Alice Alunni is a PhD candidate at the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. Through her doctoral studies she worked for NGOs, private agencies, research institutes, and government institutions researching and advising on issues related to civil society, peace and security in the MENA region with a focus on Libya, where she lived in 2013 and 2014. For this work, she received in 2018 the Durham University Early Career Researcher Impact and Engagement Award.