Professor Artwell Nhemachena

Professor Artwell Nhemachena

Artwell Nhemachena is a visiting Associate Professor at Kobe University; a Research Fellow at the University of South Africa and he lectures at the University of Namibia. He holds a PhD in Social Anthropology, MSc in Sociology and Social Anthropology and BSc Honours Degree in Sociology. He has published over 20 books and over 80 book chapters and journal articles in the areas of security, environment, development, food security and food sovereignty, futurology, sociology of anticipation, anthropology of anticipation, sociology of industry and work organisations, violence and conflict, pandemics and society, sociology and social anthropology of science and technology studies, relational ontologies, indigenous knowledge systems and decoloniality.

He has been a Laureate and member of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) between 2010 and 2018. He is an editorial board member for several internationally renowned journals; and he has reviewed applications for funding submitted to world renowned global funders of anthropological research. He has been invited to deliver numerous keynote addresses, occasional lectures and guest lectures around the world. Recently, he was part of experts advising the World Health Organization on Dual-Use Research of Concern and Responsible Use of Life Sciences Research.