Bio


Dr. Aube Tollu is currently working on a new book on childhood, affect and war-making.

Aube works on armed movements in Europe and elsewhere, focusing on micro and intimate dynamics of relationalities in violent environments.

In addition to their PhD from Lund University, they hold a Mphil in Criminology from the University of Cambridge, a MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford, a Bachelor with honors in European Studies (and War Studies) from King's College London and Sciences Po Paris. Previous to their postdoctoral appointment as a Wallenberg Scholar at the University of Stanford Ethnography Lab, they have been a visiting scholar at the University of Stanford and at the University of Cambridge's Institute of Criminology.

Aube is a reviewer for Taylor and Francis' Critical Studies in Terrorism.

Publications:

Tollu, Aube. "Who’s afraid of the vulnerable terrorist? Framing violent jihadists’ life and intimate relationships." Critical Studies on Terrorism 16.2 (2023): 328-350.

Honors & Awards


  • Wallenberg Postdoctoral Award, Wallenberg Foundation (2025)
  • Emerging Scholar Award, International Studies Association (2024)

Stanford Advisors