Jean-Louis Romanet Perroux, PhD
Jean-Louis Romanet Perroux is a researcher and advisor on international cooperation and development, and the founding director of the North African Policy Initiative, an NGO that seeks to promote participatory governance by building the capacity of youth in the Mediterranean and by fostering their civic and policy engagement. He has over 20 years of hands-on experience in program design and implementation, in training and coaching students and activists, and in conducting action-oriented research and strategic evaluations in the fields of civil society, youth empowerment, local governance, corruption, human trafficking and smuggling, migration, and the prevention of violent extremism. He has obtained a bachelor’s in aeronautical science from the Italian Air Force Academy, a master’s in political science from the University of Trieste, and a master’s and doctorate in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Before undertaking his doctoral studies, Dr. Romanet Perroux was an Air Force pilot and instructor in the Italian Air Force.
Courses Taught
Research Methods and Ethics
Selected Publications
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2009). Guinea: has a nascent democracy lost its way? The Harvard Law Record, Opinion. http://hlrecord.org/?p=11225
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2013). Libya: the long way forward. World Peace Foundation – Reinventing Peace. http://sites.tufts.edu/reinventingpeace/2013/01/03/libya-the-long-way-forward/
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2013). Sebha Civil Society Organizations: Assessment Report. European Union and ACTED – Civil Initiatives Libya, http://cil.org.ly/en/cil-experts-conducts-an-assessment-of-csos-in-sabha/
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2015). Regards sur les villes libyennes aujourd’hui. Confluences Méditerranée, No.85. http://www.cairn.info/revue-confluences-mediterranee-2013-2.htm
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2015). Libya: One Step Forward, Two Steps Backwards. Heartland.
http://temi.repubblica.it/limes-heartland/libya-one-step-forward-two-steps-backwards/2040 - Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2015). Libya’s Untold Story: Civil Society Amid Chaos. Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Middle East Brief No. 93.
https://www.brandeis.edu/crown/publications/middle-east-briefs/pdfs/1-100/meb93.pdf - Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2015). Can there be a viable roadmap for Libya?, Geneva Center for Security Policy, Policy Paper 2015/5.
https://www.difesa.it/SMD_/CASD/IM/IASD/65sessioneordinaria/Documents/GCSPLibyaRoadmap2015.pdf - Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2015). Quelle solution pour la Libye ? ENA hors les murs. http://www.aaeena.fr/publications/la-revue
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2015). Libyan CSO Mapping: Comparative Highlights. UNICEF and UNDP. www.facebook.com/LibyaCSOreports and http://docdro.id/iWvRTfu (AR); http://docdro.id/JsAXU6G (EN)
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. et al. (2017). Libyan Local Governance Case Studies. European Union Delegation to Libya. http://docdro.id/ce1aKnu
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2017). The Failure to End Libya’s Fragmentation: A Multi-Tiered Analysis.Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Middle East Brief No. 110. https://www.brandeis.edu/crown/publications/middle-east-briefs/pdfs/101-200/meb110.pdf
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2019). The deep roots of Libya’s security fragmentation. Middle Eastern Studies, 55(2), 200-224. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00263206.2018.1538970
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2020). Human trafficking, smuggling and governance in Libya: implications for stability and programming, USAID and NORC at the University of Chicago. https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00X3JD.pdf
- Romanet Perroux, J-L., Zougagh H., and Andrieu K. (2020). Decentralizing Democracy: The Legal Framework of Local Governance in Libya. USAID and the American Bar Association.
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2020). Come Russia e Turchia ipotecano il futuro della Libia e destabilizzano il Mediterraneo,” in Colombo S. (ed.), “Italia ed Europa di fronte alla crisi libica,” Edizioni Nuova Cultura (pp 7-28). https://www.iai.it/it/pubblicazioni/italia-ed-europa-di-fronte-alla-crisi-libica
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. and Portela C. (2022). UN Security Council Sanctions and Mediation in Libya: Synergy or Obstruction?. Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations 28(2), 228-250. https://brill.com/view/journals/gg/28/2/article-p228_5.xml?language=en&srsltid=AfmBOoosCpgqcUVyTNlZKTLkQvowFiX0xmICj-6UEOwfAPLWUP5NCTrK
- Romanet Perroux, J-L., Ayari M. and Meddeb H. (2022). Réduire la tension entre sécurité et développement dans l’espace transfrontalier tuniso-libyen pour anticiper et prévenir les chocs (2022-2025) : pour une approche par la sécurité humaine. United Nation Development Program.
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2023). Assessment of Youth Engagement in Arab Countries. United Nation Development Program.
- Romanet Perroux, J-L. (2025). Emerging challenges to youth civic engagement in the Middle East and North Africa. Anna Lindh Foundation.
Education
- PhD, International Relations, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
- MALD, International Relations, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
- MA, Political Science, University of Trieste
- BSc, Aeronautical Science, Italian Air Force Academy
