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Associate Professor in the Department of Political Sciences and Director of the Centre for Mediation in Africa, University of Pretoria

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Sciences and Director of the Centre for Mediation in Africa at the University of Pretoria. My research interest is in the intersection of international, national, grassroots and transitional justice and governance systems in Africa.

My full list of publications can be viewed at: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-6710

Experience

  • 2021–present
    Associate professor, University of Pretoria
  • 2018–2020
    Senior lecturer, University of Pretoria
  • 2011–2017
    Postdoctoral fellow, University of Pretoria

Education

  • 2010 
    University of KwaZulu Natal, PhD

Publications

  • 2022
    African feminisms and women in the context of justice in Southern Africa, Palgrave MacMillan
  • 2020
    Beyond restorative justice: Understanding justice from an African perspective., Ubuntu: Journal of Conflict and Social Transformation
  • 2014
    'Lived' identities in Rwanda-beyond ethnicity?, Africa Insight

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    The role of business in times of crises and transition
    Role:
    Principle Investigator
    Funding Source:
    International Labour Organisation
  • 2019
    Women traditional leaders and political representation
    Role:
    South African team leader
    Funding Source:
    Andrew W Mellon Foundation
  • 2018
    Indigenous knowledge systems and justice
    Role:
    Principle Investigator
    Funding Source:
    National Research Foundation
  • 2015
    Justice during transitions
    Role:
    Principle Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
  • 2013
    Reconciliation in Africa
    Role:
    Principle Investigator
    Funding Source:
    African Peacebuilding Network