Associates

Dr. Cawo Abdi

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota

BSocSc Economics [University of Ottawa, Canada], MA [University of Guelph, Canada], PhD Sociology [University of Sussex, United Kingdom]

E-mail: [email protected]

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Dr. Donatus Yaw Atiglo

Research Fellow, Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana

BA [Psychology University of Ghana 2006], MA [Population Studies University of Ghana 2013], PhD [Population Studies University of Ghana 2018]

E-mail: [email protected]

Research and publications

 


Dr. Vasabjit Banerjee

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration,

Mississippi State University

BA PolSci & English [Wabash College, Indiana], MA PolSci [Miami University, Ohio], PhD PolSci [Indiana University, Bloomington]

E-mail: [email protected]

Research and publications


Dr. Kwaku Busia Abrefa

B.A. (Hons) Geography and Rural Development [Kwame Nkrumah Univ. of Science & Technology, Ghana], MPhil Development Studies [University of Oxford, UK], MPhil African Studies [University of Cambridge, UK], Ph.D. Sociology and Social Policy [Lingnan University, Hong Kong SAR]

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Kabo Diraditsile

Lecturer, Botswana Open University and Head of Department (Part-Time), Boitekanelo College 

BA Social Work, MA Social Work [University of Botswana], Ph.D. Social Sciences [Waseda University, Tokyo-Japan]

Email: [email protected] 

Research and publications


Dr. Romain Dittgen

Assistant Professor, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University

BA (Geography), Hons - Maîtrise (Geography), MPhil (Geography), Ph.D (Geography) [Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne: Paris, Île-de-France, FR]

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Ignatius Gutsa

Senior Lecturer (Community and Social Development), University of Zimbabwe

B.Sc (Hons) Sociology (Sociology), M.Sc Sociology and Social Anthropology (Sociology), [University of Zimbabwe], PhD (anthropology) [University of the Witwatersrand]

Email: [email protected] 

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Dr. Carolyn E. Holmes

Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, Mississippi State University 

BAHons [DePauw University, Greencastle], PhD [Indiana University, Bloomington]

E-mail: [email protected]

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Dr. Mpho Mmadi

Senior Student Adviser, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria.

BA General, BScoSci (Hons) Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies, MSocSci Industrial Sociology and Labour Studies, DPhil [University of Pretoria]

E-mail: [email protected]

Research and publications


Prof. Kenneth Bo Nielsen

Associate professor, Department of Social Anthropology  

BA & MA (University of Copenhagen), PhD (University of Oslo)

Email: [email protected]

Research and Publications


Prof. Venitha Pillay
Associate Professor (Education Leadership and management), University of South Africa
BA (University of KwaZulu Natal), Diploma (University of South Africa), BA Honours (University of South Africa), MA (University of KwaZulu Natal), PhD (University of Pretoria)

Email: [email protected]

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Dr. Ahonaa Roy

Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Anthropology

BA (Calcutta), MA (University of Pune, Department of Sociology) MA and DPhil (University of Sussex)

Email: [email protected]  

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Research and publications

 

Dr. Sipho Sibanda

DPhil Social Work [University of Pretoria, 2022], Master’s Degree Social Work – Social Development and Policy [University of Pretoria, 2014], Honours Degree Social Work [University of Zimbabwe, 2007] 

Email: [email protected] 

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Dr. Amanuel Isak Tewolde 

DPhil Sociology [University of Pretoria, 2018], Masters in Sociology [University of Pretoria, 2013], BA Honours Sociology [University of Pretoria, 2012]

E-mail: [email protected]

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Dr. Angelique Wildschut

Senior Manager: Research and Policy, National Student Financial Aid Scheme

BA Industrial Psychology, MPhil Political Management, DPhil PolSci [University of Stellenbosch]

E-mail: [email protected] 

Research and publications



Prof. Liang Xu

Assistant Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University

BA (International Relations), Ph.D. (International Relations) [Peking University]; Ph.D. (African History) [Harvard University]

Email: [email protected]

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