Sikanyiso Masuku

Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute for Democracy Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa, University of Cape Town

Sikanyiso Masuku is a graduate with a D.Phil from the University of KwaZulu Natal and former lecturer at the Institution. He is a current Research fellow at the Institute for Democracy Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa (IDCPPA) and the Centre for Social Science Research at the University of Cape Town. With relevant professional trainings and qualifications from the University of Copenhagen and the University of Amsterdam, Dr Masuku`s work has mainly focused on inequality (broadly defined), political economy and social protection. Previously, he has also done research on human mobility and migration.

Experience

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Research fellow, Institute for Democracy, Citizenship and Public Policy in Africa
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Cape Town

Education

University of KwaZulu Natal, Doctor of Philosophy in Conflict Transformation and Peace Studies

Publications

2020

The Oriental Anthropologist, Challenges to Refugees’ Socioeconomic Inclusion: A Lens Through the Experiences of Congolese Refugees in South Africa
2020

South African Journal of Science, A case study of government and civil societies’ collaboration and challenges in securing the rights of Congolese refugees living in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
2019

African Renaissance, An indigenous knowledge-based approach to environmental conservation in Zimbabwe
2018

Journal of African Union Studies, Patterns of the refugee cycle in Africa: a hazardous cycle with no end in sight?