Sikanyiso Masuku graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy in Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies from the University of KwaZulu Natal and was a lecturer at the institution. He is a current research fellow at the Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa and the Centre for Social Science Research at the University of Cape Town.
Dr Masuku also possesses previous work experience in the public sector and civil society. He has conducted research with non-profit, academic and public-sector actors in the USA, the UK and sub-Saharan Africa.
A published author in international, peer reviewed journals and book chapters, Dr Masuku has a particular interest in human mobility and migration, for which he also receives funding from the African Centre for Migration and Society and the African Academy for Migration Research. With relevant professional qualifications from the University of Copenhagen, the University of Amsterdam and others, his academic work also focuses on inequality (broadly defined), political economy and social protection.