake, M. (2023). Targeting in Ultra-Poor Settings : Evidence from Six Countries in Rural Sahel (English), World Bank Group. United States of America. https://coilink.org/20.500.12592/hg1t6x
Conway, M., A. Khandros, A. Della Guardia, M. Wai-Poi, and G. Seshan. (2019). Forced Displacement in the Mashreq: Impact on Household Welfare. Washington, DC: World Bank.