Valeria Bello is a Political Sociologist who has taught and published in the fields of Sociology, International Relations and Political Science. Her main research interests concern the role of both identity and non-state actors in the area of migration and interethnic relations, as well as in the area of international and human security. She is the main editor of the book “A Global Security Triangle: European, African and Asian Interactions” (Routledge, 2010, with Belachew Gebrewold) and co-editor of the book “Civil Society and International Governance: The Role of Non-State Actors in the EU, Africa, Asia and Middle East” (Routledge, 2011, with David Armstrong et al.).